 Is HFCL For Real?
Here's the refrain and
you'll hear it again: Rs 90 crore in profits and a valuation of Rs 10,000
crore. That's HFCL's story and it include chapters on the promoters'
ambitions and on the interest of Australia's No. 2 media family, the
Packers, in the company (that's the largest chapter in the book). Still,
the ending hasn't been written...Corporates
What's
Eating Arun Bajoria?
He's the raider who came
in from the cold. Cash-rich, and with an eye for under-valued old economy
companies, Bajoria could herald the return of the corporate raider.
ICICI's
Merger Blues
The financial institution
wishes to merge its banking subsidiary with itself and become a financial
services and banking powerhouse, but the process may take some time.
Timex's
Time-out
The American watchmaker's
Indian arm is still picking up the pieces from its broken venture with
Titan and a new CEO is scripting a new strategy.
Riding
Shotgun With The Maharajah
The Tatas, the Ambanis, and a clutch of foreign
airlines have expressed an interest in Air India, and here's what that
could mean for the carrier.
Telecom:
Act II
That's right: the hectic consolidation that marked
Act I may be coming to an end.
Sahara's
Rough Ride
Inadequate fleet strength, operational glitches, and
lacklustre marketing--just about anything that could be wrong with an
airline is wrong with Sahara.
Bleak-House
That's Spic for you: an indicted Chairman, a huge
debt burden, and, now, an FRN-default.
Interview
"All
Dotcoms Will Have To Become ASPs"
K.B. Chandrasekhar: A
snappy tete-a-tete with the founder of Exodus who has just launched a tech
holding company, e4e, in India.
Policy Watch
The
Economy-Engine Sputters
Warning: GDP growth is
slowing down, plan targets have been missed, industrial production if
falling, and inflation is rising. There are signs to the contrary
(exports, for instance, are up), but something sure is wrong with this
engine.
Features
Nestle's
New Avatar
The Swiss food major is
betting that its milk and water businesses can provide it with the
quick-and-easy growth vehicles that are so hard to find in its other
businesses.
The
I In Career
We know there isn't one,
but executives are realising that the only people who can help them with
their careers are they themselves. And the concept of the individual as a
corporate entity emerges.
Shourie
on Disinvestment
The outspoken Union
Minister for Disinvestment takes BT through a quick tour of the state of
the GoI's disinvestment plans.
The
Mutual Funds Monitor
The second BT-Mutual Funds India scorecard shows
that despite volatility in the equity market and interest fluctuations in
the debt market, mutual funds remain the safest investment bet.
Personal Finance
Making
Volatility Work For You
The mayhem in the market
presents a great opportunity if you know how to leverage volatility. Here
are some starting points.
A
Case For Home Loans
A numbers-heavy exercise on how you could take a
loan, buy a house, and (legally) cheat the taxman. Phew!
Case Game
The
Case Of Competitive Response
Faced with the entry of new
players, Total Industries is scrambling to erect entry barriers. Is it on
the right track? M. Venkateshwarlu of Nitie, Rajesh
Kaushik of Renaissance, and M.N. Gopalakrishnan of Business Consulting
Group debate. Send us your solution which scrutinises the problems in companies like yours. We'll
showcase the best solutions on-line.
Readings List
Trends
Your link to the world of policy
development, corporate happenings, industry news,
and market trends
BT
dot.com
Cover Story
Content may be King on the www, but it is also a commodity. Still, the
easiest P2P is differentiation.
D-day
On-line
Diwali
is celebration time for off-line retailers, but what does it mean for
on-line ones.
Capital-wiring
Spectranet
and Mantra have ambitious plans to wire up Delhi. Here's how their models
differ.
What's
Hot
The Net acquires a voice, WAP-sites bloom, the
tobacco industry's on-line initiatives, a Q&A with a medical resource
dotcom, and lots of other happening things.
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