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Govt should consider relief for oil companies, says Ajay Dixit, Cairn CEO

Ajay Dixit, in an interview, tells Shine Jacob about the Covid-19 impact on the industry, future plans and the need for government support.

Ours is open-banking model of the times: PayNearby's founder & CEO Bajaj

PayNearby's managing director & chief executive officer plans to raise $50 million through equity dilution in what is inherently a 'people's business'

Migration will resume when urban economy restarts: India Migration Now

India Migration Now founder Varun Aggarwal says the frantic reverse migration at present is not because of harvesting needs (still a month away) but because of the income shock

Investors need to double down on existing investments: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Some start-ups are also considering salary cuts, especially at the senior levels, says Gopalakrishnan

We are fortunate because our goods and services are virtual: Tata Sky CEO

We are fortunate because our goods and services are virtual and we can be paid virtually., said CEO Nagpal

Coffee with BS: Blackstone's Schwarzman on how to stay ahead of competition

Stephen Schwarzman talks to Pavan Lall about lessons from India, how he catches up on lost sleep and his formula to stay ahead of competition

Coronavirus lockdown should be extended by 15 days, says Harsh Goenka

Goenka is hopeful the government will help the industry, going beyond lower interest rates

We will grow in single digits due to coronavirus: Max Life Insurance MD

Prashant Tripathy, managing director and chief executive of Max Life Insurance, spoke to Subrata Panda on how the sector will be impacted, the change in strategy of the company

Demand for homes likely to rise due to coronavirus: MD Niranjan Hiranandani

Indian real estate is coming out of the challenges of economic and policy reforms, and the credit squeeze has added to the challenges, says Hirachandani

IT industry adopting new methods to tackle Covid-19 crisis: C P Gurnani

India has spent only 0.3 per cent (of the GDP) and the World Bank has suggested the countries to spend up to 6-7 per cent, said Gurnani

We are not going to retrench anybody: Viacom 18 Media CEO Sudhanshu Vats

The Rs 3,667-crore Viacom18 has had a great 2019.

Covid-19: We must think about this unnecessary lockdown, says Rajiv Bajaj

We should have kept the seniors home, closed public spaces, and allowed the rest of us to keep life moving forward, he said

Priority is to shift 90% of over 4-mn workforce to WFH model: Debjani Ghosh

In a big country like India, everything is not going to work properly from day one, but things have been moving fast, says Ghosh

Tea with BS: Shubha Mudgal on how she found herself in the world of music

Mudgal talks to Anjuli Bhargava about how she found herself in the world of music and why artistes in the country must bear part of the blame for the treatment they receive

This is not like a one-quarter hit; it will take time: PVR chief Ajay Bijli

At a cinema level, we haven't laid off people but senior employees have taken a 50 per cent salary cut while others have taken a cut anywhere between 10 and 25 per cent, the chairman said

Our entire supply chain has been disrupted: Metro Cash & Carry CEO

If the situation doesn't improve we will have shortages throughout the country, says Mediratta

We plan to launch new scooters and bikes above 125cc: Suzuki Motorcycle MD

In a Q&A, Koichiro Hirao says the Indian rider is shifting towards performance motorcycles, and that his firm is well poised to cater to this demand

Our order volume has surged twofold after spread of coronavirus: Hari Menon

HARI MENON, co-founder and CEO of BigBasket, tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra how the Bengaluru-based unicorn is managing such a huge demand

Coronavirus impact on us relatively limited: Sameer Nagpal CEO Dalmia-OCL

In refractories, the raw material supply chain is very much dependent on China. There have been some minor disruptions but not any major impact on the supply chain side

Udaan co-founders on how their set up earned the fast-growing unicorn tag

Sujeet Kumar, Vaibhav Gupta and Amod Malviya talk to Bibhu Ranjan Mishra about how Udaan took flight