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	The Penny Stock Scandal They're either awash in red, or have consistently recorded huge drops in profits, or have little to show by way of operations. Yet many of these stocks have zoomed ahead by 500-1,000 per cent in the current bull run, with some even commanding valuations in four-figure territory. BT SPECIAL Bollywood's Makeover This year2005, is already Bollywood's best year yet. That could be an accident, or the result of adopting the production house approach, segmenting audiences, smart distribution management, even producing blockbusters sans stars. Read More All Hail The Assembly Line The factory approach works. Just ask the makers of some of this year's monster hits. Read More The Business Of Bollywood Corporatisation and organised sector financing are Bollywood's emerging themes. Read More

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Managing The Trade

Distribution is one area that has seen the most change.
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The Multiplex Culture
Multiplexes aren't just changing how we watch movies; they are changing what. Read More

The New Marketing Mantra
Segmentation, target audiences, positioning, it's all part of Bollywood's new vocabulary. Read More

M Is For Merchandising
Film merchandising is still in its infancy in India, but yes, it is catching on. Read More

The Southern Campaign
The Tamil and, to a lesser extent, the Telugu film industry, are far ahead of Bollywood. Read More





	No News Is Bad News With 24 channels, the Indian news television genre is booming. And with at least six more on their way, the boom looks good to last. more...		Auto's Ancillary Czar Bharat Forge, already the world's #2 forgings maker, is going after the global markets with a string of acquisitions. more...



	60 Minutes Brad Smith, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft, speaks to BT on issues ranging from its anti-trust settlements in the US to the intellectual property rights regime in India to the future of innovation. more...		Meet The Wallenbergs Despite having investments in a 100 companies such as ABB and Ericsson, Sweden's best-known business family has perfected the art of keeping ownership separate from management. more...


	Jaipuria Uncorked The Pepsi bottler has built an empire that could well be Rs 5,000-crore worth by 2010. more...		More Than Just Spark Plugs MICO is investing Rs 1,000 crore to beef up its presence in India. And no, it's not going to make millions of spark plugs only. more...


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	Hike It Or Hold It? The RBI will have to answer that. But an increase in rates will hurt the economy.. more...		Defend Your Capital An incipient correction is already visible in the stock markets. But there are still some stocks that can guard you against capital loss. more...












Omnicom Growth Curve The Omnicom Group comprises three global advertising agency networks - BBDO, DDB and TBWA. In India, the presence is through RK Swamy/BBDO, Mudra and TBWA/Anthem. Omnicom Group Inc's Vice Chairman and President & CEO, Asia Pacific, Michael Birkin spoke to BT's Krishna Gopalan on the way forward for his conglomerate in India. Excerpts. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials

Jessop & Company rises from the ashes Q&A: Dr Kevin Freiberg, author, on low-cost airlines Global Franchise Architects plans to expand in India Outsourcing to Symphony Services The Philips India story The rebirth of HR consultants IT's newest dirty secret: over-invoicing Perlecan Pharma: Dr Reddy's latest gambit

Retail Conundrum The entry of foreign players, and FDI, could galvanise the retail sector and provide employment to thousands. Left parties, however, feel it would push small domestic players out of jobs. What is the real picture?

The Foreign Hand Huge spikes and corrections in the BSE Sensex have lately come to be associated with the infusion and withdrawal of capital from foreign institutional investors (FIIs). Are India's stock markets becoming over dependent on FIIs?









	Making The Net Intelligent The story of how a simple internet search tool ended up becoming its defining feature, technologically and culturally. more...		Yoga Capital To The World Mysore, where some 12 new yoga schools have sprung up in the past two years, is it. more...




	People Starring Subhash Chandra of Zee Telefilms, Gary Bennett of Max New York Life, Nandan Nilekani of Infosys, Madhu Khaitan of Malika Incorporated, Milind Karandikar, and Haseeb Drabu of J&K Bank. more...		Leadership Spotlight by Prasad N.





	Power Play Money. Glory. And power. Just why everyone wants a piece of cricket in India. more... Short Code Nation With some 1,500 codes out there, it is chaos and lucre rolled into one. more... Top Of Mind Hutch's 'Chota Recharge', Karnataka Protection Forum protests outside Infy campus, and now Fiat looks at 'outsourcing'. more... Current Dr Reddy's signs a new deal. Plus: Apollo-Michelin's split-up, Escorts Heart Institute's sale put on hold and a one-day strike at Tata Motor's Jamshedpur plant. more...		All Game, No Play The Rs 220-crore Indian gaming industry is scrambling for talent. Hop on now if you're looking for great career growth. Help, Tarun! A Job Site For CAs Export As The Mega Job Driver more... FEATURES Montek's New Deal Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has begun work on the 11th Five-Year Plan. Read More REPORTER'S DIARY Among The Believers BT wanders into a health fair and discovers more streams of medicine than it even knew existed. Read More


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