'Singur resembles Tiananmen Square protests'

'What is happening today in West Bengalresembles closely to what happened in Tiananmen Square," feels Trinamool Congress general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Dinesh Trivedi. Addressing......

Decoding the real estate Bill

Sudipto Dey looks at some key legal and regulatory challenges facing the proposed real estate regulator.   When does the regulatory authority come into effect?   The central and the......

Aussie cyclone batters India's steel producers

The economic impact of last week's cyclone Yasi and late December floods in Australia's major coal producing state of Queensland has washed up on Indian shores. Raw material costs have escalated......

Sony Pictures to buy out Indian promoters in MSM for Rs 1,500 cr

After years of negotiations, the Indian promoters of Multi-Screen Media have exited the venture. Sony Pictures Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of the US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, has......

Jindal Steel buys Omani company for $464 million

Jindal Steel and Power on Thrusday said it has acquired Oman-based Shadeed Iron & Steel for $464 million. "We have acquired Shadeed Iron & Steel (Shadeed) which has 1.5 MT Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI)......

Ghatothkach music launched

Animated film, Ghatothkach, which will be showcased at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, saw its music release in Mumbai's PVR cinema, Juhu,on May 14. Present at the occasion were directorSingeetam......

The day record companies died?

About three months ago, The New York Times carried a more than full-page article headlined 'Home Is Where The Studio Is'. It was about how even big-time music names like Moby were increasingly......

India's first legal music downloads, on Rediff

Sanjay Maroo stares at me. His image leaps up from the confines of his web site. He looks broody. When I look away for a minute, all I remember is that stare.If you think about it for a minute, the......