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Pepsico to launch $30 bn push into foods

Pepsico to launch $30 bn push into foods

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

Indra Nooyi said she wanted the company to treble the revenue gained from its 'good-for-you' ranges, which include Quaker, Oats, Tropicans and Naked Juice.

Nooyi, Bali among top women in world biz

Nooyi, Bali among top women in world biz

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO, PepsiCo has topped the Financial Times list of top 50 women in world business.

Google India MD in US-India Business Council board

Google India MD in US-India Business Council board

Rediff.com8 May 2009

Shailesh Rao has also served as a director for Google based at the company's headquarters in California and was instrumental in the launch of Google Maps and Google Earth globally.

What the Great Grand Masti cast is *really* thinking!

What the Great Grand Masti cast is *really* thinking!

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

We took a little liberty to have some clean fun.

Making the Ganga, Yamuna people is good

Making the Ganga, Yamuna people is good

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

According personhood to the Ganga and Yamuna is probably the best way to ensure the protection of natural resources, says Arundhuti Dasgupta.

Why Goddess Adi Shakti became Durga

Why Goddess Adi Shakti became Durga

Rediff.com17 Oct 2020

Seeing Durgamasura ready for a war, the goddess appeared in her warrior form. Let's celebrate the beginning of Navratri with this lovely excerpt from Nava Durga.

Martyred Colonel gets tearful adieu in Hyderabad

Martyred Colonel gets tearful adieu in Hyderabad

Rediff.com15 Jul 2009

Colonel S Madhav Perumal, who died in a landmine blast triggered by militants in Assam two days ago was cremated with full military honors in Hyderabad in the presence of hundreds of mourners including the army men.The last rites took place amid gun salute as wreaths were laid on behalf of different units of army and the state government.

Sexual harassment case against Andhra Pradesh MLA

Sexual harassment case against Andhra Pradesh MLA

Rediff.com4 Jul 2009

The ongoing tussle between the Andhra Pradesh government and a legislator of Opposition Telugu Desam TV Rama Rao over his alleged involvement in a case of sexual abuse took a curious turn on Saturday with five girls appearing before the state home minister and giving a statement against the MLA.

Nooyi's growing clout in global business

Nooyi's growing clout in global business

Rediff.com3 Jul 2009

India-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi has been the news recently for her trip to China, her remarks about the US Fed and her ability to handle the financial crisis.

Most powerful lists? Dump them, says Nooyi

Most powerful lists? Dump them, says Nooyi

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

Addressing an Economic Club gathering in Chicago, Nooyi recalled that in 2001 when she went home to tell her mother about her appointment as the Pepsico president, her mother reacted indifferently with a 'dead pan' expression.

How India is a nation of cheats

How India is a nation of cheats

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Rajiv Malhotra's plagiarism may not be as horrifying as impersonating an exam candidate in Indore -- but they're both forms of cheating.

Wish Chiranjeevi

Wish Chiranjeevi

Rediff.com22 Aug 2007

The megastar turns 52.

Apple is the world's most admired company

Apple is the world's most admired company

Rediff.com3 Mar 2009

The inventor of iPhone, Apple, for the second year in a row has topped the Fortune list of the most admired companies in the world, but no Indian company has made the cut.

How Pepsi, Coke plan to quench India's thirst

How Pepsi, Coke plan to quench India's thirst

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

PepsiCo has tie-ups with KFC, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Burger King, and Subway in India, while Coca-Cola has a partnership with McDonald's only

5 ways the CEO's job will change: Nooyi

5 ways the CEO's job will change: Nooyi

Rediff.com15 May 2009

At a time when the world is reeling under the impact of an economic crisis, Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo chairman and CEO and one of the most influential women in the world, believes that the corporate sector needs to rethink its role and adapt itself with the changing times.

PIX: Shraddha Kapoor, family, at her grandfather's prayer meet

PIX: Shraddha Kapoor, family, at her grandfather's prayer meet

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

Tabu, David Dhawan and many others from the film industry turn up to support the family.

Mr and Mrs Dutt on cloud nine

Mr and Mrs Dutt on cloud nine

Rediff.com13 Feb 2008

The couple celebrated their union at a get-together party at Seijo, one of Mumbai's trendiest restobars, a day after solemnising their marriage according to Hindu rituals.

Sanjay Jha: America's top paid CEO

Sanjay Jha: America's top paid CEO

Rediff.com3 Apr 2009

Mobile phone maker Motorola's India-born chief Sanjay Jha has emerged America's top paid CEO, while Citigroup's Vikram Pandit tops the league among bailed out banks, a survey said.

I have worked for 160 years, says Nooyi

I have worked for 160 years, says Nooyi

Rediff.com31 Mar 2009

As a child she loved imagining herself to be the Prime Minister of India. Today, one of the world's most powerful women, Indra Nooyi, chairwoman and chief executive officer is proud to say she has worked for 160 years!

Why desis supported Trumpism

Why desis supported Trumpism

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

In this moment there has to be honest acknowledgement of how so many in our community willingly voted for another four years of Trump, based on the morally flimsiest of reasons, points out Suleman Din.

Nooyi on US-India Business Council Board

Nooyi on US-India Business Council Board

Rediff.com20 Nov 2007

The US-India Business Council announced the appointment of Indra K Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo, to its Board of Directors. The USIBC is a business advocacy organisation representing 250 of the largest US companies investing in India and two dozen of India's largest global companies, it said in a statement.

The loneliness of being a CEO

The loneliness of being a CEO

Rediff.com17 May 2017

Whether they live away from their families or with them, all CEOs struggle with work-life balance, says Shyamal Majumdar.

Plenty of steamy scenes and sexy girls in Bhram

Plenty of steamy scenes and sexy girls in Bhram

Rediff.com5 Apr 2008

After the thriller Race, comes another suspense film, Bhram. Only this film does not brag of a stellar cast like Race. Despite that, Bhram holds its own. Bhram is Pawan Kaul's second directorial venture after his first thriller, Sssshh..., and stars Dino Morea, Milind Soman, Sheetal Menon and Simone Singh.

Can't deny quota benefits to 'creamy layer': Centre to SC

Can't deny quota benefits to 'creamy layer': Centre to SC

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

The top law officer said that even if some people of the community have come up, the stigma of caste and backwardness is still attached to them.

'Kerala becoming breeding centre for terrorists'

'Kerala becoming breeding centre for terrorists'

Rediff.com14 May 2007

Kerala is becoming a breeding centre for terrorists, particularly Inter Services Intelligence activists, Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary Indra Sena Reddy said on Monday.

US award for ArcelorMittal

US award for ArcelorMittal

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal-led ArcelorMittal will get Energy Star Partner of the Year award. This award is given by the EPA and the US Department of Energy for companies making outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. To cut the company's energy and carbon intensity, it had launched ArcelorMittal Energy Reduction Initiative in 2006. ArcelorMittal will get the award in Washington on April 1.

Mast Maja Maadi is timepass

Mast Maja Maadi is timepass

Rediff.com15 Dec 2008

The success of a comedy depends on good timing, dialogues and comedy sequences. But Mast Maja Maadi fails on all three counts.

Will caste and NEET become poll issues again in TN?

Will caste and NEET become poll issues again in TN?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

Once the Covid crisis subsides in the state, the NEET exam this year, whether conducted or cancelled, could become an electoral issue next year, along with the BC-MBC reservations issue, especially the 'creamy layer' aspect, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Hairstyles make CEOs successful?

Hairstyles make CEOs successful?

Rediff.com12 May 2008

For those who believe only grey cells set apart leaders from the rest, there is another hair raising observation among corporate America that most of the successful CEOs including Pepsico's Indra Nooyi part their hair to the left, says US business magazine Fortune.

Pepsi slots $ 500 mn to triple India sales

Pepsi slots $ 500 mn to triple India sales

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

The investment would be spread over manufacturing capacity, market infrastructure, environment sustainability initiatives, R&D and agriculture. Pepsico Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi said the new investment will generate 50,000 direct and indirect jobs in India. PepsiCo has invested $ 700 million since its entry into the country in 1989, employing 4,000 people directly and some 60,000 others indirectly.

Is India ready for a Maritime Theatre Command?

Is India ready for a Maritime Theatre Command?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Mere shuffling of resources or cosmetic changes to prove a point would be counterproductive in the long run, observes Commodore Venugoptal Menon (retd).

Nadella, Nooyi to attend business dialogue with Xi in US

Nadella, Nooyi to attend business dialogue with Xi in US

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

Xi will later head for New York to attend the UN General Assembly session.

Mira Nair is India Abroad Person of the Year 2007

Mira Nair is India Abroad Person of the Year 2007

Rediff.com29 Mar 2008

Professors Padma Desai and Jagdish Bhagwati were conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr Renu Khator, President and Chancellor of the University of Houston, was given the Publisher's Special Award for Excellence. The Youth Achiever 2007 Award was given to 24-year-old Somdev Dev Burman, the first Indian to win the US collegiate tennis title. The Community Service Award went to Dr Navin Shah, while Dr Joy Cherian received the Lifetime Award for Service to the Community

Women defy falling CEO pay in US; Nooyi on top

Women defy falling CEO pay in US; Nooyi on top

Rediff.com29 Jul 2008

Chief executive officers heading America's 500 largest firms have taken a beating on their paychecks for the first time in five years, but the 13 female members of this elite club, headed by India-born chief of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi, have a reason to smile with a trend-defying hike.

India, Malaysia draw football friendly

India, Malaysia draw football friendly

Rediff.com22 Jul 2008

India were held to a 1-1 draw by Malaysia in a friendly football match played at the Lal Bahadur stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

National Herald case: AJL challenges order to vacate Delhi premises

National Herald case: AJL challenges order to vacate Delhi premises

Rediff.com6 Jan 2019

It has also sought stay on operation of single judge's December 21, 2018 order.

'Incredible India @60' campaign in NYC

'Incredible India @60' campaign in NYC

Rediff.com13 Sep 2007

The Yale University and the Confederation of Indian Industry are jointly holding two panel discussions on India in New York later this month, featuring corporate leaders like Indra Nooyi and Nandan Nilekani.

Spotted: Sania Mirza after her Hopman Cup win

Spotted: Sania Mirza after her Hopman Cup win

Rediff.com25 Jun 2008

Reader Dr Sayanta Jana sent us this picture from Perth.

Movies To Watch Out For In 2019

Movies To Watch Out For In 2019

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

Keep your Fridays free for 2019's film menu!

Karzzzz team is off to South Africa

Karzzzz team is off to South Africa

Rediff.com25 Jan 2008

The film shoot will start on February 10.