All stories by SURAJEET DAS GUPTA
Will ITC's Sanjiv Puri manage to give shape to Deveshwar's grand plans?
Rediff.com29 May 2019To take the Rs 49,000 crore ITC to the top slot in the highly competitive FMCG business will require some aggression.
With Jet out of the skies, will Air India now find suitors?
Rediff.com28 May 2019Another reason working in Air India's favour now is the government's plan to clean up part of the airline's burgeoning debt from its books - a major deterrent for investors when it attempted divestment the previous time.
With Jet gone, airlines must add 210 planes this year
Rediff.com1 May 2019Or else customers will face capacity shortages and high fares.
For things to get normal, Indian airlines need to add 210 planes
Rediff.com30 Apr 2019Else customers will face capacity shortages and high fares.
Jet crisis poses a challenge for Mumbai
Rediff.com26 Apr 2019Jet is the largest player in the Mumbai airport, with over 110 domestic slots and 30 international slots from the city.
2 big challenges Jet's new owner will face
Rediff.com26 Apr 2019Currently most of its 119 planes have been taken back by the lessors and many have been leased to other airlines like SpiceJet. The second challenge is that it has to repay banks.
With Goyal gone, can Etihad use Jet to fulfil dreams?
Rediff.com21 Apr 2019Etihad wants to control a domestic carrier that can give it access to over 45 cities in India from where it can bring traffic to its hub in Abu Dhabi and beyond.
Jet's pain is big gain for other airlines
Rediff.com19 Apr 2019Air India, SpiceJet, IndiGo and AirAsia India ready to fill in the gap.
Airports infrastructure in take-off mode with the entry of Adani, Tata
Rediff.com10 Apr 2019With passenger growth pegged at 14 to 15 per cent, airport infrastructure could be a make or break business for both new players and incumbents.
Can Naresh Goyal take back Jet through auction?
Rediff.com5 Apr 2019Naresh Goyal, after being ousted with his wife from the board last week, and with his shareholding halved to 25 per cent, can still make a comeback by partnering a new investor and win back majority control.
Banks now have 3 options to tackle loan defaulters
Rediff.com4 Apr 2019The three options are - a one-time settlement, restructuring of loans and of course go to IBC.
Why Ayushman Bharat has tied up with Uber India
Rediff.com8 Mar 2019Since its launch in September, Ayushman Bharat has issued 20 million cards and has set an ambitious target to hit another 30 million within the next three months.
Is Mukesh Ambani being too ambitious with his retail plans?
Rediff.com27 Feb 2019While Reliance has the clout to negotiate prices with suppliers for its e-commerce, not to forget the cost advantage of integrated warehouse and supply chains, Amazon and Walmart are no pushovers, they too have deep pockets.
3 major reasons behind the fall of Anil Ambani's RCom
Rediff.com7 Feb 2019Mukesh Ambani's Jio, high debt and some bad decisions drove RCom to its grave.
'What matters is good returns for our investors'
Rediff.com31 Jan 2019'In India, most funds have one or at most two platforms, but we are the only one which has four -- growth equity practice, real estate practice, a special situation and credit platform, and infrastructure.'
For 5G stake Huawei willing to bend backwards
Rediff.com7 Jan 2019Huawei willing to place its software code with government.
How Jio is giving sleepless nights to Voda-Idea
Rediff.com4 Jan 2019The problem is simple: None of the incumbent players, including Vodafone Idea, has a similar offer to challenge Jio and ensure that its 2G customers do not migrate.
Why Indian telcos love China's Huawei, ZTE
Rediff.com27 Dec 2018'The huge amount of investments being made by telcos in India for telecom gear, there is no way this demand could be met only by Europeans.' 'The Chinese are quick in installation and offer great value for money.'
Mr NSA, what are you doing about Huawei?
Rediff.com24 Dec 2018Chinese equipment contracts had been given by many public sector undertakings and government companies for their networks, even in sensitive places such as the north east.
COAI defends Huawei, says it is no threat to national security
Rediff.com18 Dec 2018COAI has argued that in India the government has been working to keep telecom networks secure, with reviews of the security policy and the insertion of specific clauses into the licences to prevent any risk to network security.