COVER STORY
Palace intrigue
In the last fortnight, India Inc. has been rivetted by a battle - a battle where, on one side is one of India's foremost business dynasties, and on the other is one man. A battle where the separate Birla clans have come together to prevent the M.P. Birla turf from being taken over by their auditor R.S. Lodha. Here's the story of how the consummate insider became the arch-enemy of the Birlas.

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IN DEPTH
In a pool of mess
It was one of the top white good makers here. Now Whirlpool is losing marketshare, money and staff.
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IN VOGUE
Press F2 for new game
... And the result is games, games and more games. Meet India's biggest game developers. Yes, they exist, and they're making money.
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WEB EXCLUSIVES
Interview/Jeffrey C. Taylor
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Monster founder Jeffrey C. Taylor speaks to BW on the impending labour shortage in the US and the possibility of a bigger H1-B programme.
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Interview/Glenn Gienko
Musings on HR
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Interview/U. Srinivasa Raghavan

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PERSONAL FINANCE
Welcome to a whole new ball game
In just one year, the way you manage your money has changed completely. In our first anniversary issue, we take a look at the new rules of the game. Also, a look at how the Budget will affect you, the sectors you should look at while investing in stocks, your home loan strategy and what to do about your fixed deposits.
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Money Plant
Education is an investment, not a cost.
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News
Private insurers wake up to women's needs.
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Stock Eye
In the long run, stockmarkets do pay.
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Derivatives
Taking the risk out of derivatives.
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Money Talk
Stocks and mutual funds: the vital statistics.
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IN DEPTH
Caution! Inflation ahead
Prices are rising. Is it a short-term blip, or...?
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"All that marketers want from CEOs is more money to spend"
The professor of marketing at London Business School on the great marketer-CEO divide.
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"Our prices are too high"
A chat with Rono Datta, former president of US-based United Airlines, who is now head of Air Sahara.
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EDITOR'S NOTE
The outsider
Rarely has real life imitated fiction so well. As one newspaper has already pointed out, the Birla vs Lodha battle currently raging is straight out of an Agatha Christie novel.
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IN THE NEWS
Generics market: creeping acquisition
Why Teva, Ivax, Pliva, Ratiopharm, Sandoz and other generic pharma companies are setting up shop in India.
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The politics of hi-tech
Can it stay ahead in IT services? Is its valuation justified? A look at India's No. 1 IT firm on the eve of its IPO.
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COLUMNS
Game Plan: Ranjit Shastri
Level out the speed bumps
Freedom - not barriers - will define India's economic success.
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COMMENTS : Chetan Parikh
Taxes, trust and transparency
Trust is an economic asset, and the Budget has failed to engender it.
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ON THE CONTRARY : Mahesh Murthy
The one-person global company
How many men does it take to build a successful global business? One.
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THAT'S IT : Mala Bhargava
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After spams on your mobile phone, what's next? Viruses on your cell?
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BW OPINION
Exercise your authority
Whilst the Supreme Court may lay down what is equitable, the responsibility to implement the verdict is with the Centre
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