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Uniform rules across India will boost affordable housing: Anita Arjundas

Last month, the government had said the goods and services tax (GST) would be reduced from 12 per cent to eight per cent for low-cost housing

Events sector is organised but environment is disorganized: Sabbas Joseph

Now in Delhi they have started online licensing-which is a big relief

We see ourselves partnering with the govt on healthcare: Sanofi India MD

In a Q&A, N Rajaram says his firm has put the impact of GST behind it and is happy the govt's healthcare policies are becoming more predictable

With Google Cloud, we are opening the best to end customers: Rick Harshman

Harshman, Managing director (APAC) of Google Cloud says, the beauty of the cloud is we have customers like individual developers that use the platform to the largest enterprises

Was fortunate to captain a great generation of players: Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly tells Udit Misra that he decided to be aggressive as a captain to back his teammates and provide them an atmosphere to freely express themselves

Want to see fair and equitable trade agreements: Harley-Davidson chief

Interview with Peter MacKenzie, managing director, Harley-Davidson India and China

Higher volatility to persist due to fiscal slippage, says Pankaj Sharma

Bonds do not like fiscal indiscipline and the same is reflected in the rise in yields, says Pankaj Sharma, CIO. Edited excerpts

Top business houses spread themselves too thin: Centrum Group exec chairman

'There is difference between building a refinery and an app-based business' Jaspal S Bindra

We'll be a significant hiring company in India in 2018: Capgemini COO

The COO says Capgemini continues to have high expectations and high ambitions for India

We'll develop home healthcare segment from scratch: Philips Homecare CEO

Richa Singh says she hopes to get some support from the government and insurance companies

See 2019 as glass half-full; there are many new opportunities: C P Gurnani

On the back of global recovery, there are many new opportunities to explore, especially in the digital space: CEO & MD of Tech Mahindra

Pricing will not win the game in grocery e-tail, says Neville Noronha

When an individual buys a mobile or other electronic item online, they already know the brand and go there for the price

The era of long-term and holistic brand association is over, says Kwan's MD

As a company, we moved away from endorsement five years ago

Our distribution reach is driving domestic growth: Britannia's Varun Berry

The Bengaluru-headquartered company's Managing Director Varun Berry tells that with strong domestic growth, the firm will continue to expand into newer categories

Breakfast with BS: How Capgemini CEO Paul Hermelin is managing two worlds

​Hermelin tells Niraj Bhatt that the traditional IT business is one of price discount and cost management, while new areas such as digital, cloud and AI entail high growth

Customs duty hikes in Budget to hit demand in 2018, says LG India MD

The market in India is big enough and many large global players are already present here. But manufacturing is still confined to assembly, says Kim Ki Wan

Imagica is affordable theme park of international quality: Manmohan Shetty

In 2013, Shetty set up the rather ambitious and much-awarded Imagica Theme Park

Polaris delisting: Minority shareholders to get more premium than promoters

Kris Canekeratne, chairman & CEO of Virtusa Corporation, which recently completed a reverse book building exercise to delist Polaris Consulting, explains what the delisting means for his company

Great products, team and dealers make us a success in India: Mercedes-Benz

Member of the board of management at Daimler AG, Britta Seeger, says companies need to acclimatise to the changing environment

Picasso explains managing artist's legacy over appams and fish curry

If nostalgia is on the menu, it must make allowance for Pablo Picasso who Bernard remembers as 'tender and sweet'