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RBI stops 4 NBFCs, including Sachin Bansal’s Navi, from disbursing loans
Axis Bank Q2 profit rises 18% on strong core biz growth
Discretionary spending in financial services strong but other verticals still slow: Infosys’ Salil Parekh
Infosys Q2 profit surges 5% to ₹6,506 cr, revenue up 5.1%; announces ₹21/share dividend
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Pai’s Innovation Adds Shine To Hindalco
Leadership in ESG, launch of future-ready products help company take pole position.
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Leadership In A Volatile World
How rising global and business uncertainties are forcing CEOs to think on their feet.
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HCLTech’s GenAI Pivot
As the second-longest serving CEO of HCLTech, C. Vijayakumar leads the company’s tech offerings in the AI/GenAI era.
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Venkat Times It Right For Titan’s Global Foray
Titanian chalks out plan to take India’s lifestyle brand international, this time with greater firepower and an eye on the Indian diaspora.
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Greatest lesson I learnt from Ratan is there’s no ‘perfect CEO’: Ishaat Hussain
Ex-Tata Sons director goes down memory lane on his close association with the late chairman emeritus of Tata group.
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Why Deep-Tech Fascinates Corporate Leaders
CEOs face multiple challenges in migrating to next-generation technologies in a transforming world.
Enabling clients to act with human insight at superhuman speed
Leadership is putting care and compassion at centre: Sanjiv Mehta
Leadership today is also about putting care and compassion at the centre, says Mehta.
16 ongoing NFOs: AMCs racing to capitalise on bull run inflows in MFs
Currently, there are 16 ongoing NFOs, with 6 actively managed funds—three sectoral and three pure equity schemes.
SEBI proposes AoPs to hold MFs, bonds, govt securities in demat accounts
SEBI says the move will ensure 'Ease of Doing Business and encourage dematerialisation of securities held in physical form
Unpacking the detention of Indian-Swiss billionaire Pankaj Oswal’s daughter in Uganda
Vasundhara Oswal, the 26-year-old daughter of a Swiss billionaire of Indian origin Pankaj Oswal, has been detained in Uganda since October 1.
Boost For India’s Generic Pharma Majors
Biocon, Dr Reddy’s and Mankind Pharma stress on development and manufacturing of biological drugs, look to cash in on a growing market.
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Ease of doing business now an impetus to India’s growth
India had ranked 133rd in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report in 2009. In a decade it took a giant leap and was ranked 63rd in 2019.
Is ‘composite’ bidding good for market?
Maharashtra’s experiment with joint bidding for thermal and solar power is more likely to boost market concentration
RCEP not an option, still harmful for India
India escaped this disaster by taking a prudent decision at the right time
MNC taxation and India’s dilemma
India is left with no funding option to mobilise more resources and no growth engine to rely on except government capex to boost growth in FY25 and later.
How Abu Dhabi leverages art & culture for economic growth
A cultural renaissance is sweeping across Abu Dhabi with the opening of World class museums, art galleries and a supportive ecosystem for global creative talent
How to avoid the ‘middle-income trap’
Influx of Chinese machines, finished goods and components is mounting and will continue; it is time for open-door policy for investment and manpower for better outcomes.