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APRIL 8,2007

COVER STORY


	Bajaj vs Bajaj Close to four years after entering into an understanding to split the empire, brothers Rahul and Shishir are nowhere close to reaching an agreement. The ownership battle rages on, and has only got uglier. BT SPECIAL 10 Start-Ups to Watch A new annual listing of promising young ventures. Read More

BUDGET ../2007

REPORTER'S DIARY
Showcase Hypermarket
Although barely 10 months old, K. Raheja Group's hypermarket HyperCITY has been voted as one of the must-see shops in the world. BT's Krishna Gopalan spent the better part of a recent Saturday to find out why.
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	FEATURES


	Airtel's Big Test Starting now, India's top telecom company will have to figure out two things: First, how to keep friend-turned-foe Vodafone from wresting the #1 slot from it. Second, how to do so without Sunil Bharti Mittal at its helm. more...		The Boom In Regional Films India's economic prosperity is scripting an unlikely story: The market for regional films has come roaring back, with Bhojpuri to Tamil to Punjabi to Telugu movies raking in record moolah at the box office. more...



	Stock Market Soufflé The current volatility notwithstanding, market men are pegging fancy long-term targets for the Sensex, 50,000 being just one of them. The reality is that it's being puffed up by just a handful of stocks. The broader market is in the doldrums. more...		Wall Street on Dalal Street Lured by the multi-billion dollar deals, the world's largest I-banks are launching, or expanding, their operations in India. But this time, they're going solo. more...




	60 Minutes Paul C. Reilly, Chairman & CEO, Korn/Ferry International, speaks to BT on the talent management industry and why it has gone global in its search for talent. more...		Wooing A Few Good Men A dearth of senior managers has sent their salaries soaring, especially in the FMCG, consumer durables and automotive industries, reveals the quarterly salary survey by BT-Omam Consultants. more...












Manufacturing Makeover India's once hamstrung manufacturing sector is now breaking into a sprint. Growth in this sector has accelerated compared to the 9th Plan, but it is unlikely to touch 9 per cent over the entire 10th Plan period. To sustain an average growth rate of 10 per cent during the 11th Five-Year Plan, double-digit growth in manufacturing is necessary. Even as the services sector jogs along, big hopes rest on manufacturing, which should now gear up to meet the Chinese challenge. More Net Specials

Mobile Security Today, it is all about information and how the right information is sent to the right people at the right time and right place. Uncertainty about how to secure mobile phones in the face of increasing threats is slowing individual adoption of mobile applications. There are many facets of mobile security, including network intrusion, mobile viruses, spam and mobile phishing. Analysts expect big telecom companies to develop security solutions on various security platforms.

Rough Ride These are competitive times for the Indian aviation industry. As salaries zoom, players are scrambling to find profits. Even the state-owned Indian is now seeking young airhostesses to take on the competition. It is planning to introduce a voluntary retirement scheme for airhostesses above 40 years. On an average, they draw a salary of Rs 5 lakh a year. The salaries of pilots, too, are soaring. According to industry estimates, the country needs over 3,000 pilots over the next five years.

FDI And FII The centre is looking at removing the distinction between FDI and FII investments. This will impact sectors like asset reconstruction, real estate and aviation, where separate ceilings apply to FDI and FII investment. However, allowing FDI through the FII route in the realty sector could result in prices shooting through the roof. The Asian financial crisis of the '90s is still fresh in mind, and a method should be devised to moderate possible volatility in key sectors.





	MONEY		JOBS TODAY


	How To Make Your First Crore Now that the Budget has been presented, it's back to the business of making your money grow. Here's how to go about building your net worth. more...		How To Be A Super Executive Caught in a stressful, 80-hour-a-week job? Don't moan. Instead, just find interesting ways-like these execs have-to beat stress. more...

	BOOKEND		BACK OF THE BOOK


	Management Story A chronicle of changing corporate practices in India. more...		In Search Of Adventure It's still a small niche within the tourism industry. But several young execs are quitting regular jobs to turn adventure entrepreneurs, giving the sector a huge boost. more...
	PEOPLE		COLUMNS


	People Starring ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar; CNN's Rena Golden; Bharti Enterprises' Ravi Deol; National Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda; Peter Mukerjea; and Santosh George Kulangara. more...		Leadership Spotlight Malvinder Singh MD, Ranbaxy Laboratories


	TRENDS		CURRENT


	Betting On India Several B-school grads are spurning foreign offers. That's good for India. more... Four Times Lucky, and Still Counting His is a typical middle class-to-riches story so common in the IT sector, but with a twist. Most people would be happy to identify one business wave and ride it to success. Krishnan Ganesh, 45, Mentor, CEO and angel investor, has been able to do that thrice; and he is now on to his fourth venture, Tutorvista, which he launched in ../2005 with $13 million (Rs 57.2 crore) funding from Sequoia, Light Speed Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. more... Top of Mind Focus on accounting technicians; and money laundering. more... Newsmaker This fortnight's hero is Anil Gupta, Joint MD, Havell's India, who's made the largest-ever acquisition by an Indian electrical products company. more...		Chemistry Of Geographies Reliance is poised to pull off India's largest-ever overseas transaction. more... Power Play North to bear the brunt for lower tariffs in Maharashtra. more... Conversion Gambit A promoter has issued warrants to restore faith in IPOs. more... Free Market For FIIs Are they deserting India for Vietnam? Not really. more... Broadcast Binge Owning a TV channel is (once again) the rage. more... New, Improved And National Nirula's has a fresh team and a countrywide rollout plan. more... Massacre At Nandigram The killings set back the government and industry. more... Goodbye, Dalal Street The Essar group is delisting its companies. more... Talking Shop Mobile retailing is a Rs 75,000 crore opportunity. more... One House, One Face Publicis flags off the India Media Exchange. more... Bucks For Beans Sivasankaran sells his coffee business. more... Super-growth Ambitions Cognizant aims to double revenues in 18 months. more... Win-Win Connection Vodafone has a partner, and Essar a nice bail-out option. more... Hydrocarbon Friction Did the DGH go easy on defaulting explorers? more... Tag And Track India's first RFID tags maker sniffs out a lucrative opportunity. more...


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