Karan Johar: I want to make a Rs 1,000 crore film Filmmaker Karan Johar says he will take to direction next year. Karan made his directorial debut in 1998 with 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', followed by 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham' (2001), 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' (2003), 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' (2006), 'My Name is Khan' (2009) and 'Student of the Year' (2012). ...  
12:12 PM, Mar 14, 2013

A Rs 1,000-crore film club soon? It's possible Collection of Rs 100 crore at box office is the current benchmark of success for Bollywood films, but industry professionals think the envelope could be pushed further to Rs 1,000 crore. ...  
11:47 AM, Mar 14, 2013

Has Akshay Kumar earned Rs 2000 cr from films? Fans of Akshay Kumar got the hash tag #Akshay2000crore to trend worldwide for two days, suggesting that actor has earned Rs 2000 crores in his lifetime in Hindi cinema. ...  
03:07 PM, Feb 18, 2013

Govt sees Rs 20,000 cr from next spectrum auction The value of telecom airwaves to be put on auction in this fiscal year ending March will be worth about Rs 20,000 crore at the current reserve price, telecoms department secretary R Chandrashekhar, said on Friday. Government is betting on the revenue from phone airwaves auctions and stake sales in state-run companies to plug its widening fiscal deficit. ...  
04:10 PM, Dec 15, 2012

Sahara seeks review of order to refund Rs 24,000 cr New Delhi: The Sahara Group on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its August 31 order to refund Rs 24,000 crore to investors. In a major setback to the Sahara Group, the Supreme Court had directed the business conglomerate to deposit over Rs 24,000 crore that it had collected through OFCD (optionally fully convertible debentures) with PSU banks. The court granted the group's two companies - Sahara India...  
05:08 PM, Oct 05, 2012

Sahara's statement on SC order to refund investors' money On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that SEBI has jurisdiction over the OFCDs issued by 2 unlisted Sahara Group companies, raising almost Rs 24,000 crore. The apex court ordered the Sahara companies to refund the outstanding Rs. 24,000 crore. The refund process is to be handled by SEBI and will be monitored by retired Justice Agarwal. Sahara has maintained that the sale of OFCDs was done via a private placement...  
12:40 PM, Sep 01, 2012

Rs 1000 cr money chain fraud surfaces in Kerala Thiruvananthapuram: In a Rs 1000 crore money chain fraud in Kerala, the police have registered cases against two accused companies - Tycoon Empire International and Bizarre Global Business Group - and have got complaints about several others. They were mainly operating in North Kerala, Calicut, Wayanad, Kochi and some parts of Tamil Nadu. Already some of the accused have been arrested by the crime branch. "We are probing the matter...  
10:07 AM, Jun 21, 2011

SC raps govt for rampant corruption in Games New Delhi: The government has come fire for the Commonwealth Games mess. The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the government, saying Rs 70,000 crore was spent on the Games, which can turn into personal wealth for some. The apex court also observed that rampant corruption marred the preparations. Also payments were made before the work was actually completed. The court also referred to the collapse of the foot overbridge. The...  
09:00 PM, Sep 29, 2010

Government to rake in Rs 25,000 cr through divestment
by IANS
Last year it sold stakes in PSUs Oil India, NTPC, NHPC and REC. ...  
03:44 PM, Feb 26, 2010

Chidu's waiver useless to Telangana farmers Kolkata: England will be desperate to avoid a second successive series whitewash in India, when they take on the Men in Blue in the fifth and final one-dayer at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. Having come nowhere near beating the Indians in the four matches thus far, the England players who seem to running out of ideas, will have one final crack at the world champions, in an effort to...  
03:22 PM, Mar 12, 2008

B'lore airport to get pricey makeover
by IANS
The union cabinet has approved an amount of $420 mn for redesigning of the Bangalore airport. ...  
06:00 PM, Sep 07, 2006