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Amazon takes out ads, calls Future store transfer to Reliance a fraud

Amazon takes out ads, calls Future store transfer to Reliance a fraud

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

Days after billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led group took some of the stores of Future Group, whose lease had expired due to the non-payment of rent, Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday accused the two of 'fraud' and said such 'contumacious' transfer will be liable to legal action.

BPCL says no intention to sell stake in Petronet, IGL

BPCL says no intention to sell stake in Petronet, IGL

Rediff.com27 May 2021

Privatisation-bound Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Thursday said it has no intention to sell a part of its stake in Petronet LNG Ltd and Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) to help its new owner avoid making an open offer for the two gas companies. BPCL holds 12.5 per cent of the shareholding in India's largest liquefied natural gas importer, Petronet, and a 22.5 per cent stake in city gas retailer, IGL. It is a promoter of both the listed companies and holds board positions.

How Mahindra First Choice plans to spread its wings

How Mahindra First Choice plans to spread its wings

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

The pre-owned vehicles arm of the Mahindra Group plans to add 30 outlets in a few days taking the total number to 1,000.

India's Submarine Dilemma

India's Submarine Dilemma

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Hydrography (underwater geography) prevents the Indian Navy for opting for an all-conventional, or all-nuclear submarine fleet.

Webley & Scott to launch 'Made in India' revolvers

Webley & Scott to launch 'Made in India' revolvers

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

The home-grown revolver of Webley and Scott, the renowned British firearms company, is being manufactured in Hardoi town of Uttar Pradesh under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' initiative.

Motown bracing to drive in slow lane, at least for some months

Motown bracing to drive in slow lane, at least for some months

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

Cumulative sale at India's top six passenger vehicle (PV) makers dropped 0.7 per cent to 267,000 units, from 269,000 a year before.

Consumer goods: How lockdown 4.0 was different

Consumer goods: How lockdown 4.0 was different

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

From fast food and athleisure to ACs, the demand for several non-discretionary items has spiked since May 17, when Lockdown 4.0 was extended till May 31.

13 Life Lessons from FIFA World Cup

13 Life Lessons from FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

The stadiums at Qatar offer plenty of wisdom and chutzpah on how to take our own lives forward.

Govt plans to merge BBNL with BSNL this month

Govt plans to merge BBNL with BSNL this month

Rediff.com20 Mar 2022

The government is planning to merge Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL) with the loss-making state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) this month, a senior official has said. BSNL chairman and managing director PK Purwar at a recent event organised by the All India Graduate Engineers and Telecom officers Association (AIGETOA) said that the government is giving the telecom firm an opportunity for a turnaround. "The government has taken a policy decision that BBNL is going to be merged into BSNL. "This means all work of BBNL at the pan-India level is going to come to BSNL," Purwar said at the All India Conference of AIGETOA on March 13.

Indian cricket team has a new kit sponsor

Indian cricket team has a new kit sponsor

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

BCCI has inked the apparel and merchandise deal with MPL, replacing Nike.

Can India win their fifth U-19 World Cup title?

Can India win their fifth U-19 World Cup title?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2022

India look on course for a record-extending fifth title given the depth of talent and form but standing in the way is a driven English team, chasing its own piece of history in what promises to be an enthralling final.

Reliance Industries Q2 net falls 15% on weak oil business

Reliance Industries Q2 net falls 15% on weak oil business

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

A plunge in fuel demand after the raging pandemic forced people to stay home and stifled the economy dealt a body blow to the firm's traditional cash cow oil refining and petrochemicals, even as consumer-facing businesses, which account for 35 per cent of the oil-to-telecom-to-retail conglomerate's revenues, continued to do well.

Does IAF Need Eagle II To Take On China?

Does IAF Need Eagle II To Take On China?

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

The latest avatar of the F-15 is designed to deal with the world's most potent air threats that are emerging from China.

Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

Indian-origin techie killed in shootout between rival Mexican gangs

Rediff.com23 Oct 2021

Anjali Ryot was killed along with another German tourist on Wednesday night in the crossfire, californianewstimes.com news portal reported.

Jhunjhunwala-backed Star Health's IPO scrapes through

Jhunjhunwala-backed Star Health's IPO scrapes through

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

Star Health and Allied Insurance's Rs 7,250-crore initial public offering (IPO), the third largest this year and eighth largest ever, just about managed to make it despite a poor response from investors, garnering just 79 per cent subscription, forcing the investment bankers to prune offer for sale (OFS) component. This is the second large offering after digital payments major Paytm this year to receive a lukewarm response from investors, a sign that despite the IPO frenzy investors are discerning when it comes to pricing. As Star Health didn't meet the profitability criteria, its IPO required a mandatory 75 per cent subscription from qualified institutional buyers (QIB).

IBC: The CURIOUS Case of Videocon

IBC: The CURIOUS Case of Videocon

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

Valuers have found almost no assets to pay for their claims against the Videocon group that entered the insolvency process in 2018. But the dissenters suggest that the money is elsewhere, possibly in the group's oil and gas assets, which are not part of the group's bankruptcy case.

Osamu Suzuki to step down as SMC chairman after 21 years in the job

Osamu Suzuki to step down as SMC chairman after 21 years in the job

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Japanese auto major Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) on Wednesday said its long-serving chairman Osamu Suzuki will retire and assume the role of senior advisor subject to shareholders' approval in the ordinary general meeting to be held in June this year.

Probing fictitious transactions of Rs 2,200-cr: CBDT on Dainik Bhaskar raids

Probing fictitious transactions of Rs 2,200-cr: CBDT on Dainik Bhaskar raids

Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

It said the searches that were launched on July 22 in nine cities like Bhopal, Indore, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Noida and some others are "continuing and further investigations are in progress."

Petrol, diesel prices drop as govt cuts excise duty

Petrol, diesel prices drop as govt cuts excise duty

Rediff.com21 May 2022

The excise duty cut will translate into a reduction of Rs 9.5 a litre on petrol and Rs 7 a litre in diesel after taking into account its impact on other levies.

How Shoppers Stop pulled itself back

How Shoppers Stop pulled itself back

Rediff.com23 Oct 2017

Shoppers Stop returns to its core business after divestments. The retailer plans growth through web and private labels.

Despite RIL's fundraising, VC investments in India fall 21%

Despite RIL's fundraising, VC investments in India fall 21%

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

Despite the $11.7 billion raised by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) through stake sales, venture investments in 2020 have declined by a fifth to $28.9 billion till September, consultancy firm EY said in a report on Thursday. Since mid-March, coronavirus infections started getting reported in the country, which has now become the second highest globally in terms of numbers. The lockdowns severely dented economic activity, leading to a 23.9 per cent contraction in the gross domestic product (GDP) for the April-June period and expectations of a 9.5 per cent contraction by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for 2020-21.

Walmart is open to IPO for Flipkart

Walmart is open to IPO for Flipkart

Rediff.com10 Jun 2021

US retail giant Walmart has said it is "open to an IPO" for its Indian e-commerce arm Flipkart but there is "no specific timeline" for the share sale. Both Flipkart and payment app PhonePe continue to do well, Walmart International president and CEO Judith McKenna said while speaking at the DB Access Global Consumer Conference on June 7. "We always made it clear from the day we made the acquisition or the investment, that we would be open to an IPO," said McKenna. However, she noted that there is no specific timeline for the IPO.

In a way, pandemic was a boon for Indian e-commerce firms

In a way, pandemic was a boon for Indian e-commerce firms

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

E-commerce firms like Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra and others witnessed successful festive season sales this year, Experts say e-commerce adoption in the country is accelerating by multiple years or what it would have looked like in 2025.

Punjab cops recovers grenades dropped by drone from Pak

Punjab cops recovers grenades dropped by drone from Pak

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

The box of hand grenades had been attached with a wooden frame and was lowered from the drone to the ground with a nylon rope, said police, adding that they recovered it on Sunday evening.

Oil Min tells ONGC to give 60% stake in Mumbai High, Bassein fields to foreign cos

Oil Min tells ONGC to give 60% stake in Mumbai High, Bassein fields to foreign cos

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

The petroleum ministry has told ONGC to give away 60%stake plus operating control in India's largest oil and gas producing fields of Mumbai High and Bassein to foreign companies, according to an October 28 letter to the state-owned company. Amar Nath, additional secretary (exploration) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, wrote a 3-page letter to ONGC chairman and managing director Subhash Kumar, saying productivity of the Mumbai High and Bassein & Satellite (B&S) offshore assets under state-owned firm was low and international partners should be invited and given 60 per cent participating interest (PI) and operatorship. This is the second time since April that Nath, who is part of the ONGC management as the longest-serving government nominee director on its board and often considered a potential candidate to replace Kumar next year, has written an official letter, painting a poor picture of the company's performance.

How India beat the odds and won the U-19 World Cup

How India beat the odds and won the U-19 World Cup

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

Having battled a COVID-19 outbreak in their camp, which nearly derailed their campaign, India beat England by four wickets in the final of this edition on Saturday to extend their dominance in the age-group showpiece.

Cairn to pay all taxes on stake sale to Vedanta

Cairn to pay all taxes on stake sale to Vedanta

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

British energy firm Cairn Energy Plc on Thursday said it will pay all taxes due, both in India and the United Kingdom, on the $8.48 billion it will gain from selling a majority stake in its Indian arm to Vedanta Resources.

Pakistan recognition for Israel in exchange for F-35 jets?

Pakistan recognition for Israel in exchange for F-35 jets?

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

It is well known that Israel would welcome a diplomatic relationship with Pakistan and feelings of a section of the Pakistani military were likewise.

Budget sops may lure Mauritius funds to Gift City

Budget sops may lure Mauritius funds to Gift City

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

As per the Budget proposals, migration of a fund to a fund in IFSC will not be regarded as transfer if done on or before March 31, 2023. Transfer of units will be tax neutral. Grandfathered investments of the fund to continue to enjoy capital gains exemption on future sale by the IFSC fund. There is no impact on carry forward of losses for the investee company.

Amid LAC face-off, India plans to buy Spice-2000 bombs

Amid LAC face-off, India plans to buy Spice-2000 bombs

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

The Spice-2000 bombs can hit targets up to 70 km and the new variant inducted in the force can also destroy bunkers and hardened shelters

Powered by Reliance deals, M&As up 6%

Powered by Reliance deals, M&As up 6%

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

The deal street has come out of the record lows in the pandemic-washed out June quarter with transaction value growing almost 6 per cent to $21.64 billion in the July-September quarter, thanks to a string of equity sales by Reliance in its telecom and retail arms, says a report.

Explained: Why Aramco-Reliance O2C deal has hit roadblock

Explained: Why Aramco-Reliance O2C deal has hit roadblock

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

Saudi Aramco had right from the beginning resisted the price tag Reliance had put for the 20 per cent stake in O2C business, which comprises the company's twin refineries at Jamnagar in Gujarat, petrochemical plants and 51 per cent in fuel retailing venture.

'Nokia's Chennai arm to have no work if tax issue unresolved'

'Nokia's Chennai arm to have no work if tax issue unresolved'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

The warning came after Nokia Chairman and interim chief executive officer Risto Siilasmaa met Commerce Minister Anand Sharma and tax authorities in a bid to resolve the Rs 21,153-crore (Rs 211.53 billion) liability it faces.

Car-makers dread a long winter after dull festive season

Car-makers dread a long winter after dull festive season

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

Reflecting the mood, passenger vehicle sales in November either remained muted or skidded for most manufacturers as high fuel prices and the higher cost of borrowing dampened buying sentiment.

Rs 750 to Rs 755 per share price band fixed for SBI Cards IPO

Rs 750 to Rs 755 per share price band fixed for SBI Cards IPO

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

At issue size of Rs 10,355 cr, the offering will be Asia's biggest this year and fifth-largest domestically.

Why Terrorism Has Revived In Kashmir

Why Terrorism Has Revived In Kashmir

Rediff.com18 Oct 2021

The sectarian killings by hit-and-run groups have revived and sharpened communal fears among the victims while the Poonch encounter reveals how deep the terrorists have dug in without getting noticed in the porous border area, notes Mohammad Sayeed Malik, the distinguished commentator on Kashmir affairs.

Yamaha aims to treble India market share

Yamaha aims to treble India market share

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

'We are bullish about India.'

IOC renews deal to buy up to 2 MT of oil from Russia's Rosneft

IOC renews deal to buy up to 2 MT of oil from Russia's Rosneft

Rediff.com7 Dec 2021

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, has renewed a deal to buy up to 2 million tonnes of crude oil in 2022 from Russia's Rosneft, the Russian oil producer said. IOC had in February 2020 signed a deal with Rosneft Oil Company to import up to 2 million tonnes of oil via the port of Novorossiysk. In 2021, the deal envisaged supply of up to 1.7 million tonnes of crude oil but IOC bought just on parcel or shipload as the cost of transporting the oil made it uneconomical, when compared to alternatives. For 2022, the deal is for the supply of up to 2 million tonnes of oil from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.