Niraj Bhatt

Stories by Niraj Bhatt

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2020

'As long as people are eating we will be there,' Rebel Foods CEO Jaydeep Barman tells Viveat Susan Pinto and Niraj Bhatt.

Banks should pass on the rate benefit to customers: Shaktikanta Das

Banks should pass on the rate benefit to customers: Shaktikanta Das

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2019

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das tells Anup Roy, Raghu Mohan and Niraj Bhatt that it is time for banks to lower interest rates and start lending to cash-starved finance companies after due credit appraisal and proper risk assessment.

Adi Godrej: 'There's no dearth of jobs in India'

Adi Godrej: 'There's no dearth of jobs in India'

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2018

'What exists instead is a clear gap between skilled people and the work at hand.' 'Employers on most occasions find it difficult to find a match between the two,' Adi Godrej tells Viveat Susan Pinto and Niraj Bhatt.

How Rajesh Gopinathan came to lead India's most valuable firm

How Rajesh Gopinathan came to lead India's most valuable firm

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2018

Niraj Bhatt discovers how a CFO 'without a finance background' made it to the corner office at TCS.

'Employees should enjoy coming to work every day'

'Employees should enjoy coming to work every day'

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2018

What matters is the culture and the atmosphere of the workplace, and whether employees get treated fairly. 'It is also important for the employee to feel s/he is part of a winning team,' Credit Suisse's Mickey Doshi tells Niraj Bhatt.

Companies that made shareholders RICH

Companies that made shareholders RICH

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2018

The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.

How TED hopes to change the world

How TED hopes to change the world

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2018

'Our real future is the boy in the slum and the girl in the village.' 'We need to find the voices that can empower them to lead a better life,' TED Talks' Chris Anderson tells Niraj Bhatt.

'Q2, Q3 in FY 18 will be bumper quarters for GDP'

'Q2, Q3 in FY 18 will be bumper quarters for GDP'

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2017

'The 5.7% growth in the April-June period is an aberration because of GST.' 'Business activity in the last 15 days of the quarter was minimal or zero.'

How Vishal Nevatia built a Rs 700 cr company

How Vishal Nevatia built a Rs 700 cr company

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2017

PE firm True North's investment model is to take 51% stake in mid-sized companies and make them large, says Niraj Bhatt.

A CEO of CEOs

A CEO of CEOs

Rediff.com   12 Sep 2017

'We have great demographics, and are the fastest growing large economy. And we save.' 'All of which is great for financial services,' Aditya Birla Capital CEO Ajay Srinivasan tells Niraj Bhatt.

Shikha Sharma on the new NPA rules and the future of Axis Bank

Shikha Sharma on the new NPA rules and the future of Axis Bank

Rediff.com   19 May 2017

Axis Bank Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Shikha Sharma on the new mechanism for non-performing loans, the bank's loan portfolio, industry outlook and the bank's future plans.

Why banks will have fewer branches

Why banks will have fewer branches

Rediff.com   19 May 2017

'With technology advancing rapidly, the need for branches is declining.'

Why 2017 will be critical for the advertising industry

Why 2017 will be critical for the advertising industry

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2017

Viveat Susan Pinto & Niraj Bhatt in conversation with Nirvik Singh, chairman and CEO, Grey Group.

'Most Indian promoters don't want to default'

'Most Indian promoters don't want to default'

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2017

StanChart India CEO Zarin Daruwala is building a culture of 'celebrating liabilities,' the tough negotiator tells Niraj Bhatt and Anup Roy over lunch.

'I don't see real estate prices coming down'

'I don't see real estate prices coming down'

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2017

Real estate will prosper, small developers won't.

'Economists are talking nonsense:' HDFC Bank MD

'Economists are talking nonsense:' HDFC Bank MD

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2016

'Fear is also a great impetus to push people in the right direction.' 'So, everyone who has touched black money is scared and I'm very happy about it.'

The most powerful woman in Indian business

The most powerful woman in Indian business

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2016

'I want to leave behind the bank stronger and better than when I took over.'

Hemant Kanoria: The man behind Srei's success

Hemant Kanoria: The man behind Srei's success

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2016

Hemant Kanoria tells Niraj Bhatt why understanding the dynamics of the borrower's business is critical for the lender.

Dilip Shanghvi's wealth creation machine

Dilip Shanghvi's wealth creation machine

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2015

Sun Pharma stock has appreciated at 35% a year for 20 years

Oil prices: Heating up

Oil prices: Heating up

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2007

RIL is doing better than the regional benchmark due to its ability to process heavy and sour crude, coupled with the higher product prices of petroleum products in the overseas markets. The company's GRMs were $13.6 a barrel in Q2 FY08. Analysts at domestic brokerage houses are estimating the GRMs of Reliance Industries at $14-$15 a barrel compared with the regional benchmark Singapore refining margin of $8 a barrel last month.