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BS Manthan: Never had a funding winter, says Sanjeev Bikhchandani

The comment from Bikhchandani--who's sometimes referred to as the father of Indian startups-came in the backdrop of Indian startup funding hitting a seven-year low in 2023

Seema Nazareth Award: Media, diplomacy relationship evolving, says Menon

"I first became aware of the role of journalism in diplomacy in Beijing in the early 1970s during the last furious, or rather hectic, days of the Cultural Revolution," he recounted

Telecom services provider Bharti Hexacom's IPO subscribed 34% on day 1

Bharti Hexacom, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, operates in the Rajasthan and the Northeast telecommunication circles

HDFC MF to restrict flows into realty index fund; Vedanta rallies 5%

Shares of the Anil Agarwal-led commodity major Vedanta have rallied over 10 per cent in the past one we­ek amid a rally in global metal prices on improved economic out­look for China

ABCL gains over 10% as Macquarie initiates coverage with 'outperform' call

In its note, Macquarie said ABCL's lending non-banking finance (NBFC), housing finance company (HFC), and life insurance portfolio makes it an attractive proposition

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail shares zoom 17% on demerger announcement

Post the demerger, ABRFL's portfolio will consist of value retail (Pantaloons), ethnic wear, luxury and digital brands

Veteran dealmaker Atul Mehra joins Axis Capital as managing director & CEO

Atul Mehra is a veteran dealmaker with over three decades of experience and was the joint MD at JM Financial

Indus Towers, Sundaram, Mankind Pharma likely to be added to MSCI index

Nuvama has identified about a dozen "high conviction" domestic stocks that could get added to the index

PNB Housing Finance stock rises 19.11% on the first trading day of FY25

ICRA said the rating action factors in the sustained improvement in the company's credit profile, driven by improved asset quality metrics and the strengthened capitalisation profile

BJP's lists of Lok Sabha candidates: Of give and take, and long wait

The BJP has dropped almost a third of its sitting MPs

US names Brendan Lynch as assistant USTR for South and Central Asia

For the past 11 years, Lynch has been a member of the USTR team, serving in several capacities related to the South and Central Asia region

Sumant Rampal appointed as head of HDFC Bank's mortgage business

Before the new role, Rampal was the Group Head - Business Banking Working Capital, Rural Banking Group, and Sustainability Livelihood Initiative at HDFC Bank

BS Manthan: Trade policy in tune with development journey, says Goyal

Top names in polity, economy, diplomacy, business, startups, agri, luxury & sustainability made BS Manthan a star-studded show

Business Standard Manthan: Centre-state relations emerge as talking point

Ahluwalia suggested that a portion of central taxes be set aside for this transfer and the remaining be shared between the Centre and the states

The bigger the pain, the sooner you will get the money: Rajesh Magow

Rajesh Magow of MakeMyTrip reveals the secret for startups to negotiate this funding winter

BS Manthan: Can't have one-size-fits-all trade policy, says Piyush Goyal

Speaking about free-trade agreements (FTAs), he said India was in dialogue with the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), Peru, Chile, and some countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

BS Manthan: 'India should chart own path to shed West's China-plus tag'

Say foreign companies only shifting incremental investments from China, not uprooting themselves.

Business Standard Manthan 2024: 'Next Chanel will be from India'

Panelists agree that Indian luxury brands will expand footprints across globe

LatentView Analytics board approves acquisition of Decision Point

The strategic acquisition would enhance LatentView's prospects in data engineering, data science, data visualisation, advisory services, and GenAI readiness