Vodafone threatens to drag govt to global arbitration

Vodafone on Tuesday threatened to drag the government to international arbitration over retrospective tax legislation under the bilateral investment treaty between India and the Netherlands.Dutch......

When Pranab clashed with Manmohan, twice

Pranab Mukherjee's stewardship of the economy will stand out as much for the manner in which he managed controversies as for creating quite a few of them, says A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Then prime......

It's Vodafone Essar! Ruias have $5 bn exit option

British giant Vodafone and Indian conglomerate Essar group reached an agreement on Thursday for jointly running India's fourth largest mobile firm -- Hutch-Essar, which would be rechristened......

Essar to monetise 33% stake in telecom JV

The Essar Group is raising $3.59 billion (Rs 14,360 crore) against its 33 per cent stake in Vodafone-Essar, the country's fourth-largest mobile operator. The loan, which will be the largest......