All stories by Ishita Ayan Dutt
'India too large and complex to be under long lockdown'
Rediff.com14 Apr 2020'It will take six months to one year to move to normalcy, depending on how the pandemic plays out in India.'
Make policies for a Brand Northeast, World Bank tells Centre
Rediff.com22 Dec 2019The World Bank report said Brand Northeast would build on elements such as healthy living, environmental sustainability, social responsibility, service orientation, among others.
The man trying to keep Jazz alive in Kolkata
Rediff.com13 Nov 2019A dedicated jazz club is just what Kolkata needed to get things going. And Skinny Mo's has announced its arrival to the enthusiastic city.
Tata Steel to shut 2 UK sites; 400 jobs at stake
Rediff.com3 Sep 2019The announcement evoked a sharp response from the UK and Ireland's largest trade union, Unite, which said it would fight for every job and demanded that there would be no compulsory redundancies from Tata Steel.
'Steel demand is expected to pick up in H2'
Rediff.com26 Aug 2019The escalating trade war between China and the US could be an opportunity for India.
Demand fall pushes Tata Steel to cut capex by Rs 4Kcr
Rediff.com11 Aug 2019The company's planned capex for 2019-2020, which was Rs 12,000 crore, has now been revised down to around Rs 8,000 crore.
Tata Steel records highest ever levels of revenues and Ebitda
Rediff.com1 Jul 2019The steelmaker's India basket grew after Tata Steel completed its acquisition of Bhushan Steel under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code process and its subsidiary, Tata Sponge, acquired Usha Martin.
Is Bengal ready for Paribartan once again?
Rediff.com5 Jun 2019The idle talk at street corners, cafes and public places since May 23 is that the winds of change are blowing across Bengal.
Yogi Deveshwar: The Risk Taker
Rediff.com12 May 2019During his time as executive chairman, the company's net revenues grew 17-fold to Rs 42,777 crore and profit after tax nearly 40 times to Rs 10,289 crore. Total shareholder returns grew at a compounded annual rate of around 20%. Besides numbers, his biggest achievement was to transform ITC from a cigarette company to a diversified enterprise.
'Under Mamata, Bengal grew faster than India'
Rediff.com30 Apr 2019'Our government has created 10 million jobs when the Indian unemployment rate is at a 45-year high.'
With one eye on Delhi, Mamata fights in Bengal
Rediff.com13 Apr 2019'A loss of seats for the Trinamool in this election will weaken its hold in Bengal, which will not augur well before the assembly election in 2021.'
Boardroom tussle at Usha Martin sees the exit of Basant Jhawar
Rediff.com1 Apr 2019The rival promoter group and the entire block of public institutions voted against Basant Jhawar.
After Bagree Market, The Oberoi Grand raises fire alarm
Rediff.com3 Oct 2018Hawkers, who have been doing business on the pavements in front of the plush hotel for decades, have wormed their way to occupy up to three-fourth of the area, making it a fire hazard.
Bankruptcy code brings good news for SBI
Rediff.com11 Jun 2018So far, among the IBC cases, SBI has been able to recover Rs 8,500 crore from Tata Steel's acquisition of Bhushan Steel. Another Rs 1,500 crore is in an escrow account on account of Electrosteel Steels.
Fascinating story of how Tata Steel sealed the Bhushan deal
Rediff.com2 Jun 2018The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) got a leg-up with Tata Steel's acquisition of Bhushan Steel, the first big case to be resolved. Tata Steel CEO & MD T V Narendran tells Ishita Ayan Dutt how this deal moved so quickly while others are still mired in controversies.
How the Communists killed Bengal's industry
Rediff.com19 Mar 2018Then chief minister Jyoti Basu once told an industrialist that capitalists were class enemies and he should expect no sympathy.
Jamshedpur's new man of steel
Rediff.com8 Dec 2017'He was sought after because he delivered.' Ishita Ayan Dutt profiles Tata Steel's new boss.
ArcelorMittal keen to spread wings in India
Rediff.com10 Aug 2017ArcelorMittal could be interested in Bhushan Steel or Essar Steel, two of the five steel companies referred by RBI for insolvency proceedings.
How the BJP is quietly penetrating Bengal
Rediff.com20 May 2017The BJP doesn't want to focus entirely on an anti-Mamata campaign.
Will the Narada sting operation dent Mamata's popularity?
Rediff.com24 Mar 2017Any erosion in the TMC, may benefit the BJP, reports Ishita Ayan Dutt.