By turning its weaknesses into virtues, Bharti changed the telecom industry paradigm. Result: In a booming industry, it’s still ahead of the pack.

The best managed companies are also very successful companies, but the opposite is not always true. A Business Today and Ernst & Young study identifies what leading practices India's best companies adopt to outperform industry and competitors.

It was less than three years ago that Ranganath ‘rangu’ Salgame, 46, then the newly-appointed India head of networking giant Cisco, shot into the limelight for attracting over $1-billion investment to expand its local operations.

Tata Steel practically invented CSR much before the term became fashionable around the world.

Having hit $1 billion in revenues, Cisco’s plan now is to create a market rather than wait for it to happen.

PSU stocks are trading at attractive valuations. Now is a good time to buy these shares.

Writing off farm loans worth Rs 60,000 crore, increasing Income Tax exemptions, slashing excise duties?Finance Minister Chidambaram’s Budget 2008 is aimed at winning votes in an early poll. Watch complete Budget speechHighlights of Union Budget 2008Full coverage: Budget 2008Surfers' comments on Budget 2008Read full text of FM's speechClick to read sectoral analysisRead experts views on Budget 2008Budget at a glanceWhat’s cheaper, what’s dearer?

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.

The Indian Real Estate Industry witnessed heightened activity in 2007 characterised by massive development, sustained end-user demand and increased interest from international players.

The economy is slowing down, foreign investors have turned wary, and there is an election to be won next year. So, will Finance Minister P. Chidambaram script Budget 2008 for votes or growth? Shalini S. Dagar tells us what we can expect this year.  Full coverage: Budget 2008-09

Indian capital markets increasingly take their cues from global markets. But smart investors have started moving away from stocks that will be affected by the US slowdown. You should, too.

A NASSCOM-Business Today panel focus on the burning subject of global leadership.

Despite ‘unfair’ competition from China, the Indian auto components industry is ready to take on all comers.

State Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda wants to turn the $30-billion local economy into a $130-billion behemoth in 10 years. Investors are eager, but Haryana has several challenges to overcome. Shalini S. Dagar and Saumya Bhattacharya tell us why the state is by far the best destination in India.

James Canton, CEO AND MD of San Francisco-based think tank, Institute for Global Futures, and author of the celebrated book, The Extreme Future, believes technological advances and innovation will be the big drivers of the global economy in the 21st century.

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.

Are Indian exports to the US safe and of good quality?

After working for two decades with big Pharma colossus Bristol Myers-Squib, Rashmi Bharbaiya returned to India four years ago to pursue his dreams of making the country a hot spot for drug discovery.

Some time in mid-2007, those shadowy “investment banking sources” of the Indian business media let on that Infosys was preparing to acquire the France headquartered IT consultancy firm Capgemini. Last fortnight, that mill was grinding furiously with the same rumour—only this time it’s not Infosys but Wipro.

The mixed sentiment of the last quarter continues into the New Year, reveals the sixth quarterly BT-TeamLease Employment Outlook Survey.