Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Government To Amend Companies Act To Decriminalise Civil Offences

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday February 1, 2020

The government proposes to amend the Companies Act to decriminalise civil offences, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today as she announced Budget 2020. "Tax harassment will not be tolerated," she asserted.

"Our Economic Cancer Needs...": Biocon Chief Kiran Shaw Ahead Of Budget

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday February 1, 2020

Biocon chief Kiran Shaw tweeted ahead of the Union Budget - to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman -, describing the slowdown as "cancer" and urging the government to treat it with "immunotherapy not chemotherapy"

"Not Surprising", Says Kiran Shaw On IMF Prediction Of India Slowdown

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday January 21, 2020

Biocon chief Kiran Shaw today said the International Monetary Fund's markdown of India's growth story is not surprising and the government needs to focus on investments and exports. There is also a need to bridge the trust deficit to bring back investment.

India Inc's Kiran Shaw And Mohandas Pai Swap Tweets On Deepika Padukone

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday January 13, 2020

Former Infosys director Mohandas Pai and Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw sparred on Twitter on Sundayover actor Deepika Padukone's visit to Jawaharlal Nehru University to show silent support with the assaulted students.

"Government Dealing With India Inc At Arm's Length": Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday December 2, 2019

The government must be open to suggestions instead of listening to only those it believes are supporters, industrialist Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said today in the middle of a row over Rahul Bajaj's blunt question to Home Minister Amit Shah at an event and her own tweet that "India Inc is a pariah and the government dislikes criticism".

"We're Pariahs": Kiran Mazumdar Shaw On Rahul Bajaj's Advice To Amit Shah

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday December 2, 2019

Industrialist Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has backed fellow industrialist Rahul Bajaj after he urged the Narendra Modi government to be more open to criticisms of its policies and decisions

"Start-Ups Victims Of Needless Over-Regulation," Says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Tuesday November 5, 2019

Industrialist Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has asked the government to look into the factors that could be hurting start-ups in India, at a time when a slowdown in several sectors has put severe pressure on companies to cut costs and consumers to curtail spending.

"Looks Like Diwali Has Come Early": India Inc. Cheers Corporate Tax Cut

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday September 20, 2019

The centre's decision to reduce corporate tax for domestic companies was welcomed across the industry, with Biocon chairman Kiran Mazumdar Shaw saying that the move signals government's commitment to spur economic growth and "support legitimate tax abiding companies".

"Hats Off": Kiran Shaw Praises Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 20, 2019

The government today announced the corporate tax would be slashed from 30 to 22 per cent for domestic companies and 15 per cent for new manufacturing companies, in a big measure to boost growth and investment. Among the first to welcome the steps was Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, whose tweets yesterday had drawn an instant retort from Finance Minister Nirma...

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.