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	The Real TCS Story Tata Consultancy Services posts a 34 per cent decline in net profit in the last quarter. CEO S. Ramadorai says all is well. Analysts say the company is in for a rough ride. Good, Bad, Or Ugly? A company's future, it emerges, is only as good as its business model. Read More The Security Angle Will offshoring work to India be hit by the recent case where some former employees of Mphasis stole money from the accounts of some Citibank customers? Not really. Read More An Expert View Gartner India's VP (Research), Partha Iyengar, speaks to BT on the future of the Indian IT services industry. Read More A Global Tech Slowdown? Well, US tech stocks are at a five-month low. Read More

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India's Best
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They are as similar to each other as chalk and cheese. But the 11 fund managers listed (in the alphabetical order of their surnames) in the pages that follow-India's best, according to a numbers-plus exercise carried out by Business Today and Mutualfundsindia.com.
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60 Minutes
Kevin Rollins, President and CEO of Dell Inc., speaks to BT about the global tech scene, Dell's unique place in it, and plans for and in India.
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	It's Almost Over Bar (Plenty Of) The Shouting The six-month battle for ownership of the Reliance Group assets may finally end with younger brother Anil swapping his personal holding in flagship Reliance Industries for control of three other group companies, and some cash. more...		Smugglers Of The Sand Dunes Despite 1,035 kilometres of fencing along the Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan, illegal trade is booming. Ashish Gupta spent four days in the hotspots Barmer and Jaisalmer for a first-hand experience. A BT exclusive. more...



	Flutter On The Farm Leave the bulls and bears aside for now, Dalal Street appears to be swarming with the chickens and pigs. more...		Tata's African Safari The Tata Group is expanding aggressively in South Africa. But it's not just business opportunity that's driving Ratan Tata, it's emotional connect. more...


	Samsung's India Designs A laggard to LG in India, Samsung has the size, the scale and brave new products. It is now polishing its brand halo before it goes in for the kill. more...		The Middle Game There's a new Great Game being played out across Asia. The prize: military and economic leadership of the continent. Does India have what it takes to win? more...










Café Diversification This is not about the liquid, it is about the people who consume it, say café chain whiz-kids, and how they are engaged. This argument justifies an interesting variety of diversifications. But is this just a clever way to calm jitters from raw material volatility? More Web Exclusives More Net Specials

Birds Of A Feather How much are you willing to pay for intellectual matter? It's the clash of the 'penguins'. Penguin, Pearson's book publishing brand, is all set to test stiff new price points for Hindi books in India. Linux, meanwhile, is still waving the 'free information' placard about. Which penguin do trends favour?

Lyrical Liril Liril soap has gone in for a brand makeover, from package lettering to advertising libbering. The waterfall is now a bathtub, the hot swimsuit is now a red chilly, and the soundtrack takes a mid-twist.

Formula Racing First, it was motoring enthusiasts. Then, it was advertisers. And now, all of a sudden, it seems to be just about everyone around. Formula I racing is attracting interest in a country that's yet to get its first track. And it is altering expectations—of motoring infrastructure, to begin with.







	Order Book Congestion With industry ramping up capacities, order books of capital goods manufacturers are overflowing. A look at six such stocks for your portfolio. more...		"Price Is Not The Issue, Value Is" An expert panel delves into reasons behind India's poor domestic IT penetration. more...



	The Straight Bat Victory secrets from the Welches, T-shirt tales for trade and tips for accounts analysts. more...		iPod Vs HD3 Both are good, but one is clearly better. more...




	People Starring executive-turned-writer Gurcharan Das, Kushagra Bajaj of Bajaj Hindusthan, UB Group scion Siddhartha Mallya, Gautam Singhania of Raymond, Dinesh Keskar of Boeing and R.S. Lodha. more...		Leadership Secrets by M. Chandrasekaran





	Scent Of A Takeover B.K. Modi's Spice Telecom has been in play no doubt, but whether the Ruias of Essar will succeed in their hostile bid for it isn't all that clear. more... Boeing Vs Airbus The European aircraft maker cries foul over its Indian loss. more... Pooja Who? A Secunderabad-based firm has obtained an interim injunction against sale of shares of Shaw Wallace. more... Policy Watch: Do We Need A TV Cop? It's not a bad idea, but it should operate in a transparent manner. more...		Can't Believe It, Can't Forget It Thanks to the tourist influx, interesting new jobs are popping up on India's tour map. Help, Tarun! Entertainers Uninterrupted Action In Aquaculture more...


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