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Features on Businesspeople - Vijay Mallya

About Vijay Mallya

Vijay Mallya is an Indian Business personality and an industralist having diversified interests. He is associated with the UB Group, Force India Formula One and other businesses. He is the Chairman and CEO of Kingfisher Airlines.

Professional Biography

Force India Formula One ownership

Mallya is the owner of Force India Formula One. He was at its Formula One car unveiling ceremony for 2008 season.

Other information

In March 09, Mallya has put $1.8 million and saved Mahatma Gandhi's items owned by James Otis in an auction from being owned by some one else. Though Mallya won the bid, the Indian Government took the credit of getting the items back to India.

Vijay Mallya in news

ECB plans new 20-over competition with Indian sponsorship
The England and Wales Cricket Board is hoping to tap into the lucrative Indian Twenty20 boom. ANI

Pietersen may face testing time with Bangalore Royal Challengers
Kevin Pietersen faces more testing times than his club mates as he is expected to excel not only as a batsman, but also as a captain of a team which finished seventh out of eight teams in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League. ANI

Ryder heads for IPL temptation on South Africa
New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder departed for the temptations of the Indian Premier League (IPL) today. ANI

Vijay Mallya hails BCCIs gesture
Vijay Mallya, owner of the Bangalore Royal Challengers thanked the Indian Premier League (IPL) management and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for agreeing to contribute towards the extra expenses incurred in travelling to South Africa. ANI

I am ready to negotiate Gandhis more items with Indian govt: James Otis
James Otis, the US based collector and auctioneer of Mahatma Gandhis personal belongings, has claimed that he had more items of the father of the nation including his blood sample, which he was ready to negotiate with the Indian Government. ANI

James Otis apologises, says auction of Gandhis belongings was not meant for profits
James Otis, the US based collector and auctioneer of Mahatma Gandhis personal belongings, today asserted that the purpose behind the auction was to remind the world about Gandhis greatness. ANI

Air Deccan founder Gopinath to contest LS polls
Low-cost carrier Air Deccan founder Captain G. R. Gopinath has opted to jump into the political fray in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He would contest as an independent candidate.opinath, however, will decide upon his constituency in Bangalore in next two days. ANI

Mallya preferred England as IPL host
Liquor baron and owner of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, Vijay Mallya, has said that he would have preferred England to host the second season of the Indian Premier League. ANI

Mallya seek govt. approval for waiver of import duty on Gandhis memorabilia
Industrialist Vijay Mallya, who bought the belongings of Mahatma Gandhi for 1.8 million dollar at an auction in New York, has sought governments approval for waiver of import duty on the memorabilia of historical value and national sentiments. ANI

IPL will go smoothly: Vijay Mallya
The owner of the IPL franchise Bangalore Royals, Vijay Mallya, on Thursday backed the tournament to pass off smoothly. ANI

Arrival of Gandhi belongings in India will take some time
The five personal belongings of Mahatma Gandhi that were auctioned off in New York on February 5, is likely to take some more time to reach India as the government is yet to solve the legalities involved with the US Justice Department. ANI

I bid Gandhis memorabilia on my own: Vijay Mallya
Industrialist Vijay Mallya on Friday said that the Indian government has nothing to do with the bidding for Mahatma Gandhis memorabilia and he bid on his own. ANI

Tushar Gandhi terms return of his great grandfathers belongings a miracle
Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, today termed the return of his grandfathers items as a miracle. ANI

ECB says it is ready to pull KP, Freddie out of IPL
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said that it is ready to pull out both Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff from the Indian Premier League if there is any semblance of them being in danger. ANI

New Zealand Cricket hoping to earn big bucks from Indian tour
New Zealand Cricket is hoping that having a star-studded Indian team on tour will be a money-spinner for the sport. ANI

Force India launches a reality show
Force India launched a reality show in collaboration with an entertainment channel in Mumbai on Tuesday. ANI

Mangle the non-Mangalorean Sri Ram Sene
Where are the famous Mangaloreans who brandish their origins at the drop of a hat? Why are they not speaking up for the protection of the secular and liberal culture of this beautiful port city? ANI

Vijay Mallyas UB Group gets nod to amalgamate Shaw Wallace
Vijay Mallya-promoted United Spirits on Friday said that it has received approval from the High Court at Calcutta for Shaw Wallace and Companys merger with its group. ANI

IPL set to test Pietersens England loyalty
Kevin Pietersen, who stepped down as captain, is set to have his loyalty to England tested by a host of Indian Premier League teams. ANI

Karthikeyan launches blistering attack on Mallyas pedestrian Force India
Indias top racing driver Narain Karthikeyan has launched a blistering attack on the Formula 1 team Force India co-owned by liquor baron, Vijay Mallya. ANI

Kingfisher Airlines plans to raise 400 million dollars
Chairman of Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya has said that the companys plans to raise 400 million dollars are on track.Addressing a news conference here on Friday, Mallya said that private equity players have showed keen interest in investing in the airline. ANI

Force India retains Italian drivers
Formula One team Force India have retained driving duo Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil for next season. ANI

Kingfisher Airlines slashes salaries of trainee pilots
Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines today slashed salaries of its trainee pilots significantly. ANI

MRTPC orders probe into Jet-Kingfisher tie-up
The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC), the anti-monopoly watchdog, on Friday ordered its investigative arm Director General of Investigation and Registration to probe into the operational alliance formed by two leading private carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines. ANI

Jet-Kingfisher tie-up good for both carriers, says Airbus
European planemaker Airbus has said that the tie-up between Indias top two private carriers, Jet and Kingfisher, would make both the carriers strong. ANI

Jet employees protest against lay-off continues in Delhi
Several employees of Jet Airways, who were retrenched by the airline, today protested their lay off by the company at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. ANI

Raj Thackeray says no Jet Airways to take off from Mumbai if lay-offs continue
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday warned that no Jet Airways flights would be allowed to take off from Mumbai if the airline continued with its policy of laying off employees because of the crisis affecting the aviation sector. ANI

Mallya, Goyal quash rumours of Kingfisher-Jet Airways merger
Airline barons Vijay Mallya and Naresh Goyal today quashed rumours of a merger between Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines. ANI

Mallya, Goyal meet over possible alliance
Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways on Monday broached a possible alliance to overcome their problems, largely generated by mounting fuel bills in wake of the global financial crisis. ANI

Motor racing-fans cheer Hamilton on his first India visit
McLarens Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton was cheered by hundreds of rain-soaked fans when he made his maiden visit to India on Thursday. ANI

Kingfisher Airlines Unveils its First Wide Body Aircraft
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UB Group unveils bejeweled Cricket accessories for Auction in London
The UB Group in partnership with the Gitanjali Group unveiled a diamond studded cricket bat, signed individually by the 1983 World Cup cricket champions at the Lords of 83 golf event held today. ANI

Praful Patel to meet Manmohan Singh on jet high fuel price issue today
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today to find ways to give relief to airlines that are seeing losses growing due to high jet fuel prices. ANI

BCCI and the UB Group felicitates World Cup heroes on 25th anniversary
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the UB Group, in its endeavour to uphold appreciation for great sportsmen, announced their plans to honor the 1983 World Cup winners and commemorate the 25th anniversary of this cricketing milestone. ANI

Australia needs to be wary of IPL success: Tom Moody
Tom Moody, the coach of the Punjab Kings XI, has cautioned Cricket Australia not be in a rush in encouraging private ownership of domestic teams. ANI

Kingfisher Airlines launches flights from Chennai to Tiruchirapalli
Kingfisher Airlines today commenced operations in the historic city of Tiruchirapalli with the introduction of a daily direct flight from Chennai. ANI

IPL: Royal Challengers wins toss, invites Knight Riders to bat
After too much of hype and speculation the much-touted Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off today with glamour and pomp. The Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and invited the Kolkata Knight Riders to bat. ANI

Kingfisher Airlines Announces Fly Kingfisher Fair Play Award for the DLF Indian Premier League
Kingfisher Airlines, the Official Umpire Partner of the DLF Indian Premier League, today announced a ground breaking new initiative to reward Fair Play during the matches which begin from today. ANI

IPL players auction in Mumbai today
The Indian Premier League (IPL) players auction will be held here today. ANI

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