A study by three finance professors into 75,000 Danish companies has found that the profitability of a company increases by 7% after the CEO’s mother-in-law dies. We swear we are not making this up. This interesting study and its results are from a front page story in today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required). The study […]
Some of the ferocious entrepreneurial energy that has propelled India to a growth rate of over 9% lately seems to be moving westward – to Pakistan. Writing in today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Peter Wonacott sees a new class of entrepreneurs in Pakistan ushering in pockets of dramatic change: Scores of new businesses once […]
Indian TV viewers have never had it so good or so bad (depending on the viewer). Some 100 TV channels are supposed to be launched over the next 12 months with more to come. While this huge expansion in TV channels means so much more choice for viewers, it also portends intense competition for ad […]
Fresh from its acquisition of a 51% stake in Tamil movies distributor Ayngaran International,  Bollywood producer and distributor Eros International is bolstering its acquisition capabilities. Eros today disclosed that Citigroup Global Markets had underwritten a $100 million 5-year facility to finance acquisitions. Eros CEO Kishore Lulla is bullish on the opportunities in the market for Indian entertainment […]
Media house Times Group’s new YoList classifieds web site has debuted, adding to the clutter in this online advertising segment. YoList has been launched in beta (trial version) and currently all ads posted on the web site are free. Registered users of Times Group’ portal IndiaTimes.com can use their existing user id and password to access the […]
Yes, of course. And so do most governments including India. To believe anything else would be naive. Who can forget the horrifying news reports in the late 1970s of policemen pouring acid into the eyes of undertrial prisoners in Bhagalpur (located in the North Indian state of Bihar) or the recent video footage of a […]