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Plan 500-city presence in next two quarters: Rapido co-founder Guntupalli

We handle close to 3 million rides daily, making us one of the largest players in this segment, said Rapido co-founder Guntupalli

Customer centricity will be our focus area: Indian Bank MD Binod Kumar

My expectation is there will be some moderation in credit growth while deposit growth may improve, said Indian Bank MD Binod Kumar

HVDC a $30 bn market but India barely in the game: Sterlite Power MD

Renewable energy is now the cheapest power source. Companies primarily buy it for cost savings, with environmental benefits as a bonus

Slow start, but strong retail growth expected: Raymond CMD Gautam Singhania

The retail business was somewhat slow initially, but it has picked up over the past seven to eight days, said Gautam Singhania, chairman and managing director of Raymond

High yield comes with high risk in the long run, says Pralay Mondal

He explains the reasons behind flat profit growth in the third quarter (Q3) and margin compression

CDMO revenues to touch $1.2 bn by FY30: Piramal Pharma chairperson

Says that their growth is led by innovation related work

Use ChatGPT but don't give up critical thinking: Mukesh Ambani to students

Use your intelligence to move forward in life, said Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani while addressing students at the convocation event of Pandit Deendayal Energy University

Index providers seeing healthy competition, innovation: Asia Index MD & CEO

Index providers are witnessing a surge in healthy competition, innovation

Religare was undervalued; my offer benefits shareholders: Gaekwad

We have full faith in Sebi, Modi government, Gaekwad said

No change in strategy, focus: Adani Wilmar Deputy CEO & CFO, and MD & CEO

We are considering a couple of options for the name change. And of course, when Adani exists, they would certainly not like to have Adani name being associated with the company, Shrikant Kanhere said

Bombay HC asks Lodha brothers to mediate, resolve trademark dispute

Earlier this month, Macrotech Developers had filed the suit before the Bombay HC against HoABL over the use of the name 'Lodha,' seeking Rs 5,000 crore in damages

Budget 2025: MakeMyTrip CEO seeks industry status for hospitality

Asserting that the government has been doing a great job of allocating more funds towards infrastructure development, he said it is important to keep up with pace of allocation as and implementation

Global mining sector needs $1.7 trn funding to transition energy: HZL cheif

Priya Agarwal further added that this presents a significant opportunity for India to harness its resources better equipped with the right technology and innovation to make mining minimally invasive

Focus should be on smart talent, not labour arbitrage: Ronnie Screwvala

he highlighted that India has a significant opportunity to position itself as one of the world's most innovative nations by focusing on developing its talent pool

Projects may be delayed if margins come under pressure: JSW Steel's Acharya

Jayant Acharya tells Ishita Ayan Dutt, the steel industry expects the government to decide on safeguard measures from dumping post-Budget

Quality stocks fairly valued, avoid low-growth bubbles: PGIM India MF CIO

Earnings growth may face downward revisions, leading to market volatility and drawdowns. However, the medium- to long-term outlook for the equity markets remains healthy

Forum to fight for retail consumers is critical: FREED's Ritesh Srivastava

With the RBI's intervention by way of risk weighting, retail credit growth has slowed down to around 16.3 per cent year-on-year as of late November 2024

LTIMindtree appoints Venugopal Lambu as CEO with immediate effect

Lambu is a global executive leader with more than 30 years of experience in driving strategies and hyper-growth in the technology and services industry

On track to exceed NPA recoveries target of Rs 3,000 crore: Uco Bank MD

In this quarter, we have achieved recoveries to the tune of Rs 1,064 crore, contributing to over Rs 2,700 crore in recoveries across the past three quarters, said UCO Bank MD and CEO Ashwani Kumar

'India's gain lies in Donald Trump's peace deals in Gaza, Ukraine'

The expansion in US LNG capacity could lead to a global oversupply by the decade's end, potentially lowering prices