Over the past 3-4 years, a number of domestic firms have bid for South African companies. Why is India Inc. headed to South Africa?

Business Today’s league of extraordinary managers—25 young guns, aged 40 or under, who are blazing a trail up the corporate ladder.

Edward Neville Isdell, who is the 12th Chairman of Coca Cola, without doubt has the juices flowing once again at the beverages giant. Come end of June, Isdell, will be replaced by Muhtar Kent. Recently in India on a pleasure-cum-business trip, he took time out to speak with Business Today’s Sanjoy Narayan and R. Sridharan. Listen to the unabridged interview

As the CEO of PwC, Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr. runs the world’s biggest audit and advisory firm, with revenues of $25.2 billion and a headcount of 146,767 (June 2007). It’s a job DiPiazza has held for six years now with two more to go.  Recently in India, he spoke to BT's R. Sridharan and Shalini S. Dagar on how things have improved and how much more they can improve.60 MINUTES IN ARCHIVES We are the biggest IT company: Vyomesh JoshiIndia 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

Tata Steel’s acquisition of Corus was a marriage made in heaven. Now Ratan Tata, along with the top brass of both companies, is burning the midnight oil to make the union work.

Has India decoupled from the US? A fair answer will have to be both yes and no.

Like it is for many other global CEOs, India is an important destination for Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive of London-based Standard Chartered Bank. But Sands, 46, a former McKinsey consultant, has a special connection with the country: His mother, Susan, was born and educated in India.

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

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

Two decades after testing Indian waters, the Hindujas are once again in investment mode in India. They’re planning to pump at least $50 billion into a number of sectors in the next five to seven years. That's not too little, but are they too late? Brian Carvalho tells us the inside story.

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?

Events that rocked the business world—or just made head honchos sit up and take notice.

Vijay Mallya acquired Air Deccan, Arun Sarin dialled into India, K.P. Singh launched India’s biggest IPO.

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Events that rocked the world of economy. Satyam Computer Services acquires UK-based Nitor Global Solutions; the volume on the Indian foreign exchange market surges to $34 billion...

Just when it was beginning to look like India’s largest private sector company isn’t in a mood to participate in the frenzy to buy out international assets, it decided to grab a piece of the global action. Two pieces actually.

Apollo Group's BPO makes its fourth acquisition.

A clutch of Indian corporate giants is following in the footsteps of global megacorps like Microsoft, Intel and Alcoa by kickstarting operations in one of the few global economies (other than China and India) that's humming at a growth rate of 8 per cent.

As scale becomes critical, the bigger BPOs are bulking up by buying captives and other smaller outfits. And like in IT, the top three companies may become the dominant force.