For the foreign hospitality chains looking for easy pickings in a supply-starved nation, India has proved to be an unexpectedly complex market to crack.

No-frills casual dining restaurants make better business sense while the best of class fine dining takes a back seat.

While big international names draw in the consumer with deep pockets, what keeps him is twisted-in-India dishes.

As part of discussions with the cash-rich sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Malaysia, Hotel Leelaventure will still run and manage the Delhi and Chennai properties for 33 years for a fixed fee.

Fuelled by five years of disappointment, Ratan Tata's little car wants to erase its 'cheap' past for a 'smart city' future. The Tata Motors pavilion at February's Auto Expo displayed a Nano with automatic manual transmission.

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A weak rupee and volatile capital markets offer little hope of a turnaround any time soon. The asset sales will release the funds as well as management bandwidth for corporate houses to focus on their main businesses.

The iconic Coming Up Mansingh Road hotel property in New Delhi will remain with the Taj Group of Hotels for another year or till the time an auction takes place, after the New Delhi Municipal Corporation extended the land lease.

Kishore Biyani met BT Editor Chaitanya Kalbag on May 23 for a candid conversation in which the retail tycoon explained why he is selling parts of his empire. The sale of the Future Capital stake was announced on June 4. READ BIYANI'S EXCLUSIVE FULL INTERVIEW

The buzz was certainly missing at the opening session of the 13th edition of FICCI-FRAMES 2012 held at Mumbai's Renaissance Hotel in Powai.

Debailleul isn't the first Belgian patisserie to hit Indian shores, but it certainly sets the bar high with its superlative spread.

The size of the Indian health and wellness food market will rise to Rs 550 billion by 2015, from an estimated Rs 101 billion in 2010 - a growth of 35-37 per cent.

Having started his career in Citi, Rakesh Kaul has worked in various businesses in India and the Asia-Pacific.

There is no power women waiting in the wings.

For vacation this year, swap the hot destinations for some unlikely scorchers. These may not be popular venues, but offer the same attractions at cheaper rates.

Be it a business trip or an annual summer holiday, it pays to know how to avoid costly surprises. Take this quiz to learn how to save while travelling.

Taking a foreign holiday during a recession can translate to big savings. Sushmita Choudhury looks at five popular destinations that are worth a visit.

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The current collapse in the stock market is because of a liquidity squeeze. it’s a case of too little money chasing too many assets. Such markets throw up chances to buy stocks at prices that are way below their real values.

The stock market may be an unpredictable place, but this is one reversal of fortune that is too sudden even for those who did not blink at Dalal Street’s crazy plunge.