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'We may apply for universal banking licence within a year'

Equitas Small Finance Bank aims to nearly triple advances to ₹1.2 trillion in five years, while preparing for a possible universal banking licence application within a year

BP India plans $3-4 bn upstream bets by 2030: Chairman Kartikeya Dube

Among global oil and gas majors, BP has one of the strongest upstream presences in India, with its portfolio spanning exploration, deepwater development and production

L&T's next defence bet: ₹5,000 crore in electronics over five years

L&T is expanding its defence footprint with investments in radars, electronics, autonomous systems and directed-energy weapons, while scaling up shipbuilding and defence exports

Coding agents won't replace software engineers: Datadog Cofounder

Datadog CTO Alexis Le Quoc says coding agents can dramatically accelerate software development, but humans remain essential to manage complexity, security and team-level work

'India began drug discovery before China, but China has moved years ahead'

India's pharma industry must pivot from global leadership in generics to innovation, backed by stronger policy, R&D funding and regulatory reforms, says Satish Reddy

Demand strong despite macro challenges, says Akasa Air CEO Vinay Dube

Akasa Air sees resilient travel demand despite rising fuel and forex costs, while betting on new airports and long-term expansion

Vodafone Idea now has greater financial clarity, says Chairman Birla

Birla outlines objectives for VI: Execute network investments, strengthen market competitiveness and grow customers and earnings

'Will be shortsighted to make big price increases due to West Asia war'

Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava questioned the relevance of mandatory vehicle-to-vehicle communication norms, saying India's diverse driving conditions require differentiated standards

Anand Mahindra calls Class of 2026 a 'superhero generation' amid AI era

Anand Mahindra says old career templates no longer hold as jobs appear and disappear rapidly

We need to update our definition of TV: SPNI head Gaurav Banerjee

Sony Pictures Networks India is shifting from a television network to a broader entertainment company with OTT, sports and regional content driving growth

Indians involved in solving world's toughest problems: Google DeepMind

Google DeepMind executives explain how the AI lab is deploying autonomous agents in the country

Skyroot's next mission: One launch a month; Vikram-2 liftoff by 2027-end

Skyroot Aerospace aims for monthly rocket launches by end-2027 as it prepares Vikram-2 and converts rising global interest into commercial contracts

'Regulatory environment has got tougher for Tata Steel in Netherlands'

Tata Steel expects stronger Q2 volumes across India and Europe despite margin pressure, while pursuing decarbonisation in the Netherlands and expanding Neelachal Ispat

Margins have bottomed out; NIM seen at 2.5-2.6%, says Canara Bank CEO

Canara Bank expects to raise up to $2.5 billion through FCNR(B) deposits and overseas borrowings as it guides for stable margins and healthy credit growth

Sarvam open to govt owning stake in frontier model firms: Co-founder

Sarvam plans to launch a trillion-parameter AI model within six months and says it is open to government ownership as India advances its sovereign AI ambitions

Payments monetisation tough, but here for the long term: NTT Data Payments

NTT Data says India remains its most important payments market despite zero MDR challenges, as it expands Adaptis and invests in value-added payment solutions

Kotak IB names Ramesh Srinivasan vice-chairman, appoints co-CEOs

V. Jayasankar and Sourav Mallik appointed managing directors and co-CEOs, while Srinivasan takes on a strategic advisory role from August 1

Shailesh Jejurikar named chairman of P&G, world's most valuable FMCG firm

P&G CEO Shailesh Jejurikar becomes chairman of the board, marking a new leadership phase for the global FMCG giant amid cost pressures

Urea prices to remain around $500 a tonne: Coromandel International CEO

Coromandel International MD S Sankarasubramanian discusses fertilizer supply, subsidy outlook, urea prices, and the impact of the West Asia conflict on India

Canara HSBC Life guides for 22-23% VNB margin in FY27: Anuj Mathur

Canara HSBC Life plans to expand its agency network to 5,000 distributors, grow alternate channels and deepen AI adoption to drive growth and profitability