Page 3 - Interviews

High milk prices likely to continue till October: Mother Dairy MD

For the next six months, we will have a portfolio of various categories, says Manish Bandlish

Food and feelings amid spells of imaginary rain: Chef Vikas Khanna

Khanna takes Chintan Girish Modi through his journey to the Michelin Star, which started with his Biji's kitchen

F-35 fighters have been discussed since 2010: Boeing's Heidi Grant

'Boeing exports 40 per cent of India's aerospace and defence exports, which is quite significant'

In next phase of growth, emphasis on international: IndiGo CEO Elbers

'The focus is to stay true to our customer promise', said Elbers

Royalty costs for benefit of all shareholders, not just Unilever: HUL CEO

'Mom-and-pop stores will remain the most dominant channel even after a decade, and in a highly digitised form'

Have to keep R&D spends at 12% of revenue: Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

It's a high growth phase for us in Biocon Biologics: We crossed the Rs 1,500-crore mark in revenue for the first time this quarter. We will exit this year (FY23) at Rs 2,000-crore level

Local travel cos' bookings will plunge with TCS rate hike: Thomas Cook head

In a Q&A, group chairman Madhavan Menon says he sees business moving to overseas companies, which in itself will impact the tax collection opportunity for the govt

Long-term investors can bet on multi or flexi caps: Nippon India MF's Bhan

'Indian markets offer potentially attractive medium-term opportunities available across various sectors and size categories'

Skoda making in India for the world, says MD & CEO Piyush Arora

'We are looking at 2023 with great expectations. Our aim is to score double-digit growth'

Mkts may outperform after clarity on Adani issue: IIFL Securities chairman

Bad loans were increasing due to continued deleveraging by the Indian corporate sector

Europe ops will be out of woods only in next FY: Tata Steel's T V Narendran

"Fundamentally, we believe that having fewer sites with larger capacity potential per site is better and more efficient"

Delay in fund raising helped improve Switch valuation: Dheeraj Hinduja

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and commercial vehicle major, is all set to come out with the electric versions of light commercial vehicles Bada Dost and Dost this year

We're looking at acquisitions but won't buy at all costs: Tata Consumer MD

In a Q&A, Sunil D'Souza talks about the company's strategy to launch more D2C brands and his outlook on demand for the company

Our new mantra is to bring back growth: Cognizant India CMD Rajesh Nambiar

We have added advanced solution capabilities, programme management and project management capabilities and it is important for us, says Rajesh Nambiar, chairman and MD, Cognizant India

Coffee with BS: Meet Sudha Murty, the technocrat-turned-children's writer

Murty, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan last week, tells Chintan Girish Modi why she thinks kids connect with her as a grandmother

Budget proposals don't change our long-term preferences: Abhiram Eleswarapu

'Consensus forecasts call for a 16 per cent earnings compounded annual growth through FY25, with margin expansion baked in across most sectors', said Eleswarapu

Our becoming bank rests on regulatory intent for NBFCs: Piramal Finance MD

In a Q&A, Jairam Sridharan dwells on his company's proposed retail thrust and the challenges facing the NBFC sector

Early pivot unlikely in the face of persistent inflation: UTI AMC's Chopra

"Credit funds have performed quite well in 2022, on the back of an improving economic cycle, low-interest rates, and easing liquidity as domestic and global economies opened up"

Will raise Chennai unit output to curtail waiting period: BMW's Pawah

Indian market is probably at its take-off point, says Vikram Pawah

Margins to improve by 200-250 bps next quarter: LTIMindtree CEO

In a Q&A, Debashis Chatterjee also dwells on the impact of the economic slowdown on his firm's demand outlook