Raw or cooked, oysters are considered an aphrodisiac and are sought after and consumed from Florida to Beijing. India is finally waking up to this tempting seafood.

In times of surplus career opportunities, here’s how to make the most of it.

Another player queues up for a piece of Indian telecom.

That means more private equity for players in equities.

“I would love to be like Reliance” Harsh Goenka, Chairman, RPG, in Business Standard “We aim to have a ‘wow’ impact with our services on international routes”

India's smartphone market may soon have a new leader

PSU stocks are trading at attractive valuations. Now is a good time to buy these shares.

Strong domestic demand for steel has led to both greenfield and brownfield capacity expansions, making India the fifth-largest crude steel producer in the world.

The Indian Textiles sector has been particularly affected by the rupee appreciation, which has marred the government’s export target of $25 billion (Rs 1,00,000 crore) during 2007-08.

The Indian tech market could touch $24.3 billion by 2011.

The economy is slowing down, foreign investors have turned wary, and there is an election to be won next year. So, will Finance Minister P. Chidambaram script Budget 2008 for votes or growth? Shalini S. Dagar tells us what we can expect this year.  Full coverage: Budget 2008-09

Russia and the US face stiff competition for Indian orders.

Massive capacities being set up by Hyundai, Tata, Maruti and others will enhance India's competitiveness in the global market and make it the hub of the world in the small car segment.

Things aren’t as bad for the Indian IT industry as the sombre mood among delegates at the NASSCOM Leadership Forum held recently in Mumbai tended to convey.

India is an important destination for Peter Sands, the Group Chief Executive of London-based Standard Chartered Bank. During his recent trip to the country, Sands spoke to BT’s R. Sridharan and Shalini S. Dagar on global financial markets turmoil and the fallout on emerging markets.60 MINUTES IN ARCHIVES India is our 13th largest market: Holliday JrPepsiCo is good in every sense: NooyiOur focus is the key to success: Bart BechtFidelity will be in investing mode: Barry Bateman

Be it Infosys, Wipro, Satyam or HCL Technologies, the push for growth in geographies other than the US is gathering steam. The Indian IT industry has been reducing its dependence on the US and is likely to continue doing so. Indian IT firms hiring abroad'TCS not hit by US subprime crisis'

It's early days yet, but as internet advertising surges, several small and niche digital ad agencies may be ripe for acquisition.

A rundown on jobs that will be in demand this year.

Q: I have been working with the packaging development division of an MNC for the last two years. Now, I want to further my career in finance or purchase. What should I do?

The technology sector, once the star performer on the stock market, is reeling under pressure due to appreciation of the rupee. When will it bounce back?