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Skyroot's next mission: One launch a month; Vikram-2 liftoff by 2027-end

Skyroot Aerospace aims for monthly rocket launches by end-2027 as it prepares Vikram-2 and converts rising global interest into commercial contracts

'Regulatory environment has got tougher for Tata Steel in Netherlands'

Tata Steel expects stronger Q2 volumes across India and Europe despite margin pressure, while pursuing decarbonisation in the Netherlands and expanding Neelachal Ispat

Margins have bottomed out; NIM seen at 2.5-2.6%, says Canara Bank CEO

Canara Bank expects to raise up to $2.5 billion through FCNR(B) deposits and overseas borrowings as it guides for stable margins and healthy credit growth

Sarvam open to govt owning stake in frontier model firms: Co-founder

Sarvam plans to launch a trillion-parameter AI model within six months and says it is open to government ownership as India advances its sovereign AI ambitions

Payments monetisation tough, but here for the long term: NTT Data Payments

NTT Data says India remains its most important payments market despite zero MDR challenges, as it expands Adaptis and invests in value-added payment solutions

Kotak IB names Ramesh Srinivasan vice-chairman, appoints co-CEOs

V. Jayasankar and Sourav Mallik appointed managing directors and co-CEOs, while Srinivasan takes on a strategic advisory role from August 1

Shailesh Jejurikar named chairman of P&G, world's most valuable FMCG firm

P&G CEO Shailesh Jejurikar becomes chairman of the board, marking a new leadership phase for the global FMCG giant amid cost pressures

Urea prices to remain around $500 a tonne: Coromandel International CEO

Coromandel International MD S Sankarasubramanian discusses fertilizer supply, subsidy outlook, urea prices, and the impact of the West Asia conflict on India

Canara HSBC Life guides for 22-23% VNB margin in FY27: Anuj Mathur

Canara HSBC Life plans to expand its agency network to 5,000 distributors, grow alternate channels and deepen AI adoption to drive growth and profitability

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran's FY26 pay rises to ₹158.7 cr

Tata Sons executive chairman N Chandrasekaran received total remuneration of Rs 158.66 crore in the year ended March 31, 2026, up from Rs 155.81 crore a year earlier

1991 was the turning point for auto sector: Maruti Suzuki's R C Bhargava

R C Bhargava talks about the rise of the Indian passenger vehicle market after the 1991 reforms and the industry's continuing transformation

1991 Budget speech was Freedom Day for us; whole world was open: Mittal

Sunil Bharti Mittal says the 1991 reforms transformed India's business landscape, paving the way for Airtel, and calls for continued reforms to sustain growth

Bank of Baroda aims $3 bn in FCNR (B) deposits: MD & CEO Debadatta Chand

Bank of Baroda expects RoA above 1% in the remaining FY27 quarters, despite a one-time litigation settlement, while retaining confidence in growth and profitability

Targeting ₹20,000 cr gold loan goal portfolio in 3 years: Umesh Revankar

Shriram Finance retains FY27 AUM growth guidance despite fuel price concerns, bets on aggressive gold loan expansion and expects NIMs to stay strong

We realised after 1991 that we have to innovate, not wait in Delhi: Murthy

As long as we have corporate leaders who understand the power of AI and ensure that their employees are well trained, I do not see any problem, says Infosys cofounder N R Narayana Murthy

We can theoretically become net-debt zero after IPO: Manipal Health's Jose

MD & CEO Dilip Jose says the hospital chain will use the ₹8,000-crore fresh issue largely to repay debt, while pursuing organic expansion and selective acquisitions in key markets

We underwrite the Indian consumer, not market cycles: Temasek's Ravi Lambah

Temasek plans to invest another $9-10 billion in India, betting on consumer-led growth, AI applications, healthcare, financial services and renewable energy

Punjab & Sind Bank eyes 8-9 percentage point cut in govt stake via QIP: MD

Expect govt to also undertake minority stake sale in bank this year

Bajaj Auto wants EV leadership, not at cost of profitability: Rakesh Sharma

Bajaj Auto plans two new Chetak launches in six months

Amit Diwan takes charge of Hines' APAC and Middle East operations

The former head of Hines India will oversee operations across two regions identified by the global real estate investment manager as key engines of long-term growth