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SEPT. 1, 2002

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	Indecent Proposal Corporate India is no longer immune to the ravages of sexual harassment. Apart from the offence caused to the actual victim, the phenomenon—kept under the carpet for so long—can harm business in more ways that previously understood. A reality- check report.

BT Crossfire

Has Indian advertising invested enough in understanding the Indian consumer? Hear out O&M's Piyush Pandey, Mid-Day's Tariq Ansari, ACN-ORG-MARG's Titoo Ahluwalia, Philips' Rajeev Karwal, and Euro RSCG's Ishan Raina—moderated by
Suhel Seth. Read More





	To Catch A Rising Star Ever since Star Plus' famous K-series offensive in Hindi—Amitabh Bachchan, Eakta Kapoor, you know the rest—the News Corp-owned channel has had an unrelenting grip over the Indian cable-connected TV remote. Now, Sony and Zee are re-marshalling their forces to loosen Star's hold over all those eyeballs. more...		Made In India, Really What's peculiar about buyers of Mahindra & Mahindra 's Scorpio? That they're buying into a Western zodiac sign? No, they're buying an Indian design. A truly Indian one, that is, with minimal 'help' from overseas. Given India's cost advantages, this could spark off a trend. more...




	The New Infosys Infosys, though in the news for all the wrong reasons, has quietly been transforming itself into an IT consultancy. This would take it into the high-end arena of advice that some of the world's most respected think-tanks offer. more...		Consulting Firms Consulting is in deep trouble. Worse, it's in chaos. Business is scarce. Competition is emerging from unlikely sources. India's savviest suits are facing a crisis of unseen proportions. more...




	The Rs 80,000 Crore Question India's healthcare sector stands at a whopping Rs 80,000 crore. Except that it remains awfully fragmented, not to mention uncompetitive. No Wonder Indians remain so uncared for. But now that hospitals are attracting top-rupee investments from corporate India, we can look forward to a healthcare revolution—if they get it right. more...		Suzuki's Maruti Now that Suzuki has taken over Maruti Udyog Limited's steering wheel, Indian auto circles are agog with speculation on where the company is headed. What's obvious is that Suzuki is keen to use this engine to drive its global program forward. But for a market leader, Maruti's recent moves have been anything but confidence-inspiring. more...




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Q&A: Douglas Nielson Douglas Nielson, Chief Country Officer, Deutsche Bank, India, speaks to BT Online on what the bank has in mind for India, particularly its plans in the asset management arena. Equity research, as Nielson says, will emerge as a key differentiating factor in this business, and that's exactly what Deutsche is working on. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials





Walkabout By Deputy Editor R. Sukumar

Hard-Sell By Special Correspondent Shailesh Dobhal







	Safety First Be clear about what you need insurance for. For protection? Good. more...		Appraisal Blues A quick survival guide for all the gripes and groans of appraisal time. more...




	The Case Of The Café Comeback How does Lala's keep pace with the 'cool' millennium crowd? Sumit Chopra of Nirulas 21, Pankaj Batra of Yum, and Naresh Malhotra of Amalgamated Bean Coffee respond. more...		Oh! Kolkata Silence hangs over the trading hall where once stock worth crores was traded on a man's word. Is a once-great bourse headed for extinction? more...




	Naina's Power Shift Naina Lal Kidwai's leap to HSBC, the Samir Modi-Syeda Imam partnership against AIDS, and karma chameleon Vijay Jindal. more...		Pulp It by R. Sukumar Going By The Book by Diljeet Titus Notes From The Trough by Mahesh Murthy Leadership Secrets by Arvind Nair





	DCA's New Teeth The Department of Company Affairs under its new master, the Ministry of Finance, acquires more teeth to bite erring companies with. more... A WWW Gambit That's women's western wear. more... Ta Ta To Transparency The Tatas may not be guilty of fraud, but they're shooting themselves in the foot by stonewalling information. more... Waiting For Godot With profits proving elusive, finding a buyer seems to be Sify's only ray of hope. more...		Help, Tarun!!! Tarun Sheth addresses your career concerns every fortnight. more...


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