Mumbai, Deutsche Bank India CEO Ravneet Singh Gill has been named the new MD and CEO of Yes Bank with effect from March 1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave its approval to replace current MD and CEO Rana Kapoor, whose term ends on January 31, with Gill, Yes[Read More…]
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Promote secondary agriculture, composting, bee-keeping, says panel on doubling income
New Delhi: Secondary agriculture is an important and independent activity and a division needs to be created in all the three departments of the agriculture ministry to promote it, says the Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) Committee. In the 9th of 14 reports uploaded on the ministry’s website, the committee, headed[Read More…]
Amazon CEO becomes richest man in history
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now the world’s richest man, not just at present, but of all time. Both Bloomberg and Forbes have put Bezos on top of their billionaire lists. Bloomberg said Bezos’ net worth reached $106 billion while Forbes put it at $105 billion as of Wednesday, Xinhua[Read More…]
India one of most important markets to sell, develop products: Lenovo CEO
India is one of the most important markets for Lenovo to not only sell its products but to develop them, a top official of the Fortune 500 company said. Yang Yuanqing, Chief Executive Officer of Lenovo, said that given India’s population, it remains one of the largest and most important[Read More…]
Mahindra reveals details of three new high-performance EVs
Mahindra and Mahindra has always been the flagbearer of electric mobility in India. It launched its first EV back in 2011 and has come up with various new EVs since then. The Indian EV manufacturer has now announced that it will add three new EVs to its lineup by 2019-20. Speaking[Read More…]
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to lead Uber
Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of Expedia, has been chosen as a new head of Uber in a surprising turn after board members considered two other stalwarts of the industry. The step comes after a weekend of frantic meetings with two other candidates, Meg Whitman, chief executive of Hewlett Packard[Read More…]
Vishal Sikka resigns as Infosys CEO, MD due to ‘personal reasons’
Vishal Sikka resigned as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Infosys and his resignation has been accepted with immediate effect. Sikka has quoted “personal” attacks as one of the reasons for his resignation. “In his notice of resignation to the board, Dr Sikka reiterated his belief in the great[Read More…]
Anand Mahindra invites Elon Musk to join hands in making electric cars
The government recently declared an ambitious plan to decrease air pollution. It had said that India will only have electric cars running on its roads by 2030. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is a great enthusiast of electric cars, took no time to respond to the Indian government’s plan. “India[Read More…]
SAFE appoints BSE CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan as new chairman
BSE managing director and chief executive Ashish Kumar Chauhan has been appointed as the new chairman of South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE). SAFE is a forum of 28 member entities from the SAARC regions including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka etc. The forum gives[Read More…]
TVF CEO Molestation case: Four witnesses come in support of victim
Arunabh Kumar, CEO of The Viral Fever (TVF) seems to be in major trouble as four witnesses have come out in support of the victim, strengthening her case, said the MIDC police probing the molestation case. The police will file a charge sheet against Kumar in the Andheri magistrate court[Read More…]
Ashish Chauhan: The man with the Midas touch
In January 2013, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi visited the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and was deeply impressed by the work being carried out at Dalal Street. The Chief Minister could not help but instantly extend an invitation to Ashish Kumar Chauhan, the MD and CEO of[Read More…]
TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar booked for sexual harassment
The founder and CEO of the The Viral Fever(TVF) Arunabh Kumar was booked on Wednesday on charges of molestation. The police lodged a case based on a complaint lodged by a woman who said he had sexually harassed her. The case was registered at a police station in the Andheri east[Read More…]
Uber CEO apologises for company’s flaws after harassment claims
Travis Kalanick apologised to all Uber Technologies Inc. employees on Tuesday in an open meeting. The CEO of an American worldwide online transportation network giant, apologised for the cultural failings at his company after an ex-employee accused that she was harassed and discriminated against while working in Uber Technologies Inc.[Read More…]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai replies to 7-yr-old’s job application
A seven- year old, Chloe Bridgewater, who lives in Hereford, has written a job application letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai without any expectations of a reply. However, she was in for a pleasant surprise when the CEO himself replied to the toddler with words of encouragement and motivationBridgewater’s letter[Read More…]
450 teachers paraded as CEOs in Vibrant Gujarat summit
Flipkart appoints Kalyan Krishnamurthy as new CEO
India’s top e-commerce firm Flipkart on Monday appointed Kalyan Krishnamurthy as its new CEO, replacing co-founders Binny Bansal. Bansal has been given the position of Group CEO. Krishnamurthy associated with Flipkart in June 2016. He was intensely involved in the company’s revamping process. This was Krishnamurthy’s second shift with the[Read More…]
Year-ender: Meet women, who made us proud this year!
Pride – the most respectable thing we have achieved this year is due to our brilliant women. The year 2016 was the year of Indian women who proved that they are not less than anyone in the world. Be it sports, entertainment, business, art or any other field, these women[Read More…]
Focus on business, forget about leadership change: Ratan Tata to CEOs
A day after Cyrus Mistry was removed as Chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata on Tuesday asked leaders of group companies to focus on their businesses and not be concerned about the sudden exit. “My appointment is for short-term and the new leadership will be in place soon. I have[Read More…]
Convicted: Indian-American CEO charged with $30 million fraud
A 44-year-old Indian-American former CEO has been charged with two separate fraud schemes totalling more than $30 million and faces a maximum statutory sentence of twenty years in prison for each count. Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier, who has been charged by Indictment with 15 counts of wire fraud. He was[Read More…]