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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on curing cancer and the perils of a divisive society

Shaw says she tells her pharma colleagues that they are in a humanitarian business - like it or not, patients come first and if patients are the focus, profits would come naturally

Workspaces have transformed in three years: Innov8 founder Ritesh Malik

'We will differentiate on location, design and community', says Malik

We focus equally on tech and innovation: Capgemini CTO Patrick Nicolet

Capgemini measures the impact in terms of growth, not the margin, says Patrick Nicolet

High real interest rates making India uncompetitive, says Ajay Piramal

We will have to think of creative ways to encourage demand like the interest subvention in low-income housing loans, he said

How undergraduate education overseas deprives student of a network at home

Sanjeev Bikhchandani of Naukri.com has been part of the founding team at Ashoka University and holds clear and strong views on the state of higher education in India

India entering second wave of growth, says Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins

"We have significant engineering resources in India and we have built a lot of great technologies here," says Chuck Robbins

It's going to be extraordinary year for Tata Motors: CEO Guenter Butschek

Transition from BS-IV to BS-VI Tata Motors' biggest challenge, says Guenter

We're bullish on India, planning 800 stores by 2020: Miniso's Miyake Junya

In an email interview, the Japanese designer brand's co-founder says India is among the top-5 contributors to its revenue and that Miniso has great plans ahead for the Indian market

We will differentiate on service, availability, price: Tanit Chearavanont

By 2030, India is expected to be the third largest consumer market, says Tanit Chearavanont, Managing director, LOTS Wholesale Solutions

Ashok Leyland is eyeing top 10 slot in CV space in 9 years: Dheeraj Hinduja

Ashok Leyland Chairman Dheeraj Hinduja talks about his strategy and plans in the coming years

Making of a fast tortoise: Cyril Shroff recounts early days of his law firm

He talks about the lessons he learnt from that episode

Media has become more inclusive and dynamic: Havas Group's Rana Barua

Marrying music, gaming, content with communication, media and data can be a game changer in India, says Rana Barua, CEO of Havas Group India

We want to improve persistency, expand retirement products: HDFC Life CEO

We have set up a technology corpus to invest in new ideas where we have partnered with start-ups, says Vibha Padalkar

We're working hard to preserve our identity: A K Goel, MD & CEO, UCO Bank

In a Q&A, the chief of the PSU lender, currently under PCA, dwells on its rigid and target-driven recovery and CASA deposit mobilisation plans

To cut imports, Oil India aims to raise output by over 7%: Utpal Bora

We are importing around 82 per cent of our requirement, so lower oil prices are more beneficial to the country, says Bora

Slowdown in auto and white goods is visible: JSW Steel's Seshagiri Rao

Lending, particularly by the NBFCs, has slowed down dramatically. Auto and housing loans are majorly driven by the NBFCs in addition to banks and that tap is closed

Trump's sparring with China is good for biz: Raymond's Gautam Singhania

Singhania tells Pavan Lall how he keeps tabs on the goings-on in his company while not being involved day to day

E-com is fastest-growing channel for commercial transactions: Mjunction CEO

There is a large opportunity for sports federations to bring transparency and efficiency in several areas, says Mjunction CEO

House is a good investment if one has a three-year horizon: Anand Piramal

Piramal says the company would look at a CAGR of 20 per cent over the next decade, despite the subdued property markets

Structurally, we're much stronger now, says Tata Steel's T V Narendran

We have restructured the European business and shrunk it from 18 million tonnes to 10 million tonnes. The India business, on the other hand, has grown to 18 million tonnes, he said