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India could soon be our next launch pad, says Irish Distillers CEO

Nodjame Cecile Fouad tells about the opportunities in India and the brand's expansion plans

Premium and luxury segments becoming more prominent in India: Titan CFO

Sonthalia says that the company is aiming for margin optimisation through cost control and growth through international expansion and product diversification

Domestic, rural consumers also driving power demand: Tata Power CEO

In the last two years, the CAGR growth is nearly 10 percent, which is phenomenal in the sense that earlier the growth used to be in the range of 5- 6 percent, Praveer Sinha said

Banks are catching up with fintech companies: BlackSoil co-founder

ANKUR BANSAL, co-founder and director of BlackSoil, feels that fintech will see a shakeout even as regulations bring in more clarity enabling the sector to grow

In next 4-5 years, we aim capex of Rs 1,500 cr: Biocon's Siddharth Mittal

Siddharth Mittal outlines the growth strategies and challenges ahead

No supply chain concerns, 40% biz expected from domestic market: GFL CEO

GFL discusses the company's plans to deploy their existing backend supply chain of flourspar and its Moroccan mines with new age technology to develop modern battery solutions

Dhamra LNG terminal expansion on the anvil, says Adani Total CEO

Dhamra LNG terminal, India's newest and only terminal on the Eastern coast will take advantage of the Urja Ganga and Indradhanush gas grids, to service the region

Festival demand didn't meet expectations: Honasa Consumer CEO Varun Alagh

He dwells on the company's Q3 performance, challenges, and plans

Will launch bids for monetising 725,000 carbon credits soon: EESL CEO

Kapoor also talked about the contribution EESL will make in the recently announced PM Suryodaya Scheme

Future India expansion will have Tier-II, -III focus: Verma and Wang

VINEET VERMA, managing director, WTC Bengaluru, and SCOTT WANG, vice-president, Asia-Pacific-WTCA, share their insights into the organisation's growth drivers

We expect 50-75 bps rate cuts from RBI: Bandhan AMC's Suyash Choudhary

Choudhary says he expects the central bank to start cutting rates by mid-CY 2024

Some slowdown likely in elections, confident of growth: Ashok Leyland

The commercial vehicle manufacturer is getting investor interest in Switch and is open to multiple options in funding for the unit, says Dheeraj Hinduja

Tata AIA Life Insurance appoints Venkatachalam H as new MD and CEO

Venkatachalam will take over from the incumbent, Naveen Tahilyani, who will be moving to another role in the Tata Group and has been elevated as a Non-Executive Director of Tata AIA Life Insurance Co

Tata AIA Life Insurance appoints Venkatachalam H as new CEO and MD

The outgoing CEO & MD Naveen Tahilyani will be transitioning to the role of non-executive director of Tata AIA Life Insurance Company

LIC Housing Finance expects to report 15% improvement in FY25 loan book

The disbursements in third quarter of FY24 was at Rs 15184 crore 5 per cent lower from Rs 16100 crore in the year ago period

Mukesh Ambani top placed Indian, No.2 globally in Brand Guardianship Index

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran is ranked at No.5, up from No.8 in the 2023 ranking. He is followed by Anish Shah of Mahindra & Mahindra at No.6 and Infosys' Salil Parekh at No.16

CBI charge sheets former Air India CMD in software purchase irregularities

The CBI has registered the case on the recommendation of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) which found prima facie procedural irregularities in the procurement of the software

Vijay Shekhar Sharma: From architect of fintech powerhouse to controversies

Sharma made a splash in 2018 by getting USD 300 million investment in Paytm from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

Plateful of vision: Sanjiv Puri takes us through ITC's ambitious menu

Puri notes that tax stability in recent years has allowed the cigarette industry to recover from illicit trade, a trend that has been unfolding over several quarters

Quantifying capex is reassuring but expect it to change in July: L&T CFO

I was just expecting her to say we will continue to keep focus on infra, he says