The only place in the world where you can look down at the stars!

Los Angeles has a spirit that revives itself every year! As dusting of the red carpet enters its final leg, time draws close to the moment when the stars walk down the legendary walk of fame. The Academy Awards, affectionately called the Oscars, are in every way more grand than any other award function under the Sun; and what better way to soak in this grandeur than to see the action right before you! The ‘City of Angels' or Los Angeles or just LA... pure and simple – that's what I call home, and being a student of the cinematic arts, it certainly makes “Livin’ it up in LA” that much more ‘action’ packed.



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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

The United States could learn a thing or two from Cuba when it comes to health care for citizens

The reason is simple. Most of the American citizens do not earn enough to shell out for the costly premiums of healthcare insurance. In most cases, the premiums for most of the insurance products have worked out to be more than the average annual income for majority of the Americans! Even for the fortunate ones who are insured, things aren’t so bright. Insurance companies, on some or the other pretext, have been denying insurance claims even after charging heft y premiums. The most obvious result of this greed and avarice-driven healthcare system has been the breathtaking profits for American healthcare companies. United Health Group & Well Point, the Fortune 500 companies in 2006, earned whopping profit increase in 2006 by 28% & 157%, respectively, over the previous year.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Professor Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

As Anil Ambani and Hinduja lose out!

The deal is a critical move by Vodafone’s Global CEO Arun Sarin, who is under pressure amid slowing growth in Vodafone’s core European markets, to expand the business – while not overpaying for acquisitions. India is the world’s fastest-growing major mobile phone market and has even surpassed China in terms of new mobile subscribers’ subscription and Hutchison Essar has a market share of 16%. Bharti will buy 5.6% direct stake from Vodafone for $1.6 billion and Vodafone will not have any representation on Bharti’s board.

However, Vodafone will continue to hold 4.4% indirect stake in Bharti Airtel. Also, the customers of Vodafone will use Airtel’s network when in India and the company will also use Bharti’s NLD and ILD business. The European telecom major will give 50% inbound roaming traffic to Bharti for the coming three years.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Professor Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative