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Loss may defeat reforms - Livemint
“The consistent campaign in both houses of Parliament by Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha and Sushma Swaraj in the Lok Sabha led to it,” said a BJP leader, who did not want to be identified. Experts said the defeat will further blunt the UPA's appetite ...
Goa illegal mining report will be submitted soon: Justice Shah - Livemint
A senior official in the mines ministry, who declined to be named, said myriad representations from affected parties was slowing down the work of the commission. “Various stakeholders such as truckers' associations and state governments have made ...
DoT to send new policy to cabinet by 21 March - Livemint
The policy is expected to be approved by the cabinet by April, said a department of telecommunications official, who asked not to be identified. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) submitted its final suggestions on the policy on Tuesday.
Loss may defeat reforms - Livemint
“The consistent campaign in both houses of Parliament by Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha and Sushma Swaraj in the Lok Sabha led to it,” said a BJP leader, who did not want to be identified. Experts said the defeat will further blunt the UPA's appetite ...
Goa illegal mining report will be submitted soon: Justice Shah - Livemint
A senior official in the mines ministry, who declined to be named, said myriad representations from affected parties was slowing down the work of the commission. “Various stakeholders such as truckers' associations and state governments have made ...
Spectrum auction delay may push up tariffs - Livemint
He declined to be named. “Bharti's third-quarter results showed that with an increase in tariffs, the average minutes of usage came down, and in some cases, the number of subscribers also fell. This shows there is little elasticity in the tariffs,” a ...
Spectrum auction delay may push up tariffs - Livemint
He declined to be named. “Bharti's third-quarter results showed that with an increase in tariffs, the average minutes of usage came down, and in some cases, the number of subscribers also fell. This shows there is little elasticity in the tariffs,” a ...
2G licence cancellations by SC puncture telecom tower business expectations - Livemint
It is a wait-and-watch game now, but it is clear that the era of excitement over new entrants is over,” said a Mumbai-based sector analyst with a foreign brokerage who declined to be named. Etisalat DB and STel were never big money spinners for ...
Kingfisher pilots plan stir over delayed payments - Livemint
Another airline executive, who also declined to be named, said transport reimbursement for the crew was stopped on Sunday and Aggarwal was non-committal when pilots threatened to leave. “The chief executive officer was not ready to pay the outstanding.
Facebook adding banks for IPO: sources - Livemint
Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and Citigroup are among the banks that will likely be added, said the sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Last September, Facebook increased its credit line to ...
Fund Crunch | Desperate times call for desperate measures - Livemint
It was later learnt that the bidders had sufficient money to bid,” said this person, who did not want to be identified. “The ministry is meeting the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to discuss the issue and examine if the bids from those ...
DGCA may deregister another Kingfisher plane - Livemint
Three of the airline's Airbus A320 aircraft (registrations VT-KFA, VT-KFD and VT-KFE) have been deregistered by the regulator over the past two months, said a government official, who declined to be named. The airline has struggled to make payments to ...
Tribal rights Act tied up in red tape - Livemint
The delay has already cost one minister his job, according to two senior Congress leaders, who did not want to be identified. According to them, Kantilal Bhuria was removed from the tribal affairs ministry following his failure to implement the law.
5% import duty on coal may go - Livemint
We may get it,” added a senior power ministry official who also did not want to be identified. The finance ministry's views on the duty cut could not be confirmed because it is in quarantine during the last phase of preparations for the Union budget, ...
5% import duty on coal may go - Livemint
We may get it,” added a senior power ministry official who also did not want to be identified. The finance ministry's views on the duty cut could not be confirmed because it is in quarantine during the last phase of preparations for the Union budget, ...
IPL sponsors seek lower rates - Livemint
An IPL insider, who did not want to be identified, said Emirates had terminated its sponsorship of Kings XI Punjab. Emirates didn't say whether this had happened. “This year we are still under discussions and our plans are yet to be finalized,” said an ...
BCCI to seek new bids for home series - Livemint
“While the high-profile series between India and Pakistan or Australia attract advertisers, there are other games that do not break-even,” added this person, who did not want to be identified. A second sports management executive, who also didn't want ...
BCCI to seek new bids for home series - Livemint
“While the high-profile series between India and Pakistan or Australia attract advertisers, there are other games that do not break-even,” added this person, who did not want to be identified. A second sports management executive, who also didn't want ...
Vedanta's residual stake buy plan awaits GoM decision - Livemint
A Vedanta official, who declined to be identified, said shareholders of its group companies are likely to approve the restructuring, unlike in 2008, when stockholders rejected the company's proposal to restructure the group into four companies that ...
Vedanta's residual stake buy plan awaits GoM decision - Livemint
A Vedanta official, who declined to be identified, said shareholders of its group companies are likely to approve the restructuring, unlike in 2008, when stockholders rejected the company's proposal to restructure the group into four companies that ...
Italy's foreign minister to visit India this week - Livemint
“There are differences in processes,” said a person close to the developments in New Delhi. “According to our laws, any crime that involves an Indian national involves an extraterritorial application of the Indian laws.
CCI eases rules for group recast - Livemint
Arguing similarly, another expert, who, however, did not want to be identified, said, “The laws will help companies go in for corporate restructuring. Some companies may want to reduce the number of subsidiaries or merge a profit-making and a ...
UPA makes its case for cash transfers - Livemint
“So, a single platform has to be created to handle any kind of transfer by any government department in the future,” added this person, who did not want to be identified. UIDAI has already started a pilot in Jharkhand to test the Aadhaar-enabled ...
India to change marketing strategy to attract tourists - Livemint
The tourism ministry plans to assess the effectiveness of its offices overseas, said a top official, who declined to be named. Tourism offices may be opened in new locations as well. After the assessment, some tourist offices may be expanded or ...
Maruti going slow on land acquisition - Livemint
A Gujarat government official who did not want to be identified said the state had already set aside around 650 acres of land for phase-I of Maruti's plans. For the second phase, it will need to acquire around 550 acres from private land owners.