Mumbai: Upendra Kumar Sinha on Friday took charge as market regulator SEBI's Chairman from the outgoing Chief Chandrashekar Baskar Bhave, who is said to have considerably raised the bar of the institution during his three-year tenure. As the 8th Chairman of the market watchdog, 'UK', as he is known among his friends, he has a tough task cut out for him, since his predecessor had placed the institution highly above...
05:36 PM, Feb 18, 2011
New Delhi: Software major Microsoft on Thursday said that Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman and Corporate Vice President of its India operations has resigned. Venkatesan has decided to pursue opportunities outside Microsoft, Microsoft said in a statement. A successor will be named in the near future and Venkatesan will partner with Microsoft International President Jean-Philippe Courtois to ensure a smooth transition with his successor, it added. "Ravi came to Microsoft India at...
03:16 PM, Feb 10, 2011
Guwahati: Top ULFA leaders led by chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on Wednesday met Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and sought his cooperation to take forward the peace process with the Centre. Rajkhowa and seven other leaders met the Chief Minister at his official residence on the eve of talks with a central team led by Union Home Secretary G K Pillai on Thursday. Gogoi told reporters after the meeting that this...
05:01 PM, Feb 09, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today stayed the proceedings against Subrato Roy, Chairman of Sahara India Group, before a lower court which had issued a bailable warrant against him in a case of alleged cheating and forgery in a housing project launched by his company. Justice Ajit Bharihoke said the proceedings and the execution of the warrants against Roy and four other company officials would remain stayed till May...
06:39 PM, Feb 08, 2011
New Delhi: Sacked Commonwealth Games Organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi was snubbed by the chairman of the National Games R K Anand on Tuesday. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Anand said it's better if Kalmadi doesn't come for the National Games inauguration on February 12, adding that it's up to the IOA chairman to take the final call. "We have worked very hard on these games, we want to avoid any controversy,"...
04:45 PM, Feb 01, 2011
Patna: World Bank chairman Robert B Zoellick would be on a two-day visit to Bihar from Wednesday on the occasion of signing of an agreement with Bihar government for a Rs 1000 crore soft loan for rebuilding areas affected by the 2008 Kosi floods. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that Zoellick would be present during the signing of the agreement on Wednesday. The loan would facilitate reconstruction of about 1...
06:06 PM, Jan 11, 2011
The aerial spraying of Endosulfan over plantations in Kazargode in Kerala for more than two decades has not only crippled many lives but also wiped out local wildlife. As the cry for a ban on endosulfan gets louder, National Human Rights Commission Chairman KG Balakrishnan is expected to visit Kasargod to take stock of the situation. Exposure to the deadly pesticide Endosulfan made kasargod’s Mohammad Shaji bedridden and completely dependent...
11:13 AM, Dec 18, 2010
Washington: With trade high on his agenda, some 200 odd top US business chiefs, including soft drink giant Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi, are expected to join US President Barack Obama on his India visit next month. Also expected are Honeywell CEO David M. Cote, who co-chairs the India-US CEO Forum with Tata group chairman Ratan Tata. So is Terry McGraw, CEO of leading publishing house McGraw Hill, who took...
12:06 PM, Oct 29, 2010
Melbourne: Top bosses of New Zealand's state-owned TV channel, whose former host Paul Henry had made racial remarks against Indian-origin Governor General Anand Satyanand, have apologised to the leader in person. TVNZ's Chairman John Anderson and CEO Rick Ellis called on Satyanand at the Government House in Auckland and apologised over the Henry episode, the channel said today. Satyanand "very graciously" accepted the apology they offered to him, it said....
01:10 PM, Oct 14, 2010
Mumbai: Infosys Technologies, India's second ranked software exporter, will commence the task of finding a replacement for its chairman and chief mentor NR Narayana Murthy from January next year, a national financial newspaper reported on Monday citing three sources. Infosys' nominations committee, including ICICI Bank's non-executive chairman KV Kamath and Cornell University professor Jeffrey Sean Lehman, has already begun discussions on the process, the paper reported. "It has to start...
10:45 AM, Aug 09, 2010
Mumbai: Infosys Technologies, India's second ranked software exporter, will commence the task of finding a replacement for its chairman and chief mentor NR Narayana Murthy from January next year, a national financial newspaper reported on Monday citing three sources. Infosys' nominations committee, including ICICI Bank's non-executive chairman KV Kamath and Cornell University professor Jeffrey Sean Lehman, has already begun discussions on the process, the paper reported. "It has to start...
10:45 AM, Aug 09, 2010
65-year-old Balakrishnan will be the 6th chairperson of the Commission and will have a tenure of five years. ...
03:47 PM, Jun 03, 2010
It was found abandoned in the parking space of Radisson Hotel in New Delhi. ...
01:38 PM, Oct 27, 2009
Ben Bernanke is the Federal Reserve Chairman and is optimistic about future. ...
11:02 AM, Mar 16, 2009
SBI Chairman says liquidity situation comfortable, no cause for concern. ...
01:50 PM, Feb 02, 2009
A show-cause notice has already been issued to Satyam auditors PwC. ...
09:30 AM, Jan 13, 2009
Market regulator SEBI will have to wait for four more days to interrogate Raju. ...
08:10 PM, Jan 12, 2009
The Board members are likely to meet the press in the evening. ...
11:11 AM, Jan 12, 2009
TDP demands a white paper on projects awarded to Maytas Infra. ...
09:36 AM, Jan 11, 2009
Blame it on Raju, seems to be the mantra as others shirk responsibility. ...
03:04 AM, Jan 09, 2009
