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Athiva won't be force-fitted, as Chalet Hotels studies soft branding

Plans soft-brand rollout alongside Athiva expansion, with ₹2,500 crore capex to add over 1,000 keys and scale big-box hotels in metros and leisure destinations through debt and internal accruals

India may be first to see wider scale of voice AI: Mati Staniszewski

ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski says India will be perhaps the first country in the region where we see the wider scale of voice AI, making voice default for all the digital experiences

LIC sets sights on sustained 60%-plus market share: MD & CEO R Doraiswamy

Doraiswamy says policy sales have gathered momentum after the goods and services tax (GST) rationalisation on individual life insurance premiums, increasing affordability for customers

AI can't copy deep enterprise context: Nasscom chief Rajesh Nambiar

With growth for the IT services industry in single digits and impact of AI tools like Co-work by Anthropic, many are raising existential questions for the industry

Don't see major impact of proposed mis-selling norms: Axis Max Life MD, CEO

Sumit Madan talks about RBI's proposed guidelines on mis-selling and their likely impact on the company and the sector, the firm's business plans going forward, among other issues

BPCL unfazed by geopolitics, to buy crude on techno-commercial merit: CMD

BPCL will source crude purely on techno-commercial merit amid geopolitical flux, with talks on Saudi investment in its Andhra refinery, says CMD Sanjay Khanna

India well-positioned to capitalise on AI markets: Birmingham & Ohrie

Since the time we changed the operating model, we have plugged India directly into the strategy. The squads here are equally as capable as the ones in North America, says Birmingham

My focus for Mafatlal is to take uniforms to the world: Priyavrata Mafatlal

Priyavrata Mafatlal outlines plans to take Indian uniforms global, expand exports and blend legacy with AI-led growth

Biopharma Shakti shows India focusing on being biopharma hub: Biocon's Shaw

After cutting debt and raising $1 billion, Biocon sharpens its biosimilars and GLP-1 play, betting on scale, regulatory reform and AI to power the next growth phase

GMR Airports Q3FY26 results: Net profit declines 14% to ₹174 crore

Higher expenses dent earnings even as revenue jumps and passenger traffic hits record levels; DIAL swings to highest profit since Q3 FY22

AU gets RBI nod to reappoint CEO Sanjay Agarwal for another 3 years

AU Small Finance Bank secures RBI approval to reappoint Sanjay Agarwal as MD & CEO for three years from April 19, 2026

Will wipe out ₹2,162 crore losses by March 2028: Bihar Gramin Bank Chairman

Bihar Gramin Bank's JEEViKA exposure at ₹11,500 crore; NPAs below 2%

Reach out to me on WhatsApp: Eternal's Deepinder Goyal tells former staff

The latest message comes after Goyal earlier invited former Zomato employees to write to him if they wanted to return to the company

India a hyper-growth market, says Carrier executive Michael Gierges

Carrier calls India a hyper-growth market, plans manufacturing expansion and aims to position the country as a regional export hub for HVAC solutions

AI delivering real-world scientific outcomes: Google DeepMind exec

Google DeepMind's Pushmeet Kohli discusses AI's role in science, India's place in global research, and DeepMind's footprint in the country

Citi appoints Ankur Khurana as head of commercial banking in India

Ankur Khurana has been appointed head of Citi's commercial banking operations in India and will be responsible for driving strategy, growth and performance of the business

Kotak Mahindra Bank CTO Bhavnish Lathia resigns, Nilesh Chaudhari steps in

Kotak Mahindra Bank said CTO Bhavnish Lathia has resigned citing personal reasons and will step down in February 2026; Nilesh Chaudhari has been appointed his successor

Ahead of IPO, Flipkart strengthens leadership with two senior hires

E-commerce firm Flipkart has named Vipin Kapooria as vice president, business finance, and Yogita Shanbhag as vice president, human resources, as it readies for its IPO

We will resume talks with US clients following India-US trade pact: Saluja

Premier Energies plans to restart engagement with US clients after the India-US trade pact, betting on lower duties, rising exports and capacity expansion

Karur Vysya Bank expects total business to cross ₹3 trn in 4 years: MD

KVB MD B Ramesh Babu talks about the future road map, product strategy, and business growth