CNBC-TV18 Analyst Comments

25-yr old Sebi gears for challenges...new and old   

25 May 2013, 12.04 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18's Ashmit Kumar says that 25-yr old Sebi stands at the cusp of a new India and faces challenges both old and new. ...

Get ready for long, hot Indian summer full of power cuts!   

24 May 2013, 10.41 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Powerless state discoms are feeling the heat this summer. In a presentation made by six northern states to the power ministry to show their summer-pre...

Deccan Chronicle's revival plans hit roadblock: Here's why   

24 May 2013, 10.41 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

A proposed demerger of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd publications division isn't going as per plan. After a forensic audit conducted by Canara Bank re...

Jet Airways amends AoA to avoid need for open offer   

24 May 2013, 9.11 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Jet Airways re-amends shareholder agreement signed with Etihad Airways, removes control clauses, which would have conferred substantial management rig...

Tackling hydra of insider trading: Sebi@25   

24 May 2013, 7.27 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Insider trading is the Achilles heel of any market regulator. And over its 25-year existence, Sebi has had its fair share. In the fourth part of the s...

NHAI opposes Law Min dismissal of GMR proj rejig: Sources    

24 May 2013, 1.30 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Sources say the NHAI has written for intervention to Finance and Road Ministry and Planning Commission, saying all PPP projects at risk due to Law Min...

Is liquidity sans fundamentals reason for global sell-off?   

23 May 2013, 10.35 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

While there are several reasons for why the markets fell, it is a stark reminder of the dangers of a liquidity driven rally lacking in fundamentals....

Malvinder Singh denies Daiichi's charges of wrongdoing   

23 May 2013, 8.40 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18 executive editor Shereen Bhan and Archana Shukla reports that Malvinder Singh, while denying all wrong-doing at Ranbaxy, says that Daiichi t...

FM gains consensus on definition of control in FDI policy   

23 May 2013, 7.00 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

The finance and commerce Minister have sorted their differences on the conflicting definition of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the regulation and...

Don't see FY14 oil subsidy bill exceeding Rs 80,000 cr: FM   

23 May 2013, 4.57 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Export parity price will help government to cut oil subsidy burden and thus meet its 4.8 percent fiscal deficit target in FY14, says Finance Minister....

US Immigration revamp: A boost for startups   

22 May 2013, 11.14 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Even though the US Immigration Bill proposes strict changes to the H1B visa regime, which is a huge concern for IT companies, it simultaneously propos...

FinMin okays Rs 45,000cr for Jan-Mar oil subsidy   

22 May 2013, 5.47 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Finance Ministry has approved Rs 45,000 crore for January-March oil subsidy. Meanwhile, export parity pricing, although agreed upon by oil ministry wi...

Govt to notify Quadricycle norms in a week: Sources   

22 May 2013, 1.56 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Sources say the government committee, headed by the secretary of Road and Transport, has given its approval to the European Quadricycle norms. ...

Company equally responsible for sexual harassment: Expert   

21 May 2013, 11.31 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Sajai Singh, employment law attorney and partner J Sagar Associates says, in an interview to CNBC-TV18, that the company is equally responsible for in...

Thought Phaneesh Murthy learnt his lessons: Mohandas Pai   

21 May 2013, 6.26 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

It's deja vu for Phaneesh Murthy as he rushed to defend himself once again against sexual harassment claims....

Tata Steel may sell part of Corus assets to pare debt   

21 May 2013, 12.58 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Tata Steel is looking sell some of its European assets to deleverage its balance sheet. The company may sell UK and Netherlands assets....

Titan tones down expansion, trims costs to boost demand   

20 May 2013, 11.09 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18's Farah Bookwala reports that Titan Industries is conducting restructuring operations across divisions and toning down expansion plans....

Chinese incursion in Ladakh fails to dent Indo-China talks   

20 May 2013, 10.29 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18’s Rituparna Bhuyan reports that the Chinese incursion in Ladakh has failed to dent Indo-China talks wherein a range of bilateral issues we...

PSUs plan Rs 1.41 lakh crore capex for FY14   

20 May 2013, 10.02 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) last week convened a meeting of the public sector undertakings (PSU) heads to set aside capex for FY14....

Chidu, PMO & Moily to decide export parity pricing on Tue   

20 May 2013, 9.39 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18’s Nayantara Rai reports, quoting sources, that finance minister P Chidambaram, petroleum minister Veerappa Moily and the PMO will meet on ...

India-China aim to strengthen ties; sign 8 MoUs   

20 May 2013, 6.18 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Rituparna Bhuyan of CNBC-TV18 reports that India-China aim at strenthening ties and have signed 8 MoUs with focus on peace and growth....

Drug prices set to get cheaper, pharma cos worry   

20 May 2013, 3.41 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18's Archana Shukla reports that the recently notified Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) will bring down the prices of 348 essential drugs by as ...

Infosys job applications fall 40%, rate of attrition at 16%   

18 May 2013, 12.20 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18's Shreya Roy reports that job applications to Infosys have fallen 40% and the rate of attrition has reached 16%....

EU-FTA talks inconclusive as Insurance Bill hangs in limbo   

18 May 2013, 12.19 am  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18 Rituparna Bhuyan, quoting sources, reports that the ambitious India-EU FTA, is unlikely to be signed in the remaining tenure of the UPA gove...

Draft unified telecom licence finalised: Sources   

17 May 2013, 11.15 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18's Siddharth Zarabi reports, quoting sources, that the draft unified telecom licence is to be announced soon....

Fliers no reason to cheer; airfares remain unchanged   

17 May 2013, 10.48 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

Aditya Ghosh, president, IndiGo told CNBC-TV18 that base fares will not come down immediately. Ghosh said airlines will first evaluate how they recov...

Govt cracksdown on chit funds; proposes ban for MLM cos   

17 May 2013, 10.05 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18’s Siddharth Zarabi reports that the multi-level marketing companies will be banned by the government. The proposal has been mooted by the ...

Setback for cement cos as COMPAT lifts stay on CCI fine   

17 May 2013, 6.43 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

The Rs 6300 crore fine imposed by the Competition Commission of India has been approved by the Competition Apellate Tribunal. Cement companies will no...

Heidelberg selects Bain for dilution of stake in Indian arm   

17 May 2013, 6.04 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18's Kritika Saxena, quoting sources, reports that Heidelberg Cement may divest minority stake of 12 percent in its Indian arm and Bain Capital...

Five states threaten to derail govt discom bailout plan   

16 May 2013, 10.51 pm  |  Source: CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18's Sumit Jha reports that despite the power ministry's claims of having eight major states on board for the discom bailout scheme, it turns o...