Punjab National Bank, with K.R. Kamath at the helm, has come from behind to dethrone ICICI Bank from the #2 spot in Indian banking in terms of total business. The latter, however, claims it hasn't been displaced if you compare the two banks' total assets.

Sky-high capacity targets and lollipop tariffs may spur investor frenzy in the nascent solar energy business.

A new generation of entrepreneurs is at work across India, but several parts of the ecosystem need to be put in place to ensure their success.

In a year credit was tight, public sector banks made merry, with three of them vaulting into the top six.

The 16th BT-KPMG study on Indian banks throws up a new winner as well as a pack of surprise climbers, and highlights the shifting trends in Indian banking.

Is it worthwhile to explore a career in the government after B-school? A sampling of B-school bureaucrats answer an emphatic yes.

Investors work around regulatory controls to manage and take over private schools for long-term returns.

These are the poster boys of private enterprise in higher education. And even in the densely regulated segment, there are interesting business models that are paying off.

The second-generation private insurers try innovative strategies to make a mark, as profitability becomes more crucial than ever before.

The high-profile scheme has delivered on its promise—both politically and economically— but with huge costs and inefficiencies. Fixing these is both desirable and feasible. Puja Mehra reports.

The new kid on the trading block that’s set to launch an equity and derivates platform is from Financial Technologies, which currently has in its stable India’s largest commodity futures exchange, the Multi-Commodity Exchange. It is giving competition to NSE, which is gearing up to deal with the commodities bourse major. Rachna M. Koppikar reports.

India Inc. shows resilience to post better-than-expected results in the March quarter. It could be an indication of an incipient economic recovery.

The small screen has been his home ground, first as an actor and then as a game show host. Shah Rukh Khan, 43, is now going a step further to rule television.

Layoffs are inevitable in 2009, but the slowdown may be a great opportunity to hire quality talent at reasonable terms.

T.S. Narayanasami is the man with the Midas touch. After working his magic at a couple of other public sector banks, Narayanasami has succeeded in taking Bank of India to the top of the heap in the BT-KPMG Best Banks study. Here’s how.

Keeping NPAs in check is religion here, but so is giving genuine defaulters a chance.

When Business Today was putting together a feature on best PSU banks for 2006-07 earlier this year, a bank chairman asked which bank was at the top.

Today, every attempt is being made to conserve cash. As money gets expensive, if not scarce, infrastructure developers may not find it easy to reach financial closure.

As interest rates rise, borrowers are going to get hit. How should you manage your loans in this scenario?

Hard-nosed and uber-successful tycoons like Mukesh Ambani,Vijay Mallya and others paid millions for their IPL teams and players. The revenues they earn by way of ticket sales, team sponsorships, merchandising, etc., are expected to rise each year, thus making it easier for them to become profitable as the years go by. BT's Shamni Pande and Tejeesh N.S. Behl report.