Kumar Mangalam Birla likes to express himself in short andsimple sentences. He does not throw a lot of numbers at the interviewer and isoften happy to answer a question with a single sentence. He spent a lot of timespeaking to Business Today editor Chaitanya Kalbag, executive editor Suveen K Sinhaand senior editor Suman Layak overtwo sessions in Mumbai and Delhi.

Even as you delve into this BT collector's edition on 100-year-old companies, doff your hat to M.F. Husain, 95, who passed away on June 9, leaving behind a rich artistic legacy.

Like precious metals, base metals too can give good returns if the timing is right.

Like precious metals, base metals too can give good returns to investors if the timing is right.

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power has the most aggressive plans of all power players and investors are willing to repose faith in the premium for the Ambani surname. K.R. Balasubramanyam finds out whether Reliance Power has bitten off more than it can chew. Reliance Energy to consider buyback of shares Who will get Reliance Power bonus?Reliance Power wants allotment dues before bonus offer

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.

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