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When Wipro's Azim Premji Turned Down Narayana Murthy's Job Application
Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy once applied for a job at Wipro but was turned down, leading to the birth of Infosys, one of Wipro's biggest competitors in the IT industry, the billionaire businessman told CNBC-TV18 in interview.
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Billionaire Premji Hires Wipro CEO From His Rival
Wipro named Thierry Delaporte chief executive officer, recruiting its new leader from rival Capgemini SE as it tries to regain momentum in the tech services industry.
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Azim Premji Gives Shares Worth $7.5 Billion to Charity
Azim Premji, the billionaire chairman of Indian conglomerate Wipro Ltd., will give a further 34 percent of shares in the company worth $7.5 billion to support philanthropic activities, the most generous donation in Indian history.
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Jio Propels Mukesh Ambani To 13th Spot In Forbes' Billionaire List
Mukesh Ambani is now worth $50 billion -- up from $40.1 billion in 2018 when he was at the 19th spot on the billionaires' list.
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You Won't Find Any Women On Boards Of These Asian Billionaires
Even by Asia's low standards when it comes to having women on corporate boards, the progress of the region's billionaires is lagging: Most of the richest men in China, Japan and South Korea run companies with few, if any, female board members.
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India's Biggest E-Commerce Merger At Risk As Billionaire Azim Premji Objects
Flipkart had earlier told Snapdeal that it wants all the startup's investors to agree to deal terms as a precondition of the transaction, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing information that's not public.
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Billionaires Premji, Tata Have Yet To Approve Flipkart Pact For Snapdeal
The Flipkart-Snapdeal combination is aimed at creating a stronger local competitor to battle Amazon.
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Every Tech Billionaire in India Takes Hit From H-1B Visa Changes
Over the past three decades, the IT sector has helped drive the country's economic growth, employed millions and made billionaires out of at least seven founders.
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Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar In Forbes List Of 100 Richest Tech Tycoons
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and HCL co-founder Shiv Nadar are the only two billionaires from India in Forbes' list of the world's 100 richest people in technology, ranking in the top 20 ahead of Google boss Eric Schmidt and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.
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Mukesh Ambani, Premji, Shanghvi Among World's 50 Wealthiest
Three Indians - Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji and Dilip Shanghvi - have made it to a global list of 50 wealthiest people that is topped by Bill Gates.
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Indian, Chinese Firms Lead Tech Billionaire Ranking: Report
Indian and Chinese technology entrepreneurs were leading the top 10 Asian tech billionaires list with net assets worth $136 billion, according to an industry source and recent market data.
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Vedanta's Agarwal to Donate Most of Fortune to Charity
Anil Agarwal, the billionaire controller of Vedanta Resources Plc, announced late on Thursday that he and his family had agreed to give 75 per cent of their wealth to charity.
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India's 100 Richest Are All Billionaires; Mukesh Ambani Tops List
For the first time, the 100 richest tycoons in India are all billionaires with Mukesh Ambani topping the league for the eighth consecutive year, according to Forbes.
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Top 5 Richest Indians Have Half of Nation's Billionaire Wealth: Report
The top five Indian billionaires, led by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, collectively control $85.5 billion (Rs 5,21,550 crore at 1 dollar = 61 rupees) in personal wealth, accounting for nearly half (47.5 per cent) of the country's total billionaire wealth, according to a report by Wealth-X.
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India home to 70 billionaires; Mukesh Ambani richest Indian
According China-based research firm Hurun's 2014 global rich list, Mukesh Ambani was ranked 41st in the list that was topped by Bill Gates, whose personal networth stood at a whopping $68 billion (Rs 4,14,800 crore).
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When Wipro's Azim Premji Turned Down Narayana Murthy's Job Application
Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy once applied for a job at Wipro but was turned down, leading to the birth of Infosys, one of Wipro's biggest competitors in the IT industry, the billionaire businessman told CNBC-TV18 in interview.
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Billionaire Premji Hires Wipro CEO From His Rival
Wipro named Thierry Delaporte chief executive officer, recruiting its new leader from rival Capgemini SE as it tries to regain momentum in the tech services industry.
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Azim Premji Gives Shares Worth $7.5 Billion to Charity
Azim Premji, the billionaire chairman of Indian conglomerate Wipro Ltd., will give a further 34 percent of shares in the company worth $7.5 billion to support philanthropic activities, the most generous donation in Indian history.
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Jio Propels Mukesh Ambani To 13th Spot In Forbes' Billionaire List
Mukesh Ambani is now worth $50 billion -- up from $40.1 billion in 2018 when he was at the 19th spot on the billionaires' list.
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You Won't Find Any Women On Boards Of These Asian Billionaires
Even by Asia's low standards when it comes to having women on corporate boards, the progress of the region's billionaires is lagging: Most of the richest men in China, Japan and South Korea run companies with few, if any, female board members.
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India's Biggest E-Commerce Merger At Risk As Billionaire Azim Premji Objects
Flipkart had earlier told Snapdeal that it wants all the startup's investors to agree to deal terms as a precondition of the transaction, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing information that's not public.
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Billionaires Premji, Tata Have Yet To Approve Flipkart Pact For Snapdeal
The Flipkart-Snapdeal combination is aimed at creating a stronger local competitor to battle Amazon.
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Every Tech Billionaire in India Takes Hit From H-1B Visa Changes
Over the past three decades, the IT sector has helped drive the country's economic growth, employed millions and made billionaires out of at least seven founders.
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Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar In Forbes List Of 100 Richest Tech Tycoons
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and HCL co-founder Shiv Nadar are the only two billionaires from India in Forbes' list of the world's 100 richest people in technology, ranking in the top 20 ahead of Google boss Eric Schmidt and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.
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Mukesh Ambani, Premji, Shanghvi Among World's 50 Wealthiest
Three Indians - Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji and Dilip Shanghvi - have made it to a global list of 50 wealthiest people that is topped by Bill Gates.
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Indian, Chinese Firms Lead Tech Billionaire Ranking: Report
Indian and Chinese technology entrepreneurs were leading the top 10 Asian tech billionaires list with net assets worth $136 billion, according to an industry source and recent market data.
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Vedanta's Agarwal to Donate Most of Fortune to Charity
Anil Agarwal, the billionaire controller of Vedanta Resources Plc, announced late on Thursday that he and his family had agreed to give 75 per cent of their wealth to charity.
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India's 100 Richest Are All Billionaires; Mukesh Ambani Tops List
For the first time, the 100 richest tycoons in India are all billionaires with Mukesh Ambani topping the league for the eighth consecutive year, according to Forbes.
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Top 5 Richest Indians Have Half of Nation's Billionaire Wealth: Report
The top five Indian billionaires, led by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, collectively control $85.5 billion (Rs 5,21,550 crore at 1 dollar = 61 rupees) in personal wealth, accounting for nearly half (47.5 per cent) of the country's total billionaire wealth, according to a report by Wealth-X.
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India home to 70 billionaires; Mukesh Ambani richest Indian
According China-based research firm Hurun's 2014 global rich list, Mukesh Ambani was ranked 41st in the list that was topped by Bill Gates, whose personal networth stood at a whopping $68 billion (Rs 4,14,800 crore).
