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Godrej Properties, an emerging force in the real estate sector, has done well in the quarter ended December 2010, with sales rising 40% to Rs 48 crore, over the previous quarter, and by 39% over the same period last year.
Its profits, however, have fallen, with net profit halving to Rs 18 crore, compared to the previous quarter, but is flat when compared to the same period, a year ago.
Continue ReadingBalaji Telefilms, a media and entertainment company famous for its television serials, has decided to hive off its three divisions in the ICT domain (information and communications technology). These are the mobile, internet division and education divisions.
Continue ReadingHousing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), a well-known housing finance company, reported its December quarter numbers. Concerns about rising interest rates have clouded the outlook for financial service providers, particularly lenders. The quarter has seen slower growth in HDFC’s net interest income.
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Continue ReadingInfosys Technologies reported its December quarter results today. Its share price was down by about 4% at the time of posting, as its results lagged market expectations.
Continue ReadingIndia Inc witnessed a large acquisition in the IT sector, after a long interval. iGate Corporation is acquiring Patni Computer Systems, in a deal which values the company at about $1.5 billion or Rs 6,800 crore. This is not a case of the big fish going for the smaller fish. Patni has a larger business than that of the acquirer. Phaneesh Murthy is the president and CEO of iGate, which is buying out the Patni’s family’s stake in the company.
SKS Microfinance Ltd, India’s leading lender in the microfinance sector, announced to the stock exchanges that it is lowering the maximum interest rate it charges to its borrowers across the country. It will now charge a flat rate of 12.5% or an effective rate of 24.55% to all borrowers. It has also waived off all other charges such as credit shield charge, loan processing fee and card fees.
Continue ReadingInternational Data Corporation (IDC) and Cyber Media India have ended their partnership in India. Cyber Media was carrying out research for IDC’s India practice for the important sectors of information and communications technology (ICT). Now, IDC is setting up a new research unit in Bangalore, to take care of India centric research.
Continue ReadingThe Khorakiwala family, which owns a majority stake in pharmaceutical company Wockhardt, is planning to delist a lesser known group company, Carol Info Services. This may be a precursor to a restructuring, which could include a second attempt at selling its nutrition products business or even dispose some properties owned by Carol. The company has a market capitalisation of Rs 460 crore, with the promoter shareholding at 63.7%.
Continue ReadingIndian Hotels has sought shareholder permission to issue 3.6 crore shares and 4.8 crore warrants, convertible into equity shares, to its promoters. This will be through a preferential allotment process and the price will be decided as per the Sebi (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009.
Vedanta Resources was in the news for being denied permission by the government to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri hills in Orissa. Just when the dust was settling on that episode, its proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Cairn India has come under a cloud. Government-owned oil company Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has claimed pre-emptive rights over Cairn India and asked for documentation before giving a go-ahead to the transaction.
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