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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

RBL Bank re-appoints R Subramaniakumar as MD & CEO for a period of 3 years

R Subramaniakumar was initially appointed for a period of three years as MD and CEO of the bank in June 2022

Our India centre global innovation hub, not low-cost back office: Jayabalan

Jayabalan said the India GTDC is playing a crucial role for driving global innovations at the firm and the plan is to continue scaling up the centre both in terms of capacity and capabilities

US' case against Gautam Adani strong but extradition unlikely: Experts

Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, and another Adani Group executive were charged with securities fraud and conspiracy

Swiggy promotes Bhakoo to chief business officer for food marketplace

Former vice president and national business head, Bhakoo has been a part of Swiggy's leadership for over six years, driving regional and national growth

RBI has a tough balancing act to do: Ficci's Harsha Vardhan Agarwal

Agarwal expresses confidence of pick up in private capex and opportunities arising out of US president-elect Donald Trump's tariff war

We should double in size in 5 years, says Bajaj Finance MD Rajeev Jain

We have unveiled our AI technology transformation strategy. And we have, in general, as a firm, been huge beneficiaries of using technology early, Rajeev Jain said

Blacksoil targets Rs 500 crore final close for second credit fund

The firm has already secured Rs 300 crore and aims to achieve the full target within the next 6 to 9 months, according to Ankur Bansal, Managing Director (MD) of BlackSoil

Stable govt, GDP growth to help India get FPIs: Barclays' Prez Dainton

India has a demographic advantage and substantial growth and a political system that is relatively calm and consistent, Stephen Dainton, President of Barclays Bank PLC said

IOC pact gives us access to 37K retailers, 13K LPG distributors: Maini

This partnership allows us to access IOC's 37,000 retail outlets and 13,000 LPG distributors, and they have a very strong brand presence, he says