'Thank God' Kiran Mazumdar Shaw did not become a doctor: When Dr Devi Shetty shared a life lesson from Biocon founder's inspiring journeyA missed medical college admission propelled Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw towards a different path, ultimately leading to the founding of Biocon. Re...
07 May, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Sridhar Vembu honours IITian who rejected MIT, stayed back in India, topped UPSC, had 32 transfers in 34 years as IAS officer: Who is Raju Narayana Swamy?Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu reminisced about his IIT Madras peer Raju Narayana Swamy, an exceptionally talented civil servant known for h...
25 Apr, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
ET Women Conclave 2026 spotlights leadership, reinvention, and powerful conversationsThe ET Women Conclave 2026, presented by Dalcore Projects Pvt. Ltd., convened leaders and changemakers at Grand Hyatt Gurgaon to celebrate ...
14 Apr, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
NR Narayana Murthy establishes a 20-year, inflation-adjusted scholarship at IIM AhmedabadInfosys founder NR Narayana Murthy has established an inflation-adjusted scholarship at IIMA, covering tuition, hostel, and course expenses...
27 May, 2025, 06.01 PM IST
Fintech startup GrayQuest raises Rs 80 crore from IIFL Fintech Fund, Ranjan Pai's Claypond CapitalThis funding follows GrayQuest’s Rs 56 crore (around $7 million) Series A round in March 2023, which was led by Pravega Ventures, along wit...
09 Jan, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
More and more Andhra education barons eye political heftThe great, renowned coaching factories of Andhra Pradesh are regularly churning out batch after batch of successful candidates at competiti...
09 May, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
Narayana Group company raises ₹1,150 crore from Barclays, Axis Finance and Singapore sovereign fund GICSilverline Investment and Finance (SIFPL), an investment vehicle of the Hyderabad-based Narayana Group that operates one of the largest cha...
04 Nov, 2023, 12.41 AM IST
Narayana Group Company raising Rs 1,150 crore to buy out PEsThis fundraising will enable exits for the current private equity investors Morgan Stanley and BanyanTree, who collectively own a 25% stake...
31 Oct, 2023, 06.10 AM IST
Narayana set to buy out Morgan Stanley, BanyanTree from group firm for ₹1,400 croreMorgan Stanley PE and BanyanTree invested $75 million in Nspira in 2018, with Morgan Stanley leading the round with a $67 million cheque. T...
11 Jul, 2023, 01.02 AM IST
Former Andhra minister P Narayana arrested in paper leak caseA police party from Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh arrested Narayana from his residence at Kondapur in Hyderabad. He was being shifted...
10 May, 2022, 08.27 PM IST
India undoubtedly a bright spot; industry will have its achhe din: NR Narayana Murthy"Developing countries should not worry too much about deficits. These countries have to spend money for creating growth infrastructure."
05 Feb, 2016, 04.07 PM IST
Academia vs Industry: Prof CNR Rao responds to Narayana MurthyThe fine balance between academia and industry was disturbed when Narayana Murthy's statement prompted scientists Prof CNR Rao to reply.
09 Oct, 2015, 03.52 PM IST
IT veteran N R Narayana Murthy pitches for higher autonomy to educational institutions'I think funding will come, funding is not an issue. We have to provide full freedom to those institutions that are already there for them ...
13 Nov, 2014, 05.46 PM IST
Central education institutions to be set up in Andhra Pradesh: Ganta Srinivasa RaoThe location of the institutions would be decided on the basis of connectivity, availability of faculty and infrastructure, Rao said.
18 Jun, 2014, 04.09 PM IST
- Demand for fee hike and free land to private universities
A Planning Commission group has sought massive government support, including free land to the private sector entering higher education.
08 May, 2012, 10.40 PM IST
- Planning Commission appoints Narayana Murthy to channelize corporate funding in higher education
The Narayana Murthy Committee has been charged with the task of creating a framework which will bring in private funding into the domestic ...
18 Jan, 2012, 05.29 AM IST
- Murthy calls for new IT law institute
The Institute could help in educating law makers to learn all aspects of information technology law.
03 Jun, 2006, 09.43 AM IST