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How Toyota trains India's teens

How Toyota trains India's teens

Rediff.com7 Feb 2008

The carmaker's Bangalore institute aims to give poor teenagers a leg up and produce skilled workers for the subcontinent's auto boom

Why Indian entrepreneurs succeed in US

Why Indian entrepreneurs succeed in US

Rediff.com23 Mar 2007

Indian immigrants like Sai Gundavelli often arrive in the U.S. armed with scientific skills, a need to fund people at home -- and ambition.

Going public, Chinese style

Going public, Chinese style

Rediff.com15 Mar 2007

To get listed overseas, companies are getting U.S.-traded outfits to buy them.

America's customer service champions

America's customer service champions

Rediff.com14 Mar 2007

BusinessWeek's first-ever ranking of 25 client-pleasing brands included JetBlue, until it got stuck on the runway.

Win $25 million! Design an efficient car

Win $25 million! Design an efficient car

Rediff.com7 Mar 2007

The race is on to build a car that gets 100 mpg. The purse? A $25 million prize -- and a piece of history.

Ratan Tata: India's shining jewel

Ratan Tata: India's shining jewel

Rediff.com28 Dec 2007

India's Ratan Tata aims to transform his once-stodgy conglomerate into a global powerhouse. But can it thrive after he steps down?

3 things that Vikram Pandit plans for Citi

3 things that Vikram Pandit plans for Citi

Rediff.com14 Dec 2007

Vikram Pandit has taken the helm at the troubled financial-services giant. He talks about the road back.

Billionaire marriages: Why get hitched?

Billionaire marriages: Why get hitched?

Rediff.com8 Dec 2007

With Google CEO Larry Page's wedding planned for Dec. 8, BusinessWeek takes a look at what billionaires risk when they tie the knot.

Why global giants are rushing to Orissa

Why global giants are rushing to Orissa

Rediff.com5 Dec 2007

The state's mineral reserves are attracting the world's largest metals companies, but local tribes won't give up the rights without a fight.

The best & worst of 2006

The best & worst of 2006

Rediff.com24 Dec 2006

This was a year of unpredictability and even downright weirdness. In our annual report, you'll find leaders, products, and ideas that left their mark-or their stain-on A.D. 2006.

Yang Yuanqing: China's first global capitalist

Yang Yuanqing: China's first global capitalist

Rediff.com21 Dec 2006

The Lenovo chairman is building a new breed of multinational.

India's Cipla: New prescription needed?

India's Cipla: New prescription needed?

Rediff.com21 Sep 2007

The drugmaker has enjoyed big success with low-cost alternatives to AIDS and other high-priced drugs. But NGOs are taking away sales.

Subprime woes scare Indian IT firms

Subprime woes scare Indian IT firms

Rediff.com21 Sep 2007

The collapse of mortgage lenders in the U.S. is slowing the pace at some of India's fast-growing IT companies.

The rise and rise of Indian companies

The rise and rise of Indian companies

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

Newly confident, they're climbing the Asia BusinessWeek 50 with global ambitions.

Cheap cars: After Tata, auto giants join race

Cheap cars: After Tata, auto giants join race

Rediff.com31 Aug 2007

With Tata Motors about to unveil a low-cost, very small car, automakers from Europe and the U.S. are poised to jump into the market

India is the jewel in IBM's global crown

India is the jewel in IBM's global crown

Rediff.com30 Aug 2007

From inking deals to hiring top workers, Big Blue is beating its tech services rivals

Americans are offshoring the lawyers

Americans are offshoring the lawyers

Rediff.com30 Sep 2006

Who needs Harvard or Yale?

Who needs Harvard or Yale?

Rediff.com21 Sep 2006

Behind the miracle: India's mighty movers

Behind the miracle: India's mighty movers

Rediff.com14 Aug 2007

This elite group of business, political, and cultural leaders is helping transform India into a 21st century economic power in Asia and beyond

Ratan Tata: The last rajah

Ratan Tata: The last rajah

Rediff.com8 Aug 2007

India's Ratan Tata aims to transform his once-stodgy conglomerate into a global powerhouse. But can it thrive after he steps down?

Microsoft should welcome piracy in India, China

Microsoft should welcome piracy in India, China

Rediff.com3 Aug 2007

By prosecuting copyright infringers in Asia, it drives consumers into the Linux camp.

BPO: India in danger of being dethroned?

BPO: India in danger of being dethroned?

Rediff.com2 Aug 2007

Parts of Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East are vying to become new offshoring hubs - and nudging aside established players

Rural B-school empowers Indian women

Rural B-school empowers Indian women

Rediff.com19 Jul 2007

For less than three cents a day, largely uneducated women are learning how to invest their money and run their own profitable businesses

Gandhigiri in Silicon Valley wins the day

Gandhigiri in Silicon Valley wins the day

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

Facing political pressure and legal action, the U.S. government may speed up green-card processing and make more slots available

Dream job? Knowing English is not enough

Dream job? Knowing English is not enough

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

English is no longer India's default business language, and companies ranging from Nokia to Google must reach consumers who speak 18 languages

The $100,000 cars!

The $100,000 cars!

Rediff.com10 Aug 2006

The world's biggest auto markets

The world's biggest auto markets

Rediff.com4 Aug 2006

The best global brands

The best global brands

Rediff.com3 Aug 2006

Russia bids to become a tech tiger

Russia bids to become a tech tiger

Rediff.com28 Jun 2007

Putin is pouring billions into boosting the tech sector. The country has a skilled workforcebut cronyism and copyright issues pose problems

More heat for Indian outsourcers

More heat for Indian outsourcers

Rediff.com28 Jun 2007

Senators Grassley and Durbin release more data showing that Tata, Infosys, and others are using U.S. work visas to their advantage

Indian MNCs are shaking up the world

Indian MNCs are shaking up the world

Rediff.com28 Jul 2006

Why US must let in more skilled workers

Why US must let in more skilled workers

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Immigration reform is bogged down in controversy, but there's compelling new evidence that the U.S. should let in the most educated.

Can Asia withstand a US slowdown?

Can Asia withstand a US slowdown?

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

Rising domestic demand, more diversification in exports, and a looser monetary policy give Asia some armor against what causes pain in the U.S.

India's got a job for Westerners

India's got a job for Westerners

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

More companies on the subcontinent are looking for Western executives to provide international experience. There's no shortage of applicants.

Who's hiring in America? Indian firms!

Who's hiring in America? Indian firms!

Rediff.com21 Jun 2007

Infosys and other Indian companies are recruiting more locals in the U.S.

India, computer world's next big thing

India, computer world's next big thing

Rediff.com21 Jun 2007

A new plant in Chennai could help the PC maker catch up with rivals in a market that's the computer world's Next Big Thing.

What DLF boss learnt from Jack Welch

What DLF boss learnt from Jack Welch

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

How big will the iPhone be?

How big will the iPhone be?

Rediff.com15 Jun 2007

The new must-have smartphone may be a $10 billion business - and could send Apple shares even higher

Demand for more H-1B visas rises

Demand for more H-1B visas rises

Rediff.com15 Jun 2007

Business leaders tell Congress that to attract and retain the best minds, the U.S. must keep the doors open to immigrants

Now, test drive a Porsche cell phone

Now, test drive a Porsche cell phone

Rediff.com15 Jun 2007

Designed by Porsche, but engineered and manufactured by France-based Sagem, the $1,600 handset will debut in Britain, Dubai, and other overseas markets later this year