Pilani consolidation over: BK Birla

Tuesday 18 July '06

As he waits to hand over charge, Birla group patriarch Basant Kumar Birla, 85, is a contended man.

Large impact, limited options: Industry

Saturday 15 July '06

The unabated rise in global crude oil prices would fuel inflation and hit the common man hard as the government will have no option but to pass it on to consumers...

Hindujas moot $9bn telecom spend

Saturday 1 July '06

The Hinduja group is looking at acquiring a pan-India telecom licence with an acquisition kitty of as high as $8-9 billion.

India, China focus area for new entity

Tuesday 27 June '06

Steel magnate L. N. Mittal today said India and China will be the focus areas for the merged entity due to increasing steel demand from the two countries.

Mittal Arcelor merger to begin global consolidation

Monday 26 June '06

The merger between Mittal Steel and Arcelor will ignite a global consolidation in the highly fragmented steel industry ...

Nokia bets big on convergence of digital devices

Thursday 22 June '06

With nearly three mn new phone users added every month, India is one of the fastest growing telecom markets

Nokia shifts managed services arm to Chennai

Tuesday 20 June '06

In order to tap the growing outsourcing boom to India, the world’s largest cellphone maker Nokia has decided to shift its managed services business to Chennai from Finland from next month.

Tata’s Bangladesh plan in cold storage

Friday 16 June '06

One of the Tata Group’s biggest overseas investments has been put in cold storage by the Bangladesh government due to imminent elections in the country—implying that the projects will now face significant cost overruns.

Education SEZ: Commerce, HRD ministries spar

Thursday 15 June '06

The commerce and education ministries are at loggerheads over the issue of imposing reservations...

Cement prices up due to demand, not cartel

Monday 22 May '06

The cement industry is in the midst of an unwanted controversy. With the prices rising...

TRADING on FTAs

Sunday 14 May '06

Indian companies are gearing up for increased competition with more free trade agreements on the horizon

As WTO deadline approaches, options are running out

Tuesday 25 April '06

With the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks set to miss its April-end deadline to bring trade barriers further down, there are few options before developing countries like India.

Right time for realty regulator

Saturday 15 April '06

With real estate prices shooting to record highs and quality of construction not keeping up....

New fisc slots $20bn in IPO highway

Friday 7 April '06

Public issue boom: Construction, infrastructure sectors to tap markets

Banks concerned as fixed deposit money finds it way to equity

Wednesday 29 March '06

Last week, Pradeep Parab, a 33-year old company executive, broke his Rs five-lakh fixed deposit with a scheduled bank to invest in the stock markets.

Bangladesh projects: Tatas to give final offer by month-end

Tuesday 21 March '06

Even as Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia landed in New Delhi on Monday, India’s largest corporate, the Tata Group, is giving final touches to its $2.5-billion investment plan in the neighbouring country.

Idea Cellular key to Birla’s Fortune 500 plan

Friday 17 March '06

Idea Cellular—at the centre of a control battle between the Tatas and Birlas—is set to play an important role in Aditya Birla group’s future plan to enter the Fortune 500 club by 2010.

Wrong Number

Sunday 12 March '06

The Tata-Birla war over Idea Cellular is about cash, not compliance, reports Dev Chatterjee