ICICI Bank’s share price erodes by nearly half over 30 days. Is something wrong with India’s second-largest bank, or is it a victim of financial crisis? Anand Adhikari finds out. The global financial crisisSo, where is the money?Panic grips Dalal StreetWhen bad loans are sown in good timesThe Rs 60,000-crore time bombWhen exotic turns toxicEconomy in eclipseWall street woes, India’s opportunity

Just consider a recent example: A Union Bank of India ad (created by Mudra) shows a little girl who has lost a tooth, being consoled by her older brother. The ad drives home a message of dreams that are shared.

With the Indian IT market expected to grow at an estimated CAGR of 18 per cent over the next five years, foreign IT giants aren't just dominating the market, they're opening up new segments and setting the agenda for some categories. Rahul Sachitanand and Kushan Mitra tell you about the twists and turns.

The six start-up women chosen by BT this year are beacons of hope for thousands of women- and men?-who have similar dreams but lack a role model or simply need a prod to get going.

PE activity in media and entertainment has picked up speed this year.

HCL sees a potential acquisition of Axon as transformational, but its finances may be stretched if a bidding war breaks out. For HCL it’s an attempt to further leverage its Blue Ocean strategy of focusing on untapped or uncluttered markets.

The US financial services sector may have been brought down to its knees, but back home, there’s a mad scramble by a host of players to get a piece of the action in high-growth segments that range from mutual funds to private equity.

They span generations and are there in every field, from biscuits to banking, from HR to hospitals. Denied entry into a male bastion, they create another industry. They are the most powerful women in the corporate world.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a way of life for India Inc. However, changes in designations, career paths, working in new departments and fear of working with new teams are major concerns that can make or break the post-merger integration process. Here's a low-down by Manu Kaushik on what’s there for you in an M&A.

Drugs, diagnostics, real estate, private equity and glass may seem a motley bunch of businesses, but it doesn’t matter how diverse your portfolio is if you can emerge top dog. And it’s leadership that Ajay Piramal is aiming for, reports S. Layak.

As a slowdown looms, it’s time to look at niche companies that are insulated from the downturn.

ICICI Prudential AMC has been raking it in. With assets of Rs 54,237 crore as on June 30, ICICI Prudential AMC is the second largest mutual fund in the country. The AMC is also an advisor to $2 billion worth of offshore funds of Prudential Plc.

Our fifth annual survey of the companies who have managed to put a smile on their shareholders’ faces and delighted them the most.

Falling oil prices, coupled with expectations of a last-gasp burst of reform from a desperately cobbled-together coalition, offer a glimmer of a bear market on its last leg. But the by-now-familiar twin demons of rising inflation and interest rates cloud a promising picture. Virendra Verma reports.

Banks are proliferating at a rapid pace in the Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu. Over the last two years, 28 new branches have been opened and five more are likely to commence operations soon. N. Madhavan checks out if this would improve the quality of life of the people in this district.

KZen Equities, the Pune-based firm enables Indian investors to diversify their portfolio globally. The RBI regulations have permitted overseas equity investments for some time, but actual investments will take time to pick up due to a lack of India-based service providers in this area.

IT and ITES companies will step up recruitments, while financial services and telecom firms will hire less.

Balkrishan Gopiram Goenka, the vice chairman and managing director of the Welspun Group, has drastically altered its profile over the past few years by making Welspun Gujarat—a part of the $3-billion Welspun Group and the second-largest manufacturer of large-diameter pipes in the world—the growth spearhead. A report by Anand Adhikari.

Quietly, Malvinder and Shivinder have built a clutch of businesses from healthcare to financial services that is already worth more than a fifth of their flagship, Ranbaxy. How big can their non pharma empire get? BT's Shalini S. Dagar finds out. Ranbaxy Laboratories: Clinical precisionGoing for growth: Malvinder Mohan Singh

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