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Foreign outflows meaningful, but not overwhelming: Citi's Kaustubh Kulkarni

Investors remain interested in India, but the AI theme is dominating global conversations, says Kulkarni

Suzlon plans integrated wind-solar-storage business: Vice-Chairman

Suzlon plans to evolve into a wind-solar-storage solutions provider, targeting integrated renewable projects, asset management growth and global expansion

India becoming global template for AI at scale, says Puneet Chandok

This brings the combined license commitment to 300,000 seats within six months. Puneet Chandok, president Microsoft India and South Asia says that enterprise AI at scale is gathering pace

MMT eyes India listing, cautions against impact if West Asia war continues

For the full year ended March 2026, the company reported revenue of $1 billion

Right time for Amazon Music to pivot beyond Prime members: Rishabh Gupta

Amazon Music launches standalone plans and a free ad-supported tier, betting on rapid growth in India's paid music streaming market

Brajesh Kumar Singh takes charge as Canara Bank MD and CEO till 2029

The former Indian Bank executive director assumes leadership of the state-owned lender, filling a vacancy that arose after K Satyanarayana Raju's retirement

AI has moved beyond hype into payoff phase, says HPE's Suresh Babu

Babu, who leads HPE's worldwide high-performance computing (HPC) and AI strategy, shares insights on supercomputers, sovereign AI & why India's moment in the global AI race is closer than it appears

Broader impact of West Asia crisis limited: Allcargo CEO Ketan Kulkarni

Allcargo Logistics bets on technology, integrated supply chains and India's growth story to outpace industry expansion

West Asia tensions may soften Q2 office leasing: KRT CEO Shirish Godbole

KRT expects continued growth in occupancy and distributions despite short-term leasing caution amid West Asia tensions and rising construction costs

Customising for customers? Issues in 5G slicing spark net neutrality debate

Vodafone Idea's attack on Airtel's priority postpaid plans has reignited the debate over 5G slicing, net neutrality, and equal network access in India

Need uniform policy for below-the-ground sector: Vedanta's Anil Agarwal

Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal says the group's demerger will unlock massive growth, while urging India to liberalise mining and energy policies to boost domestic production

'Indian enterprises shifting from PoC projects to agentic AI rollout'

AWS is pitching Quick as a platform-agnostic agentic AI layer as Indian enterprises move from AI pilots to large-scale deployments

PhysicsWallah eyes 30% revenue improvement in FY27: Cofounder Prateek Boob

Prateek Boob, co-founder, in an interview with Udisha Srivastav, spoke about the company's FY27 priorities, narrowing losses, AI-driven efficiencies, and plans to build a personalised AI tutor

Price hikes nearly neutralise rise in raw material costs: Berger MD & CEO

Berger Paints says recent price hikes have nearly offset rising raw material costs, with no immediate signs of demand slowdown despite oil-led inflation

MSMEs have made loan requests worth ₹650 cr under ECLGS 5.0: Salee S Nair

In Q4, the bank reported NIM of over 4 per cent largely because, in anticipation of higher deposit costs, we repriced advances earlier

Despite uncertainties, we will stick to Saudi investment plans: Hinduja

On course to start a new 5,000 capacity plant in Saudi Arabia, says Dheeraj Hinduja, chairman, Ashok Leyland

All stakeholders back to believing in theatrical: PVR Inox's Ajay Bijli

PVR INOX reported a strong FY26 recovery led by blockbuster films, rising footfalls and expansion into low-cost cinema formats across smaller cities

Fino Payments Bank chief Rishi Gupta steps down, seeks early retirement

Fino Payments Bank MD and CEO Rishi Gupta resigned after seeking voluntary early retirement amid a GST investigation linked to the gaming sector

Star Health wants 65% of business to come from smaller cities: Anand Roy

Anand Roy talks regarding its ambitious plans to focus on tier II and tier III cities, the rising role of artificial intelligence, and security measures after the data breach incident

Growth not an end in itself for Tata Steel: Narendran & Chatterjee

Narendran and Chatterjee discusses a range of issues - from the Q1 outlook, to the cost impact of the West Asia conflict, and the environmental and regulatory challenges facing its Netherlands ops