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State Bank of India appoints Baldev Prakash as group chief risk officer

Earlier, Prakash was on deputation to Jammu and Kashmir Bank as managing director and chief executive officer, whose three-year term ended in December

Sachin Bansal eyes sale of $100 mn Ola stake to focus on Navi expansion

Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal is in talks to sell his $100 million stake in Ola, seeking a $4 billion valuation, as he shifts focus to his fintech venture Navi amid IPO and funding efforts

upGrad's Mayank Kumar, Oyo's Ayush Mathur unveil new venture BorderPlus

BorderPlus is a talent mobility platform dedicated to connecting blue-collar workers with global opportunities

Table Space Founder and CEO Amit Banerji dies of heart attack at age 45

Amit Banerji and Karan Chopra launched workspace operator Table Space in 2017, with plans for an IPO this year

India is a great innovation hotspot for Lenovo: MD Shailendra Katyal

India has become a very important hub. But it's not the only hub for us to innovate, given our width of solutions

Despite moderation, India will be fastest growing economy: N Chandrasekaran

Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran highlighted three major transitions in the world, including shift to renewable energy, that are moving in line with India's strengths

Adani Group's US SEC, NY cases assigned to one judge for efficiency

US SEC and Eastern District of New York cases against Adani Group, alleging a $265 million bribery scheme, assigned to a single judge for smoother handling while remaining distinct

Ulips will grow as Indians have faith in stock mkts: PolicyBazaar.com CEO

Singh spoke about the major trends that dominated the insurance space in 2024 and the trends to look forward to in the new year

Cosmea Financial gets Sebi nod for MF foray; UTI MF launches quant fund

ITI Asset Management Limited has appointed Jatinder Pal Singh as its chief executive officer

Nishant Pitti steps down as EaseMyTrip CEO, brother Rikant takes charge

On December 31, Nishant Pitti sold Easy Trip shares worth Rs 78.32 crore in a block trade, offloading 4.99 crore shares, which represents 1.41 per cent of the company's equity

EaseMyTrip co-founder Nishant Pitti to exit firm with Rs 780 cr stake sale

Nishant Pitti's exit signals the completion of his divestment from the travel-tech company, leaving EaseMyTrip in the hands of institutional investors and other stakeholders

Ola Electric CMO Anshul Khandelwal, CTO Suvonil Chatterjee resign

According to the sources, the executives leaving the firm are part of the restructuring efforts at Bhavish Aggarwal-led electric vehicle maker

Osamu Suzuki: The man who put India's automobile industry in top gear

Osamu Suzuki was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2007 by the Indian government for his contribution in developing the country's economy through the automobile sector

Pharmed Ltd chairman emeritus Krishan Kumar Aurora passes away at 88

Krishan Kumar Aurora, chairman emeritus of Pharmed Limited and BioPlus Group, passed away on December 23 at 88. He began his career in 1961 with Smith Kline & French, rising to VP for Southeast Asia

Amitava Chatterjee appointed new managing director, CEO of J-K Bank

Chatterjee will replace Baldev Prakash, whose term comes to an end on December 29

N Srinivasan resigns as CEO, MD of India Cements post UltraTech acquisition

The Aditya Birla Group firm has completed the acquisition of 10.13 crore equity shares of India Cements Ltd (ICL), representing 32.72 per cent of the equity share capital of the company

Wipro names Ranjita Ghosh as global chief marketing officer effective Feb 1

Ghosh takes the chair from Laura Langdon, who has decided to explore career opportunities outside Wipro, a company statement said.

Cloud, AI will become synonymous in 2025: Wipro FullStride Cloud's Debecker

Debecker spoke about Cloud services and artificial intelligence and how Wipro is preparing to be an AI-powered firm

Govt appoints Ram Mohan Rao Amara as SBI MD for a period of three years

Rao was holding the post of deputy managing director and chief risk officer of the country's largest bank until his appointment as managing director

Google appoints Preeti Lobana as new country manager, VP for India

Sanjay Gupta, President of Asia-Pacific, Google said India's vibrant digital landscape has been a source of immense inspiration and innovation for the company