Katya Naidu

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'After Vodafone success we will invest more in analytics'

'After Vodafone success we will invest more in analytics'

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2014

Piramal Enterprises has about Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) cash on its books.

Three months on, R-Power still in search of a CEO

Three months on, R-Power still in search of a CEO

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2014

Reliance Power is yet to get a new CEO after J P Chalasani quit as managing director and chief executive officer.

Slim pickings for Vodafone shareholders

Slim pickings for Vodafone shareholders

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2013

Vodafone Plc and its ex-shareholders have suffered due to the delay in an Initial Public Offer (IPO) of its Indian unit.

Pan-national 2G spectrum not on any telco's radar

Pan-national 2G spectrum not on any telco's radar

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2012

Videocon starts race, says will bid in eight circles, expects 5-MHz spectrum to go for Rs 20,000 crore

Why state electricity boards are facing a big crisis

Why state electricity boards are facing a big crisis

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2012

Anil Sardana, managing director of India's largest private power producer, says though the tariff freeze by some states is causing tremendous stress, the company will go ahead with the expansion of the Mundra project.

Major PSUs able to reduce staff cost

Major PSUs able to reduce staff cost

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2012

According to data compiled by BS Research Bureau for BSE 100 companies, seven public sector companies -- Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Bank of India, Union Bank, Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) and GAIL -- have reduced their employee costs ranging from one per cent to 21 per cent.

Axiata logs out of talks to buy stake in Tikona Digital

Axiata logs out of talks to buy stake in Tikona Digital

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2012

Malaysia's leading telecom operator, Axiata, has backed out of its negotiations to pick up a substantial stake in broadband wireless access operator Tikona Digital.

Financial jitters for GVK-Hancock deal

Financial jitters for GVK-Hancock deal

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2011

According to two independent sources in the know, GVK's lead underwriter, ICICI Bank, plans to reduce its exposure in the highly leveraged transaction. Following the move, the other PSU lenders have told GVK they, too, would like to proportionately bring down exposure.

Vodafone-Essar deal now in RBI court

Vodafone-Essar deal now in RBI court

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2011

Fair valuation of minority stake in joint venture at core of dispute; different worth of shares in two Essar entities a thorny issue.

Cloud over Vodafone, Essar deal

Cloud over Vodafone, Essar deal

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2011

Ruias to challenge Vodafone's put option, continue reverse-listing plan.

Essar to pay debt with Vodafone cash

Essar to pay debt with Vodafone cash

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2011

Last week, Essar had decided to prepay $900 million of this debt to foreign lenders.

Bharti, Vodafone to extend 3G services

Bharti, Vodafone to extend 3G services

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2011

Bigger telecom companies are likely to get a bigger share of the 3G subscribers as they own high average revenue per user customers, who are more likely to sample premium services like 3G.

1/10th of Indian subscribers own multiple mobiles

1/10th of Indian subscribers own multiple mobiles

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2010

One tenth mobile subscribers in India own multiple mobile phone connections, says a report.

Banks cold to ECB takeout financing norms

Banks cold to ECB takeout financing norms

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2010

Conditions attached by RBI ensure it won't take off, contend experts.

TajGVK to go slow on Bengaluru luxury hotel

TajGVK to go slow on Bengaluru luxury hotel

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2010

The construction of this hotel has been deferred by four years.

'The Navi Mumbai airport must take off'

'The Navi Mumbai airport must take off'

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2010

G V Krishna Reddy, Chairman, talks to Business Standard about his plans.

RIL's Infotel kick-starts fund-raising exercise

RIL's Infotel kick-starts fund-raising exercise

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2010

The firm is looking to raise as much as Rs 1,000 crore through short-term commercial paper.

3G rollout: Telcos may have to raise Rs 50,000 cr

3G rollout: Telcos may have to raise Rs 50,000 cr

Rediff.com   17 May 2010

The money constitutes nearly 26 per cent of the total domestic borrowing of the Indian corporate sector in 2008-09.

RCom to tie up with US giant for application store

RCom to tie up with US giant for application store

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2010

India's third largest network service provider, Reliance Communications (RCom), is close to signing an agreement with US-based GetJar to launch its own application store (app store, software modules to run specific tasks on own mobiles), sources said.

India Inc boasts highest ever order inflow

India Inc boasts highest ever order inflow

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2010

India Inc's order book doubled in the fourth quarter (January-March) of the last financial year compared, to the year-ago period.