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JANUARY 5, 2003

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	Tata's Crown Jewel It's the oldest, it's the biggest, and next year it could also be the most valuable it services company in India, with an estimated market valuation of Rs 60,000 crore. Small wonder, then, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata calls the unlisted Tata Consultancy Services a "jewel"and a global business. In keeping with that spirit, TCS is aiming high. By 2010, it wants to be among the world's 10 biggest consulting companies. A BT exclusive.

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Prince Of Prototypes

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	Telecom's New Warrior Armed with Rs 25,000 crore in investment and a grand telecom plan, Reliance Infocomm's Mukesh Ambani is playing to change the rules of the game. His target: A 25 per cent share of the market by the end of the first full year. Telecom wars? You've seen nothing yet. more...		Second Wind Disinvestment Minister should be heaving a sigh of relief. Just about when everybody had given up on the disinvesment of oil companies HPCL and BPCL, Arun Shourie managed to get his Cabinet colleagues to agree to the sell-off. But Shourie's battle is far from won. more...




	Wi-Fi: The Hot New Thing It's about anytime, anywhere internet and it is happening right here in India. Find out why everybody from companies to B-schools thinks wireless fidelity is hot. more...		Hitting A Dead End FMCG giant Hindustan Lever Ltd is up against a wall. Despite its best efforts, its topline just won't fire up. So, just what can its Chairman Vindi Banga do? more...




	60 Minutes Vyomesh Joshi, who heads Hewlett-Packard's imaging and printing group worldwide, has returned to India after a decade-long gap. In an exclusive interview to BT's Roshni Jayakar, he spoke of his vision of the printing and imaging market and why the 'paperless office' will never come about. more...		Breaking The Glass Ceiling What prevents women from becoming CEOs? The Wharton Alumni pow-wow had Star's Ravina Raj Kohli, Thermax's Anu Aga, Bioveda's Vinita Jain, ICICI Bank's Chanda Kochhar, Jet Airway's Anita Goyal, HSBC's Naina Lal Kidwai. more...




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Two Slab Income Tax The Kelkar panel, constituted to reform India's direct taxes, has reopened the tax debate-and at the individual level as well. Should we simplify the thicket of codifications that pass as tax laws? And why should tax calculations be so complicated as to necessitate tax lawyers? Should we move to a two-slab system? A report. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials





Walkabout By Deputy Editor R. Sukumar

Hard-Sell By Special Correspondent Shailesh Dobhal







	Losing Grip Giddy-up, the Sensex was on a roll. But fund managers still got knocked off their saddles. more...		360 Degree Rethink A recent Asia-wide survey suggests that the 360-degree review is doing corporates no good. Time for a rethink? more...




	The Case Of Branded Paper MT Paper needs to make the commodity- to-brand transition. Is there a good way forward? more...		The Road Warrior Lives Technology is connecting everyone, but smart CEOs still prefer doing business face to face. more...




	Banker's Wrath SBI's clean-up man A.K. Purwar, virtual FM Jaswant Singh, shoe-tripped Gautam Adani, liquor baron like-it-or-not Vijay Mallya, tube-temptress Ekta Kapoor and code-sharer (!) Bill Gates. more...		Going By The Book by Diljeet Titus Notes From The Trough by Mahesh Murthy Leadership Secrets by Kewal K. Khanna





	Conditional Gains The conditional access system for cable television industry has finally been okayed. But there are still some grey areas. more... Wild, Wild East The arrest of Polaris CEO Arun Jain points to the perils the IT industry must face as it diversifies its markets. more... To Rivet 'Em Eyeballs We are as cricket-crazed as ever, judging by the enthusiasm of our advertisers. So what are the World Cup sponsors so tense about? more... Blast To The Past Now that Bajaj Auto has become India's No. 2 motorcycle marketer, it's turning its attention back to scooters. more...		Help, Tarun!!! Tarun Sheth addresses your career concerns every fortnight. more...


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