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Philanthropy is more complex than running a business, says Azim Premji

The success of Wipro was not his but of many people in leadership and in levels below leadership, who have devoted their lives and commitments to this, he said. The same thing applies to a foundation

Cognizant appoints Walmart's Becky Schmitt as Chief People Officer

Currently at Sam's Club, Schmitt oversees the employee experience and career development of 100,000 associates across nearly 600 locations

GSTN to be converted into a fully govt-owned company in 3-4 months: CEO

The GST Council had decided to convert it into a fully govt-owned company in May, 2018

Not a drop to drink: Chennai still caught in cyclical water crisis

The third of a five-part series highlights how recycling of waste water is the only way to fight drought

Alstom to double manufacturing capacity in India, increase staff to 8,000

The company complains that restrictions by JICA as part of tied loans is affecting its business opportunities

ADB extends $451 million loan for Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor

The Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor is part of the East Coast Economic Corridor in Tamil Nadu

Salcomp acquires Nokia supplier Lite-On Mobile's facility in Tamil Nadu

Salcomp will be occupying nearly 55 per cent of the 1 million sq ft SEZ area, which housed one of the world's largest mobile manufacturing units

Sical Logistics seeks shareholders' nod to sell or hive off business units

The price of the assets and businesses would be based on valuation and the company might look either at strategic sale or slump sale, whichever worked better for it and its shareholders

TVS Motor launches first BS VI variant of its premium Apache RTR 4V series

The new model is likely to be priced higher by Rs 9,000 to Rs 10,000 than existing variants; bookings start today at company dealerships across the country

Indian YouTube channels with 1 mn subscribers up from 16 to 1,200 in 4 yrs

Education & learning was the high-growth vertical for YouTube in 2018; this year, it is gaming

Sun TV expects OTT 20 million subscribers by year end as ad revenue dips

Sun NXT to parnter with major telecom company and is consider another OTT player's offer to buy content

RBI slaps Rs 1.75-crore penalty on Indian Bank for non-compliance

The non-compliance included the opening of savings bank accounts of a co-operative society and non-adherence with directions on KYC

BMW India makes its petrol cars BS-VI-compliant; diesel ones next

Company to increase the price of BS-VI-compliant vehicles by up to 6% starting next year

Hindalco, Jute Corporation jointly launch reusable bags for Tirupati Temple

These bags have an aluminium foil lamination so that the laddoos retain freshness and aroma and remain free from moisture and bacteria

Xiaomi expects half of its sales to come from offline stores by end of 2019

The company is looking to expand its offline market presence in India by doubling the number of its retail stores from the present 10,000 in near future

This wheelchair allows users to stand up on their own and function normally

Developed by students at IIT Madras, the device is can be customised and mass-produce and is likely to be priced as low as Rs 15,000

IOB reports Rs 2,262-cr divergence in provisioning for bad loans in FY19

The bank had earlier reported NPA provisions of Rs 18,647.23 crore for 2018-19, while the RBI assessment pegged the provisioning at Rs 20,909.23 crore

IOB reports Rs 2,262-cr divergence in provisioning for bad loans in FY19

The bank had earlier reported NPA provisions of Rs 18,647.23 crore for 2018-19, while the RBI assessment pegged the provisioning at Rs 20,909.23 crore

NCLAT sets aside Dhanuka's resolution plan for debt-laden Orchid Pharma

NCLT had approved Dhanuka's resolution plan on June 25, 2019

CavinKare chairman CK Ranganathan ventures into animal hospital chain

We look to establish the hospital across the globe, said Ranganathan, also a professional bird breeder