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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) introduced curbs on options trading with the aim of cooling down market frenzy on expiry day. However, instead of merely slowing down trading excesses, these measures have triggered fresh rivalry between the NSE and the BSE.

Nirmala Sitharaman, said Romal Shetty, CEO of Deloitte South Asia. «Our domestic consumption-driven economy, which makes up 62% of our GDP, shields us from external fluctuations. And our favourable geopolitical alignment opens doors where others see barriers,» Shetty said at the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence in Mumbai on Saturday.

Vishakha Mulye, CEO of Aditya Birla Capital and ET's Businesswoman of the Year for 2024 expressed her strong belief in India's growth potential and her company's ability to seize and leverage these opportunities. She emphasised that her organisation's mission was to simplify finance and align with the vision of a 'Viksit Bharat'. «At Aditya Birla Capital, our goal is to make finance as simple as ABCD, which is also the name of our newly launched platform this year,» Mulye said after receiving the award. «We are excited about the vast opportunities in the Indian market and firmly believe that we have the right foundations in place to capitalise on them.»

Lenskart cofounder and CEO Peyush Bansal has stood out for building an omni-channel retail business in a competitive eyewear sector. The Gurgaon-based company managed to balance rapid scale with operational performance, growing to more than 2,500 stores in India and Southeast Asia, while keeping losses in check. “Businesses need to be built around a purpose and a mission, and sitting with India Inc’s top bosses, my belief has been further reinstated today,” said Bansal, who was adjudged the Entrepreneur of the Year at the ET Awards. “We are driven by the purpose of giving vision to people and I believe if you stay close to those values, rest everything will fall in place,” Bansal said, adding that the recognition takes the expectations from the company higher.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mid-market hotel operator BWH Hotels, which manages brands like Best Western Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotels, is expanding its footprint in India with a pipeline of 21 new hotels in the next two years. Larry Cuculic, the company’s global president and CEO, who was in India for the recently concluded hospitality conference HOPE 2025, said in an exclusive interview with Mint that all its upcoming properties will be new constructions—a strategic shift to enhance brand reputation and guest experience.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Artificial intelligence, or AI, won’t take away your job. But someone using AI tools might.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Unilever made its surprise announcement last week that it would replace chief executive officer (CEO) Hein Schumacher, the board was about as blunt as boards tend to get in a corporate press release. “While the Board is pleased with Unilever’s performance in 2024, there is much further to go to deliver best-in-class results," said Unilever chairman Ian Meakin in the announcement.

equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020. The changes have come in response to a campaign by conservative activists to target workplace programs in the courts and social media, and more recently, President Donald Trump's executive orders aimed at upending DEI policies in both the federal government and private sector. DEI policies typically are intended to root out systemic barriers to the advancement of historically marginalized groups in certain fields or roles. Critics argue that some education, government and business programs are discriminatory because they single out participants based on factors such as race, gender and sexual orientation. They have targeted corporate sponsorships, employee-led affinity groups, programs aimed at steering contracts to minority or women-owned businesses, and goals that some companies established for increasing minority representation in leadership ranks.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. About 20 years ago, the five-day week was not common in India. Some people in an office in Mumbai approached their boss to demand it.

independent directors as they gear up to tap the public markets in the next one to two years. The credibility and strength of the top deck becomes critical for firms preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), said experts. Apart from meeting regulatory requirements, a well-picked board with experienced and independent voices as directors can help inspire confidence among prospective investors as raising public money comes with far greater transparency and accountability. Executive search firms, including Korn Ferry and Transearch, said they are seeing a minimum 25% increase in independent director mandates, and are running anywhere between three and six such searches at any given time.

James Bond franchise included a shocking twist. Apparently, Jeff Bezos wanted longtime producer Barbara Broccoli out. The Hollywood Reporter claims that Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, was adamant on firing 007 producer Barbara Broccoli and even told his employees that he wanted her gone, regardless of the cost.

international women's day, the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence 2024 honoured the exceptional leadership of Vishakha Mulye, CEO of Aditya Birla Capital, with the award for Businesswoman of the Year. «Behind every successful man, there is a woman, but for a woman to be successful, I think, lots of things has to fall in place, right from family she is born in to she marries, the institutions she works and the ecosystem she operates in, said Vishakha Mulye, CEO of Aditya Birla Capital after receiving the ET's 'Businesswoman of the Year' award. Vishakha Mulye has redefined leadership at Aditya Birla Capital by transitioning its portfolio from large lumpy wholesale clients toward smaller and better yielding retail clients — driving consolidated growth.

Cognizant Technology Solutions’ activist investor Mantle Ridge’s stake in the company has risen to worth more than $1 billion in the company, the Wall Street Journal reported. The activist firm, which says that its shares are undervalued, has been privately engaging with Cognizant about its progress on boosting the share price, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Cognizant’s shares rose over 5% on Friday to close at $83.23 apiece. In the last one year, the share price has risen around 7.4% with its market capitalization now at more than $41 billion.

commercial space surveillance satellite, capable of tracking objects as small as 5 centimetres orbiting the Earth, was commissioned on Saturday as it captured images over South America, the Bengaluru-based start-up Digantara said. Digantara had launched the space surveillance satellite SCOT (Space Camera for Object Tracking) on January 14 aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12 rocket. The satellite started operations on Saturday. «Space just ran out of hiding spots,» the start-up said in a post on X.

In the post-pandemic return-to-office era, flexibility has become crucial for women managing both professional and personal responsibilities. According to the Randstad Workmonitor Survey 2025, more than half of Indian employees (52%) would consider leaving a job that does not offer adequate flexibility, with women placing particular importance on work-life balance. Viswanath P S, MD & CEO of Randstad India, a talent company, said, «Women are actively seeking greater flexibility, meaningful career development, and upskilling opportunities, particularly in AI and emerging technologies. The demand for full-time remote work is also significantly higher among women.»

Canada’s oldest retailer, Hudson’s Bay, has filed for creditor protection and intends to restructure the business

women there. The few of us who were present exchanged knowing glances. It was clear we had grown used to navigating spaces where we were outnumbered, underestimated, and often unheard. Today, that story is beginning to change. Across India and the world, women are no longer waiting for an invitation to the table. They are building their own, pulling up extra chairs, and creating space for others to join. They are not just participating in the tech revolution. They are leading it. Take Debjani Ghosh, the first woman to head NASSCOM, who is championing an inclusive future for India's $245 billion tech industry. Or Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of HCLTech, the first woman to lead a listed IT company in India, who is steering the organization with a focus on long-term sustainability and social impact. Entrepreneurs like Suchi Mukherjee, founder of Limeroad, are designing innovative platforms that reflect the everyday needs of millions of Indian women.

Four of the six chief execs at Canada’s biggest banks received more compensation in 2024 as they were rewarded for meeting financial targets in a year marked by uncertainties linked to the United States elections and rising provisions for credit losses, but the heads of Toronto-Dominion Bank and Bank of Montreal saw their pay packages decline.

The proposed changes will be implemented via the acquisition of the company by the management vehicle, according to a stock exchange notice today (7 March). As part of the internalisation, the composition of the vehicle's board will change, with Richard Moffitt becoming CEO, while the roles of chief investment officer (CIO) and chief financial officer (CFO) will be filled by Justin Upton and Jamie Waldegrave, respectively, who will both also join the board.  Urban Logistics urges abrdn Property Income to reconsider its takeover proposal The initial consideration will be of £6.8m, s...

Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) numbers, the Election Commission of India announced on Friday that it will resolve the issue in the next three months. After detailed discussions within its technical teams and consultations with Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) across the country, the ECI said that it has committed to ensuring that each elector has a unique national EPIC number. «The Commission has now decided to resolve this long pending issue after detailed discussions within the technical teams and concerned CEOs in the next three months by ensuring a unique national EPIC number to the existing electors having a duplicate EPIC number and for future electors as well,» it said in the statement.

After years of setting up legal headquarters abroad, Indian startups are increasingly shifting their domicile back to India. Companies such as Razorpay, Udaan, Pine Labs, and Meesho are reversing their earlier decisions, while Zepto has already completed the transition. The trend, known as “reverse flipping,” is being driven by improved IPO prospects, easier compliance, and India's strong economic growth. The shift is not straightforward, with companies requiring multiple legal and regulatory approvals and paying significant taxes. However, India’s maturing capital market is providing a compelling reason for startups to return. Alok Bathija, Partner at Accel, said that while a software firm with $50-$60 million in revenue can now list in India, a similar listing in the US would require nearly $500 million in revenue. With Indian markets offering higher valuations and greater accessibility, more startups are choosing to relocate.