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	M&M’s New World By acquiring China’s Jiangling, M&M has emerged the world’s fourth largest tractor maker. If tractors are boring, Vice Chairman Anand Mahindra has global plans for his SUV business too. BT SPECIAL Property Pashas The boom in the real estate sector has given rise to property barons across the country. Many of them are now going national. And given the rising income and shortage for housing, these pashas are bound to grow only bigger with time. Read More The Hottest Clusters In India A profile of some of the country’s most happening real estate destinations. Read More

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Design Inc.

India’s leading architects
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Keeping The Faith
Customer loyalty, in today's world of discounts and freebies, may appear difficult to achieve. But Lawrence Crosby doesn't think so, and shows the way at the Business Today Knowledge Management Forum.
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	Glass Is Glass The exit of another senior vice president, this time, head of sales Basab Pradhan, from India's best known software firm raises the original question: Is there a glass ceiling at Infosys? more...		Stress Test Biocon's first quarter profits are down 20 per cent and the stock is trading below its list price. Can India's most hi-profile biotech company get hot again? more...



	India's Richest Business Families The bull run in the stock markets has added fabulous wealth to India Inc.'s coffers. more...		The Pied Piper Of Dalal Street Investors are piggy-backing on his picks, and promoters queuing up to offer him shares, but trader, investor and of late venture capitalist Rakesh Jhunjhunwala says he's just doing what he knows best: Buying right, and holding tight. more...


	Selling The Reel Life Movie-based merchandising is beginning to take off. But there are a number of hurdles that producers and merchandisers must negotiate. more...		Grit On The High Range When close to 12,000 employees pool in a little over Rs 10 crore to take ownership of a business that's awash in red ink, there can't be any looking back. On the 17 tea estates of Kanan Devan Hills Plantations down south, a unique and spectacular turnaround might just be under way.. more...





	Fast Moving Stocks Stocks of fast moving consumer goods companies are ripe for the picking. Increasing consumer spend on branded products, a favourable tax regime and the near-timely arrival of the monsoon have ensured that. more...		Still Going Strong Despite the bull run on the stock market, small savings schemes remain the investor's best bet. more...










Monsoon Business The economic agenda for Parliament this session. And what it could mean for India Inc. if the Government actually manages to get some work done. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials

Redefining Consumer Finance Jurg von Känel, a researcher at IBM's J. Watson Research Centre, and his colleagues are working on analytical software that would simplify consumer finance and make it more secure as well. An oxymoron? Känel doesn't think so.

Security Check First, it was Mphasis. Then, the Karan Bahree sting operation by UK tabloid, The Sun. The bogey of data security appears to be rearing its ugly head in right earnest. How can the Indian call-centre industry address this challenge?

Bike Wars The battle for dominance of India's bike market intensifies with Bajaj Auto's launch of the 180-cc cruiser Avenger at a competitive Rs 60,000. Its rivals, though, aren't sitting idle, and promise a virtual bonanza for the consumer.








	The Essential Library Management books that every manager ought to read. more...		Daytripping In The 19th Century Speculation is easily one of the oldest professions. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, it started 131 years ago.. more...




	People Starring ONGC's Subir Raha and Mittal Steel's L.N. Mittal, McKinsey's Rajat Gupta, Shringar Cinemas' Shravan Shroff, J.M. Morgan Stanley's Vishal Kampani, Air-India's V. Thulasidas, and Nigel Harwood of Kingfisher Airlines. more...		Leadership Secrets by S.B. Ganguly





	A Minor Concession China's nominal revaluation of its currency, yuan, doesn't mean much for global trade. But it's a sure sign that China is willing to listen.. more... Generics' Price Wars Stiff competition in the US is squeezing margins. more... A Still-born Deal Matrix-Strides call off their hi-profile merger. more... Q&A: Berthold Trenket Co-owned by Paris-based Accor Group and Carlson Companies of the US, Carlson Wagonlit is the world's second-largest travel management company with $11.5 billion (Rs 50,600 crore) in annual sales. more...		Small Is IT Experienced professionals as well as fresh engineering graduates are flocking to often unknown, tier two or three IT companies. What gives? Help, Tarun! Ad World Hires Again Pass(ports) To Engineering Jobs more...


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