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Fintech major PhonePe appoints new board member as it prepares for IPO

PhonePe is the largest player on India's real-time payments system Unified Payments Interface (UPI). It reversed its listing from Singapore to India in 2022

Need to serve all asset classes across MMR: Keystone Realtors CMD

Boman Irani said that the company will launch a senior living project, get into data centers and will divest 3.35 per cent to meet Sebi norms to partially fund capex

Airbus sees supply chain stability, targets 75 A320s per month by 2027: CCO

Airbus aims to boost A320 family aircraft production rate to 75 per month by 2027 as supply chain stabilises, says Chief Commercial Officer Benoît de Saint-Exupery

MFI collection efficiency back at 99.6%: L&T Finance MD & CEO Sudipta Roy

Sudipta Roy said that the transfer of the gold business of Paul Merchants Finance will be completed by June 15

Logistics startup Porter to expand to 50 cities by 2030: Pranav Goel

In the next five years, we will move from 20 lakh SMEs (small and medium enterprises) who come to the platform every month to servicing more than one crore customers, says Goel

We've leased every aircraft available globally; nothing left: Air India CEO

With plane supply scarce, Air India has leased every suitable jet available worldwide, says CEO Campbell Wilson, as the airline navigates delays and demand.

Small cars need to grow by 8-10% annually to keep sector on track: Bhargava

If small cars perform better than we have estimated, we will exceed our projections, Bhargava said

Pressure on US dollar may continue in near term: Bank of America's Jin Su

India is a fascinating growth story. It is one the world's fastest growing major economies globally, says Jin Su

We were firing on all cylinders in FY25: Mother Dairy MD Manish Bandlish

We have three different businesses, dairy, edible oils and fruits and vegetables, all three businesses did well last year, says Manish Bandlish

Asheesh Pandey, Kalyan Kumar recommended to head UBI, Central Bank

FSIB interviews 23 candidates and recommends Asheesh Pandey for UBI and Kalyan Kumar for Central Bank; final nod awaits approval by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

No indications of US market slowing due to tariff, says TVS SCS MD

The tally of our Fortune 500 customers increased from 78 to 91 in the last one year, Ravi Viswanathan said

You should write code till late in life: Wayfair India's Rohit Kaila

Rohit Kaila talks about the centre's journey, how the lifecycle of a software developer is changing, and why an engineer must not stop coding

AI adoption accelerates when proper data plan is in place: Wipro CTO

Wipro has been doing AI for a long time but with the acceleration of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), says Arun

India Inc needs scheme like Vivaad se Vishwas, says Sunil Bharti Mittal

Says government must launch Vivad se Vishwas scheme for corporates to release locked funds, backs a uniform 25% tax rate and 'one nation, one election' for economic efficiency

Hinduja Global Services elevates Venkatesh Korla as Global CEO

Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) on Thursday named Venkatesh Korla, President and CEO of HGS Americas, as the new Global CEO.

PAG elevates India head Nikhil Srivastava to co-head of private equity

Nikhil Srivastava, who currently leads PAG's India PE arm, has been named co-head of private equity and joins the firm's management committee amid a leadership transition

Prepared for $65 per barrel crude oil price range for FY26: OIL CMD Rath

Drilling begun in Cambay Basin, second well dug in Andaman seas

Prashant Tripathy to step down as Axis Max Life MD & CEO in September

Axis Max Life CEO Prashant Tripathy to step down by September-end after six years at the helm; board to begin search for successor, subject to regulatory nods

IndiGo appoints Ton Dortmans to lead A350 service, MRO growth plans

Ton Dortmans to join IndiGo in August 2025 to support A350 technical entry and expand MRO capabilities. Vikram Singh Mehta appointed new chairman as Venkataramani Sumantran steps down after five years

N Chandrasekaran to step down from Tata Chemicals; new chairman appointed

N Chandrasekaran will step down as chairman and director of Tata Chemicals on May 29. S Padmanabhan is appointed as new chairman, while Modan Saha joins the board as additional director