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E-auction: Govt finalises formula to calculate coal price
Rediff.com12 Nov 2014In one of the first steps towards coal block re-allocation, the government has finalised the methodology to calculate coal price for e-auction and a Cabinet proposal on this is likely to be floated in a fortnight.
After 'Make In India', govt to promote 'Served from India'
Rediff.com12 Nov 2014Idea is to bring stakeholders together and explore ways to increase export of services from India.
What SpiceJet is doing to arrest loss
Rediff.com12 Nov 2014Over the past six months, the airline's fleet has shrunk from 58 aircraft to 48 planes with the carrier returning 10 Boeing 737s to lessors.
Commerce minister sees hope for trade facilitation in WTO talks
Rediff.com11 Nov 2014Commerce minister makes strong case for food subsidy to poor.
NSEL investors' forum wants strong action by govt
Rediff.com11 Nov 2014In the interview to Business Standard last week, Chary had stated that the government's proposal to merge was unwarranted and that FTIL shareholders did not benefit from higher dividends from NSEL.
New railway minister promises to focus on safety
Rediff.com11 Nov 2014The 61-year old is credited with initiating big-ticket reforms as power minister, including the Electricity Act of 2003, under then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
'Jobless growth casts shadow over G20's target'
Rediff.com10 Nov 2014The new Cabinet member says growth cannot come unless all sectors of the economy -- agriculture, manufacturing and services -- expand.
Union Bank to charge customers beyond 8 ATM transactions
Rediff.com9 Nov 2014After private banks - HDFC Bank and Axis bank - decided to charge own customers for more than five transactions at their ATMs, public sector lender Union Bank of India has also joined the bandwagon.
CBI probes Air India's 68 Boeing aircraft order
Rediff.com9 Nov 2014Air India had placed an order for 68 aircraft, including Boeing 737s, 777s and 787s, all valued at $11 billion in Dec 2005.
Vikram Bakshi wants Rs 1,800 cr for McDonald's JV stake
Rediff.com8 Nov 2014Vikram Bakshi on Friday offered to sell his 50 per cent stake in Connaught Plaza Restaurants, the joint venture with McDonald's that operates fast-food restaurants in north and east India, for Rs 1,800 crore (Rs 18 billion).
India's forex reserves up by $1.73 billion
Rediff.com8 Nov 2014The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.73 billion for the week ended October 31 to $315.91 billion, show Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data released on Friday, marking one of the sharpest rises ever.
Avoid whips, threats, I-T dept tells officers
Rediff.com8 Nov 2014The Union finance ministry has asked field officers of the income tax department to not be adversarial to assessees, and to not send high-pitched demands without a proper basis.
RBI dashes hopes of a rate cut for now
Rediff.com8 Nov 2014Rajan's deputy Khan cautions against early celebration of falling inflation, unhedged forex exposure.
Mamata invites corporates for doing business in Bengal
Rediff.com8 Nov 2014West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Friday invited industrialists to set up base in the state, but cautioned against acquiring land forcefully.
Karnataka goes all out to woo Infosys
Rediff.com7 Nov 2014State government says Infosys is Karnataka's baby and it will give the company full support to stay in the IT Park.
Little spectrum on offer, next auction could be brutal
Rediff.com7 Nov 2014DoT committee rejects most Trai suggestions for freeing airwaves for sale.
RIL, ONGC among top 30 transparent companies
Rediff.com6 Nov 2014Transparency International, a non-profit organisation fighting against corruption and malpractices, gave Reliance Industries and ONGC ninth and 26th positions, respectively, in its latest report Transparency in Corporate Reporting.
Bharti calls off Rs 700-cr deal to buy Loop Mobile
Rediff.com6 Nov 2014Agreement between Bharti Airtel and Loop Mobile, which offers mobile services in Mumbai, expired on October 31
Infosys to hire 2,100 in the US
Rediff.com6 Nov 2014To recruit 1,500 by March 2015 and to add 600 graduates, postgraduates over the next 12 months
Senior Infosys executive accused of sexual harassment
Rediff.com6 Nov 2014External investigators say case of 'gender insenstivity'.