NITIE - Mumbai Offers Real Bang for the Buck ; Mumbai's NITIE Is Known for...
Neha Singh, an engineering graduate from Lucknow, has a spring in her step. Currently a student at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, she has landed a dream job at...
View ArticleBook Review: Confessions of a Microfinance Heretic ; the Book Certainly...
Confessions of a Microfinance Heretic: How Microlending Lost its Way and Betrayed the Poor By Hugh Sinclair Collins Business Pages: 268 Price: Rs 350 I am reminded of the Mughal empire. I feel the...
View ArticleThe Changemakers ; BT's 'Most Powerful Women' Event Went beyond Just...
Kalpana Morparia, Chief Executive, JPMorgan India, set the tone at Business Today's 'Most Powerful Women in Indian Business' awards held at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai on September 27. She said...
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Summary: Ladro's Auspicious Dragon is inspired by symbolises power, strength and good fortune and is a marvellous decorative piece for your living room. ENTER THE DRAGON In Chinese mythology the dragon...
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Summary: Off the track and onto billboards, the biggest sports stars are now fashion's hottest faces. Sport Weds Fashion Off the track and onto billboards, the biggest sports stars are now fashion's...
View ArticleLive a Little Switzerland
Summary: Hidden away in an old-world stone house amidst the vineyards of Satigny, Domaine de Chateauvieux delivers great gastronomy. For someone who belongs to concrete and enjoys cosmopolitan chaos,...
View ArticleLet's Get to Know Sita Devi of Baroda
Summary: Born into a zamindar family from Madras in 1917, she was married off to another zamindar Apparao Bahadur of Vayyur. Born into a zamindar family from Madras in 1917, she was married off to...
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Summary: Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour is the official theatrical production by Cirque du Soleil. Opened in London on October 12. MICHAEL JACKSON: THE IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR Michael Jackson:...
View ArticleThe Business of B-Schools ; A Good Institute Takes at Least Four Years to...
A few days ago, there were some alarming reports about low student registration in engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh. It was estimated that over 100,000 seats of the total capacity of 340,000 were...
View ArticleBusiness Confidence Inches Up in Sept Quarter ; the Business Today-C Fore...
When Ravi Kanoria, President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) participated in an investors' meet in the United States in September, something was different. The...
View ArticleFar from the Madding Crowd ; B-Schools in Isolated Areas Are Battling Odds to...
The New York Times mentioned Mysore as a must-see place in its annual travel listings two years ago. The city, ruled by the Wadiyar kings until Independence, is hot on India's tourism circuit. Foreign...
View ArticleProliferation of B-Schools Leads to Oversupply ; B-Schools Have Proliferated,...
A nondescript building on the sprawling 30-acre campus of CVR College of Engineering, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, saw a small change last December. The board 'PG Block' on the building was replaced...
View ArticleTrans-Atlantic Wine War Clouds
Summary: The French have a problem with the import of American wines carrying the word 'chateau' on their labels. Why this brouhaha over the word? When I first went to Chateau Haut-Brion, home to one...
View ArticleAre You Ready for Bubble Tea?
Summary: Herbal teas, flower teas, fruit teas, green tea, red, white and black tea. You probably think there isn't any kind of tea left. A.K.Srikanth, CEO of Alchemist Foods, has now brought the...
View ArticleBe a Man Get a Bag
Summary: It's useful, it's sensible, and it definitely looks more mature than a backpack. The man-bag is making a comeback. So man up, and get one. No one likes a lumpy ass!" A flummoxed and extremely...
View ArticleTribute: Neil Armstrong
Summary: Man's first steps on the moon inspired thousands of future astronauts and scientists. BT More pays tribute to the brave and humble explorer who was a trailblazer, with a special look at the...
View ArticleBest of the Wurst
Summary: Food-tripping in Germany's stunning Southwestern state. It is a gloriously sunny, late summer's evening in Badenweiler, a medieval town in Germany's Black Forest region. The local marketplace...
View ArticleSpiritual Connection
Summary: DoubleTree by Hilton, Gurgaon, puts a spin on traditional cocktails and wows with delectable wood-fired pizzas. Enticing you with its traditional, hot crumbling cookies just as you enter, the...
View ArticleIs an MBA Degree Worth the Cost? ; in a Comparison of How Quickly New...
Arvind Narasimhan, an engineering graduate who worked at Evalueserve, a knowledge process outsourcing company, decided in 2007 to go back to school. He took several MBA entrance exams and aced a few....
View ArticleComputers as Brokers ; Algo Trading Is an Automated Facility Where Trading Is...
Goel, an IIT Delhi Computer Science graduate, who prefers not to reveal his first name, set up an algorithmic, or algo, trading consultancy two years ago. Today, he trades on a host of exchanges,...
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