Business Today back issues from February 2008:
Boom and Bust
Feb 10, 2008 ... Boom and Bust ON JANUARY 15, EVEN AS ANIL AMBANI'S RELIANCE Power IPO wasgetting oversubscribed within 60 seconds of it inviting bids, thestock markets were falling. By the end of the day, India's biggestever IPO (Rs 11,700 crore) had offers for 10 times the number ofshares on ...
Master Brewer
Feb 10, 2008; ... Master Brewer JOHN DERKACH, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND HEAD of Costa Coffee, did notlook very happy when asked about his age. "51," he said after a bitof prodding. What he is not reluctant to talk about though, is hisplans for Costa Coffee in India. The UK-born coffee chain, ...
THE (RE)INVENTOR ; Phaneesh Murthy has drawn up ambitious plans for taking iGate into the big league of IT services companies. But will his gambit pay off?
Feb 10, 2008; ... IT IS 7 A.M. ON A MISTY JANUARY morning in Bangalore. At theheadquarters of iGate Global Services in Whitefield, one of thecity's best known IT suburbs, only the earliest risers are at theirdesks. On the second floor of the Denali Block, however, work isalready in full flow, as Phaneesh ...
They're Back ; Two decades after testing Indian waters, the Hindujas are once again in investment mode in India. They're planning to pump at least $50 billion into a number of high-growth sectors in the next five to seven years. That's not too little, but are they too late?
Feb 10, 2008; ... IN 1914 PARMANAND HINDUJA, A YOUNG SINDHI FROM A town calledShikarpur (now in Pakistan), started a trading business that broughthim to Mumbai (then Bombay). Over the next few years he sailedbetween India and Iran, trading in assorted commodities. By 1919,Hinduja had set up office in ...
Targets for Takeovers ; It's early days yet, but as Internet advertising surges, several small and niche digital ad agencies may be ripe for acquisition.
Feb 10, 2008; ... Over the last three years, Pinstorm, a Mumbai-based full serviceinteractive agency, its founder Mahesh Murthy claims, has beenapproached by two large advertising networks at least seven times:by giant WPP thrice and Publicis Groupe's Starcom twice, amongothers. And all the seven times, ...
A Mine of Dreams ; In the perennial debate on development vs environment, it's advantage development in Orissa's bauxite-rich Kalahandi.
Feb 10, 2008; ... JANUARY 10, 2008 Lanjigarh, Kalahandi (Orissa), 510 km off Bhubaneswar THINK KALAHANDI AND YOU think famine, abject poverty and misery.These were exactly my thoughts as I set out on a visit to Lanjigarh,a picturesque town surrounded by the Niyamgiri range in theKalahandi ...
Reinventing Sify ; Two years after Raju Vegesna took over the company, it is showing signs of turning around.
Feb 10, 2008; ... JANUARY 7, 2008. RAJU VEGESNA had been waiting for this day sincetaking over India's leading ISP, Sify, from its co-founder R.Ramaraj in 2005. After slogging for nearly two years trying to givethe ISP a makeover, Vegesna and his team were ready to showcase therefurbished Sify to the ...
BT ROUND TABLE: Waiting for the Wavelets ; There are some great technologies available today but businesses need to choose the ones that best suit their requirements.
Feb 10, 2008; ... INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAY not be the hottest sector on thebourses right now, but its outlook as a valuable tool for businessesremains as bullish as ever. A reaffirmation of this came at the BTRound Table held in Chennai recently as part of the Business TodayManaging Tomorrow Series ...
Bring Back the Old ; If you have a lapsed insurance policy, here's how to renew it at the minimum cost.
Feb 10, 2008; ... AS IS OFTEN THE CASE, INSURANCE payments can get a bit tedioussometimes. You may have changed your address and before long, youhave missed on a sizeable chunk of payments despite the renewalnotice. As life insurance is a contract between you and the insurer,it entails a regular payment ...
Future Perfect
Feb 10, 2008; ... IT'S HARD TO MISS THE HAPPINESS IN KISHORE BIYANI'S VOICE. HISGROUP COMPANY, Future Capital Holdings (FCH), has just concluded itspublic issue, which has been oversubscribed 133 times. FCH, thefinancial services arm of the Future Group, was looking to raise Rs490 crore through this ...
Jindal'S Rs 60,000 Crore Bet ; Sajjan Jindal is expanding his steel empire and diversifying into power, cement, aluminium and infrastructure. Is he taking on too much?
Feb 10, 2008; ... SAY RS 60,000-CRORE EXPANSION, and the first names that spring tomind are those of the Brothers Ambani. Now, another member of IndiaInc. is also thinking big, very big. Sajjan Jindal, Vice Chairmanand Managing Director, JSW Steel, has drawn up an ambitiousprogramme to expand his ...
The One-Exercise Abs Workout
Feb 10, 2008; ... The One-Exercise Abs Workout OKAY, HERE'S A QUESTION. YOU WANT TO TRANSFORM THE FLAB ACROSSyour waist into a great-looking six-pack but you don't want to wastetime doing endless abs workouts. What is the one exercise that youcan do and get closer to your goal? Yes, you read it ...
A Millennial Tango ; A marketing guru on why the rise of China and India will help every other economy in the world.
Feb 10, 2008 ... CHINDIA RISING Jagdish N. Sheth Tata McGraw-Hill Pp: 205 Price : Rs 495 WHEN PRIME MINISTER MANMOHAN SINGH recently visited Beijing onhis first official visit to the mainland, one of the agreements hesigned with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao was to increase ...
NEWS ROUND-UP: Get That Certificate ; Market intermediaries have to get themselves certified by SEBI. This will professionalise retail distribution.
Feb 10, 2008; ... THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Board of India (SEBI) has made itmandatory for those engaged in marketing and selling mutual fundsproducts to obtain a certificate from the National Institute ofSecurities Market (NISM), a trust formed by the regulator. Companiesengaged in equity-related ...
Bang on Track ; Index funds mimic the markets and match its performance. But are they good investments?
Feb 10, 2008; ... WHILE THE STOCK MARKET has been rising for much of last year andfor a few days into the current year, the question after the recentloss of over 2,000 points from its peak is: will the markets have asmooth sailing ahead? In the early part of last year, the market wassteady, but soared in ...
A Tale of Two RPLs ; The Ambanis revive the equity cult their father pioneered.
Feb 10, 2008; ... A Tale of Two RPLs The Ambanis revive the equity cult their father pioneered. By Anand Adhikari RP AND L, IT WOULD SEEM, are the favourite alphabets of theAmbanis--when the brothers were together and also when they're ontheir own. The first RPL in the fold of Reliance ...
Will IT Make a Comeback? ; The rupee appreciation and margin pressures can create bargains in technology stocks--but hang on for a while.
Feb 10, 2008; ... IT GIANT INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES announced its third quarter resultson January 11. It registered 25.2 per cent growth in net profit anda 16.9 per cent jump in revenues, but its stock price still lost1.38 per cent to close the day at Rs 1,580. For years, Infosys hasbeen the unofficial ...
"We Cannot Sit in the US and Make Decisions for India"
Feb 10, 2008; ... CHARLES O. HOLLIDAY JR CEO AND CHAIRMAN/ DUPONT TEFLON AND LYCRA ARE JUST two of the countless products DuPont isknown for. The company that was founded in 1802 has earned its spursfor innovation in various sectors right from agriculture toelectronics to transportation to ...
CRYSTAL-GAZING: The Next Hot Jobs ; Here's a rundown of jobs to keep an eye on in 2008.
Feb 10, 2008; ... JOB SEEKERS IN INDIA ARE ON A roll across major sectors. Andsometimes, every once in a while, a new flavour of the seasonemerges. The trick is to stay ahead of the curve and spot that hotjob opportunity. Here are 10 jobs that will be in demand this year.We tell you why these jobs are in ...
Virtual Valets ; Overseas clients spur an industry in India that runs both personal and professional errands for them.
Feb 10, 2008; ... STEVEN AYERS IS FOUNDER AND President of investment managementcompany Steven Ayers & Company. His Austin-based company invests inthe local stocks of over 40 markets. Predictably, life is hectic forthe 39-year-old CFA, which is probably why his remote assistantSmriti Roy from Brickwork ...
As Good as Gold ; The yellow metal is booming, and this is just the right time to add this asset class to your portfolio.
Feb 10, 2008; ... IT'S TURNING OUT TO BE A MUST-have asset class. Gold has beenhitting record highs and is currently trading at around $874 (Rs34,960) per ounce (on January 18). Gold has begun its long-term bullrun and has managed to beat long-term inflation. The yellow metalmight not give superlative ...
A Label for Our Times ; Check out a new website that promises to revolutionise music downloads.
Feb 10, 2008; ... A Label for Our Times WHEN THE ENGLISH BAND Radiohead decided to give away its seventhalbum, In Rainbows, for free on the internet, it sent seismicshockwaves through the music industry. Already reeling from aslowdown and declining record sales, Radiohead's decision only madeit ...
THE COMEBACK BRANDS ; Vimal, Hakoba, Flying Machine, and Garden are among the has-been brands that are resurrecting themselves with spiffy new positioning and value proposition.
Feb 10, 2008; ... For about 18 months now, Maurizio Bonas, an Italian designer, hasbeen visiting India to teach select tailors the secrets of Italianstyle and tailoring. So far, the 54-year-old Bonas, considered an"ambassador of the traditional suit craftsmanship", has conducted 25workshops in cities such ...
Fabulicious ; Apologies for murdering the language, but we liked the Skoda Fabia.
Feb 10, 2008; ... THE NEW FABIA FROM SKODA has a pointlessly silly ad featuring waytoo much colour and too many pretty girls. It is as if someone wentmad at the modelling agency. That's a pity, since the Skoda Fabia isa really good car. Starting with the experience when you get into the car (we ...
Hoping Against Hope ; The promised tax cuts may not materialise in Budget 2008-09.
Feb 10, 2008 ... Hoping Against Hope The promised tax cuts may not materialise in Budget 2008-09. By Shalini S. Dagar READ MY LIPS; NO NEW TAXES," SAID GEORGE H.W. BUSH, FATHER OF THEincumbent us President. Many believe that one statement won him the1988 presidential race and ensured ...
Banks on the mend ; Here is something interesting about this year's BT-KPMG study of Best Banks in the country: four out of the top 10 banks are state owned.
Feb 24, 2008 ... Here is something interesting about this year's BT-KPMG studyof Best Banks in the country: four out of the top 10 banks are stateowned. To emerge in the top rankings of any listing is not easy, andto break into an exclusive set of the 10 best in the BT-KPMG studyis harder still ....
Recoupling redux ; It is kind of funny how during every boom period, theories propounding things are different this time gain currency only to be unceremoniously dumped soon after.
Feb 24, 2008 ... It is kind of funny how during every boom period, theoriespropounding things are different this time gain currency only tobe unceremoniously dumped soon after. During the dotcom frenzyyears, the time-honoured principles of valuation were given theshort shrift before reality and ...
Club the awards ; English proverbs hide more than a grain of truth in them. And, more importantly, they never seem to lose their relevance even if they go out of fashion every once in a while.
Feb 24, 2008 ... English proverbs hide more than a grain of truth in them.And, more importantly, they never seem to lose their relevance evenif they go out of fashion every once in a while. The one that'srelevant to this edit is: if diamonds were as plentiful as pebbles,we wouldn't stoop to pick them ...
Instantip ; Has RBI done enough in this credit policy to stave off a slowdown?
Feb 24, 2008; ... Has RBI done enough in this credit policy to stave offa slowdown? No. Amit Mitra, Secretary General,FICCI India is not exactly in slowdown mode like the US. We aregrowing at a fast pace. However, some sectors are showing someslackening, as is evident from ...
Realty dreams ; Property prices are beginning to correct in some cities.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Ah! There's hope for the world. The laws of physics the oneon gravity, in particular which the Indian stock and real estatemarkets seemed immune to, are catching up at last with these twodeviants. The stock markets, and their downward spiral, have hoggedreams of newsprint and hours ...
US crisis will not affect India: Larry Fink ; Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock, which is among the top 10 asset management companies in the world, was in India recently.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Larry Fink , Chairman and CEO, BlackRock,which is among the top 10 asset management companies in the world,was in India recently. Between firming up a joint venture with DSPMerrill Lynch Fund Managers, which will be called DSP BlackRockInvestment Manager, he met ...
Other income lifts India Inc.?s profits ; A 59 per cent rise in other income helped India Inc. to deliver a 32 per cent growth in net profit for the quarter ended December 2007, to Rs 70,232.2 crore (we used data for a total of 2,006 companies).
Feb 24, 2008; ...A 59 per cent rise in other income helped India Inc. todeliver a 32 per cent growth in net profit for the quarter endedDecember 2007, to Rs 70,232.2 crore (we used data for a total of2,006 companies). Says Ambareesh Baliga, Vice President, KarvyStockbroking: The profit figure was ...
Core sector drives M&A in India ; The combined spending on the core and infrastructure sector by both the public and private sectors accounted for about 5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in India in 2007.
Feb 24, 2008; ...The combined spending on the core and infrastructure sector byboth the public and private sectors accounted for about 5 per centof gross domestic product (GDP) in India in 2007. The sector wasalso the favourite playground for deal makers last year. The coreand infrastructure sector ...
PE players remain bullish ; A volatile sensex has sent investors running for cover. In the process, there have been murmurs that several private equity (PE) transactions that were in the pipeline have fallen through.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Avolatile sensex has sent investors running for cover. In theprocess, there have been murmurs that several private equity (PE)transactions that were in the pipeline have ...
India can be a world leader in innovation: Canton ; James Canton, CEO AND MD of San Francisco-based think tank, Institute for Global Futures, and author of the celebrated book, <em>The Extreme Future,</em> believes technological advances and innovation will be the big drivers of the global economy in the 21st century.
Feb 24, 2008; ... James Canton , CEO AND MD of San Francisco-based think tank, Institute for Global Futures, and author of thecelebrated book, The Extreme Future, believes technologicaladvances and innovation will be the big drivers of the globaleconomy in the 21st century. He ...
Now, upload pictures from mobiles ; JuiceCaster is a mobile application that allows users to publish multimedia content from their phones.
Feb 24, 2008; ... What is it? JuiceCaster is a mobileapplication that allows users to publish multimedia content fromtheir phones. Anyone having a camera and a Windows-enabled phonewill be able to capture videos and immediately upload and share themfrom the phone itself, eliminating ...
New excise norm for laptops ; From January 25, 2008, laptops, monitors, modems, set-top boxes, printers, fax machines, ink cartridges, keyboards, and mice have started attracting excise duty on their MRPs (as printed on the boxes) as opposed to earlier practice of the duty being levied on the cost of manufacturing.
Feb 24, 2008; ... What is it? From January 25, 2008, laptops,monitors, modems, set-top boxes, printers, fax machines, inkcartridges, keyboards, and mice have started attracting excise dutyon their MRPs (as printed on the boxes) as opposed to earlierpractice of the duty being levied on ...
Economy watch ; Successive cuts in the US short-term rate have created a huge arbitrage opportunity for foreign investors to park their money in India's safe haven debt market where they also have the scope to make profits if the rupee appreciates further against the US dollar.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Net FII debt inflows Status: Rs1,953 crore in January 2008. Impact: Successive cuts in the US short-term ...
Fertiliser subsidies mount ; The Ministry Of Chemicals And Fertilisers is gearing up for a substantial increase in the fertiliser subsidy bill in 2008-09.
Feb 24, 2008; ... The Ministry Of Chemicals and Fertilisers is gearing up for asubstantial increase in the fertiliser subsidy bill in 2008-09.Ministry sources told BT that fresh estimates peg thesubsidy bill at about Rs 60,000 crore, an increase of over 30 percent (this year, it is Rs 45,000 ...
Renewed thrust on pension scheme ; The government wants to make its New Pension Scheme (NPS) more inclusive.
Feb 24, 2008; ... The government wants to make its New Pension Scheme (NPS) moreinclusive. It is making renewed efforts to seek voluntarycontributions from public and private sector employees. ...
SEZ cap may be relaxed ; The government might soon review the 5,000 hectre cap on multi- product SEZs.
Feb 24, 2008; ...The government might soon review the 5,000 hectre cap on multi-product SEZs. Commerce secretary G.K. Pillai told BT : It'san issue which will be considered once the amendments to the LandAcquisition Act gets parliamentary approval. Pillai also said theceiling of 5,000 ...
Tale bearer ; The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is considering giving insurance companies more leeway in their discretionary investments.
Feb 24, 2008; ... New norms The Insurance Regulatory andDevelopment Authority (IRDA) is considering giving insurancecompanies more leeway in their discretionary investments. Accordingto the current norms, companies are required to invest 85 per centof their portfolio in ...
Newsmaker - Rajat Gupta ; The Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB), which he co- founded in 2001, has been ranked #20 in the FT-Global B-School rankings.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Rajat Gupta is a man with the midas touch. The Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB), which he co-founded in 2001,has been ranked #20 in the FT-Global B-School rankings, ahead ofsuch formidable names as Kellogg School of Management, NorthwesternUniversity (#21) and Anderson ...
Numbers of note ; The number of patents granted between April and December 2007 by the four patent offices in India
Feb 24, 2008 ... 10,132: The number of patents granted betweenApril and December 2007 by the four patent offices in India</p> 9.366 million: The number of vehicles Toyotasold globally last year. This is fewer than the 9.369 sold by its USrival GM, the world's #1 ...
To be precise ; If the world economy were a train, we'd now have a greater number of engines pulling that train.
Feb 24, 2008 ... If the world economy were a train, we'd now have a greaternumber of engines pulling that train. However, the biggest engine isstill the US, and as a result, the speed of that train depends on it Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist, Standard & amp;Poor's Equity ...
Noted ; By Forbes, four Indian CEOs among the 10 wealthiest chief executives in the world. Steel tycoon Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is the second- wealthiest, followed by Mukesh Ambani (at #6), Anil Ambani (at #7) and Azim Premji (at #9). Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett tops the list.
Feb 24, 2008 ... Ranked: By Forbes, four Indian CEOs amongthe 10 wealthiest chief executives in the world. Steel tycoonLakshmi Niwas Mittal is the second-wealthiest, followed by MukeshAmbani (at #6), Anil Ambani (at #7) and Azim Premji (at #9).Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett ...
Just wondering ... ; What happened to virgin comics' plan to launch comics based on Indian mythology? Well, Virgin has launched the new comics in the US and, according to reports, they are already ranked among the Top 100 bestselling comics in that country.
Feb 24, 2008; ... What happened to virgin comics' plan to launch comics basedon Indian mythology? Well, Virgin has launched the new comics in theUS and, according to reports, they are already ranked among the Top100 bestselling comics in that country. Priced at $2.99(Rs 119) each, Virgin is ...
FM to collect Rs 6 lakh crore ; In an unexpected windfall for P. Chidambaram, there has been a surge in gross tax revenue collections, which are likely to cross the Rs 6,00,000-crore-mark in 2007-08.
Feb 24, 2008; ... In an unexpected windfall for P. Chidambaram, there has been asurge in gross tax revenue collections, which are likely to crossthe Rs 6,00,000-crore-mark in 2007-08. Windfall ...
Crossroads ; Will multiple roadblocks slow the growth of booming BPO market?
Feb 24, 2008; ... Despite travelling the globe as perhaps the face of India'sBPO revolution, Raman Roy continues to find new and intriguingplaces to do business. While he visited Sri Lanka last year toadvise the government and some companies on their future in thisindustry, in late January, he even ...
The fallout back home ; India might be a growth haven for badly-bruised global banks.
Feb 24, 2008; ... The credit turmoil in the west has taken its toll of globalbanks headquartered in the US and Europe. Last fortnight, Swissgiant UBS announced another $4-billion writeoff, taking the totalamount set aside to close to $19 billion. In the process, it plungedinto the red for the first ...
Retail rush ; Micky Jagtiani wants to become a global player.
Feb 24, 2008; ... The Oasis Centre is a new 200,000-sq. ft retail centre onBangalore's Intermediate Ring Road and was opened in late January bythe $2-billion Landmark Group, based in Dubai. Backed by boomingmusic, balloons and confetti, the place was thrown open to businessas an odd selection of ...
Armchair shopping ; A HyperCITY-Argos JV attempts to revive catalogue shopping.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Catalogue shopping isn't exactly new a company calledBurlingtons pioneered the concept in India in the early nineties. Itdidn't exactly set the Ganges on fire, and perhaps the absence of aconsumerist culture would have something to do with that. Now,organised retailing and catalogue ...
Speak easy ; Airtel's Rupee One plan sets the cash registers ringing.
Feb 24, 2008; ... For Bharti Airtel, a Rupee spent is much more than a rupeeearned. And it shows in the mobile telephony major's third quarterresults, in which profits were up 42 per cent over the previousyear's corresponding period (and almost 10 per cent over the secondquarter). This growth ...
Getting back to speed ; HMIL opens a second plant near Chennai.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) had a relatively sombreyear, with domestic sales climbing only 3.8 per cent over the April-December period. Other than the launch of the i10 small car inDecember, most of 2007 was mainly spent preparing for 2008. But lastfortnight HMIL opened its ...
iShare, you share ; Rediff's YouTube clone iShare woos viewers with micro sitcoms.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Nobody's watching is a TV programme that was never aired.When refused by all the major networks, its creator, Bill Lawrencemade it available on YouTube in June, 2006. Within two weeks ofuploading it, the 9-minute video was viewed more than 300,000 timesand at the time of writing the ...
Telecoms new wannabes ; Unitech and Videocon are among them, but what about spectrum?
Feb 24, 2008; ...Incumbent operators cringe, customers rejoice. With theDepartment of Telecom doling out 121 new licences, there is a gaggleof telecom player wannabes that promises to hit the market soon.Some of them, like Unitech and Videocon (See Who's Got What?), haveno previous experience of ...
Low cost, high share ; LCCs have grabbed 40 per cent of the market.
Feb 24, 2008; ... When the Kingfisher Deccan deal was completed in late 2007,it was estimated the three large airline groups, that is Air India-Indian, Jet-JetLite and Kingfisher-Deccan, controlled about 85 percent of the market. However, the latest figures released by theDirectorate General of Civil ...
Tata teas new Adda ; It has launched a tea chain for the youngsters.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Between the roadside chai shop and the high-end tearestaurant lies a gap that is too large to overlook. India's leadingbranded tea seller, Tata Tea, sees this as a market untapped. Thebusiness potential? The company is tightlipped about it, but it isdetermined to capture this market ...
Kone elevators gets a lift ; The Finnish major claims leadership in India.
Feb 24, 2008; ... If real estate development is booming, one of the ancillaryindustries that's benefiting from this surge is elevators. Thesector is dominated by a clutch of multinational players, includingOtis, Schindler, Mitsubishi, Thyssen and Kone, whose Indiansubsidiary, Kone Elevators India, ...
(Another) Billion buck buyout ; Tata Chemicals is now a global powerhouse in soda ash.
Feb 24, 2008; ...Tata Chemicals has begun the New Year with a bang. A $1-billion (Rs 4,000 crore) acquisition of 100 per cent of US-basedGeneral Chemical Industrial Products (GCIP) has, in one stroke,almost doubled its soda ash capacity. Prior to the buyout, TataChemicals had a soda ash capacity of ...
Reverse revenue stream ; Tech Mahindra is in a sweet spot as it doesn't depend on the US.
Feb 24, 2008; ...Tech Mahindra is in a unique position in the Indian ITindustry. While most of the industry makes its revenues ingreenbacks and wishes that it was making more in other currencies,Tech Mahindra earns close to 70 per cent of its revenues from Europeof which about 61 per cent come from ...
No empty bucket ; Has ibibo captured the imagination of netizens?
Feb 24, 2008; ... Ibibo's three-tv commercial series on Balti Nahi Bolti (thebucket doesn't speak!) may take some time to sink in with Indianaudiences who are still trying to figure out the connection betweena bucket and this social networking site that's backed by Cape Town(South ...
The colour of money ; Now, a real estate fund that's fastidious about its investors.
Feb 24, 2008; ...Asmallworld.net is a private online community. An onlyfor-members closed networking portal, its creator tells visitors: Tojoin, you need to be invited by a trusted member. If you have nofriends who are members yet, please be patient. Obviously, the sitehas a long waiting ...
Haryana on a high ; State Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda wants to turn the $30- billion local economy into a $130-billion behemoth in 10 years. Investors are eager, but Haryana has several challenges to overcome.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Think Haryana, think Gurgaon. That is, think 'big' big globalcompanies, big buildings, big brands, big investments and big plans.That sometimes also translates into big problems. Last fortnight, itwas just that for Kamna Saxena, a resident of Gurgaon who works inDelhi. The 27.7-km ...
Let the game begin ; The Indian Premier League has mobilised Rs 7,000 crore for BCCI even before the first team has been announced. Why are hard-nosed businessmen betting billions on a still unproven concept? <strong>Tejeesh N.S. Behl & Anusha Subramanian</strong> find out.
Feb 24, 2008; ... Roman Abramovich, Alexandre Gaydamak and deposed Thai premierThaksin Shinawatra now have Indian clones, aka Mukesh Ambani, VijayMallya, Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta, among others. For, the lastfour are among the chosen few granted franchisee rights over teamsin the Indian Premier ...