He is betting on emerging firms to generate ideas and build wealth through Premji Invest
One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.
Rules being drafted, to also cover unorganised sector; maternity benefit, old age pension, sickness allowance to be included
In an attempt to acquire consumers, banks have been providing a lot of technology-enabled services, which used to be offered free.
Congress stalwart Murli Deora passed away on Monday morning after battling a prolonged illness. He was a politician who shared rapport across the political and corporate spectrum.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
It won't be an easy ride for the markets, reckon experts, considering the multiple state elections in 2018 and general elections next year.
BKS and BMS leaders have told the BJP leadership that it is staring at a build-up of anti-government propaganda in the run-up to polls in five states.
BJP's success in two state elections gave Modi room to cut through a thicket of regulations and state controls.
The amount would depend on the time period that would elapse from the start to when capacity reaches 1.5 million cars
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
Most of the extra spending in the Budget is in fact an accounting entry that shifts the cost of an interest subsidy to the agriculture Budget that was previously borne by the finance ministry
That's how our politics is with no inner-party democracy. That's why we should listen to British MP Hilary Benn's speech, says Shekhar Gupta.
'You cannot treat workers like beggars.'
The United Nations estimates about one third of the world's 1.2 billion poorest people live in India
Had the slain Indian-American engineer stayed in India, he would have earned less but his life might have been spared, Sunanda K Datta-Ray says, pondering the question of where one belongs.
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
Rajya Sabha will sit for late hours in last week of the first half of the budget session from Monday to clear the pending legislative and other businesses.
Vinay Sahasrabuddhe explains BJP's strategy.
The Street is never short of hope and events to look forward to
'Urjit Patel was not quite the picture of courage, but even he turned, he had to turn.' 'Perhaps there is something that is far more sinister than what we are aware of, which is the reason for his resigation.'
The govt will have to clear hurdles to push GST by March 2015.
Senior living services, Tara Singh Vachani tells Anjuli Bhargava, could be a big business opportunity in India.
They say new rules that make over-billing by private hospitals a criminal offence will hurt their ability to treat patients properly, says Subir Roy.
The results for the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Telangana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Tripura were announced on Tuesday.
With the government claiming that the economy has been growing robustly and the Opposition refuting these claims, the common man is none the wiser, says Rajeev Sharma.
The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
Indian market probably has more headroom than the US, says Geoff Lewis, senior strategist for Asia, Manulife Asset Management.
'The RBI is not releasing Rs 2,000 notes for the last 10 days; probably they have stopped printing it.'
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The benchmark has gained 2 per cent this week on continued hopes the incoming Narendra Modi government would unveil substantial economic reforms.
'The voter thinks that the State is not going to impartially deliver services, provide justice, basic law and order, social insurance -- so as a voter it's very rational that I may choose a criminal who will help me navigate the State.' 'A weak State allows a criminal politician to be the person who provides that guarantee to mediate whatever problem the citizen has with the State.'
With President Pranab Mukherjee voicing his objection to the 'ordinance route', senior ministers met here on Tuesday to discuss how to ensure that the ordinances issued recently are followed up with legislative action in the upcoming budget session in February.
But much depends on govt action & global economy; Sensex gains in 2070 the biggest in five years
Markets could slide again owing to conditions in Europe and the US.
Congress gets into the opposition groove but still has miles to go, says Saroj Nagi.
The following is the full text of US President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of the Congress on February 28, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press office.
This is the lowest investment grade rating.
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