December 26, 2019 - Lodha in race against time to raise funds to meet debt obligations

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We request you to accept our promotional emails.     Construction Lodha in race against time to raise funds to meet debt obligations With $325 million debt maturing by March, the group has been reaching out to overseas investors to raise funds.At present, Lodha has a total debt of around ₹19,000 crore, of which nearly ₹17,000 crore comes from its India business Construction UltraTech Cement front-runner to buy Emami Cement Speculation is also rife that the group would soon seal the deal for its cement business at a valuation ranging between Rs 6,000 crore and Rs 7,000 cr.. 11 More Construction Stories Marketing TikTok is the new vehicle for Bollywood film promotions Housefull 4, Judgementall Hai Kya, Bharat, Gully Boy and Dream Girl have put out their music on TikTok allowing users to create videos out of it.Industry experts say movie promotions with TikTok only act as partnerships to share content and further reach without financial arrangements Marketing Italian Performance Electric Bike Brand Energica May Make India Debut Energica is the supplier of electric race bikes to each of the 18 riders, across 11 teams participating in the FIM MotoE World Cup. 6 More Marketing Stories Politics Donald Trump Says He And Xi Jinping Will Sign China Trade Deal U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a signing ceremony to sign the first phase of the U.S.-China trade deal agreed to this month. Politics Population List NPR Then And Now: Key Difference That Has Raised Concerns The National Population Register (NPR) announced by the government on Tuesday requires people to declare "date and place of birth of both parents" for the first time. This data was not collected for the NPR in 2010, many have pointed out. 6 More Politics Stories Sports Leander Paes, 46, says 2020 will be his last year as professional The last few years have been tough on Paes. He won his last Grand Slam in 2016 (mixed doubles with Martina Hingis in French Open) and last tour title at Auckland with South African Raven Klaasen a year earlier. Sports When Sourav Ganguly won Saqlain Mushtaq's heart over a 40-minute talk Saqlain Mushtaq reveals an anecdote from his playing days about how his opinion of Sourav Ganguly changed as a person over a 40-minute conversation over "life and family". 6 More Sports Stories Entertainment Not easy to swim against the tide in Bollywood: Emraan Hashmi Emraan Hashmi, who started with a series of commercial movies, has shown his versatility with out-of-the-box choices such as Shanghai, Tigers and Netflix Original series Bard of Blood. Entertainment Kareena Kapoor Khan: Wouldn't audition for anyone but Aamir Khan Laal Singh Chaddha happens to be the first film for which actor Kareena Kapoor Khan ever auditioned and she says she went through the screening process only for her co-star Aamir Khan. 6 More Entertainment Stories Work Russia 'successfully tests' its unplugged internet Russia's alternative to the global internet would cut its citizens off from some foreign services. Work Sustainability Vs. Affordability And How Industry Leaders Manage Both The financial commitments to change can often deter business owners from making adaptations and, when it comes to sustainability, costs play a huge role in the decision making process. How have industry leaders merged the two challenges within their organisations? 5 More Work Stories Life The most striking images of 2019 From levitating basketball players to giant jellyfish, Kelly Grovier picks 12 photos that have shocked, inspired or gone viral, comparing them with classic artworks. Life The promise and perils of a secret impeachment vote in the Senate It's technically possible for senators to decide to cast secret ballots and there are democratic arguments to support the cloak of confidentiality. But still... 4 More Life Stories Retail Started with a borrowed capital of Rs 10K, here's how MUFTI grew to a Rs 395-Cr brand Starting up single-handedly, here's how Kamal Khushlani built Mufti, an Indian clothing brand, to take on the apparel industry. Retail Softbank-backed Grofers is on a small-town high in India "We have always stood for discounts." 12 More Retail Stories Telecom World's cheapest, biggest telecom market faces life-threatening crisis India Business News: India in 2019 emerged as the nation with the cheapest telecom tariff in the world. But below the surface, a price war since the 2016 launch of Jio had Telecom With no government nod, Bharti Infra-Indus deal hangs fire Bharti Infratel extends deadline to Feb 24; but both cos have the right to terminate and withdraw the merger scheme in the meantime 8 More Telecom Stories Finance Why India captive centres are now increasingly important for global financial services firms More than 78 global banking and financial services companies, including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Standard Chartered, have set up ca.. Finance Fraud-hit Punjab National Bank alleges it has been swindled again The state-run bank filed a complaint that Jagdish Khattar cheated the bank of Rs 110 crores. 12 More Finance Stories Food/FMCG FMCG distributors say companies willing to bring more price parity to trade India relies largely on small traditional retail stores or kiranas that form the backbone of the country's retail trade and help the sale of goods of daily use.Earlier this year, over 4 lakh distributors threatened to stop stocking goods sold by FMCG firms over issues related to discriminatory pricing according to a report Food/FMCG Panel favours 2 GST slabs, rate rejig for some items The panel suggested two slabs of 10% and 20%. Alternatively, some goods could be moved from the 18% slab back to 28%, the panel said in a presentation to Bihar deputy CM Sushil Modi in Bengaluru on Monday. The GST Council had, at its recent meeting, asked Modi to look into revenue augmentation measures. 5 More Food/FMCG Stories Software Vexing questions over personal data protection bill hang over tech firms Clarity on technical challenges of localisation, stipulated in the Data Protection Bill,is still missing. Software The human dimension of India's IT woes Many of those laid off were mid- or upper-level techies, with low lateral skills for other industries. 10 More Software Stories Ecommerce Digital-first brands took just three years to hit Rs 100 crore eBrands achieved traction quickly with etailers putting in place exclusive programmes to launch and test, thereby raising consumer intent to purchase differentiated products online. In the past two years, venture capitalists have invested more than $300 million in 70 such consumer brands. Ecommerce 2019 In Review: Bollywood Celeb Investments In Startups This Year Bollywood celebrities like Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Madhuri Dixit have been investing in the Indian startup ecosystem. 4 More Ecommerce Stories Digital After France, Italy approves digital tax on tech giants Digital Best of 2019: From 'JCB ki Khudayi' to 'Angry Pakistani fan', memes that took social media by storm this year Whether it was Priyanka Chopra's look at Met Gala or a Pakistani fan's expression at the ICC World Cup or just people watching videos of JCB excavating, most random things became fodder for hilarious memes in 2019. 14 More Digital Stories Franchise As Coca-Cola rejigs operations, workers demand job security Workers at Coca-Cola's plants in Dasna and Varanasi are demanding job guarantees from the beverage maker.The Dasna plant in the industrial heartland of Ghaziabad is one of the largest in India with daily supply in the peak summer season crossing 100,000 cases Franchise Gloria Jean's Coffee set to make a comeback in India The company will now work on a cold kitchen concept and prepare fresh food. The cafés would be about 800-1,500 sq ft with a per-store investment of about Rs 1 crore. It expects the return on investment to start within two-and-a-half years of a store first being set up. 2 More Franchise Stories HR Corporates go the extra mile to weed out inefficient reskilling India Business News: Chennai: Mere reskilling is no longer the key to an assured job as recruiters smell rat with more fly-by-night operators spring on the horizon. HR Office flirting cuts stress, makes co-worker feel powerful: Study In some cheer for employees in the holiday season, researchers say that workplace flirtation that does not cross the line makes the co-worker feel att 12 More HR Stories Logistics Tatas to control AirAsia India: Story behind People in the know said the Tatas sought the amendment after being nudged by the aviation ministry, which is yet to give its nod for the airline's foreign operations Logistics Flamboyance to fraud: How Indian aviation sector changed in the last decade Despite phenomenal growth, Indian aviation has been a mixed bag with many lost opportunities 10 More Logistics Stories TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. 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