Hakkasan’s Yau Aims to Brand Designer Dining, Explore Fast Food

Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — For someone who has pocketed $60 million this month for a stake in just one of his U.K. restaurant businesses, Alan Yau is remarkably modest and self-effacing.
He is casually dressed for an interview in his Michelin- starred Yauatcha eatery and switches tables so as not to disturb guests. He orders a [...]

Vodafone to Invest $2 Billion to Expand in India

Vodafone Group Plc, the world’s largest mobile-phone operator by sales, plans to invest $2 billion in India this year to win more customers in the fastest- growing major wireless market.
The investments, in line with the amount spent in 2007, will be used to build telecommunications towers, set up shops and for advertising, Chief Executive [...]

IBM bags Airtel’s DTH,IPTV biz deal

NEW DELHI: IBM has bagged the contract for providing software and IT requirements for Bharti Airtel’ non-mobile businesses which include Direct to Home (DTH), Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), enterprise services and broadband. The deal is valued at about Rs 600 crore and is spread over six years.
The deal size will, however, be much higher since [...]