All stories by Mahesh Kulkarni
HMT Watches all set to offer VRS
Rediff.com12 Mar 2015HMT Watches has been making losses for the last 15 years.
Titan takes big leap towards 'Make in India'
Rediff.com4 Mar 2015New plant will manufacture around 1 mn cases per annum.
Britannia bites digital pie to push cookie
Rediff.com28 Nov 2014Britannia Industries, the bakery and dairy major, has tied up with e-tailer Amazon India for a pilot launch of Good Day Chunkies, a new chocolate chip cookie, for 15 days. The offer is currently on and closes on December 5, after which the product goes to offline (normal retail) stores.
Karnataka taxman frowns at Amazon's warehouses
Rediff.com9 Nov 2014Amazon's fulfilment centres, which store products of hundreds of vendors selling on the American online major's platform, are being cited by Karnataka state government authorities as a primary concern in an ongoing tax dispute.
Mangalore Refinery faces massive protest from villagers for causing 'pollution'
Rediff.com14 Oct 2014Hundreds of Jokatte villagers adjacent to MRPL refinery near Mangalore have complained of air, noise, water pollution from plant.
Why time ran out for HMT
Rediff.com15 Sep 2014Even though HMT has survived for over 50 years, it failed to find a new peg to sell itself even as later entrants captured market share.
Why CM Siddaramaiah refuses to resign
Rediff.com20 May 2014Despite a poor show, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chose not to resign stating that the verdict was a not a referendum on his government. Mahesh Kulkarni reports from Bangalore
In a first, iron ore mines likely to be put on the block
Rediff.com2 May 2014Karnataka proposes to auction 15 of its Category-C mines to end-users.
Karnataka govt prohibits lockout at Toyota's plants
Rediff.com21 Apr 2014Workers' union to hold meeting on Monday to decide when to return to work.