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  • Network18 Exclusive: Mamaearth IPO still in process, engaged with regulators, says CEO Varun Alagh March 27, 2023 01:59 PM IST

    Network18 Exclusive: Mamaearth IPO still in process, engaged with regulators, says CEO Varun Alagh

    "Reports of withdrawal of Mamaearth IPO are baseless. We are still in the IPO process, engaging with the regulators and bankers. We should get approval on IPO prospectus by next month,” Alagh has told CNBC-TV18

  • US allows people to apply for jobs, give interviews while on temporary visa March 24, 2023 09:58 AM IST

    US allows people to apply for jobs, give interviews while on temporary visa

    In a note, and a series of tweets, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said when nonimmigrant workers are laid off, they may not be aware of their options and may, in some instances, wrongly assume that they have no option but to leave the country within 60 days.

  • Limited deals with Dubai costing Indian airlines $900 mn in revenue: Emirates chief Tim Clark March 22, 2023 06:45 AM IST

    Limited deals with Dubai costing Indian airlines $900 mn in revenue: Emirates chief Tim Clark

    Clark, while speaking at the CAPA India Aviation Summit, said that the government of Dubai has approached the Indian government to liberalise air travel by easing bilateral air service agreements, but to no avail.

  • Dubai seeks 50,000 additional plane seats’ capacity to and from India, says not dependent on any one market March 21, 2023 07:26 PM IST

    Dubai seeks 50,000 additional plane seats’ capacity to and from India, says not dependent on any one market

    India’s potentially huge growth story means the country shouldn’t constrain it by imposing restrictions on the number of plane seats an airline can offer on bilateral flights, says the president of Emirates airline.

  • Citibank deal: In no hurry to raise capital, have enough for organic growth, says Axis chief March 08, 2023 12:53 PM IST

    Citibank deal: In no hurry to raise capital, have enough for organic growth, says Axis chief

    Valuations for Axis Bank’s acquisition of Citi remain competitive and the price paid 'is around the market valuations', says MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry

  • Rising rates to hit net interest income, el niño may hit loan kitty: Vivek Karve of M&M Financial March 06, 2023 06:33 AM IST

    Rising rates to hit net interest income, el niño may hit loan kitty: Vivek Karve of M&M Financial

    There is an upside risk to the interest rate table and we believe that rates will continue to rise for some more time before they start sliding. Yes, the cost of borrowing is higher, it may inch up even further sometime more before it stabilises, M&M Financial CFO said.

  • India's GDP may grow by only 5-6% for next few years: Motilal Oswal's Nikhil Gupta February 20, 2023 12:00 PM IST

    India's GDP may grow by only 5-6% for next few years: Motilal Oswal's Nikhil Gupta

    According to the economist, the Reserve Bank of India could also raise the repo rate again in April following the unexpectedly large increase in inflation in January

  • Oscar winner The Elephant Whisperers’ Kartiki Gonsalves: ‘When people start to understand elephants is when they start to love them’ March 13, 2023 09:50 AM IST

    Oscar winner The Elephant Whisperers’ Kartiki Gonsalves: ‘When people start to understand elephants is when they start to love them’

    Kartiki Gonsalves, natural history photographer, cinematographer, director of the 2023 Oscar-winning Netflix documentary short 'The Elephant Whisperers' talks about Asian elephants and indigenous communities, the making of the film and the need to think beyond our own selves to help the planet.

  • Chinese company's unusual instruction to job applicants: wear costume mask for interview February 10, 2023 11:56 AM IST

    Chinese company's unusual instruction to job applicants: wear costume mask for interview

    The interview scenes inside the office of Chengdu Ant Logistics, in Chengdu in southwest China’s Sichuan province, has been captured in a video that is viral on Chinse internet. Users praised the company for its unusual instructions to job aspirants.

  • Filmmakers should be conscious of public sentiment, says Yogi Adityanath February 10, 2023 07:03 AM IST

    Filmmakers should be conscious of public sentiment, says Yogi Adityanath

    Uttar Pradesh has formulated a film policy and many movies are being shot in the state, compared to earlier, the CM says

  • In Pics: Key highlights of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exclusive interview February 03, 2023 08:49 PM IST

    In Pics: Key highlights of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exclusive interview

    Here are some key highlights from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's exclusive post-Budget interview with Network18

  • Javed Akhtar: 'I used to think of Stalin as my grandfather and Ghalib as my uncle' January 29, 2023 03:05 PM IST

    Javed Akhtar: 'I used to think of Stalin as my grandfather and Ghalib as my uncle'

    Poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar spoke to us about his two new books, 'Talking Life: Javed Akthar in Conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir' and 'Daaera: The Circle', on the sidelines of the recently concluded Kolkata Literary Meet at Victoria Memorial Museum.

  • Shubman Gill, Umran Malik have real potential, says Kiwi expert Simon Doull January 25, 2023 06:12 PM IST

    Shubman Gill, Umran Malik have real potential, says Kiwi expert Simon Doull

    Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull is still one of those rare former players who doesn’t believe in mincing his words while giving his opinions.

  • I am just waiting for my India debut so that I can fulfil my father’s dream: Sarfaraz Khan January 25, 2023 05:48 PM IST

    I am just waiting for my India debut so that I can fulfil my father’s dream: Sarfaraz Khan

    The 25-year-old scored 928 runs at an average of 154.66 in the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season, 982 runs at an average of 122.75 in the 2021-22 season and over 500 runs in the ongoing season at an average of about 92.

  • 'Chhatriwali' Rakul Preet Singh: 'We are in 2023 and female sexual health and sex education are still taboo topics' January 22, 2023 01:02 PM IST

    'Chhatriwali' Rakul Preet Singh: 'We are in 2023 and female sexual health and sex education are still taboo topics'

    'Doctor G' actor returns with another film around biological health and social awareness. Rakul Preet Singh, whose 'Chhatriwali' released on Zee5, speaks about the need for such films to exist, to stoke conversations around sexual health.

  • Oscar winner RRR's 'Naatu Naatu' co-singer Kaala Bhairava: ‘My biggest music idol always was and still is my father MM Keeravaani’ March 13, 2023 12:33 PM IST

    Oscar winner RRR's 'Naatu Naatu' co-singer Kaala Bhairava: ‘My biggest music idol always was and still is my father MM Keeravaani’

    One half of the singers who lent their voice to the 95th Oscars-winning 'Naatu Naatu' from SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' on the song's making, learning music from his legendary father and the boost international awards gives to the industry.

  • Oscar winner The Elephant Whisperers' co-cinematographer Anand Bansal on how everyone's honesty made the film singular March 13, 2023 01:26 PM IST

    Oscar winner The Elephant Whisperers' co-cinematographer Anand Bansal on how everyone's honesty made the film singular

    Kartiki Gonsalves' Oscar-winning Netflix documentary short, 'The Elephant Whisperers', has been shot by four cinematographers, one of whom, Anand Bansal, speaks about wielding the camera and his various projects

  • India’s growing economic, digital clout makes it a target of cyber attacks, says CloudSek’s Rahul Sasi January 09, 2023 05:45 PM IST

    India’s growing economic, digital clout makes it a target of cyber attacks, says CloudSek’s Rahul Sasi

    The number of ‘hacktivist’ groups has gone up in recent years and so have cyber attacks on government agencies, says the co-founder and CEO of the cyber-security firm

  • Full extent of slowdown in 2023 not priced in: Aurodeep Nandi, India economist, Nomura January 09, 2023 04:42 PM IST

    Full extent of slowdown in 2023 not priced in: Aurodeep Nandi, India economist, Nomura

    While the medium-term story for India is relatively strong, we are bearish on India in the near term

  • Showtime for tech industry; India to lead in artificial intelligence: Satya Nadella January 05, 2023 09:40 AM IST

    Showtime for tech industry; India to lead in artificial intelligence: Satya Nadella

    Nadella feels India is one of the exceptions to the macro challenges assailing many countries such as inflation and recession.

  • 1st Computer On A Bullock Cart To $200Bn: Infosys Co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan On Indian IT Rise December 30, 2022 02:22 PM IST

    1st Computer On A Bullock Cart To $200Bn: Infosys Co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan On Indian IT Rise

    The Indian IT industry has come a long way since the arrival of an IBM 1620 computer at IIT Kanpur in 1963, carried by a bullock cart. It has now reached a total revenue of over $200 billion and a total workforce of 5 million in FY2022. This journey has been documented in detail by Infosys co-founder and successful startup investor, S “Kris” Gopalakrishnan, N Dayasindhu and Krishnan Narayanan in their book, Against All Odds: The IT story of India. The book is filled with information and data on the IT industry and its second-order effects, providing an inside look at the various factors that contribute to the creation of a thriving sector that is a symbol of India's global rise. In an interview with Moneycontrol, Gopalakrishnan shared his thoughts on missed opportunities in manufacturing, the role of the government in growing the IT industry, his experiences in building Infosys, and why first-generation entrepreneurs tend to succeed in the technology industry.

  • MC Exclusive Interview | Jayant Sinha: How will govt amend India’s competition law? December 27, 2022 12:22 PM IST

    MC Exclusive Interview | Jayant Sinha: How will govt amend India’s competition law?

    India is revamping its competition law and also pitching for tighter Ex-Ante regulations on tech giants. Standing Committee on Finance recently tabled a report on anti-competitive practices by big techs. Jayant Sinha, Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance, exclusively speaks to Moneycontrol's Deputy Editor Shweta Punj on what were the key challenges he faced while drafting the report and how these reforms will change the way of business. Watch for more.

  • ‘Nayanthara is a superstar but I've always looked at her as an incredible actor with a varied body of work’: Director Ashwin Saravanan December 25, 2022 11:37 AM IST

    ‘Nayanthara is a superstar but I've always looked at her as an incredible actor with a varied body of work’: Director Ashwin Saravanan

    The Tamil filmmaker on directing the Lady Superstar in his latest horror film 'Connect', empathy of the protagonists, and people waking up to all kinds of Tamil cinema.

  • Country’s digital growth should go hand-in-hand with protection of individual digital rights: Supratim Chakraborty, Partner, Khaitan & Co December 23, 2022 09:35 AM IST

    Country’s digital growth should go hand-in-hand with protection of individual digital rights: Supratim Chakraborty, Partner, Khaitan & Co

    Children’s personal data, especially, is a sensitive aspect and needs careful and immediate attention from a legislative framework perspective, says Supratim Chakraborty

  • Small-cap B2C companies are no-brainer investments, says Basant Maheshwari December 14, 2022 02:17 PM IST

    Small-cap B2C companies are no-brainer investments, says Basant Maheshwari

    The benchmark index Nifty50 is up 6 percent while Nifty Smallcap 100 index is down 10 percent. But 2023, he believes, will be different