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Unfortunate truth I learnt is board knows nothing: Shivinder Mohan Singh

The Ranbaxy-Daiichi issue - all emerged within one year. I said I had taken a one-way ticket to Beas and was not interested, but, then, because I had been involved, I had to come back, he said

Twinkle Khanna talks about how she acquired the 'libtard' moniker

Khanna is just out with her first novel, 'Pyajamas are Forgiving', after 'Mrs Funnybones', which was a compilation of her columns, and 'The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad', an anthology of short stories

Flipkart a great company, but for us there's no room any more: Bob Van Dijk

Bob van Dijk, chief executive officer of Naspers, is now betting on companies in food tech, payments, travel and other consumer sectors to tap the potential of the Indian market

Rupee fall, high crude oil price adding to cost pressure: Castrol India MD

Most of the growth is coming from India, China, and all the developing countries, says Omer Dormen

Of our 1.5 bn users globally, India No. 1 market for SHAREit: MD Jason Wang

In India, the penetration of smart devices was rising and we were lucky to launch the right product at the right time, he said

A third strategic property will complete our circuit, says Aman Resorts CEO

A third property in an urban environment would further enhance our offering, said Vladislav Doronin

Lunch with BS: Advocate Indira Jaising is giving voice to the voiceless

Jaising tells Geetanjali Krishna that no other institution has resisted the attempted subversion like the judiciary has and that her aim now is to decode legal opinion for public consumption

Shivinder vs Malvinder: Who will benefit from the battle between brothers?

Taking his brother to court on allegations of mismanagement does not absolve Shivinder from the legal liabilities in existing cases

Turnaround not a one-time effect, it is sustainable, says Tata Motors CEO

The CEO says the company has decided to put together a comprehensive turnaround plan in July 2017, which was aimed at taking the transformation ahead

Market share a fictional goal, we will focus on products: Anand Mahindra

He pointed out that the new model had been co-developed across three continents, and signalled the company's arrival as a global player

Vistara to invent products matching non-metro market needs: CEO Leslie Thng

Vistara will remain a full service carrier, says CEO Leslie Thng

Lunch with BS: Anita Dongre rues how copycats are hurting the business

Fashion changes fast and if you are not keeping up you're getting left behind, said Dongre

Adani Transmission to explore all PPP, distribution franchise opportunities

The endeavour of Adani Electricity Mumbai shall be to enhance customer delight by improving commercial and network management services, says chairman Anil Sardana

Few stocks going up due to flight to safety, says MD of Sundaram MF

In the long term, large-cap schemes may find it a challenge to generate alpha given a lot of ETF money is entering the market

SpiceJet's biofuel flight: What are major advantages of using biojet fuel?

India is targeting 10% blending of automobile fuel with ethanol by 2022

Targeting GMV of $100 bn by end-2019: Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Sharma said Paytm Money will soon be launched for mutual funds

Capital goods imported under EPCG scheme can be shifted to another unit

The RA may allow one time extension of the said period for producing the certificate by a maximum period of 12 months with a composition fee of Rs 5,000

Nisha Biswal tells why India will likely receive more attention from US now

Biswal is known to speak her mind. When the Trump administration announced a sweeping ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, she was among the few who took a strong stance against it

India would be among top 2 contributors to Zoho in 5 years: Sridhar Vembu

Our customer base is mostly from the private sector; with the data centres, we will expand our exposure to the public sector' says CEO of Zoho, Sridhar Vembu

Lunch with BS: Rahil Ansari explains how Audi is planning to grow younger

Ansari was just 38 when he took charge of Audi's India business early last year