In the current gloomy economic climate, with companies tightening their belts and disaffection amongst employees spreading, keeping the flock together and keeping it motivated is a critical task. Again, training needs to continue, but is there enough of it?

In the past year, an increasing number of students from business schools to engineering and medical colleges have signed up to intern with the country's biggest political parties as they work on their strategies and draft their manifestos.

Manoj Sharma got Subrata Roy on March 4, as the Sahara chief was produced in the Supreme Court after being arrested by the Lucknow police four days earlier. But the chubby ink thrower from Gwalior missed many others. At least four businessmen were arrested in 2013 alone, and another two the previous year.

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Business Today throws open another debate on whether it was the right decision to take Dell Inc private -