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NEW DELHI: Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani has admitted to differences with his brother Anil over "ownership issues" but said "they are in the private domain." He, however, discounted fears that these would have any bearing on the functioning of the company saying Reliance is one of the strongest professionally-managed companies. "Well there are issues which are ownership issues. These are in the private domain, but as far as Reliance is concerned it is a very, very strong professional company," Ambani told CNBC TV 18 when asked about differences between the brothers. There have been reports of problems between the two brothers on the issue of ownership of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) after the demise of their father Dhirubhai Ambani. Citing an example of General Electric company, Ambani said like GE has moved beyond Jack Welch, the founder of the company, Reliance has also moved beyond one, two or three individuals. Reliance is India's largest private company with an annual turnover of about Rs 80,000 crore and has presence in various sectors including oil refinery, petrochemicals, power and telecommunication.

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A day after Anil Ambani is raring to go!! The two warring Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil, seemed to have buried their dispute and have decided to move full steam ahead, following the amicable settlement to the Reliance ownership issue. Anil Ambani gave more than a hint of things to come at a press conference on Sunday, barely a day after the division the Reliance empire. While talking to the media, he said: "There is only one way (to go) and that's forward. This car is in a one-way street and it has no reverse gear." Addressing the media at the Reliance Centre in Mumbai's Ballard Estate area, he further said: "All stakeholders of the entire Reliance Group -- including vendors, lenders, shareholders and investors -- should be moving forward now." From the huge Reliance pie, Anil gets Reliance Infocomm, Reliance Energy and Reliance Capital. At Saturday's press conference, the younger Ambani announced that the above businesses would be managed under the umbrella of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises (ADAE). He said that at Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises, the focus will be on six Cs: customers, customer care, corporate governance, corporate value, creativity and competitiveness. When asked if the settlement between the brothers was mutually accepted, Anil said the brothers had departed "on a cordial note and investors should not have any problems now because our focus will be on our businesses." He expected that there will no interference from Reliance Industries Ltd in the day-to-day operations of his companies. Mukesh Ambani will head RIL and IPCL according to the settlement formula. Courtesy - rediff.com

Anil to put Rs 3,000 cr in REL, Capital Within 24 hours of taking over the reins of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises Group, the name he has given to his new business empire, Anil Ambani on Sunday announced that he would invest Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion) in Reliance Energy and Reliance Capital from his "personal resources". He confirmed that all the three companies, the third one being Reliance Infocomm, would be demerged from the Reliance group. There would not be any specific flagship company in the group and all the three firms would get equal importance, he added. Also, the ADAE group will be free to use the Reliance logo. Addressing his first press conference in his new avatar, Ambani said he was putting in his own money as he had enormous confidence in the potential of these companies. "I hope the shareholders appreciate this confidence. So far, I have been managing Reliance Energy. Now I am an investor too," he said, adding that he would always remain a Reliance Industries shareholder. Ambani will invest Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) in Reliance Capital at Rs 228 per share -- a 42 per cent premium over the average share price of the last six months. Reliance Energy will get Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) from Ambani at Rs 573 per share, representing 8 per cent premium over its average price of the last six months. He also invited the existing long-term investors to put in fresh capital into the company. However, he did not mention the timing of the proposed investments. When asked about it, he only said "I gave you a broad vision." Analysts closely watching the Reliance spat over the last seven months said the investment would take place only after Reliance Industries, the principal shareholder, pulled out of these companies. Ambani, who flew into the city from Tirupati on Sunday morning, attended the board meetings of both Reliance Energy and Reliance Capital. He was elected the chairman of Reliance Capital replacing D Chaturvedi, while vice-chairman Anand Jain and a few other independent directors -- D J Kapadia, Sandeep H Junnarkar and Alok Agarwal -- resigned from the board. They were replaced by S S Thakur, Rajendra Chitale and Amitabh Jhunjhunwala. Ambani said the ADAE Group could be listed if necessary in future. However, Reliance Infocomm would be listed "in due course". He hinted that the 24 per cent holding of foreign institutional investors in Reliance Capital could be raised. Ambani said he wanted Reliance Capital to become a full spectrum financial services power-house and among the top three financial services firms in India. "The company would explore the possibility of becoming a bank as and when the Reserve Bank of India regulations allow it do so." On Reliance Infocomm, the other Reliance group company now under his control, Ambani said the company had a great future and it was reflected in the fact that he had been flooded with calls in the last 24 hours from potential investors. He also ruled out any top level changes in the company. "The 43,000-plus employees of Infocomm have done a spectacular job and the top team is immensely talented," he said. On Reliance Energy, Ambani said his investments would increase the company's resources for various investment plans. In coal-based power generation, the company is bidding for a Rs 1,000-crore (Rs 10 billion) project in Uttar Pradesh. It is in talks with the Orissa government for setting up a 12,000 MW power project in the state. It is also developing a 3,740 MW gas-based power generation project at Dhirubhai Ambani Energy City in Uttar Pradesh. In addition, it is in the process of implementing a series of projects in gas-, hydro- and wind-based power projects. The ADAE group has also bid for the privatisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports. It has been shortlised for the mass rapid transit system between Andheri-Ghatkopar and the Mumbai trans-harbour project which envisages sertting up of 22 km bridge over sea connecting Sewri and the Nhava Seva Port. Courtesy - rediff.com

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What the Ambani peace plan is like The Reliance settlement between the Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil, will see the creation of a new holding company that will own the controlling shares of Reliance Energy, Reliance Infocomm and Reliance Capital. These are the businesses that are slated to go to Anil following the division of the group, scheduled to be announced early next month. According to usually reliable sources, this new holding company will have the same shareholding as the existing Reliance Industries, so that no minority shareholder loses out in the split of the group. This structure achieves two other objectives. First, there are no tax implications. And second, under Sebi rules the new holding company can get automatically listed on the stock exchange, since it has the same shareholding structure as the already listed Reliance Industries. The agreement is said to be that Mukesh and Anil will then buy out each other's shares in the two holding companies, with synchronised deals effected on stock exchange screens in order to avoid capital gains tax. This will involve the holdings of group investment firms but would avoid having to untangle their complicated internal structures. Controlling ownership will then be aligned with management control in RIL as well as in the new holding firm. Since Reliance Industries, which goes to Mukesh, will be valued at more than the new holding company, Mukesh will in effect have to pay Anil cash as part of the mutual transactions. The amount involved is not known, but informed sources have said it is substantial. It is also not clear whether the two brothers have agreed on prior valuations for unlisted firms like Reliance Infocomm, which will form the basis for share swaps after the new holding company is listed, with compensating payments to be made in case the stock market price of the new company differs from what has been agreed on. Even these payments, it is said, are tax-free if made as a gift to a relative. Easing the split # The holding company will own the controlling shares of Reliance Energy, Reliance Infocomm and Reliance Capital. It will have the same shareholding as Reliance Industries # Mukesh and Anil Ambani will buy out each other's shares in the two holding companies # Controlling ownership will be aligned with management control in Reliance Industries as well as in the new holding firm Courtesy - rediff.com

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Sonia uses Reliance jet for Moscow trip Consider this: * The Ambani brothers have been locked in a seven-month battle over ownership of the Reliance business empire. Reliance is arguably India's most politically influential business conglomerate. * India's ruling Congress party has for long proclaimed to be neutral in the war between elder brother, Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani, and Reliance Vice-Chairman Anil. So when Sonia Gandhi, United Progressive Alliance chairperson and Congress party president, landed in Moscow in a Bombardier jet belonging to the Reliance group, it was bound to raise many an eyebrow, an International Herald Tribune report said on Wednesday. The usage of the Reliance airplane for a foreign visit by Sonia could provide anti-Reliance groups in the UPA and Opposition parties with ammunition to attack the Congress with, especially because the Congress-led government is conducting several investigations into alleged infringements by Reliance, said the IHT report. Also, the fact that Sonia, who does not hold an official position in the government, was on a semi-official visit to Russia could further raise the hackles of her detractors. Despite her trip not qualifying as a State visit, high-level officials, including External Affiars Minister K Natwar Singh, accompanied Sonia. Natwar Singh, however, took an Aeroflot flight instead of the chartered Reliance jet. The Congress party chief arrived in Russia on a four-day visit on Monday as a private guest of President Vladimir Putin, the IHT said. The report quoted an unnamed government official as saying the airplane had been hired from Reliance and he believed that the Congress party paid the rental. The IHT said it was unclear if the airplane belonged to the Reliance group or to either of the Ambani brothers. The brothers have been meeting various ministers and government officials since their conflict became public. However, the government has taken a neutral view of the fight between the brothers, but adopted a tough posture on the issue of alleged violation of regulations by the company. Reliance, by a fair margin, is India's most powerful business group. The $23 billion petrochemicals-to-telecom giant accounts for almost 3.5 per cent of India's gross domestic product. It pays approximately 10 per cent of India's indirect taxes. Meanwhile, reports said a resolution to the bitter battle between the Ambani brothers was imminent and an announcement about the settlement is likely to be made on July 6, the third death anniversary of their late father, group founder Dhirubhai Ambani. Courtesy - rediff.com

Reliance settlement likely on July 6 An end to the bitter seven-month old battle between the Ambani brothers for the ownership of the Reliance business empire appeared imminent and an announcement about the settlement is likely to be made on July 6, the third death anniversary of their father and group founder chairman late Dhirubhai Ambani. Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh and his younger brother and RIL vice chairman Anil met last week as part of efforts to hammer out a settlement, under which flagship company Reliance Industries and IPCL would be retained by Mukesh, while Anil would get Reliance Energy, Reliance Capital and Reliance Infocomm, sources in the know said on Wednesday. Day-to-day talks are being held between the two sides to work out details, based on which a formal announcement could be made on July 6 to end the fiercest battle in the corporate history of India. The settlement is based on the formula suggested by ICICI chairman and Ambani's family friend K V Kamath, who preferred IPCL and RIL going to one brother instead of splitting the companies. Being keenly watched by the government, the settlement process had gained speed during the last one month, knowledgeable sources said. As part of the speeding up progress, Kokilaben, widow of the founder chairman of Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani, is meeting the two brothers separately almost on a daily basis, they said. Contrary to media reports about the confusion over who would get Reliance Capital, the sources indicated that the company operating in the market is set to go to Anil along with Reliance Energy and Reliance Infocomm, headed by Mukesh. As per the broad understanding, new businesses of Reliance group that came into existence in the last few years would go to younger brother Anil while the parent company RIL and petrochemical venutre IPCL would be retained by Mukesh. Possibilities of a merger between RIL and IPCL in future could also not be ruled out. Keenly watching the progress on the largest corporate house in the country, finance minister P Chidambaram said last month that the two Ambani brothers were moving towards settlement and there was no need for any government intervention in the family dispute. "Both Mukesh and Anil talk to me from time to time and I advise both to settle their dispute quickly. Looks like they will reach a settlement," said Chidambaram, who is understood to be apprised of the progress by Ambani siblings regularly. Along with the finance ministry, the ministry of company affairs too has been keeping a tight watch on the developments, with sources saying that the two brothers have communicated to the government their willingness to put behind their past. Kamath, who has been working on the evaluation and settlement formula, had broken his silence a few days ago saying that the brothers were matured and intelligent and would find a way out. It is learnt that Kamath and Kokilaben had indicated to both Anil and Mukesh that they would like the process to be completed by June. After the sharp attacks from Anil and his camp a few days before the crucial meeting of RIL board, including the younger sibling questioning the locus standi of a cousin and Mukesh camp follower Nikhil Meswani in family affairs, the two sides have virtually ended the proxy war through media and maintained silence. Even as the negotiations are in full swing, movement of top executives within the group has already started. Some of the close lieutenants of Mukesh Ambani, including Manoj Modi, have already moved away from Reliance Infocomm. Most of the executives who had opted to work with Mukesh Ambani, both in Delhi and Mumbai, have been absorbed in the parent company RIL's new oil and gas business, sources said. The group's HR chief V B Bhatt had asked the top executives of Infocomm, including Manoj Modi, in April itself to make their choice clear on whether they would like to revert to the parent company or continue in their present position in case the company, headed by Mukesh, goes to Anil. Along with this, RIL had provided a few weeks ago details of borrowings and other financial parameters to the younger Ambani to enable him in making an assessment of the company, sources said, adding that a broad evaluation of the companies by Anil's team is nearing completion. In his report evaluating group companies and family assets, Kamath, aided by investment banker Nimesh Kampani of J M Morgan Stanley, is reported to have fixed a value of about Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion) for Infocomm and up to Rs 800 a share for RIL equity, an issue that dominated the negotiation process. Courtesy - rediff.com

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In a major outsourcing deal, Bharti Group, offering telecom services under its brand Airtel, on Tuesday signed a contract with Swedish telecom giant Ericsson worth $250 million (about Rs 1,075 crore) for setting up and maintaining GSM cellular network in 3,000 towns across India. "Ericsson's technology and managed service solutions will enable Bharti to expand into around 3,000 towns and villages in 15 regions," Hans Vestberg, Executive Vice President, Ericsson, said here while announcing the contract. This is part of Bharti's initiative to roll out its network in rural India. Bharti is the only private telecom operator offering services in all 23 circles. This is the second deal between Bharti and Ericsson. Last year, they had signed a mega deal worth $400 million. Based on Bharti's capacity requirement, Ericsson would provide design, deployment, integration, optimisation and management of Bharti's network in the 15 regions. These 15 circles are Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, UP (West), Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, UP (East), Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and North-East. "Ericsson's advanced solutions and services enable us to make this strategic move towards rural areas in India," Manoj Kohli, President (Mobility), Bharti Tele-Ventures, said. Vestberg said the rollout in the first phase of this ongoing coverage expansion into rural India will start in July 2005. "Ericsson delivers and manages network capacity when and where Bharti needs it. As a result, Bharti is free to focus on customers and business development, growing its business and efficiently evolving its networks," he said. "Fast deployment will allow Bharti to offer services with minimised payback time in rural areas with low average revenue per user," he added. Ericsson also provides its Expander solution for rural coverage to optimise both capital and operational expenditures and ensure minimal total cost of ownership for Bharti's network. Jan Campbell, Managing Director, Ericsson India, said the agreement reinforces Ericsson's position as Bharti's strategic partner. "The expansion will allow Bharti to offer new and enhanced services to its customers, as well as cover new and untapped rural areas," he said. Courtesy - rediff.com

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Nokia 6680 at Rs 30,000 Nokia has announced that the Nokia 6680 imaging smart phone is now available in India. It costs Rs 30,009. Weighing 133 grams and measuring 108.4 x 55.2 x 20.5 mm (104 cc), the Nokia 6680 is based on Symbian OS. The Nokia 6680 is the first phone with two integrated cameras enabling 2-way video calling designed for instant visual sharing. This unique facility, said a Nokia statement, allows people to experience live camera/video clips during a normal voice call. With its advanced 3G-enabled features, the Nokia 6680 supports two-way video call functionality that enables remote video conferencing and always-on e-mail functions. The Nokia 6680 is designed for ease-of-use with an active slide covering the back camera that automatically activates the imaging application on opening the camera slide and allows effortless switching between front and back camera. The Nokia 6680 offers a wide range of smartphone features, including the organiser, video streaming, Internet browser and always-on e-mail, making it a versatile work tool for business professionals. Based on the leading smartphone Series 60 Platform, the quad-band phone for GSM 900/1800/1900, EDGE and WCDMA networks is capable of offering seamless roaming in over 100 countries, making it a world citizen's personal device. Gautam Advani, director, multimedia, Nokia India, said: "The Nokia 6680 imaging smartphone is the next step in digital convergence. With its advanced features such as dual camera and high end 3G capabilities the Nokia 6680 makes visual and voice communication more interactive than ever before." With Nokia XpressPrint, the Nokia 6680 users can print directly from the imaging smartphone, using a range of compatible home or office printers or photo kiosks. The Nokia 6680 provides the PictBridge feature that enables users to connect the handset directly to a compatible printer using a USB cable. The Nokia XpressPrint solution available with the phone also supports wireless printing using Bluetooth wireless technology. The always-on e-mail feature on the Nokia 6680 provides support for office document viewers and various types of attachments (JPEG, MP3, PPT, DOC, XLS, PDF). The HTML browser brings web access in a pocketable format, and calendar information, contacts and tasks can be easily synchronised with compatible PCs. Highlights ------------ * Two integrated cameras. * 1.3 mega-pixel camera with 6 x digital zoom and LED flash. * VGA camera with 2 x digital zoom. * Instantaneous and interactive video call and video sharing. * Enabling two way video calling and video sharing during a voice call. * Excellent mobile browsing with advanced 3G features. * Always-on e-mail with attachment support (jpeg, 3gpp, MP3, ppt, doc, xls, pdf). * HTML web browsing and video streaming with broadband speed. * Integrated Push-to-Talk over WCDMA. * High quality music MP3 with stereo sound. * Easy and convenient printing with Nokia XpressPrint printing solution. * Direct printer connection via PictBridge. * XpressPrint using Bluetooth connectivity.