Nikhil Kamath reveals Bill Gates keeps visiting Bengaluru but 'discreetly'; backs Mark Zuckerberg, says he wouldn't write him off yetKamath further disclosed that the 67-year-old philanthropist, Bill Gates, is media shy, just like him.
16 Mar, 2023, 03.41 PM IST
‘One-Health’ initiative to be launched in Bengaluru on June 28“DAHD in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as implementation par...
27 Jun, 2022, 11.58 AM IST
Facebook parent's head of communications John Pinette leaves companyBefore joining the social media company, John Pinette led communications for Gates Ventures, the private office and innovation lab of Bill ...
08 Jan, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
Microsoft names CEO Satya Nadella as chairmanIndia-born Satya Nadella, who replaced Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO in 2014, has been instrumental in scaling up the Redmond, Washington-...
17 Jun, 2021, 08.23 AM IST
Coronavirus pandemic is the catalyst to speed up technological changes, says Anand Mahindra"The crisis has shaken up the way we view the world and exposed the fault lines in our society. It has also emphasised the necessity for qu...
19 Nov, 2020, 08.32 PM IST
IAMAI calls founders meet to discuss Google's decision to make its billing system compulsory for in-app purchasesGoogle has made it compulsory for developers to use Google Play Billing system as the only method of payment for in-app purchases. The poli...
29 Sep, 2020, 09.33 PM IST
India's Serum Institute to make an additional 100 million COVID-19 vaccine dosesThe collaboration builds upon an initial agreement signed in August with the GAVI alliance and Gates Foundation, with the total number of v...
29 Sep, 2020, 02.41 PM IST
Modi, Shahrukh, Sudha Murty among most admired persons, says a UK-based surveyYouGov, an internet-based market research and data analytics firm, said it conducted the survey from January to March this year. Modi figur...
27 Sep, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Britannia is the highest scoring Indian company on new study by Access to Nutrition IndexThe maker of Good Day and Tiger biscuits ranked fourth among top 16 food and beverages companies in the study which is an independent natio...
27 Feb, 2020, 08.24 PM IST
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw gets lifetime achievement awardBill Gates, co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, gave away this award to Mazumdar-Shaw in New Delhi on Nov 17 at an event to mark the...
18 Nov, 2019, 11.51 PM IST
CropIn Tech gets Rs 58 crore in Series-B RoundThe startup had raised $4 million in its series A, led by Beenext and Ankur Capital in 2016. With the fresh funding, CropIn has raised $12 ...
20 Nov, 2018, 08.43 AM IST
Unitus gets Rs 100 crore from Bill Gates, DellWhile the first fund was focused on healthcare and education, this fund will also have significant focus on fintech, said Srikrishna Ramamo...
30 Apr, 2018, 11.20 AM IST
Nilekanis pledge half of their wealth for philanthropyThe only other Indians to have signed the Giving Pledge are Azim Premji of Wipro, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon and PNC Menon of Sobha Deve...
21 Nov, 2017, 10.00 AM IST
Infosys can be 10 times as large as it is today: Co-Chairman Ravi VenkatesanThe opportunities ahead for the IT industry and Infosys, in particular, are phenomenal, said Ravi Venkatesan.
30 Jul, 2017, 02.18 PM IST
Ache in India: More toilets are odorableGetting rid of Delhi belly will take time, but we could cover it up in other ways.
18 Nov, 2016, 11.08 PM IST
AAP MLAs issue: Kejriwal can make 21 look 42, says Ramvilas PaswanUnion Minister and BJP ally Ramvilas Paswan today called him "great", who could do anything.EC is examining petitions seeking disqualificat...
15 Jun, 2016, 01.45 PM IST
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates invests in Unitus SeedThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is best known for having channeled grants of over $1 bn to combat HIV, deliver vaccines and improve s...
17 Nov, 2014, 08.52 AM IST