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  1. Is South India the new Bimaru?

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    / November 4, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By T S Sudhir It is a sad commentary on the state of affairs in India that much of the political establishment today finds itself surrounded not by black cats but by black coats. Surf any TV channel at any time of the day, and you will find stories only...

  2. Interest saved or shaved?

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    / October 26, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Narasimha Reddy   RBI has in a very significant move, deregulated the interest rates offered on savings in bank accounts. All banks will now have a uniform rate for deposits upto Rs.1 lakh and have the discretion to fix interests rates on savings above Rs.1 lakh. Some pundits expect...

  3. Can’t bank on this relationship

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    / October 23, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By T S Sudhir “I am your relationship manager.” That’s how I remember he had introduced himself. “Now I will be your one-point person for everything to do with the bank,” he had said. The private bank had on its own decided that I was a privileged customer (whatever that...

  4. Ask Ramalinga Raju

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    / October 22, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By G Mohan   Ramalinga Raju has spent more than two years in judicial custory. Thanks to his good behaviour, the jail authorities have allowed him to use a computer. He has been also been given a mail id in the Chanchalguda mail server, where every mail is censored. Using...

  5. Outstanding > Very good > Good > Average > Poor

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    / October 19, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Archana Venkat   There are only a handful of activities that every HR team is passionate about. Performance evaluation is one of them.   The lame corporate employee thinks of this no differently than a pay per use toilet – You pay (in this case, fill up numerous similar...

  6. How much should a person consume?

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    / October 15, 2011 / 2 Comments
    How much? If we are concerned about our great appetite for materials, it is plausible to seek to increase the supply, or decrease waste, to make better use of the stocks that are available, and to develop substitutes. But what of the appetite itself? Surely this is the ultimate source...

  7. How Mallya Force(d) Roy to give Sahara !

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    / October 15, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By G Mohan   The occasion was the semi-final match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and New South Wales in Bangalore, during the just concluded CLT20 tournament. Vijay Mallya, as always, was cheering his team RCB from the pavilion. Then one of his close confidants, came and told him that Subrata...

  8. Chanchalguda Raju will not be India’s Rajaratnam

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    / October 13, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By M S Hussain   The hottest topic in the business world now is the possible bail of scamster B. Ramalinga Raju, a.k.a. Chanchalguda Raju, and his brother and accomplice, B. Rama Raju, a.k.a., ‘Chinna’ Chanchalguda Raju. It may be a matter of days before the Chanchalguda Rajus post bail...

  9. Can Rahul do what Rajiv has done ?

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    / October 7, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By G Mohan   In the ’40s and ’50s, Rajiv and Rahul were not so common names, as they are today. When we hear the names Rajiv and Rahul, the first surname that occurs to many of us is the Gandhi family. And there is the Bajaj family too. Many...

  10. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish

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    / October 6, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Steve Jobs   (2005 commencement address at Standford University)   I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation....
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    Tagged foolish, hungry, steve jobs

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