A CII delegation, led by Confederation of Indian Industry president and Bharti Enterprises CEO Sunil Bharti Mittal, called on US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Wednesday.
With the steel sector rebounding earlier this year, Mittal's wealth according to this list of the UK's rich and the powerful, doubled from 2009-levels to 22.45 billion pounds.
Delusionship is a state of mind; it is that mental rollercoaster where someone crafts a whole love story in their mind, from a dazzling proposal to happily-ever-after with kids, all without even uttering a 'hello' to their crush in reality, explains rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating app.
Taking a strong view of Google pulling out some apps from its Play Store, the government on Saturday said delisting of Indian apps cannot be permitted and that the tech company and the startups concerned have been called for a meeting next week. In an interview to PTI, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the startup ecosystem is key to the Indian economy and their fate cannot be left to any big tech to decide. The minister's comments assume significance as Google on Friday began removing some apps, including popular matrimony apps, from its Play Store in India over a dispute on service fee payments, even as apps and well-known startup founders cried foul.
"We are hopeful of taking physical possession of the land by the end of the current year to start construction for the greenfield steel project. The pre-land acquisition process has already been successfully initiated," ArcelorMittal CEO, India, Vijay Bhatnagar told PTI in Bhubaneswar. The response from local residents during the first Gram Sabha, held on August 6 as part of the pre-land acquisition process, was positive toward the Rs 40,000-crore (Rs 400 billion) project.
The 'Pran Pratishtha' of the idol of Ram Lalla -- the childhood form of Lord Ram -- will be attended by people from all walks of life, including representatives of major spiritual and religious sects of the country and of various tribal communities and prominent personalities.
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The 20 contenders for the title, short-listed by the BusinessWeek magazine, also included Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs, media baron Rupert Murdoch and Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
It was his nerves of steel and perseverance that helped the world's largest steel producer Laxmi Niwas Mittal clinch the $33-billion deal for Luxembourg-based Arcelor Steel despite hostility.
Money and power being "natural bedfellows" is not necessarily true in the British business world, except for steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal who figures right on the top of a new 'Richest Power List', compiled after combining two separate rankings of the most powerful and the most richest in the UK.
Other panelists of the 23-member council includes external affairs minister S M Krishna, City group CEO Vikram Pandit, NRI entrepreneur Karan Bilimoria, economist Jagdish Bhagwati, educationist Sam Pitroda.
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'YamaTough', the activist behind the 'Lords of Dharmaraja' hackers group, told Infosec Island, an information security Web site, 'Our goal is Bharti Mittal go off political arena and stop manipulating our government.'
They have lost more than $13 billion from their combined wealth, but still the two Ambani brothers have moved higher on Forbes' latest list of the world's ten richest CEOs, while Sunil Mittal has joined the league and Lakshmi Mittal has slipped two places.
Speaking on the sidelines of an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, ArcelorMittal Design & Engineering Centre CEO Pierre Jonette said: "Our main objective is to bring down the total project cost by 20-22 per cent across all the green projects. We have internally decided to increase sourcing from local low cost destinations for most of our greenfield projects."
Bharti Enterprises will kick off its retail venture early next year, opening half-a-dozen stores -- branding of which is still being worked out with its back-end partner Wal-Mart.
This correction in tariffs is required to compensate for the company's rural business.
When indulging in an office romance, boundaries are a must. You might be flying high on the bliss of a new relationship, but your colleagues are not obliged to enjoy the PDA, says rediffGURU Ravi Mittal.
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ArcelorMittal announced on Wednesday a new leadership for India, where Vijay Bhatnagar will spearhead the company's operations and proposed steel projects in the country. Bhatnagar will take up the new position of Country CEO, India and will have ultimate responsibility for the company's operations and projects in the country, a statement from ArcelorMittal said.
Within a year of Gopal Vittal becoming the joint MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel's India operations, the company has elevated him as the MD and CEO for Bharti Airtel's operations in India and South Asia.
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Bharti chairman Sunil Mittal MTN group president and CEO Phuthuma Nhlek had met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. The two telecom majors extended the deadline for exclusive talks for their proposed $23-billion deal to the end of next month recently.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday declined an interim relief order that would restrain Google from levying service fees on app developers until a final decision is made by the regulator. The CCI also said the Director General (DG) would continue its investigation as ordered by the commission in its March 15 order. "The Commission is of the considered opinion that no case whatsoever has been made out by the informants which warrant the grant of interim relief. Resultantly, the applications stand dismissed," said the CCI while rejecting the plea by app developers in its order.
The stake was bought for Rs 447 crore (Rs 4.47 billion).
'Interim Budget has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit.'
Arcelor Mittal will invest $20 billion to set up two steel plants in India, in Jharkhand and Orissa.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman and group CEO of Bharti Enterprises and former president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, said on Tuesday that it was time for the United States to change its position towards India vis-a-vis Pakistan.
In ethical non-monogamy, individuals have romantic or sexual relationships with several partners, states rediffGURU Ravi Mittal.
Airtel acquired African telecom operator Zain in 2010 for $10.7 billion.
An open and direct conversation is the only way to deal with a marital problem but choose the right time and place to address the issue, advises rediffGURU Ravi Mittal.
Industry greats like Ratan Tata, Lakshmi Mittal, Narayana Murthy and P R S Oberoi have been nominated for this years Padma Vibhushan.
Mittal's total remuneration dipped marginally by 2.52 per cent.
ArcelorMittal on Thursday reported a net loss of $728 million for the first quarter ended March 31
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However, missing from the list for the first time in four years is United States President George W Bush.
The company, headed by NRI billionaire Laxmi N Mittal, had clocked $0.345 billion net loss in the January-March quarter of the last year.
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