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| ET: 1 Jul 2005 p.1: Reliance Cap to buy 51% in Adlabs for Rs 360 cr p.5: BK Birla to invest Rs 1,200 cr for expansion of group cos p.5: Eicher acquires Design Intent Engineering (of USA) p.13: Who has the nerve to STEEL the show (Posco and steel industry) ET: 4 Jul 2005 ET: 5 Jul 2005 p.1: Indian CEO's shelf life drops to 4.9 years p.1: The time has come for Times Now p.7: Local FMCG cos step out of home, eye acquisitions abroad p.9: 'I feel India is ready for 3G technology' (Alcatel) p.12: Dubai Cable plans India arm p.20: Asian airlines still flying high ET: 6 Jul 2005 p.1: Low and behold: Entry riders may clip wings of budget carriers (airlines) p.6: Unilever chief takes stock of HLL's growth prospects p.6: Investments made in recession times are reaping us benefits now (Jai Balaji Group) p.7: Heinz to divest Farex, may sell Nycil p.7: AB Electrolux to invest Rs 500 cr in Videocon p.7: PC sales growth climbs down to 20% in 2004-05 Brand Equity: p.1: Sell curry (Dipak Jain on marketing) ET: 7 Jul 2005 p.1: BPO ship sinks in Pak strait p.7: Anil to invest Rs 2000 cr in media, showbiz p.7: Global consulting firms our new backstreet boys p.11: Asian pvt banks struggle to hunt for new talent p.13: Global cos in acquisition mode... ET: 8 Jul 2005 p.4: Corporate India still favours Windows, Intel stays on top p.7: Volvo plans to ramps up IT service exports from India ET: 11 Jul 2005 p.5: Low-cost India current outsourcing favourite p.8: Multinationals make IT big here, finally (PC market) ET: 12 Jul 2005 p.3: IDBI plans life insurance entry... p.4: Global IT vendors ready to take on local techies p.5: IA on expansion spree p.7: HM chalks out growth strategy, banks on assets, competence p.7: Nirmal plans price war in cement p.7: Bajaj Hindusthan to spend Rs 750 cr on expansion ET: 13 Jul 2005 p.1: Anil, Zee may Dish out Sky magic (DTH broadcasting) p.3: Uco Bank to reformat organisation p.4: Infosys raises offshore salaries by 13-15% p.6: IT offshore salaries take a high jump yet again p.6: Drug cos, B-schools list ideas to kickstart growth for the industry p.7: BPCL plans foray into DTH business p.12: Infosys bags $90mn account, Progeon steals the show p.12: China ahead of India in professional education p.22: [SCM] Supply chain management & logistics special ET: 14 Jul 2005 p.3: M&M bids for Romanian tractor co p.7: ACC sells refractory operations p.8: The will to change the system p.9: IP telephony: The way ahead for ITeS p.13: In science, good and bad may swap places often p.20: Razor-sharp: P&G, Gillette deal on ET: 15 Jul 2005 p.7: Infosys plans to ramp up China operations; Infy boss focuses on low-cost model (consulting); Operating profit suffers decline for the first time p.13: Shifting focus, from analog to digital (cameras) ET: 18 Jul 2005 p.1: IOC may merge arms in consolidation bid p.1: Multiple CEOs the latest fad in corporate India ET: 19 Jul 2005 p.12: Bharti replaces Reliance as No.1 mobile player ET: 20 Jul 2005 p.3: Basab Pradhan quits Infosys to run own venture p.7: L&T Info may go public by 2008 p.14: Sony, Konika unite for digital SLR cameras p.15: SABMiller to acquire Bavaria p.22: HP set to slash 14,500 jobs ET: 21 Jul 2005 p.1: Essar acquires 64% of BPL Comm in biggest all-cash local telecom M&A p.6: Ecco India to set up business p.7: Britannia looks at business beyond biscuits p.7: SK Bangur JV plans to kihe capacity p.11: India Inc plans to acquire global loss-making cos p.12: Infy's induction spree nets 730 on a single day ET: 22 Jul 2005 p.7: J&N buy talks fuel M&A action among paint cos p.7: [Satyam]... acquires Singapore co p.7: Retail gives big push to FMCG sales p.12: Indian apparel makers join the brand wagon ET: 25 Jul 2005 p.9: College, the new hunting ground ET: 26 Jul 2005 p.4: Flextronics plans unit in India p.7: High-fliers not ready for top jobs p.9: "It's a straight highway for Indian software" (Vivek Paul) p.12: The graduates: They also rock MNCs at home p.13: Jetstar Asia, Valuair come together, form new entity ET: 27 Jul 2005 p.1: India Inc's in the mood for M&As p.7: Driven by ambition, auto-focus now on R&D ET: 28 Jul 2005 p.3: Retail chains not likely to hit smaller players hard p.13: Hyundai, Siemens to jointly acquire Autonet ET: 29 Jul 2005 p.1: Hero may buy US BPO, in talks with pvt funds p.4: Big consultants question quality of outsourcing p.8: What JRD means to me p.14: Schrempp to quit as DaimlerChrysler CEO ET: 1 Aug 2005 p.5: LG Electronics reshuffles key posts once again p.20: Makeover man (Dilip Keshu, Sandent Solutions) ET: 2 Aug 2005 p.9: An education setup to boost knowledge economy ET: 3 Aug 2005 p.1: Oracle to buy Citigroup's 41% stake in i-flex for Rs 2,476 cr p.10: SBBJ targets mid-corporate, retail segments ET: 4 Aug 2005 p.4: Reliance plans to double Jamnagar capacity p.5: Wipro to sever age-old ties with vanaspati p.10: Bajaj Allianz aims to grab 65% of market in east p.12: Adidas to acquire Reebok for $3.8 bn p.12: Puma plans wholly-owned arm in India p.13: Apple unveils Mighty mouse for Mac users ET: 5 Aug 2005 p.6: Pvt cos biting off LIC's market share p.7: Zuari Cements plans to hike capacity p.7: Maruti taps teachers to expand market share ET: 8 Aug 2005 p.5: Truck major plan to lower growth targets ET: 9 Aug 2005 p.7: Hind Zinc plans smelter facility in Rajasthan p.7: Air Deccan parent co to acquire 15 Leearjets p.7: Eli Lilly to focus on niche drugs p.12: Pharma cos gear up for a place in Japan p.14: Cisco eyes Nokia acquisition ET: 10 Aug 2005 p.1: Godrej, IOC talking shop with rural folks p.7: Bisleri thinks big, aims at Rs 500 cr turnover ET: 11 Aug 2005 p.1: Hotels bank on family bonds ("reunion tourism") p.6: Lufthansa plans six more flights for Indian skies p.7: Sun Pharma buys Hungarian co's manufacturing ops ET: 12 Aug 2005 p.1: SBI in talks to acquire tidy Jyothy Labs holding p.5: ICICI to tie up with 200 micro-finance bodies p.7: Jim Beam to make a Fortune with Teacher's India buy p.8: Universities have a role in R&D p.12: Reliance-XLRI e-learning drive... ET: 15 Aug 2005 p.8: Gicci survey forecasts hike in FDI p.13: Publishers force Google to shelve online library plans ET: 16 Aug 2005 p.7: Videocon gets its act together p.7: Srini Raju (Satyam) sets his sight on bagging Visualsoft p.7: KK Birla group looks to raise capacity of sugar cos ET: 17 Aug 2005 ET: 18 Aug 2005 p.7: Sahara arm to acquire SES Tech for Rs 450 cr p.13: Fashion MNCs seek leather cos as partners p.20: Nortel, LG form telecom JV ET: 19 Aug 2005 ET: 22 Aug 2005 p.7: Britannia loses ground in biscuit price war p.7: New plant to help Greenply hike capacity p.9: GE Shipping promoters seen realigning assets p.9: Sandoz on the prowl, in talks with Cipla ET: 23 Aug 2005 p.3: Metro Tyre in fray to acquire Falcon p.7: M&A mania... [Novell; Thomas Cook; Mid-cap pharma cos] p.9: Google adds zing to desktop search ET: 24 Aug 2005 p.20: Whirlpool seals Maytag deal for $1.7 bn p.20: Toshiba, Sony go ahead with rival DVDs ET: 25 Aug 2005 p.5: AV Birla Group puts off pharma, biotech entry p.6: HCL BPO business up 81% sans fresh clinets p.10: Reinventing the wheel (research & innovation in Indian auto and pharma cos) ET: 26 Aug 2005 p.10: BPO cos join forces to form appraisal body p.10: Paramount Airlines to take off on Sep 8 ET: 29 Aug 2005 p.3: ITC makes rural India Net-savvy p.3: ICICI Bank ATMs to help farmers draw loans now p.6: New age learning outfits make their social mark p.6: Miles to go for learning abroad p.7: 'Auto'cratic cos lose top execs to competitors p.7: Manipal invests in UK health co p.10: Business needs to target the poor (CK Prahalad) ET Big Bucks: p.2: Google's grand ambitions ET: 30 Aug 2005 p.7: For UB Group, it's always Winsome, never lose some p.7: GE Shipping set for split, MD to buy shipping arm p.8: Indians to invest more in healthcare p.22: German workers oppose GM job cuts ET: 31 Aug 2005 p.20: Google's losing out to China's Baidu boy ET: 1 Sep 2005 p.1: ITC may buy Silvia Apparels; eyes US, Europe retail chains p.5: GE Healthcare keen to sing 'Made in India' p.5: Gautam Thapar has food on mind p.9: Sony's 'Walkman Bean' arms itself with style p.10: 'Biz intelligence vital for growth' (CEO, SAS Institute India) p.20: Storage Tech investors okay Sun Micro bid; Microsoft buys out software startup co p.20: Asahi Breweries to buy Kanebo soft-drink unit ET: 2 Sep 2005 p.5: Denim is bad news for textile firms p.5: Satyam scouts for European cos p.10: BPOs plan to hire fresh English school passouts p.18: Novartis to take over Chiron for $4.5 bn p.18: Cadbury to sell its UK beverages unit ET: 5 Sep 2005 p.1: M&M to bid for Romanian co p.1: Hindalco keen on Philippines mine p.7: West Coast Paper Mills plans to raise capacity p.7: [Customers select multiple, best-of-breed vendors] Indian IT firms hit global scene with ABN, GE deals ET: 6 Sep 2005 p.9: Four Soft acquires DCS's logistic arm for $19 mn p.10: VW likely to go on the overdrive to cut jobs p.13: "Generics are good for innovation" (Eli Lilly) p.16: [SME success story] (Sula Vineyards) ET: 7 Sep 2005 p.4: Bajaj Auto does a rethink on dealerships p.7: BenQ to offer mobiles over a wide price range p.7: LG to invest Rs 550 cr in Pune plant p.7: Tpyota arm may invest in car dealerships ET: 8 Sep 2005 p.3: IT cos weigh options to cut $ dependence p.5: Regional bites (local food brands) p.5: The big fat Indian wedding card p.7: Nalco targets $2.5 bn smelter in Abu Dhabi ET: 9 Sep 2005 p.9: Ford to sell off Hertz soon ET: 12 Sep 2005 p.7: Consumer hardware business witnesses global shakeout p.7: Samsung to revamp IT biz, eyes 25% growth p.7: Gillette, P&G roll out integration process p.9: VW to shed 30,000 jobs to cut costs | ET: 13 Sep 2005 p.5: Microsoft team to culture Indian software cos p.5: Local auto component cos on a shopping spree p.10: Acquire or be acquired (Indian pharma cos) p.20: eBay to buy Internet phone co for $4 bn ET: 14 Sep 2005 p.7: Hindalco board to meet on rights issue to fund expansion p.7: Torrent group seeks buyers for ailing arm p.12: Nokia e-mails now for masses, classes p.14: Wipro to set up Beijing software centre p.15: Union Bank plans 100 branches in 2005 Brand Equity: p.3: Ctrl+Shift+Alt (branded PC and assembled PC) ET: 15 Sep 2005 p.5: Springer to spread out its business in the country p.5: Flextronics to invest $50 mn to set up second plant p.13: Yahoo Mail to pick speed... p.13: New Airgo chips to fly past Wi-Fi ET: 16 Sep 2005 p.22: Gillette gets razor's edge with five-blade nipper ET: 19 Sep 2005 p.8: CDMA, GSM vie to grab frequency spectrum pie p.9: Agilent to set up 2nd R&D unit in Bangalore p.9: Indegene acquires Medsn for $7 mn ET: 20 Sep 2005 p.1: Eveready buys BPL battery unit for Rs 67 cr p.7: S Kumars sets up four SBUs to run operations ET: 21 Sep 2005 p.4: KPO is the next step in outsourcing p.8: Cost-quality combo to help local IT cos go global p.8: Indian drug cos loosen purse strings for R&D p.8: Accenture wants its next tech lab in India p.14: Big Mac to spend Rs 300 cr on local expansion ET: 22 Sep 2005 p.7: Apollo bids for NHS UK, plans entry into Poland ET: 23 Sep 2005 p.6: Tata Motors, Fiat SPA to explore team work in cars p.9: Hospitals offer five-star packages to woo the West p.22: Sony to axe 10,000, cut costs by $1.8 bn ET: 26 Sep 2005 p.9: JK Corp to focus only on Cement ET: 27 Sep 2005 p.3: 'Unix is dead, Linux's the future' p.9: Core issue is creating values after M&As (Tim Koller, McKinsey & Co) ET: 28 Sep 2005 p.7: Ispat to pump in Rs 1,100 cr for unit expansion ET: 29 Sep 2005 p.1: Fortis picks up 90% in Escorts hospital p.7: Berger Paints unveils logo before festivities p.11: Development key to employee retention ET: 30 Sep 2005 p.1: Corporate India wary of IT expenditure p.5: Educomp to raise Rs 60 cr via IPO route p.11: IT's on everyone's mind (The ET-CIO Survey) p.20: Google to set up base at NASA Park ET: 3 Oct 2005 p.9: LG Electronics in review mode p.9: GEM India to invest Rs 15 cr in Sula Vineyards p.12: Time to revise macroeconomics ET: 4 Oct 2005 p.7: Danone joins Yakult for Indian adventure p.11: 'India has to invest in the judicial system' (Microsoft) p.13: One up: Yahoo plans online library p.22: Boots, Alliance agree to walk down the aisle ET: 5 Oct 2005 ET: 6 Oct 2005 p.1: Tata Steel in talks to acquire two steel plants in Thailand p.3: 'Unity in diversity' to be credo for bank mergers p.5: Avon readies to expand locally p.8: Democratising potential of regulation ET: 7 Oct 2005 p.5: KRC acquires Gemini's Bangalore unit p.7: Orissa riding high on the metal cycle p.8: BHP Billiton begins local devt exercise in Orissa p.13: Cyber world to be secure with Microsoft system p.13: Apple likely to have video iPod... p.13: Google clubs online maps with local search features p.13: Satellite TV nestles inside cars ET: 10 Oct 2005 p.1: Flying machine: Jet keen on majority stake in Air Sahara p.3: Aircel sets foot in Orissa p.4: What is Islamic banking? p.5: Partnerships energise pharma sector ET: 11 Oct 2005 p.1: Mukesh wants to do a Wal-Mart in India p.9: At 30, Microsoft needs to learn a few lessons ET: 12 Oct 2005 p.1: Infosys makes it tomagic $1 bn revenue fold p.18: Acer to take on Dell, Lenovo at home ET: 17 Oct 2005 p.8: What are independent directors for? p.9: UB exits RTD (ready-to-drink) business, pulls back two brands p.9: Sahara needs Rs 3,200 cr to gain market muscle p.9: Accor to spend Rs 400 cr on Ibis (hospitality) p.14: Leaders we need (leadership) ET: 18 Oct 2005 p.1: Actis plans to acquire Nutrine for Rs 300 cr p.5: Cisco Systems runs up $780 mn shopping bill ET: 19 Oct 2005 p.5: Ranbaxy plans cheap copy of Astra's drug ET: 20 Oct 2005 p.6: Telemorph: BSNL to adopt localised marketing model p.6: Wipro BPO takes 650 off its roles p.7: Nestle devours rivals to become No.1 food co p.7: Cisco declares $1.1 bn local investment on research plans p.12: J&J explores options in Guidant takeover p.13: Canara Bank plans farm financing via ITC e-choupals ET: 21 Oct 2005 p.1: TCS picks up Aussie co for $26 mn p.1: Cisco eyes Indian start-ups p.7: Gujarat Glass to buy US co for $18 million p.10: Growing industrial R&D in India p.11: Static design for moving traffic ET: 24 Oct 2005 p.17: Asian content rules the small screen ET Big Bucks: p.6: GM and Ford in need of a big overhaul; p.7: The battle of the portals ET: 25 Oct 2005 p.1: Dead abraod. Resurrected in India p.9: 'I enjoyed every Monday morning' (Lalit Mohan Thapar, BILT Chairman) p.24: Big Mac does a quality waltz to fight fry-day fury ET: 26 Oct 2005 p.7: Nirma acquires Core business p.7: Bell Helicopter targets India for development p.11: BPOs, KPOs bring role reversal for IT (future of IT departments) ET: 27 Oct 2005 p.3: Deepak Fert to invest Rs 400 cr in chemical unit p.5: BPOs up in arms over slave-ship tag p.5: Ace Glass buys L&T glas unit p.7: Hirepower: Top 3 IT firms recruit 15,000 plus in Q2 p.10: Torrent ends R&D agreement with Novartis ET: 28 Oct 2005 p.7: Nicholas Piramal foots GBP 9.5 mn for Avecis Pharma p.7: JCT plans to raise capacities p.7: Bicycle is now new Merc of man p.9: Actis Biologics plans to set up local arm ET: 31 Oct 2005 p.9: Growth urge 'strong' in Vodafone p.9: Strategy shift set to fetch HLL great dividends p.19: Teacher absence hits education for all initiative p.21: Wal-Mart fails to sell Green look ET: 1 Nov 2005 p.7: Bharti, Hutch & the Rs 46k crore question p.7: Gridco takes new turn with Rs 349 cr net p.7: Mid-rung IT cos trail biggies in growth chart ET: 2 Nov 2005 p.10: Pundits advise Oracle to tame buying spree p.11: Ansal Group will spend Rs 4 cr on IT park projects p.11: Binani to focus on cement p.11: Jindal Stainless to hive off architecture, lifestyle units p.18: US pharma sector back on road to recovery ET: 3 Nov 2005 p.4: Max India plans foray into data management p.5: Oriental Bank sets target of Rs 90k cr biz p.5: NIIT in talks to tie up with more Chinese varsities p.5: Budget carriers to flock country's skies by 2006 ET: 4 Nov 2005 p.9: Hotel majors, rlys to develop budget inns near stations p.9: Thapars plan expansion, to enter tissue paper biz ET: 7 Nov 2005 p.5: LG adopts blue ocean strategy to tap new marts p.12: Urbanisation lessons from Mumbai p.13: The research edge (PhD) [Full Text: http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/jalote/GenArticles/DoingPhD.pdf] ET: 8 Nov 2005 p.1: India's paying well but losing cost advantage p.3: SBI acquires Indonesian bank p.6: Food funda: Ready-to-eat but not ready to take off p.7: Adhunik to tread merger path ET: 9 Nov 2005 p.4: AstraZeneca looks at new cure for tuberculosis p.4: Day surgeries can cut rising healthcare costs p.7: Mega contracts throw BPOs in high-risk zone p.7: Dr Reddy's to acquire Roche's unit p.7: TCS purchases Chilean BPO firm... p.7: Consolidation of IT vendors catches up with local cos p.12: TiVo, Yahoo! tie-up to record TV shows via Net Brand Equity: p.2: The fitness of things (Talwalkars) ET: 10 Nov 2005 p.5: Union Bank set to open 100 more branches next fisc p.7: Global challenges hit Mittal Steel's operating income ET: 11 Nov 2005 p.1: Satyam sells Sify to US co for $63 mn p.9: R&D spend from sales still low for India ET: 14 Nov 2005 p.7: Motorcycle cos rise to meet the car challenge p.7: Malls may be host to budget rooms p.17: The Re-search engine (business research) ET: 15 Nov 2005 p.3: BA to boost capacities, eyes deal with Sahara p.3: India decks up to become global design centre p.15: "A-I can become the best airlines in India" (CMD, Air India) ET: 16 Nov 2005 p.5: Banking, pharma, IT to star in blockbuster M&A story p.5: Chinese cos keen on leather tie-ups p.6: Fresh and Honest brew for tier-II cities p.6: IBM Software goes for middle path in India ET: 17 Nov 2005 p.5: Pepsi to grow fruits, veggies for Big Bazaar p.9: Consultancies get edgy as offshoring attracts global cos p.11: Merge IT and business during an acquisition ET: 18 Nov 2005 p.6: India is the hottst R&D destination for MNCs p.10: Changing the culture of indiscipline (public services) p.12: Wi-Fi draws most wows in 3G World Congress ET: 21 Nov 2005 p.1: Philips eyes majority stake in Eureka Forbes ET: 22 Nov 2005 p.7: Google's interest in Riya stirs grapevine ET: 23 Nov 2005 p.12: GM to axe 30,000 jobs, shut 12 US facilities by '08 ET: 24 Nov 2005 p.6: Rising labour costs likely to hit ITeS industry hard p.7: Diageo to open outsourcing base in India p.7: Poddar group ventures into restaurant business p.7: L&T holds back launch of IT vemnture in China ET: 25 Nov 2005 p.6: IDBI may branch out investment banking division into separate biz p.9: Corner Bookstor seeks growth through takeover ET: 28 Nov 2005 ET Big Bucks: p.4: Steelmakers on a roll, until the next glut. ET: 29 Nov 2005 p.3: Municipalities need to be independent p.7: Govt roots for M&As in PSU banks p.9: Engineers' love for IT makes L&T woo NRIs p.15: SBI MD tells managers to tone up act p.24: Samsung may blunt Motorola's Razr edge ET: 30 Nov 2005 p.7: Eli Lilly on a lookout for strategic mates p.16: Booming townships: A magnet for urban growth and development [Data missing for December 2005] |