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Analjit Singh steps down as Max India split into three
16 Jan 2016
Max India has announced a three-way split with promoter Analjit Singh stepping down from chairmanship of most of his holdings and group companie
Pak nabs Pathankot ‘mastermind’ Maulana Masood Azhar
13 Jan 2016
Pakistan has detained Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed accused by India of carrying out the deadly attack on the Pathankot Air Force base last week. Azhar was one of the men freed by India in exchange for the Kandahar hijack hostages in 1999
Capgemini appoints Srinivas Kandula as CEO of Capgemini's India operation
13 Jan 2016
Srinivas Kandula played a key role in the acquisition of Patni by IGATE in 2011 and of IGATE by Capgemini in 2015
Premji remains most philanthropic Indian, Nilekani is 2nd
09 Jan 2016
Azim Premji, 70, chairman of Wipro, is the most generous Indian of the year for the third time in a row with donations worth Rs27,514 crore to the education sector
Raghuram Rajan is Central Banker of the Year 2016
08 Jan 2016
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has been conferred with the Central Banker of the Year Award for 2016 by The Banker
MIM chief Owaisi trashes alleged ISIS threat
08 Jan 2016
J&K chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed dies
07 Jan 2016
With the unwavering focus of an avid bridge player that he was, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed became the only Muslim home minister the country has seen so far, and was a rival power centre to the powerful Abdullah family
Ratan Tata makes New Year’s second venture funding, invests in intelligence platform Tracxn
06 Jan 2016
Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in Bengaluru-based startup intelligence platform Tracxn, making it his second venture funding in 2016 and his 21st after he stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons
‘New Jihadi John’ may be Briton of Indian origin
06 Jan 2016
Sushil Agarwal made Aditya Birla Group CFO in top-level rejig
06 Jan 2016
Diversified conglomerate Aditya Birla Group has elevated Grasim CFO Sushil Agarwal as group chief financial officer as part of a top-level management reshuffle
Oye’s Ritish Agarwal among 45 Indian-origin persons on Forbes list
05 Jan 2016
As many as 45 Indians or persons of Indian origin have made it to Forbes Under 30’ list, which recognises big achievers who are under the age of 30
General Motors chief, Mary Barra named chairman of board
05 Jan 2016
General Motors yesterday named CEO Mary Barra as its chairman, making her the first woman to head the board of a global auto giant
Wipro appoints Abidali Neemuchwala as CEO, TK Kurien promoted as executive vice chairman
05 Jan 2016
Wipro, India’s third-largest IT exporter, has appointed Abidali Z Neemuchwala as its chief executive officer and promoted present CEO TK Kurien as executive vice chairman
Ratan Tata funds 20th start-up with investment in DogSpot.in
04 Jan 2016
While the quantum of investment was not disclosed, Ratan Tata has emerged as one of the top individual investors in new ventures
Indian-origin UK cancer expert knighthed
02 Jan 2016
Israel ex-PM Olmert gets 18-month sentence for graft
30 Dec 2015
Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday became the first ex-premier in the country's history to serve a jail term for graft as Israel’s top court on Tuesday upheld his conviction
Karan Adani appointed CEO of Adani Ports
28 Dec 2015
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