Arun Kumar is Senior Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times. He has spent two-and-half decades covering Bihar, including politics, educational and social issues.
Articles by Arun Kumar
Reliance is bitten by acquisition bug
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES Limited (RIL) is all set make India's first major acquisitions in the exploration and production, and the petrochemical sectors in Europe.
Published on Nov 03, 2006 02:42 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Reliance bitten by acquisition bug
The combined size of its two deals in Europe is expected to be at least $4 bn (Rs 18,000 cr), reports Arun Kumar.
Published on Nov 03, 2006 01:59 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Reliance bitten by acquisition bug
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES Limited (RIL) is all set make India's first major acquisition in the exploration and production, and the petrochemical sectors in Europe.
Published on Nov 03, 2006 01:22 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Growing global clout takes Sensex to 13K
THE BULLS were rampaging on Indian bourses on Monday. Both the key indices, the Sensex and the Nifty, reached all-time highs -- 13,039.30 and 3776.05 respectively -- during intra-day trading sessions. The Sensex closed at a record 13024 and the NSE Nifty at 3,769.
Published on Oct 31, 2006 03:21 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Magical Monday: Sensex breaches 13K
The index soars past 13,000 on buying of funds buoyed by strong corporate results, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Oct 31, 2006 03:51 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Telecom sector turns market darling
Anlaysts say by 2010, telecom players may emerge as country's biggest wealth creators, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Oct 29, 2006 08:58 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Idea offloads 25 % to pvt equity
The stake sale is a precursor to the proposed IPO for Idea's 10 million subscriber base, reports Arun Kumar.
Published on Oct 27, 2006 07:23 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Study to pinpoint link between mobile usage and infertility
An Indian American scientist who suggested that men who use mobile phone face increased risk of infertility is undertaking
Updated on Oct 27, 2006 01:25 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar (Indo-Asian News Service), Washington
No LPG shortage talk after RIL fire: Govt
Though there might be a shortfall in its output, RIL is reassuring it has enough stock, report Deepak Joshi and Arun Kumar.
Updated on Oct 26, 2006 10:19 PM IST
None | Deepak Joshi and Arun Kumar, New Delhi
India to be among insiders: Rice
"We are bringing India from outside to inside of non-proliferation regime with a pioneering agreement," says the US.
Updated on Oct 26, 2006 10:50 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), Washington
RIL cushioned by recent insurance
RIL is safe from losses due to a fire that engulfed its Jamnagar oil refinery on Wednesday, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Oct 26, 2006 02:51 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Mittal and Tata deals differ
It turns out that the deals stitched by Mittal and Ratan Tata also differ in style and substance, writes Arun Kumar.
Updated on Oct 24, 2006 01:50 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Mittal and Tata deals differ in substance
Their personalities are vastly different, but two Indian tycoons are writing similar headline-grabbing stories in the global steel industry, writes Arun Kumar.
Updated on Oct 24, 2006 02:00 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Corus says ?I will? to Tata Steel Shareholder
Tata Steel crossed the first hurdle in leading the nation's biggest overseas acquisition yet on Friday when the Anglo-Dutch Corus Steel's board accepted its $7.6 billion acquisition offer that would make the world's No. 5 steel maker, but big questions hung over two more issues, an approval from shareholders for the deal, and the price that the Tatas would eventually have to pay.
Published on Oct 22, 2006 08:34 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Tatas make a big Diwali buy ? Corus
Tata Steel crossed the first hurdle in leading the nation's biggest overseas acquisition yet on Friday when the Anglo-Dutch Corus Steel's board accepted its $7.6 billion acquisition offer that would make it the world's No. 5 steel maker, but big questions hung over two more issues, an approval from shareholders for the deal, and the price that the Tatas would eventually have to pay.
Published on Oct 21, 2006 01:34 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Corus says ?I will? to Tata
The Tata-Corus merger will be biggest takeover of a foreign firm by an Indian firm, reports Arun Kumar. Speak up
Updated on Oct 21, 2006 04:19 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Merger of Indian, A-I to be bloodless
EMPLOYEES OF Air-India and Indian -- formerly Indian Airlines -- have nothing to fear from the proposed merger of the two. The government is clear that there will be no 'rationalisation of employees', either through a voluntary retirement scheme or any other means.
Published on Oct 19, 2006 04:51 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar and Gaurav Choudhury, New Delhi
Merger of Indian, Air India to be bloodless
Govt is clear that there will be no 'rationalisation of employees', report Arun Kumar and Gaurav Choudhury.
Updated on Oct 25, 2006 04:56 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar and Gaurav Choudhury, New Delhi
Merger of Indian, A-I to be bloodless
Govt is clear that there will be no 'rationalisation of employees', report Arun Kumar and Gaurav Choudhury.
Updated on Oct 19, 2006 03:19 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar and Gaurav Choudhury, New Delhi
Merger of Indian, A-I to be bloodless
EMPLOYEES OF Air-India and Indian -- formerly Indian Airlines -- have nothing to fear from the proposed merger of the two. The government is clear that there will be no 'rationalisation of employees', either through a voluntary retirement scheme or any other means. Details of the proposed mega merger, announced eight months ago, have finally been worked out and presented to the civil aviation ministry.
Published on Oct 19, 2006 02:00 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar and Gaurav Choudhury, New Delhi
IA to launch low cost carriers
The carriers will be operated by its subsidiary Alliance Air, reports Arun Kumar and Gaurav Choudhury.
Published on Oct 18, 2006 07:57 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar and Gaurav Choudhury, New Delhi
Tata?s mega design on Corus out
IN THE biggest corporate acquisition planned by an Indian company, Tata Steel Ltd, the country's biggest private steelmaker, has offered $7.7 billion (Rs 35,000 crore) to acquire Anglo-Dutch firm Corus through a negotiated takeover with the aim to create an entity that will take the Tatas to the No. 5 slot in the world's frenetic steel industry.
Published on Oct 18, 2006 02:39 PM IST
None | Vijay Dutt and Arun Kumar, London/new Delhi
Tata offers $ 7.7 bn to buy Corus
The deal, if agreed, will take the Tatas to 5th slot in the world steel industry, report Vijay Dutt and Arun Kumar.
Updated on Oct 18, 2006 10:22 AM IST
None | Vijay Dutt and Arun Kumar, London/new Delhi
Tata?s mega design on Corus made public
IN THE biggest corporate acquisition planned by an Indian company, Tata Steel Ltd, the country's biggest private steelmaker, has offered $7.7 billion (Rs 35,000 crore) to acquire Anglo-Dutch firm Corus through a negotiated takeover with the aim to create an entity that will take the Tatas to the No. 5 slot in the world's frenetic steel industry.
Published on Oct 18, 2006 01:25 AM IST
None | Vijay Dutt and Arun Kumar, London/new Delhi
'Chindia' threatens economic order
The 'China-India' juggernaut will be a $16 trillion economy - on a 'nominal' basis - by 2020, writes Arun Kumar.
Updated on Oct 15, 2006 11:10 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Reliance beats ONGC
Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) made history on Thursday, becoming number one in market capitalisation, displacing public sector giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) from that position. Registering a gain of 2.3 per cent, RIL's market cap stood at Rs 1,62,971 crores ($35.5 billion) against ONGC's market cap of Rs 1,61,535 crores.
Published on Oct 13, 2006 03:36 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Reliance Industries beats ONGC
Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) made history on Thursday, becoming number one in market capitalisation, displacing public sector giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) from that position. Registering a gain of 2.3 per cent, RIL's market cap stood at Rs 1,62,971 crores ($35.5 billion) against ONGC's market cap of Rs 1,61,535 crores.
Published on Oct 13, 2006 01:44 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
RIL India's most valuable company
Reliance Industries Ltd edges past ONGC to take the top slot in market capitalisation, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Oct 13, 2006 03:02 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
NRI writer keeps India as mainstay of her work
Indu Sundaresan is happy to be able to affirm both her Indian and American cultural identities.
Published on Oct 09, 2006 06:55 PM IST
None | IANS STORIES || Arun Kumar, Washington
No proof of Pak quitting terror: Study
Only the end of military rule in Pakistan can possibly end the confrontation with India, says an American think tank.
Published on Oct 06, 2006 12:26 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), Washington