Mukesh Ambani mulls PE venture

Billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani is planning to provide Rs 1000 crore seed capital to kick-start a new venture that would invest in innovative business ideas, including in technology and......

Indians cast net for expat CEOs

Ratan Tata's recent revelation that his successor could be a foreigner may have been too much for other Indian businessmen to swallow. Few, after all, are ready to turn their business over to a......

The success of BPOs in rural India

With its promise of bringing jobs to remote villages and helping companies reduce costs, rural BPO is fast gaining ground. HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri calls it one of the most......

A name change can alter fortunes!

It's ironic that on the day after UTI Bank -- the fifth largest Indian bank by market capitalisation (Rs 21,817 crore (Rs 218.17 billion) as of July 2007) -- officially announced its name change to......