There should be 50% reservation for women: FM

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram regretted that there has been stiff resistance from certain quarters over the reservation bill, which would ensure 33 per cent seats for women in Parliament and......

Pachauri's promotion makes my flesh crawl, says complainant in open letter

The woman who had accused environmentalist R K Pachauri of sexual harassment, on Tuesday tore into The Energy and Resources Institute, saying the "shameful" decision of appointing him as executive......

TERI calls emergency meeting after fresh charges against Pachauri

Governing council to meet on Friday to decide his fate afresh. Nitin Sethi & Subhayan Chakraborty report Amid outrage over his appointment as The Energy and Resources Institute executive......

Charged of sexual harassment, Pachauri back as TERI boss

Police probe still on; ex-parte stay against sexual harassment panel report and court permission to enter premises help NGO chief R K Pachauri, accused of sexual harassment by an employee working......

RBI rate hike will hurt India Inc: Naina Lal Kidwai

As the weak rupee raises pressure on RBI to hike interest rates, HSBC country head Naina Lal Kidwai said any increase would be a 'body blow' to industry and growth. "I hope that it stays stable......

Naina Lal, Indra Nooyi in WSJ top 50 list

Two Indian women are among the world's top 50 businesswomen announced by the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The inaugural 'Women to Watch' survey of the newspaper places Indra Nooyi,president and......

Naina Kidwai to head HSBC India

Well known banker Naina Lal Kidwai has been appointed as the country head of HSBC group companies in India. Kidwai will assume the chairmanship of HSBC India operations and the appointment is......

Naina Kidwai to step down from Nestle Board

Naina Lal Kidwai,CEO of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp in India, is likely to step down from the global board of Nestle SA. The Reserve Bank of India is insisting on this as a precondition to......