All stories by Digbijay Mishra
Ranbaxy brand may fade away as Sun takes charge
Rediff.com10 Dec 2014The joint entity will have a market share of nine per cent in India. Analysts tracking the company said one of the key outcomes of the merger would be to create a single brand entity of Sun and the Ranbaxy brand would eventually dissolve.
Complaints rise exposing the ugly side of online shopping
Rediff.com8 Dec 2014A soap bar got delivered instead of a mobile phone to a buyer, defective Diwali lights were couriered to another and fake items were dispatched in yet another case.
Retail majors unite to stand up to e-commerce onslaught
Rediff.com4 Dec 2014The big boys of India's traditional retail have finally come together to fight the onslaught of their online counterparts.
E-tailers don't 'like' Facebook axe on unpaid ad campaigns
Rediff.com1 Dec 2014Indian e-commerce companies in particular have been using their Facebook pages extensively to reach out to as many consumers as possible, apart from paid advertisements.
Why Ratan Tata is betting big on online retail firms
Rediff.com25 Nov 2014Ratan Tata has invested his own money into 3 high-growth online retail firms, which are yet to make a profit.
US FDA conducts surprise inspection of Dr Reddy's Vizag plant
Rediff.com20 Nov 2014The FDA has been tightening its monitoring of Indian pharma majors over compliance issues. Surprise plant inspections and import alerts have been frequent outcomes
Ranbaxy drags US drug regulator to court
Rediff.com19 Nov 2014Why Spice Group has renewed biz focus in India
Rediff.com18 Nov 2014We are looking at a 600-bed hospital from the existing 230 beds, which will help us create new specialities.
Sun-Ranbaxy merger may spill over to 2015
Rediff.com15 Nov 2014The Competition Commission of India and the US Federal Trade Commission are yet to give their nod to the biggest pharma merger and acquisition deal this year in the Asia-Pacific region.
'India is barely 1% of China's e-commerce market'
Rediff.com14 Nov 2014Ebay India MD Latif Nathani says that Indian ecommerce has a long way to go before catching up with the Chinese market.
Late to the party, Burger King reins in prices
Rediff.com12 Nov 2014The Whopper creater has most of its burgers priced at par with McDonald's.
Dengue drug can give Sanofi $1-bn India biz
Rediff.com10 Nov 2014The Paris-based global drug giant announced last week that it would have the vaccine available by the first half of next year.
Health ministry likely to ban ITC's e-cigarettes
Rediff.com30 Oct 2014In his clearest message yet on the controversy over the safety of ENDS, health minister Harsh Vardhan ruled out their acceptability in the light of research findings by experts which have held that they are no less unsafe than the 'real thing', said a government statement.
Small towns drive India's e-commerce
Rediff.com22 Oct 2014According to eBay, the percentage of transactions during the festival season declined marginally in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai.
Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's price scrutiny in US reaches next level
Rediff.com21 Oct 2014On October 2, a legislature committee wrote letters to the 14 companies, initiating an investigation and seeking details about recent price increases in several generic products available in the American market.
An independent Scotland might lower the spirit of Scotch whisky lovers
Rediff.com18 Sep 2014A factor which would be key to Scotch consumers is the new currency an independent Scotland would go for .
Minority shareholders want Mallya to be removed from MCF board
Rediff.com17 Sep 2014Through the UB Group, Mallya holds 21.98 per cent stake in MCF.
MCF takeover battle heats up as Deepak revises open offer
Rediff.com3 Sep 2014Deepak Fertilizers plans to revise open offer price to beat Mallya-Poddar efforts
Dollar Industries plans to list on BSE
Rediff.com14 Aug 2014The company recently completed its full integration at the Tirupur unit.
Mukesh Ambani wants ETV to focus on general entertainment biz
Rediff.com10 Jun 2014Mukesh Ambani, the new media mogul of country, has his strategy cut out. For the ETV bouquet of channels, the focus would be the general entertainment channels (GEC).