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Coffee With BS: Anjolie Ela Menon makes a case for gender equality in art

The huge prices in Indian art today are for the 'eight great big daddies of art, so maybe one should wait one's turn in the queue', Menon tells Pavan Lall

We are prioritising growth in direct business: Nitin Rakesh of Mphasis

In a Q&A, the executive director and CEO of the firm talks about growth drivers, demand scenario in direct business and supply side concerns

Innovation will be key to benefit multifold from this tech growth: Infy CEO

In a Q&A, Salil Parekh talks about the next phase of growth, sustaining this growth momentum and challenges in the Indian market

End of thermal PPAs to help renewable power purchase, says SECI CMD

Jatindra Nath Swain, chairman and managing director, SECI, spoke to Shreya Jai about the growth prospects of the RE sector in India, the challenges, and plans

Came out of Covid unscathed; see huge growth potential: India Cements MD

Vice-chairman and managing director N Srinivasan, in an interview with Shine Jacob, talks about his company's limestone reserves, the controversies involving Chennai Super Kings, and more

We foresee major outsourcing by India clients ahead: IBM GBS country head

In a Q&A Kamal Singhani talks about outsourcing trends, adoption of cloud, digital and AI by Indian enterprises and his firm's approach to startups

'We maintain a double-digit growth outlook,' says HCL Tech CEO

HCL Technologies to focus on its Mode-2 and Mode-3 offerings, demand remains robust

We helped shrink the working capital cycle: CredAble's Nirav Choksi

The fintech company is currently disbursing close to Rs 1,500 crore a month

Coffee with BS: Manipal group's Ranjan Pai on charting an ambitious course

Pai is charting an ambitious course for his group in his characteristic self-assured and understated manner, writes Anjuli Bhargava

Good Q1 start has set the tone for growth this fiscal: Mindtree CEO

In a Q&A, Debashis Chatterjee talks about the growth drivers, how the company's 4x4x4 strategy has panned out and the rising attrition

Can produce 250 mn doses of Sputnik V every year: Morepen India CMD

The approval of samples, licensing, and final production will take around two months and the vaccine would be available in India for sale also in two months, says CMD Sushil Suri

Not very concerned about third wave impact on biz: Dabur India CEO

Share of our healthcare portfolio went up to 45 per cent from 30 per cent and essentials like oral care did well, while share of skin-care, hair oils, and foods shrank, says CEO

Pandemic has broken film music's hold over biz: Universal's Devraj Sanyal

Till the pandemic struck in March 2020, film music was over 70 per cent of the market. The restrictions around Covid meant that not many new films or music were released

IPO may not change how we operate our biz: Zomato's co-founder & CFO

Most of our investors are looking at it as a long-term investment for five-ten years, no one else wanted to sell, says Akshant Goyal

Inflation could impact liquidity flowing into equities: IIFL Wealth Jt CEO

In a Q&A, Anirudha Taparia says investors should not be swayed by market momentum, and must find deep value by identifying robust long-term themes available at compelling valuations

Full smartphone experience at sub-Rs 5K not feasible: Realme's Madhav Sheth

According to our observation, demand for smartphones priced between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000 is the highest, says Sheth

Lunch with BS: Meet Marjet Andriesse, the head that wears the hat

The number of women in leadership roles in tech companies has gone up since she started out 30 years ago but it is still small, Andriesse tells Samreen Ahmad

Devas will pursue its rights in courts around the world: Matthew D McGill

The only urgency is coming from the Indian government, which has taken outrageous actions to evade payment of the award, and expropriate Devas, says McGill

We are thinking of a mega-app for Manipal Hospitals: Dilip Jose, MD&CEO

"Such a move would enable us to have virtual presence in regions where we do not yet have a physical presence, for example, the North Eastern states," said Jose

Consumer has become an omni-channel shopper: GCPL India's Sunil Kataria

Sunil Kataria, CEO (India & SAARC) of GCPL, explains the challenges arising out of the second wave, in an interview to Viveat Susan Pinto