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Rs 40-bn rights issue addresses concerns of Fortis shareholders: Ranjan Pai

Now there is also a plan to launch a Rs 40-billion rights issue for all shareholders after the demerger, which will help existing Fortis shareholders to participate, he added

IT industry's dependency on visas to decline further: New Nasscom chairman

Future skills programme is one of those which will ensure that there is availability of talent with the right skills in new technologies, said Rishad Premji

Value addition will bring more relevance to NMDC: Chairman Baijendra Kumar

Instead of going for divestment at a later stage, as tried in the case of Nagarnar plant, the company wants to go with a private partner for such projects in the initial stage itself

Govts fighting cryptocurrencies will be left behind: Anthony Pompliano

Cryptocurrencies are a new, powerful innovation that can create significant inflection points for humanity, says Anthony Pompliano

Company culture is like a vine that needs a trellis, says Denise Lee Yohn

Your organisation shouldn't be designed in a way that's typical of your industry, says Denise Lee Yohn

We remain very bullish on India: Radisson Hotel's Asia Pacific President

In the next 5 years, we will add around 20,000 rooms in Asia Pacific of which about 6,000 will be in India

How Metro's Arvind Mediratta plans to capitalise on kirana opportunity

Mediratta tells Sangeeta Tanwar and Alokananda Chakraborty how Metro plans to capitalise on the kirana opportunity in India and why there is no substitute for innovation

India is art, not science: Hilton Hotels' Asia Pacific President

Alan Watts and Navjit Ahluwali discuss their India plan

Motherson Sumi is not a Midas touch company, says Chairman V C Sehgal

Sehgal speaks to Ajay Modi on the group's focus and shares his views on issues facing the industry

Govt should restore people's faith in banking system: ICICI whistleblower

India is the only country where we have social banking driven by political reasons, says Gupta

We are not going to be deterred by tactics of competitors: Aranha, Ogawa

ArcelorMittal's Brian Aranha and NipponSteel & Sumitomo Metal's Hideki Ogawa talk about why they will win Essar bid

About half of our biz is through loyalty programmes: Marriott Intl CEO

Arne M Sorenson says, 'Our select group of hotels will open 10-15 hotels each over the next three years'

Essar will bring in strong shareholder value to Vedanta portfolio: Agarwal

Executive Chairman and Vedanta Group founder Anil Agarwal is bidding aggressively to grab a sizeable share in the domestic steel industry

Binani will give Dalmia Bharat an international exposure: Mahendra Singhi

The revival of the stressed asset will create many opportunities for operating creditors to grow their business

Jewellery industry has moved from investment to adornment: CK Venkataraman

The emphasis on new products and innovative collection has significantly increased in Tanishq over the years

We are very particular about security issues: Microsoft India president

Microsoft is very particular about trust, privacy and security, says Anant Maheshwari

Will help few good start-ups become large companies, says Nandan Nilekani

The firm has started looking out for potential investments in the growing start-up space in India

Significant funding gap for mid-market companies: Heramb R Hajarnavis

There is a sense of excitement in the start-up world, which has had a positive impact on venture capital fund raising

Large companies need to build on small ideas: Microsoft's Jeff Ramos

In a Q&A, the partner-director of the global tech firm talks of Microsoft's Garage initiative in helping its workforce think beyond daily job routines

We are a follower at global level, but disrupter locally: Ashish Jakhanwala

The Western financial markets prefer ownership and operations to be vested in different hands as owning a business is very different from running it