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Rising disposable incomes, a multiplex boom, the entry of corporate investors into film production and the advent of digital technology are reviving an industry that not so long ago was in severe decline
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Bollywood is facing a talent crunch as money pours into India's fast-growing Hindi-language film business in the hope of making the next big cinematic hit
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Indian private airlines are shaking up the booming market for flights between the UK and India, but British Airways looks likely to maintain a lead on its rivals. Traffic between the two countries has boomed since service limits were liberalised by a bilateral agreement nearly three years ago.
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Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has succeeded in getting its toe in the door of the Indian market, via a long-planned joint venture with local partner Bharti Enterprises
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UK mergers and acquisitions activity in China is declining as more British companies switch their focus to India, which they see as more open to investment
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A reported film remake mega deal sends a positive signal, but some of the froth in India's media sector may be subsiding, writes Joe Leahy
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The death knell sounded by Novartis over India's pharmaceuticals industry could be sour grapes but the concerns highlight some of the challenges facing the burgeoning sector
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Monsanto, the world's largest biotech seed producer, said emerging rivals in India and China would provide its fiercest competition as the two countries tackle the challenge of surging food demand
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The oil company's Indian unit has received a vital approval for developing its giant Rajasthan oil discovery
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In one of India's largest media blitzes, Vodafone has kicked off the re-branding of its new Indian mobile phone business by buying all the commercials on Star India's cable channels and plastering 80 newspapers nationwide with advertisements
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The head of India's largest listed retailer, Pantaloon Retail India, said his group was pursuing its expansion plans in spite of a backlash against large corporate retailers
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Mahindra, the Indian conglomerate, plans to launch an apparel and toys chain, joining a list of companies vying for a slice of the country's emerging retail sector
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Jeffrey Immelt, the head of General Electric, says a slowdown in the US economy is unlikely to be a problem for the company because of the strength of emerging economies such as China and India
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The Indian company is looking for a foreign strategic investor to take up to a 12% stake as one option in its plan to raise up to $150m to roll out new cable channels
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The Indian government scored an early win in its efforts to force Vodafone to pay what lawyers estimate could be $2bn in capital gains tax on its acquisition of domestic mobile phone operator Hutchison Essar this year
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