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How do you turn thousands of artisans into suppliers to a commercial, for-profit retail chain? Make them shareholders in community-owned companies that can supply in bulk.

Malvinder and Shivinder Singh shocked India Inc. when they sold out Ranbaxy two summers ago. Their next stunner: build a financial giant with $100-billion assets and grow what is already Asia's biggest hospital chain.

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The share sale plans of SKS Microfinance, India's biggest microlender, will not just boost its cash reserves. The IPO, one way or the other, will echo in India for decades to follow.

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New highways and consumer preference for comfort are powering demand for these new buses. But will prohibitive pricing and a stronger railway network crimp growth?

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On the centennial year of one of the world's most prestigious fashion houses, Ermenegildo Zegna, we speak to the man himself on the brand, its history and ethos.

Indian fans are now getting their first \"taste\" of Man U.

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After several deaths and rebirths, disinvestment is back as a big-ticket reform. And the timing is good—it's the only reform that can stimulate demand without straining the fiscal deficit.

The IPL's revenues are booming but with some higher costs up ahead, its challenge will be to sustain its early advantage with innovative marketing and targeting of new audiences.

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What marks Nitin Dossa as a true connoisseur of vintage cars is his undiminished passion for acquiring and restoring these beauties.