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Katya Naidu

Katya Naidu

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Katya Naidu has been working as a business journalist for 11 years, across sectors like energy, telecom, real estate, infrastructure, shipping and pharma.


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India's growth story lies in mid and small caps: Yogesh Patil of LIC MF

In an interview with Business Insider India, Patil said mid and small cap stocks can’t be ignored a…

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Credit and profitability of banks to moderate in FY25, says ICRA

The Indian banking sector’s rating has been revised to stable from positive by rating agency ICRA o…

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The luxe experience: Expanding global brands to drive retail leasing in 2024

Indian brands are turning cautious with their retail expansion. Hence, the leasing in the sector is…

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India’s ‘wealth wave’ and the stocks that are poised to gain from it

Indians are saving better, if not saving more. A lot of Indian savings are being directed to equiti…

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Earning forecasts for Q4 FY24: Healthcare and cement companies to shine

In the fourth quarter of FY24, Indian companies that bank on domestic demand would have done much b…

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Status quo: Markets trade flat after RBI MPC leaves repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

RBI MPC keeps repo rate at 6.5%. Governor optimistic about inflation and GDP growth. Nifty gainers:…

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We want the elephant of inflation to walk back to the forest: Shaktikanta Das

The Indian central bank’s rate-setting panel, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), kept the repo ra…

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New property launches dip in major Indian cities, sales growth tepid in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru

The country is in the midst of a real estate upcycle, yet the pace of new project launches has slow…

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Size does matter: Debit cards for large payments & UPI for smaller ones

Indians have gotten habituated to fishing out their phones instead of cards, and that’s been fuelli…

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With food inflation looming large, ‘shallow rate’ cuts expected only in Q3 FY25

The ongoing heatwave conditions, and projections of a harsher summer, are likely to impact India’s …

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Institutions shy away from real estate investments which dip by 40% in Q4 of FY24

Even as Indians’ love for buying homes refuses to die down, institutions seem to have a contra view…

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Caught between devil and deep sea, FMCG majors are losing both mass and premium consumers

It’s been a fairly bland fiscal year for top-listed FMCG majors like – HUL, Marico, Britannia and m…

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Two entities upgraded for every downgrade in FY24, hospitality sector records 23 upgrades: ICRA

The fiscal year of FY24 continued the ‘upgrade momentum’ that was set into motion in FY22, said the…

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Tata Tech, IREDA and 64 other stocks to see lock-ins expire in Q1 FY25

The IPO boom of 2023 means the current year will see many newly listed stocks coming out of their m…

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As back-to-office avatars turn casual, comfy sneaker sales pick up pace

The era of ‘sensible shoes’ might be behind us, as sports shoes are picking up pace. As per brokera…

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Retail, real estate and religion: Spiritual hotspots brace for a tourism boom

Cities like Amritsar, Varanasi, Madurai, Puri, Guruvayur, etc. are leveraging their unique culinary…

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Move over K-beauty, Japanese brands are here to take over India’s clean B-trend

K-pop and K-dramas have ushered in a new trend of K-beauty regimens, which have picked up across In…

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IndiGo stock to soar on a cosy duopoly and an expanding market, say brokerages

IndiGo belongs to a rare club of stocks that has slowly yet steadily risen even in a market where i…

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Incomes are either rising too slowly or falling at the lower end of the bracket

India’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been growing at a much faster clip than expected — most go…

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You’re more likely to run into a ‘Crazy Rich Asian’ in Mumbai than Beijing

Where do billion-dollar dreams come true? As of this year, they’re more likely to come to fruition …

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Bharti Hexacom IPO price band fixed at ₹542-570/sh, issue to open on April 3

Bharti Airtel’s subsidiary, Bharti Hexacom, has fixed a price band of ₹542-₹570 per share for its i…

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Birla Opus' discounting could paint a deeper tint of red in the sector, fear experts

After announcing its entry into the paints business last September, the Aditya Birla group’s Grasim…

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Tech stocks tumble after Accenture guidance signals weak demand ahead

India’s tech stocks pack slipped down a slippery slope on Friday morning trade after tech major Acc…

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Gold could see profit taking as it hits another new lifetime high

Gold prices hit another high on Thursday to ₹66,778 per 10 grams on the MCX on Thursday morning tra…

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Even in the digital age, banks need brick and mortar presence, especially in Hindi heartland

In the age of digital banking, there are very few reasons to step into the bank. Even if one decide…