Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

A Twitter Exchange Between Nirmala Sitharaman And Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 19, 2019

In an exchange on Twitter, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rebutted Kiran Mazumdar Shaw as she wondered why the ban on e-cigarettes, approved on Wednesday by the cabinet, had not been announced by the Health Minister.

Hope Finance Minister Heard PM "Loud And Clear", Says P Chidambaram

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Friday August 16, 2019

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his Independence Day speech that drew attention to "population explosion", plastic pollution and the need for not seeing "wealth creators with suspicion" - and added a message for the current Finance Minister especially on the last point.

Taxmen Running Amok To Meet India's Revenue Shortfall: Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday August 5, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a dig at the Modi government over the issue of entrepreneurs facing tax terrorism, saying that the attempt was being made to meet India's revenue shortfall.

Government Failed To Stop Tax Terrorism: Mohandas Pai To NDTV

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 4, 2019

The issue of entrepreneurs facing tax terrorism - raised first by Cafe Coffee Day promoter VG Siddharth before his death - has now been reinforced by former Infosys director Mohandas Pai and Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw.

Azim Premji Does It Again - Donates Over 50,000 Crore To Charity

India News | Written by Maya Sharma | Friday March 15, 2019

Azim Premji is no stranger to making incredibly generous donations - mostly to help the less fortunate to receive a good education.

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Urges Congress To Commit To Growth Of Digital Economy

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 21, 2019

India's biotechnology industry pioneer Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Sunday urged the Congress to commit itself to the growth of a robust digital economy in the country and include it in its 2019 Lok Sabha poll manifesto.

Godrej Group's Smitha V Crishna Tops Ranking Of Country's Wealthiest Women

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Monday August 13, 2018

Smitha V Crishna is the third-generation heir of the Godrej empire.

Biocon Chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Says Sorry For Tweet On Kannada Activists Amid Language Row

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday July 12, 2018

After a war of words on Twitter between Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) over its opposition to the state government's proposal to introduce English classes in primary schools, the Biocon chief has apologised.

Biocon Chief Kiran Shaw, Kannada Development Authority Quarrel Over Tweet

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 10, 2018

A war of words has erupted between Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Kannada Development Authority after she called the KDA "an insignificant group of naysayers" for opposing the state government's proposal to introduce English medium classes in 1,000 primary schools.

India's Biotech Queen Kiran Mazumdar Elected As MIT Board Member

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 28, 2018

India's biotech queen Kiran Mazumdar Shaw got elected as a full-term member of the MIT Corporation, the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), her company Biocon announced on Thursday.

Ban Single Use Plastic Everywhere, Says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 26, 2018

Industrialist Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has called for a universal ban on single-use plastic to rid the communities of the "malaise".

"I'm A Man of Science": Minister Stands Firm Amid Row Over Darwin Remark

India News | Reported By Pallava Bagla, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Sunday January 21, 2018

Junior Education minister Satyapal Singh's statement questioning the evolutionary theory of Charles Darwin has been sharply criticized by Raghavendra Gadagkar, a senior scientist, who said it was "politically polarizing science and scientists". Mr Singh said Darwin's theory was "scientifically wrong" since there are no witnesses to apes evolving in...

New Infosys CEO Salil Parekh To Get Salary Of 16 Crore Rupees

Business | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 4, 2018

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, who is part of Infosys's Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC), said the new CEO Salil Parekh will also receive Rs 3.25 crore in restricted stock units.

GST Great But Rollout Too Complicated, Says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday June 30, 2017

Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has said that even though the GST or Goods and Services Tax was a path-breaking reform, the manner in which it was being launched was cumbersome.

India Inc Celebrates International Yoga Day

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday June 21, 2017

The Yoga Day came into existence after PM Modi persuaded the United Nations in 2015 to declare June 21 as International Yoga Day.