Sriram Iyer
Senior Editor
With over 13 years of experience across platforms, Sriram has risen through the ranks in some of the biggest news outfits, both Indian and global – from The Indian Express to Reuters to CNBC to ET to now, leading a global giant like Business Insider in India.\nSriram is one of the rare professionals in the news industry who has cut his teeth in a variety of roles on and off-screen, from reporting to production, from editorial to business\u2060— he is a one-stop-shop for every need in a news organisation.
Latest Stories from Sriram Iyer
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Birla has the best wedding suits stacked up and he wants them displayed on your phone
After a series of partnerships with some of India’s top designers of ethnic fashion like Shantanu &…
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India budgets for a trickle down — as slow as that might be
India’s rural consumers and the urban poor may have had the most amount of interest in Nirmala Sith…
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Simply put, the charge on the Modi government is that it lied to the Parliament about buying Pegasus spyware and it must respond
At first, about six months ago, the question was whether the spyware was used by the Narendra Modi …
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One of India’s top bankers warns of volatile times ahead in the markets — stocks, cryptos, bonds et al
After the US Central Bank said that interest rates will start rising from March 2022 because inflat…
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The Indian government has spent less than half the money it had budgeted for capital investments, so far
A big part of the market rally that unfolded post the budget speech last year was the government’s …
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Marico is paying the price for rising inflation because its buyers aren’t able to
Shareholders of the ₹6,450 crore ($865 million) consumer products maker — popular for its Parac…
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Banks in India may have to fight harder for deposits
Fixed income investors in India are spoilt for choice and bank deposits are far down on the list of…
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If you’re thinking about taking a gold loan, ask these questions first
Gold loan companies like Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance have seen a sharp recovery in gold …
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Here’s how Janet Yellen's proposed tax on unrealised capital gains may work
Janet Yellen, the Treasury Secretary in the Joe Biden administration, has proposed a tax on unreali…
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Indian Prime Minister’s vaccine celebration may really be a pitch for a ratings upgrade
India crossed a billion vaccinations and a celebratory address from Prime Minister Narendra M…
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After semiconductor chips and coal, India now has a tomato shortage
Tomatoes are the next in line. Yes, tomatoes. Wholesale prices have spiked to ₹40 a kilogram …
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India and China militaries fail to agree on a border line at Depsang and Hot Springs
This was the thirteenth round of talks between the two sides to ease the periodic escalation in …
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TCS shares plunge more than 6% despite a stronger dollar that’s good for future profits
Revenue for India’s largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) grew 2.9% to $6.3 bil…
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Paras Defence & Space Technologies makes space cameras and it just made the best listing post-IPO this year
The initial public offering (IPO) from the Navi Mumbai-based defence equipment maker was hot right …
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India may consider indemnity for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on one condition
“If COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna were ready to give us at least a 100 million doses t…
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Indian factories added jobs for the first time in 15 months
India’s factories are reopening and that has led to job creation in July 2021, for the first time i…
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A Wharton MBA grad and a former GSK exec’s healthcare startup raises $3 million to reach more PCOS patients
In August 2020, sisters Shobhita and Shashwata Narain founded Veera Health to provide “medical care…
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Kerala Finance Minister believes in just one economic stimulus — vaccines
A lot of states have been releasing their own stimulus packages to compensate for the strict lockdo…
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There is a growing view that global central banks perpetuating a kind of ‘inequality’ — and it may be happening in India too
This has been the strategy from global central banks in developed economies in the US and Europe…
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From Maruti to Tata Motors, from Hero MotoCorp to TVS — here’s what June auto sales are likely to look like
The shares of India’s largest car maker Maruti as well as its peer Tata Motors have seen over a 7% …
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China has decided to take global commodity bulls by their horns — to protect the profit margins of its small businesses
This has led to a sharp dent in sentiment in global commodity markets. Even in India, the metal …
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IndusInd Bank shares slide as a year-old Cayman Islands order against Hinduja Bank resurfaces
The stock of IndusInd Bank took a beating after a report that the group had lost its banking li…
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A cup of regular tea has never been this expensive in India, thanks to kooky weather
The price of tea was already at a record high before the weather in Assam got a bit kooky. And that…
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Go Air has filed for a ₹3,600 crore IPO at a very desperate time
Budget carrier Go Airlines, which has rebranded itself as 'Go First', has filed the prospectus for …
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Here's why the spike in inflation in the US may worry markets in India — but experts say don’t panic yet
Americans have never seen the kind of a price rise, as they did in April, since 2013. The consumer …