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FEB 16, 2003

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	Can The Ruias Save Essar? They have more than Rs 1,700 crore in accumulated losses, their 12-million tonne per annum refinery project is behind schedule, and they have racked up a Rs 13,000-crore debt. Will the steel industry's revival be enough to save the beleaguered group?

TeNet Technologies
Angels From Academia

How IIT Madras professors
Ashok Jhunjhunwala,
Bhaskar Ramamoorthy,
and Timothy Gonsalves incubated some of the
hottest startups in telecom
and networking, now valued
at more than Rs 400 crore.
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	Jaswant's Burden The Finance Minister refuses to wilt under the burden of expectations: a GDP growth rate nudging two digits. Can he? In the run-up to his very first budget, BT explores three very different scenarios. more...		CEO Compensation Survey It's back, the much sought after BT-Omam CEO Salary Survey for 2003. If there's a single message in it, it's that CEO compensation remains recession-proof. Who gets how much? Go ahead, dig in. more...




	Telecom's Regulatory Mess It's well known how Pramod Mahajan, the Communications Minister, came to the rescue of India's entangled phone links. Less known is the man's own role in the entire regulatory mess. And it's far from sorted out yet. More is to come. more...		Indo Rama The Polyester Phoenix has returned from its near-death experience in a market that's held in the suffocating grip of India's most talked about company. And O.P. Lohia has come to be seen as a turnaround chief. A story of tenacity under adversity. more...




	Drive By Wire The new Mercedes E-Class (pictured) has wireless brakes, the Opel Vectra sports 30 sensors on board, and the Ford Mondeo has windows that "think". As luxury car buyers get picky, marketers are wooing them with new, intelligent cars. Even in India. more...		60 Minutes: Keith Whitson As Group CEO of HSBC Holdings, Sir Keith Whitson-he was knighted last year-has lots to talk about. In an exclusive interview, he discusses issues ranging from banking integrity and market aggression to the money in retail banking and the quest for a larger global footprint. more...




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Q&A: Kunio Sebata The President and CEO of the $3.8-billion Hitachi Home and Life Solutions Inc tells BT Online about what it's like to operate independently in India, the company's past relationship with the Lalbhai Group in the air-conditioner market, its faith in joint ventures and its current plans for India. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials





Walkabout By Deputy Editor R. Sukumar

Hard-Sell By Special Correspondent Shailesh Dobhal







	Free At 40 Is there a secret formula to retire rich (or at least well off) at 40? Sure is. And we're giving it away for free. more...		Tied To The Firm Employee contracts that keep people from joining rivals are causing quite some stir. Just what is the fuss all about? more...




	The Case Of Glamour Positioning Should Lyrix reposition its brand to beat competition? Harsh Chopra of Ray-Ban, Prodipto Roy of KSA Technopak, and Richa Puranesh of DCM Benetton respond. more...		Wannabe Wannabes They have to wear the right things before anyone else does, sport the right accessories before others have even heard of them, and be seen with the right crowd. Meet the obsessive status-seekers-a tribe that's swelling by the day. more...




	Changing Drivers Moves by the AmEx-Pepsi power couple Sanjay and Vibha Paul Rishi; also by KPMG's Gautam Dalal, fashion circuit's J.J. Valaya, Satyam's R. Raju, HCL's Shiv Nadar and Bharti's Sunil Mittal. more...		Kiran's Korner by Kiran Karnik Notes From The Trough by Mahesh Murthy Leadership Secrets by Geetanjali Kirloskar





	Yellow Fever Bullion outperformed all markets and currencies in 2002. And 2003 promises to be better. more... We Spoke Too Soon Indian software companies may have celebrated the revival prematurely. more... Counting On Krishna Bangalore Inc. is worried that S.M. Krishna's departure could hurt business badly. more... Daewoo Woes The Daewoo India sell-off runs into trouble. more...		Help, Tarun!!! Tarun Sheth addresses your career concerns every fortnight. more...


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