Software product firms, understandably, do take a while to turn profitable, but for the Chennai-based ERP vendor Ramco Systems the gestation period has been rather too long. This doesn't perturb MD and CEO P.R. Venketrama Raja, who armed with new products is determined to take his company forward and emerge successful. Nitya Varadarajan spells out the plans that Raja has up his sleeve. A report.

Entries to the TiE-Canaan Entrepreneurial Challenge have closed, and the jury has picked eight interesting start-ups for the final round.Take a look.

Tirupur’s textile industry is slowly, but surely, leaving its knotty past behind, discovers Rahul Sachitanand.

Despite the talk of a slowdown in the economy, PC sales in the country continued to rise on the back of a strong growth in the notebook market and a buoyant household sector.

Has the FM done enough to address the potential impact of a US recession on India, exporters reined in by an appreciating rupee and investors caught out by volatile markets?

India’s Pharmaceutical Industry stands fourth in terms of volume and 13th in terms of value. It is valued at over $13 billion (Rs 52,000 crore). While it is export driven, the domestic sector has also done well in recent times.

A Bangalore-based I-banking firm gets angel funding.

HDFC Bank has emerged as #1 for the 5th year running. What is the secret formula that keeps it ahead, year after year?

From #5 to #2 is a big jump in any rankings—more so for HSBC, which has powered ahead on the back of sheer growth in deposits and profits.

Raju Vegesna had been waiting for this day since taking over India’s leading ISP, Sify, from its cofounder R. Ramaraj in 2005. After slogging for nearly two years trying to give the ISP a makeover, Nitya Varadarajan tells us how Vegesna and his team are ready to showcase the refurbished Sify to the world.

India's Best SMEs 2016

It was back in 2000 that ITC took its first small steps into apparel retail, launching its first Wills Lifestyle store in Delhi. A year later, the Kolkata headquartered conglomerate entered food retailing.

The fortnight’s burning question.

The party bells are ringing for the home loan borrower. After three years of rate increases, a slew of banks have started offering discounts on lending rates for fresh home loans.

The rising rupee and unbridled competition from China and Bangladesh have forced players like Gokaldas Exports to sell out. What does the future hold for the textile and garment exporters?

It's unfortunate that the top business schools don't teach a case study on management education in the country. For, it's unlike any business situation that managers encounter in their working careers.

Coolest Start-Ups of India 2014

$150 billion (Rs 6,15,000 crore) is what India will have to spend over the next seven-to-eight years to bridge the infrastructure deficit. For more on such interesting numbers read on.

TimesJobs and Naukri slug it out-again.

With foreign vendors striking big-ticket domestic deals, will their Indian rivals start paying attention to the home market?