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Banks may not be in a position to go to the market now: United Bank CEO

Bank's merger with Oriental Bank of Commerce and Punjab National Bank will be smooth, says Ashok Kumar Pradhan.

Discounting is an easy tool but will always be short-lived: RailYatri CEO

With standardisation of service and convenience, more customers have started considering buses as an intercity travel option, Manish Rathi tells Shubhomoy Sikdar

Unlike tactical cashbacks, loyalty plans are strategic: Payback India CEO

The design of a loyalty programme needs to ensure that there is a clear and defined objective, says Gautam Kaushik

Never copy-only create made Cartier stand out: Francesca Cartier Brickell

The first and second generation had only one member each but the third generation had three members and that was fundamental to success

Ajay Agrawal explains economics of AI and what organisations can do with it

Whether AI good or bad is like asking if fire or electricity are good or bad, according to Agrawal

All the distractions of 2019 are behind us: Cognizant's Brian Humphries

100 per cent of Cognizant's focus is now on clients, added the CEO of the IT firm

We will change customer mindset on EVs: Tata Motors CEO Guenter Butschek

Our pavilion caters to both the product and the solution, with greater emphasis on electrification

Any sale short of all trust assets unfair to other shareholders: Lalit Modi

My father was clear that shareholder value is primary. He was clear that three engines can never run a company successfully, said Lalit Modi

Will take a call on diesel segment after six months: Maruti Suzuki India MD

Other players have launched various models at a competitive price. We have to see the response, says MD Kenichi Ayukawa

M&M doesn't want to be patriarchal, wants to buck the trend: Anand Mahindra

My whole style is to gradually step away and allow for empowerment. Family businesses have to put competent people in charge, says Anand Mahindra

Budget a lost opportunity to revive growth: UTI AMC's Vetri Subramaniam

'Markets and the economy are never utter perfect equilibrium.'

Budget 2020: Hoping for measures to spur demand, says HUL's Sanjiv Mehta

The mid-to-long-term growth story remains intact for the market. Yes, the short term is a challenge, says Mehta

Painful medium-term steps needed to get economy back on track: Rathin Roy

Rathin Roy chats with Arup Roychoudhury about his life, his views on the slowdown and on economic policies in general

Cartiers took several generations to build trust, reputation: Brickell

'In the Cartiers' case, a few strategic marriages to the next generation of founders brought in funds to the family', said Brickell

We'll focus on risk management for a healthy corporate book, says BoB CEO

BoB's new managing director and chief executive Sanjiv Chadha tells Business Standard that while the bank has a comfortable capital base to grow he would prefer to visit the market

We've strong YouTube biz; not eyeing Netflix, Amazon: ENIL's Panday

67% of our revenue, over Rs 425 crore, is from radio; 33 per cent (about Rs 210 crore) is solutions, digital, events et al, says Prashant Panday

After Flipkart exit, Sachin Bansal betting big on financial services space

Bansal says there are many reasons why he picked up financial services as his next area of focus

For next 3 years, we will set aside Rs 9,000 cr as capex: Shree Cement MD

World GDP growth will be less than three per cent, and even with revised estimates, India's GDP growth will be more than the global average, says Hari Mohan Bangur

Active funds can gain from passive flows: Manulife Investment CIO

Chris Conkey, chief investment officer of Manulife Investment Management, in conversation with Jash Kriplani shares his outlook on India, emerging markets and how India can benefit from trade war

Govt must include opportunity cost of imports in gas pricing: ONGC chairman

In an interview with Jyoti Mukul, ONGC chairman talks about India's move towards a gas-based economy, future of ONGC and the rise of renewable energy in India