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Axis deal should boost our growth target and margin: Max Life's Tripathy

In a Q&A, the MD and CEO of Max Life says as a shareholder, Axis will now focus more on pushing high-margin products such as protection, which Indian customers also need

Lockdown extension would only drag the economy down: JSW's Sajjan Jindal

JSW Group Chairman Sajjan Jindal says unless the government takes proactive steps, demand recovery could take 4-5 months.

Challenge will be making sure Covid-19 vaccine efficacy is high: Serum CEO

The data from the trials and the vaccinated groups will show the levels of efficacy from the Oxford project, says Adar Poonawalla

Mindtree will get back to growth path faster than others, says Chatterjee

'We won more deals in the past two quarters that were annuity in nature'

It will be survival of the fittest in the long run: Oberoi Realty CMD

There will be a huge supply constraint and this in turn will continue to maintain the prices, or may even push the price of ready flats up, Vikas Oberoi says

New products to cover pandemics are the need of the hour: GIC Re chief

In a Q&A, Devesh Srivastava, the CMD of India's largest reinsurer, also dwells on the moves made to cu losses in the crop segment and Covid-19 impact on his firm, among other things

'Toilet man of India': Journo-turned-civil servant wears this tag proudly

Parameswaran Iyer talks to Ruchika Chitravanshi about why he decided to give up his journalism job to sit for the civil services examination... and all that followed...

Large stimulus critical for re-starting economic engine: MD, Ashok Leyland

Supply chains need to be re-started, migrant labour needs to come back to work (in a systematic and safe manner), and consumer demand needs to be triggered, says Vipin Sondhi

Big NBFCs need direct liquidity line from RBI: Bajaj Finserv's Sanjiv Bajaj

In an interview with Surajeet Das Gupta, Sanjiv Bajaj, chairman and managing director of Bajaj Finserv, charts out the challenges and way forward for the economy as well as NBFCs

Titan's jewellery division to roll out digital initiative for clients: CEO

Ajoy Chawla, CEO of the jewellery division at Titan, tells Samreen Ahmad that the company is gearing up to train nearly 25,000 people in Titan's ecosystem in two weeks to restart post-lockdown work.

TCS is hopeful of a 'V-shaped' recovery once Covid-19 is contained: COO

'More than 90 per cent of our staffers are working from home (WFH)'

Every developer's top priority will be liquidity generation: Sharad Mittal

'Repo rates are at a 16 year low and this can bring the much needed stimulus to the sector, both at the retail and wholesale levels, if banks pass on the benefit to borrowers'

Genes2Me to deliver 3 mn rapid test kits in coming weeks: CEO Neeraj Gupta

The first phase of our collaboration with Livzon revolves around bringing these kits to India and delivering them to the government within the shortest span of time, he said

Have enough cash reserve, will look at potential M&A deals: Wipro CFO

In a Q&A, Jatin Dalal says his company is looking at investments that are good but impacted by the market downturn

PM's complete silence on economic package worrying: Marico's Harsh Mariwala

In an interview with Viveat Susan Pinto, Harsh Mariwala, chairman, Marico, expresses his fears, saying the road ahead for industry will not be easy

Covid-19: Kirana stores would see a resurgence, says Godrej Consumer CEO

We are trying to be as agile as possible and are adapting to the evolving situation, says Vivek Gambhir

India too complex to be under long lockdown: Tata Steel's T V Narendran

There should be some easing without compromising on the actions being taken to contain the pandemic, says Tata Steel Chief Executive and Managing Director T V Narendran

Foreseeing strong demand for steel post-coronavirus: SAIL chairman

Our decision to rely on railways, and not roadways, to transport both raw material as well as finished products is bearing fruit, says Anil Kumar Chaudhary

We expect office rents to remain muted this year: JLL CEO Ramesh Nair

Corporates will create greater ability to work from home globally. Work from home can take away 5-10 per cent of office demand, says CEO Nair

IT industry is resilient and will emerge stronger, says U B Pravin Rao

The immediate priority is navigating through the Covid-19 situation and ensuring business continuity"