In the news
IDBI Bank’s MK Jain appointed RBI deputy governor
05 Jun 2018
A career banker, Jain has previously served as the CEO of Indian Bank and since his move to IDBI Bank, he has been focused on cleaning up the bank’s balance sheet and has moved to divest several non-core assets to help release capital
Sebi bars Vijay Mallya from securities market for 3 years
02 Jun 2018
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has barred fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya from the securities market for another three years and also restrained him from holding directorship in listed companies for five years over alleged illegal diversion of funds from United Spirits
Former Softbank president Nikesh Arora is new CEO, chairman of Palo Alto Networks
02 Jun 2018
Former senior executive at SoftBank and Google, Nikesh Arora has joined cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks as CEO and chairman
Infosys independent director Ravi Venkatesan resigns
12 May 2018
Industry watchers did not find former former Microsoft India chairman, who joined the Infosys board in 2011, Ravi Venkatesan’s resignation surprising, seeing it as part of recently re-inducted co-founder Nandan Nilekani’s shake-up of the board
Indu Malhotra sworn in as Supreme Court judge
28 Apr 2018
Advocate Indu Malhotra was administered the oath of office at around 10.30 am and by 11.15 am she was already on the job, sitting in Court No 1 with CJI Dipak Misra and Justice D Y Chandrachud
Mallya extradition nearer as judge allows almost all CBI evidence
27 Apr 2018
Likening the role of IDBI’s B K Batra to that of a ‘villian’, the Westminster Court judge said a detailed note presented by the prosecution on the conspiracy charges facing fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya was ‘most helpful’
Dr Kafeel Ahmad Khan granted bail
26 Apr 2018
Prince Charles set to head Commonwealth as queen nears retirement
21 Apr 2018
There have been calls for the role to be rotated around the 53 member-states, most of which are former British territories, but in recent days the queen, the British government and other leaders have backed Charles
End of an era in Cuba: Raul Castro steps down, Diaz-Canel takes charge
19 Apr 2018
The change will end the 60-year domination of the Castros over the island nation and put a younger man at the top – but the move is unlikely to herald any major departure from Cuba’s Communist policies,
Rape victim wants suspect BJP MLA to be hanged
14 Apr 2018
Ex FBI chief Comey likens Trump to mafia boss living in ‘an alternative reality’
13 Apr 2018
In his book due to be released next week, former FBI director James Comey says President Donald Trump reminded him of a mafia boss who demanded absolute loyalty, saw the entire world against him, and lied about everything