 What
The Quake Means For Gujarat Inc.
7.9 on the Richter =
Rs 30,000 crore. The Bhuj Equation, as this will come to be called in the
future, may well be the best measure of the grim business implications of
the earthquake that rocked one of India’s richest, most industrialised,
and most investment-friendly states.Corporates
The
Tata Steel Irani Will Leave Behind
A succession plan is in
place, the company is set to register its highest net profits ever, and
all’s well. Here’s the inside story of how J.J. Irani turned around
the steel leviathan.
Who
Says You Can't Beat A Bajaj?
Hero Honda will probably do it this year: sell more
two-wheelers than the once-undisputed king of the Indian roads. But Bajaj
Auto won’t go down without a fight.
SSI's
Big-Byte Dreams
The focus on software and a smart acquisition have
helped K. Suresh transform the education services provider into a
happening company.
Piramal's
Growth Pill
Ajay Piramal thinks the acquisition of Rhone-Poulenc
has given Nicholas Piramal the critical mass to become a pharma
powerhouse. So, instead of eyeing more acquisitions, the raider is
plotting his consolidation strategy.
Old
vs New
Now it’s the turn of chambers as up-start Nasscom
seems set to displace CII as the premier industry lobby.
Bigger
Is Better
At least, that’s what Ramesh Gelli of GTB and P.J.
Nayak of UTI Bank believe as they opt for a merger.
Enron
Switches Off
CEO Sanjay Bhatnagar’s exit could
well be one more indication that the US major has gone cold on India.
Interview
"I
Am Not Here To Create Red Tape"
The high-profile Minister
for it, Pramod Mahajan, looks back at a year of the ministry’s existence
and shares his vision of an it-enabled country.
Policy Watch
No
Panic Buttons. Yet
Why the industry wants
more from the Partha Shome committee on tax policy that recommends tax
cuts, but the removal of exemptions as well.
Features
The
Same Old Story
The
BT-Mutualfundsindia.com review of the performance of mutual funds in the
third quarter throws up no surprises: more investors are zeroing in on
mutual funds, but those funds that have a portfolio skewed towards tech
stocks find themselves at the receiving end of the tech meltdown.
Mutual
Fund Scoreboard
Open End Gilt Funds
Open End Equity Funds
Open End Debt Funds
Open End Balanced Funds
Open End Taxplanning Funds
Close End Equity Funds
Close End Taxplanning Funds
Close End
Debt Funds
Software Acquisitions: Act II
The biggies get into the
acquisition-routine, eyeing American companies that’ll provide a
strategic fit. BT profiles the possible targets.
Heaven
& Hell On India's Telecom Highway
Things could go either way
for Indian telecom. Connectivity could boom and the convergence bill could
clear the regulatory space. But endless litigation could shoo away foreign
investors and the wrong choice of tech will have disastrous long-term
effects.
Personal Finance
The
Taxman Cometh
Tips to avoid those end-March tax blues…next year.
Financing
Your Furniture
Furnishing your dream house need not be a travail.
Branded furniture makers are offering a variety of options that promise to
do up your pad in style without making a dent in your pocket.
Case Game
The
Case Of The Insurance JV
Is the tie-up between the
state-owned Bharat Bank and transnational Schwitz Insurance destined to be
a non-starter? G.N. Bajpai of Life Insurance
Corporation, K.C. Mishra of the National Insurance Academy, and Shikha
Sharma of ICICI Prudential discuss. Send us your solution which scrutinises the problems in companies like yours. We'll
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Trends
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development, corporate happenings, industry news,
and market trends
BT
dot.com
Cover Story
There’s a new business model no
one’s talking about in the dotcom firmament. It’s all about B2B, or
broadband-to-business.
What's
Hot
Veecees go hunting for
companies; HLL fine-tunes its internet strategy; satellite bandwidth hits
the market; a review of property sites; an interview with Vivek Agarwal of
e-gurucool; all you need to know on caching; the emergence of internet
exchanges, and more happening stuff.
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