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	GE's Indian Summer It may finance Air-India's $7-billion Boeing deal, is looking to launch or acquire a bank, and expecting big business from the power sector. If all goes well, GE's Indian arm will be a $5-billion company by 2010. "India Is A Rising Star" In an exclusive interview with BT, GE CEO Jeff Immelt strikes an immensely bullish note.. Read More Purnendu's Big Deal At $5.7 billion (Rs 25,080 crore), it is the biggest deal to be struck by an Indian ever. The story of how the low-profile Purnendu Chatterjee beat global contenders to snag petrochem giant Basell, and what he now plans to do with it. Read More

BT SPECIAL

The Rs 1,20,000-
crore Telecom Revolution

India's most happening
sector will see the addition
of 100-150 million
subscribers and the
investment of Rs 70,000
crore between now and December ../2007. And
everyone, Indian telcos,
foreign majors that do not
have a presence in the
country yet, and equipment
and handset makers want a piece of a pie that will be
worth Rs 1,20,000 crore.
A Business Today
special survey.
Read More





	It's Scorching This Summer Across India, a growing power shortage is pushing industry, farmers and consumers to the brink. more...		Cruising Main Street After leaving its winged mark on the scooters segment, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India is ramping up capacity of what it's better known for: motorcycles. more...



	Advantage Boeing India isn't the only country where Airbus has been losing deals. So, why is it hopping mad at Air-India? more...		Can RPG Reinvent Its Retail Business? Sanjiv Goenka has broken up with long-time partner Dairy Farm International and also lost his head of retail, Raghu Pillai. So why does he still think his retail business will be Rs 2,600-crore big by ../2008? more...


	Smooth Drive A Business Today study of the report cards of 1,528 companies for ../2004-05 reveals that Corporate India is still firmly on the growth path. more...		Maruti Gets Sexy The Suzuki Swift is unlike any of Maruti's cars. It is modern, stylish and contemporary. But will it turbo-charge Maruti's lead in the market? more...










Sabeer Bhatia The poster boy of the Internet boom is back, this time with a collaborative software product that he is touting as the next big thing. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials

Biotech's Allure The Aditya Birla Group is reportedly mulling a foray in biotech. What is it about the sector that's drawing India's big industrial houses like the Tatas, Reliance, and now the Birlas?

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?

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?







	The Flavour Of Oil Valuations of oil stocks are likely to greatly improve in the long run. And then oil will truly smell sweet. more...		The Coming Wave The consensus at the Business Today Boardroom Breakfast: For broadband to deliver on its promise, content will be key. more...



	Bononomics 101 Surjit Bhalla on Sachs' pitiful poverty priority, plus quick reads on customer mania and VAT. more...		The World According To Genes An IBM-NatGeo project seeks to understand how all of us got to where we are using genes. more...




	People Starring Guru Swarup Srivastava of Swarup Group of Industries, Hema Ravichander of Infosys, Sunil Alagh, Usha Group's Vinay Rai, Mirc Electronics' Venkatesan Chandramouli and V.P. Shetty of IDBI. more...		Leadership Secrets by Dan Vetras





	Commodity Czars What makes the Indian entrepreneur the global champ of commodities? more... Dance Bar Economy Spared the axe, Mumbai's dance bars heave a sigh of relief. more... Who'll Snag Mphasis? For Barings, putting Mphasis on the block was the easy part; getting the asking price will be much tougher. more... Lots Of Gas Wanted: an independent regulator for the gas sector. more...		Stretch Ties Are In Companies are starting to rehire ex-employees as a matter of policy. How come? Help, Tarun! Healthcare Management Call Of The Wild more...


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