Singapore: Four Indian business leaders - Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, PNC Menon, Vineet Nayar and Ronnie Screwvala - figure in this year's list of Asia-Pacific's most remarkable "givers".
The annual list of 'Heroes of Philanthropy', compiled by Forbes Asia magazine, features a total of 48 persons from the the Asia-Pacific region, including countries like China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
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04:55 PM, May 30, 2013
Devendra Raj Mehta was a career bureaucrat who rose to the top, advising prime ministers as the deputy governor of RBI and taking on big corporate names during his stint as the Sebi chairman. But as one sits in his 'office' of over a decade, at the Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) in Jaipur, the absence of any trappings of power from that 40-year career is striking. Mehta himself...
05:13 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Mumbai: The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) India will offer philanthropy services as a part of its wealth management segment in the country. "We started providing philanthropy services under wealth management in Britain from 2005. As India is one of our key international markets, we will soon provide this service to our clients under our wealth management portfolio," RBS Executive Director for philanthropy services, wealth management division, Maya Prabhu, said....
02:53 AM, Apr 16, 2012
Well known philanthropist and writer Rohini Nilekani's book 'Uncommon Ground' is out. It is a compilation of interviews she did for a TV channel. Rohini Nilekani spoke to CNN-IBN's D P Satish about her book and more. CNN-IBN: Normally, TV interviews don't merit a book. Mainly because, TV has more sound, less substance. Most shows lack depth. But, 'Uncommon Ground' defies the myth or stereotype. It is simple at the...
03:42 PM, Nov 02, 2011
Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts if India's rich should flaunt their wealth. ...
11:39 PM, May 26, 2011
Bangalore: The world's biggest philanthropy capitalists are in the country, wanting to invest and guide India Inc. It's day two of Investment Guru Warren Buffet's maiden visit to India. Buffet who is the world's third richest man is visiting the TaeguTac office in Bangalore on Wednesday. He's also met Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa. The two leaders shook hands. Buffet also known as Sage of Omaha will be meeting the...
10:51 AM, Mar 23, 2011
In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, Melinda and Bill Gates talk about philanthropy and also how Azim Premji has shown the way in India. ...
07:41 AM, Mar 23, 2011
London: Pop star Lady Gaga has collected $250,000 from the sales of a wristband she designed to raise money for Japan's earthquake victims. "Monsters (fans): in just 48 hrs you've raised a quarter of a million dollars for Japan Relief. It's important we help. X (sic)," Gaga posted on her Twitter page. The singer urged her twitter followers to buy the $5 red and white accessory, which has a message...
01:51 PM, Mar 16, 2011
New York: Admitting you are making money by doing some good in the world is no longer a dirty little secret, it's called "creating shared value" -- the new catch phrase in corporate and philanthropic circles. More than 90 chief executives will meet in New York on Monday, International Corporate Philanthropy Day, for the Board of Boards CEO conference, where one of the key topics to be discussed is creating...
01:35 PM, Mar 01, 2011
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In the season of scams and sleazy tapes, human compassion has blazed like a meteorite. WIPRO chairman Azeem Premji's 2 billion dollar donation to Indian ...
12:00 AM, Dec 08, 2010
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen said on Thursday he is committing most of his fortune to philanthropy after his death. ...
10:56 AM, Jul 16, 2010
Includes Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Rohini Nilekani and Kiran Nadar. ...
09:02 AM, Mar 06, 2010
One of the first such cases was exposed in Goa sixteen years ago. ...
09:59 PM, Nov 18, 2009
