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DEC. 182005
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India's Only
Real VCs
WestBridge Capital Partners' Sumir Chadha and K. P. Balaraj are the only India-focussed venture investors to be still betting big money on start-ups. So, what do they know that others don't?

BT SPECIAL: INSURANCE
Five Years After
Private sector insurance firms have changed the industry's complexion in a mere five years. Read More

The Promise Of Protection
With unit-linked insurance plans all the rage, it is more
the love of lucre that calls the shots in the life insurance business. Read More

LIC's Plan For Rural And Urban Markets
LIC's Managing Director T.S. Vijayan speaks to BT on the challenges ahead. Read More

Weather & Weddings Too
The general insurance industry is rolling out innovative products. Read More
BT SPECIAL

Insuring The Insurers

Who needs reinsurance?
As 7/26 proved,
everyone does.
Read More

IRDA Agenda
IRDA Chairman,
C. S. Rao, speaks to
Business Today on
issues engaging his
attention.
Read More

FEATURES
60 Minutes
Masayoshi Son, President
& CEO, SoftBank Corp,
speaks to Business Today
on plans to rope in
leading TV channels to
his TV Bank project.
 Read More

Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
An inside view of IPO
valuations and spin masters.
Read More

Is There A Deal In The Making
At Sony?
It has no shows in the top 50, or even a
long-term strategy for distribution. So what
is SET waiting for?
 more...

  The Deming Champions
India Inc's quest for quality throws up
another three winners - Krishna Maruti,
Rane Engine Valves and Rane TRW
Steering Systems.
more...
 

Fast Moving, Once Again
The FMCG sector is getting over its sales slump.
 more...

  Can The Maharaja Get His Chin Up?
Fleet acquisition alone may not be enough to transform A-I's fortunes.
more...
 

Ready To Fire
L&T plans to work with PSUs in defence, avionics and shipbuilding.
 more...

  PowerPlay
CESC has expansion plans beyond Bengal.
more...
 
MONEY
SAFTA: A Trade Bloc For Us?
For regional trade to work, our neighbours will need to overcome their fear of India.
 more...
 

For A Winning Hand
Winning is about "knowing' what to throw away, knowin' what to keep", sang Kenny Rogers. This is true for your portfolio too. more...

 
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BT-Synovate Survey On Tweens
 Everyone wants a piece of the Rs 20,000 crore tween market. Here's a look at the different kinds of tweens-their aspirations, attitudes and values, involvement in purchase decisions, media habits and consumption patterns.
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'The Intel Brand Has To Move Beyond The PC'
 As its marketing head for five years, he's credited with having turned the Samsung Electronics into a globally cool consumer electronics brand. For 51-year-old Korean-American, Eric Kim, Vice President & General Manager (and Head of Marketing) , Intel Corporation, the challenge now is to change how the world sees the chipmaker, not a PC-component maker, but the enabler of a digital lifestyle. On a recent visit to India, Kim spoke to BT's Shailesh Dobhal. Excerpts.
Interview With Giovanni Bisignani
 After taking over the reigns at IATA, Giovanni Bisignani is in the cockpit directing many changes. His experience in handling the crisis after 9/11 crisis is invaluable. During his recent visit to India, Bisignani met BT's Amanpreet Singh and spoke about the challenges facing the aviation industry and how to fly safe. Excerpts.
"We Try To Create
A Joyful Work"
 K Subrahmaniam, Covansys President and CEO, spoke to BT's Nitya Varadarajan.
 
 

Globalisation's Underbelly
Globalisation of markets has also promoted the growth of illicit trade, contends a new book.
 more...
 

The Call Centre Muse
India's best-known success story has also emerged a source of ideas for filmmakers and writers. more...

People
Starring KSA Technopak's Arvind Singhal; Bob Hoekstra of Philips Innovation Campus; Mukund Rajan, President of CDMA lobby group, AUSPI; Kishore Biyani of Pantaloon Retail and top banker Naina Lal Kidwai. more...
 

Leadership Spotlight Vijay Mallya,
Chairman, UB Group

The Home Stretch
Is the government trying to make up for
lost time with its packed economic agenda
for the next four months?
more...

Q&A: Eric Kim
 Intel's Head of Marketing speaks to BT on the challenges ahead. more...

Top Of Mind
 Focus on Munesh Khanna at Enam, and
Toyota's Innova
more...

Current
 P.K. Ruia seems set to bag the late Manu Chhabria's Dunlop and Falcon Tyres; Simputer's new lease of life; and Ranbaxy's latest setback
 more...

Outlets In Retail
Plan a career in organised retail for the long run.
Help, Tarun!
Jobs For Teachers & Animators
 more...

REPORTER'S DIARY
Childhood Lost
Will the rehabilitation of over 500 children,
recently rescued from the zari factories
of East Delhi, work?
Read More
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