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India's Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu meets Microsoft CEO Nadella

India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, on Monday met Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in Seattle during which they discussed the software giant's work in India including in education, technology, healthcare and entrepreneurship sectors. In October, Nadella, 55, was presented with the prestigious Padma Bhushan by India's Consul General in San Francisco, Dr TV Nagendra Prasad. The CEO of Microsoft was named one of 17 awardees earlier this year. Discussed Microsoft's work in India including in skilling, education, technology, healthcare and entrepreneurship sectors, Sandhu said in a tweet following his meeting with Nadella at the Microsoft's headquarters in Seattle. Microsoft was a founding member of the Global Task Force on Pandemic Response and it did some great work during India's Covid-19 crisis. Microsoft Teams is being used in virtual learning in many schools in India and the software giant also does skilling initiatives both for the labour force in the private sector as

Satya Nadella to visit India in Jan 2023, first in nearly 3-years

Nadella, was conferred with India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan earlier this year for his distinguished services

Satya Nadella receives Padma Bhushan in US; plans to visit India in Jan

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said it is an honour for him to receive the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award and he looks forward to continuing to work with people across India to help them use technology to achieve more. Nadella, who plans to visit India next January, formally received the award for distinguished service, from India's Consul General in San Francisco, Dr T.V. Nagendra Prasad, last week. The 55-year-old CEO of Microsoft was named one of 17 awardees earlier this year. On receiving the award, Nadella said: It's an honour to receive a Padma Bhushan Award and to be recognised with so many extraordinary people. I'm thankful to the President, Prime Minister, and people of India, and look forward to continuing to work with people across India to help them use technology to achieve more. During the meeting, Nadella discussed with Prasad the critical role digital technology plays in empowering inclusive growth in India. The discussion focused on India's growth

Bosses scared that employees slack off while WFH: Satya Nadella

Amid the rise of work-from-home culture post-Covid-19 lockdowns, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that bosses are scared that their employees slack off while working from home.

As managers, workers clash on WFH, companies resort to surveillance tools

A Microsoft survey revealed that 87 per cent of bosses say that the workers worked less efficiently from home as compared to the office, and 80 per cent of workers said otherwise

Microsoft CEO confident about Activision deal approval, handling of economy

Nadella said the company will keep growing in some areas after adding approximately 70,000 workers during the pandemic

India at 75: Nooyi to Pichai - 4 Indians who made it big on global stage

They've got the world to sit up and take notice. Starting from humble beginnings, they have come to lead global companies. A look at 4 professionals whose story is as much India's as the world's

Stronger regulations for all facets of technology inevitable: Nadella

Given the pervasiveness of digital technology in our lives, it is inevitable to have stronger regulatory regimes around all facets of technology, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said. "I think the responsibility of stakeholders like ourselves or businesses like us is to both anticipate and adapt to regulation versus ignore it or expect not to have regulation," he said here at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. "I think even with internet safety and moderation, I think there's a lot of regulation coming out of the European Union which I think are going to set standards," he added. Nadella said another thing about regulation is that you have to ensure that you have the design process. It's not about just how do you meet the regulatory standard. It is also about how do you ensure that the entire organisation's process of building technology ensures the regulatory framework around privacy, ethics and internet safety. These are all things that you take into account starting at the

WEF 2022: Here's what will happen on Day 2 at Davos Annual meeting

On WEF 2022 Day 2 schedule, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will be speaking at the WEF event "India at 75: Strategic Outlook"

Satya Nadella, Shantanu Narayen among prominent investors in US' T20 league

Major League Cricket (MLC), the first professional Twenty20 Cricket League in the US, announced Thursday that it has completed an initial close of a USD 44 million Series A and A1 Fundraising Round

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son Zain Nadella passes away

Zain was 26 and had been born with cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy: The condition that led to Satya Nadella's son's demise

As Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son Zain, who was born with Cerebral Palsy (CP), died on Tuesday at the age of 26, this rare congenital disorder that he suffered from, has been abuzz today.While Cerebral means related to the brain, Palsy means weakness or problems with using the muscles. Hence, Cerebral Palsy is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture.Nadella, in October 2017, had shared one of the experiences when his wife was pregnant with Zain in a blog post titled 'The moment that forever changed our lives'. He had mentioned that his son was born at 11:29 pm on August 13, 1996, all of three pounds and he did not cry."Zain was transported from the hospital in Bellevue across Lake Washington to Seattle Children's Hospital with its state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Anu began her recovery from the difficult birth. I spent the night with her in the hospital and immediately went to see Zain the next morning. Little did I know then how ...

Satya Nadella's son, Zain, passes away at age 26: Microsoft

Zain Nadella had been born with cerebral palsy

Honour to receive Padma Bhushan, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said it is an honour for him to receive the Padma Bhushan and he looks forward to continuing to work with people across India

General Bipin Rawat, tech giants and vax makers get Padma awards

Chandrasekaran, Nadella, Pichai, Ella also figure in the civilian awards list

Firms can improve product affordability through tech intensity: Nadella

Nadella noted that organisations globally are undergoing digital transformation amid the Covid pandemic

Human presence is ultimate connection in Metaverse: Satya Nadella

As Metaverse becomes the new tech buzzword, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday that human presence is the ultimate connection as the digital and physical worlds come together

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joins Groww as investor, advisor

Tiger Global-backed Groww said Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella has joined the company as an investor and advisor

Nadella gets C K Prahalad Award for Business Sustainability Leadership

Indian American Satya Nadella, the Microsoft CEO, is among the corporate leaders to receive this year's prestigious C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership.

Microsoft on 'Right Side' of antitrust battle, says CEO Satya Nadella

Nadella said he is concerned about the wave of hacks in the past few months