Bhupesh Bhandari &Amp; Surajeet Dasgupta In New Delhi

Stories by Bhupesh Bhandari &Amp; Surajeet Dasgupta In New Delhi

How '3 Idiots' became a top brand

How '3 Idiots' became a top brand

Rediff.com   21 May 2010

The 2009 Brand Derby, threw up some interesting issues. A film, 3 Idiots, topped the chart.

Luxury: How India differs from China

Luxury: How India differs from China

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2010

Luxury in India may not have gone 'mass market' as in China, but it has taken some very firm strides.

Special: The mother of all Ponzi schemes

Special: The mother of all Ponzi schemes

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2010

The damage when the dust settled was calculated at $65 billion.

Airbus still waiting for takeoff

Airbus still waiting for takeoff

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2010

Airbus hasn't bagged orders from India in the last two years, but country head Kiran Rao is bullish on opportunities.

Allow foreign brokers in comexes: DIPP

Allow foreign brokers in comexes: DIPP

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2010

DIPP's proposal is believed to have the support of the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution and was originally mooted by the Forward Markets Commission.

Car makers want stimulus to go on. Here's why

Car makers want stimulus to go on. Here's why

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2010

Car makers fear that when car prices go up and loans become expensive, running a car will also cost more. Thus a stimulus-pullback will act as the straw that broke the camel's back, says Bhupesh Bhandari.

Why it makes sense to build a business and sell it

Why it makes sense to build a business and sell it

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2010

It has become old fashioned to be attached to your business.

Incredible India's credible media plan

Incredible India's credible media plan

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2010

Unknown to the public eye, the Incredible India campaign bid has triggered a row of sorts.

The reign of rural retail

The reign of rural retail

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2009

The monsoon rains may have failed and crop output may be lower but, after a small blip, the rural markets are back on track.

'An upturn is clearly visible'

'An upturn is clearly visible'

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2009

Korn/Ferry is a global leader in executive search. For the quarter ended July 2009, its fee income fell over 40 per cent to $116 million from a year ago and the company reported a net loss of $14.3 million as against a profit of $15.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Its chief financial officer, Michael A Digregorio and managing director for India, Deepak Gupta, spoke to Bhupesh Bhandari and Amit Ranjan Rai on the emerging opportunities and challenges.

Headhunters back on the prowl; jobs boom

Headhunters back on the prowl; jobs boom

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2009

Globally, most headhunters are down 40-50 per cent in revenue. But India, it seems, is ahead of the curve.

The secret behind Perfetti's success in India

The secret behind Perfetti's success in India

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2009

Globally, Perfetti Van Melle ranks third in the confectionery sweepstakes after Mars and Cadbury. But in India, it leads the pack with a 25 per cent share of the Rs 3,000-crore (Rs 30 billion) per annum market

What has become of the Royal Challenge whiskey?

What has become of the Royal Challenge whiskey?

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2009

The brand actually fell between two stools -- the beer went to SABMiller and the whiskey to Mallya. Who should promote it?

A-I directors reshuffled in plan to cut cost

A-I directors reshuffled in plan to cut cost

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2009

National Aviation Company Ltd, which runs Air India, has reshuffled its executive directors and created a new designation of ED (marketing).

Malvinder Mohan Singh: The next big thing

Malvinder Mohan Singh: The next big thing

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2009

As he uses the Ranbaxy money to expand his other businesses, in India and abroad, this young scion is clear about one thing -- he's not going to fight battles he can't win.

GM's damage control strategy

GM's damage control strategy

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2009

How President and Managing Director Karl Slym is steering General Motors India after its US parent filed for bankruptcy.

Malvinder Singh's Ranbaxy report card

Malvinder Singh's Ranbaxy report card

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2009

One reform that Malvinder couldn't do was that of the company's board of directors. For long, doctors and scientists have been inadequately represented on the Ranbaxy board. The new owner will have to address this problem.

Stove & lantern: The next big thing for Philips

Stove & lantern: The next big thing for Philips

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2009

The quest for fortune at the bottom of the value pyramid has driven Philips to markets no multinational lifestyle company has seriously served so far.

Balrampur Chini hauled up for fudging accounts

Balrampur Chini hauled up for fudging accounts

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2009

The ministry of corporate affairs has begun prosecuting directors of Kolkata-based Balrampur Chini Mills, India's second-largest sugar company, for not complying with accounting standards and Schedule V1 (Section 211) of the Companies Act. The prosecution has been initiated after inspection under the Companies Act.

Consultants reel as M&A advisory biz disappear

Consultants reel as M&A advisory biz disappear

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2008

The economic slowdown, which has come like an avalanche in the last few months, has changed the way the country's top management consultants do business.