We visit two emerging IT-ITES centres—Lucknow and Coimbatore—and discover that despite the initial buoyancy, they still have a lot of ground to cover. Report Shalini S. Dagar and Nitya Varadarajan.

Second only to Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts' Chairman and CEO Isadore Sharp, Kathleen Taylor is responsible for Global Operations since being promoted to President & COO in 2007. In her nearly two decades with the company, she has played a key role in the expansion of its portfolio. Anusha Subramanian spoke to her recently in Mumbai. Excerpts from the interview:

The six start-up women chosen by BT this year are beacons of hope for thousands of women- and men?-who have similar dreams but lack a role model or simply need a prod to get going.

The 25 most powerful women had better watch out—they have some serious competition snapping at their heels. The Rising Stars range from the CEO of a foreign bank to legal eagles and marketing whiz-kids.

The ideas and work of these top-notch women thinkers have given Indian economists global respectability. But the rise to the top has not been easy for these women economists-all of them had to fight to gain credibility in a male-dominated world.

PE activity in media and entertainment has picked up speed this year.

The Wall Street bug has spread far and wide, taking its toll on markets all over the globe. Back home, however, many of the US investment banks are in no mood to call it a day.

The new dynamics of the life insurance industry is forcing life insurance agents to re-invent themselves. The story is unfolding across India.

The US financial services sector may have been brought down to its knees, but back home, there’s a mad scramble by a host of players to get a piece of the action in high-growth segments that range from mutual funds to private equity.

They span generations and are there in every field, from biscuits to banking, from HR to hospitals. Denied entry into a male bastion, they create another industry. They are the most powerful women in the corporate world.

Market confidence has been hit by worldwide financial uncertainty. A beaten-down market and falling asset prices are hurting investors. How should you ride out the storm?

With reference to your cover story India Inc. stuck (BT, September 21), the need of the hour is an overhaul of the Land Acquisition Act, which is horribly out of sync with the country’s modern needs.

That’s the trillion-dollar question, as the global financial system teeters.

Motilal Oswal is learning to ride the rough with the smooth.

MTNL and BSNL have the firstmover advantage.

Tata power co has the wind and the sun in its hair—and is also getting steamed up by ideas of pouring water on hot rocks to get free electricity—as it eyes global ambitions based on clean power. It acquires stake in an Australian geothermal co.

A new study reveals the impact of volatility on investor behaviour in India.

As the Tata Motors drama plays out, should West Bengal worry over future investments?

Duvvuri Subbarao was appointed the 22nd governor of the Reserve Bank of India on September 1, 2008, and took charge of Mint Street from Y.V. Reddy, when his term ended on September 5. Subbarao, 59, an IAS officer, topped the batch of 1972 and belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

A beaten-down market, falling asset prices, and a negative real return are hurting investors. How should you ride out the storm?