Meet Dr. Shubha Venkatesh Iyengar, Agni missile scientist, whose tech is now being used by every international airport in IndiaPresident Murmu honored 65 individuals with Padma Awards, including scientist Dr. Shubha Venkatesh Iyengar. Her 46-year tenure at CSIR-NAL ...
24 Jun, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
WhatsApp's future may not be invented in US but in India, one transaction at a timeMeta’s $900 million investment in Cred and the reported appointment of founder Kunal Shah to a global role at WhatsApp marks a significant ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp win; India bourses insulated from AI boomIn bagging the top job at WhatsApp, Cred’s Kunal Shah has done what no Indian entrepreneur could do. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
23 Jun, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Meet Kunal Shah: He once worked as a delivery boy to support family. Now he's set to lead world's biggest messaging platformKunal Shah, the visionary behind fintech success CRED and FreeCharge, is set to lead Meta's global messaging giant, WhatsApp. Shah, who pre...
23 Jun, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Kunal Shah's WhatsApp appointment underscores India's expanding Big Tech footprintKunal Shah, CRED founder, is set to lead WhatsApp globally, joining a distinguished line of Indian-origin tech leaders. This appointment hi...
23 Jun, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
Family bankruptcy meant Kunal Shah could not afford BTech, studied philosophy and did data entry operator jobs. Cred founder is WhatsApp's new global bossKunal Shah’s journey to becoming Meta’s new global head of WhatsApp is far from the typical startup success story. After his family went ba...
22 Jun, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
Cred’s Kunal Shah is WhatsApp’s new CEOCred founder Kunal Shah will join WhatsApp as its global head after Meta announced a nearly $900 million investment in the fintech firm. Th...
22 Jun, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
Shah Rukh Khan's co-star once sold mangoes, now owns Rs 110 crore company. He is also Amitabh Bachchan's relativeActor Kunal Kapoor's life story is one of remarkable transformation. He began his career selling mangoes before venturing into acting. Kapo...
21 Oct, 2025, 12.22 PM IST
Shah Rukh Khan’s 20-year-old National Award regret resurfaces after his big win. Check viral videoShah Rukh Khan recently won his first National Film Award for Best Actor for Jawan, ending a 33-year wait. While fans celebrated the recogn...
02 Aug, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
Cred only hires employees with credit scores above 750: Kunal ShahThe Cred founder further remarked that a good credit score should be the default expectation for India's affluent class, emphasising that t...
26 Feb, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
NextLeap Acquires PM School to expand product management education in IndiaNextLeap, a Bengaluru-based skilling platform, has acquired PM School to enhance its product management training. This acquisition aims to ...
17 Feb, 2025, 04.10 PM IST
Ranbir Kapoor shares his fashion inspirations, says father Rishi Kapoor was an icon & wife Alia Bhatt dresses coolBollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor took to the ramp at the FDCI Hyundai India Couture Week (ICW) for celebrity designer Kunal Rawal. Kapoor reve...
29 Jul, 2023, 02.08 PM IST
Wealthtech startup Dezerv hires Sripad Panyam as head of productSripad Panyam will be responsible for the platform's overall product development and user experience.
24 Aug, 2022, 03.42 PM IST
Fintech startup Niro brings on board Navi's Narendran PrabhakaranThe company recently raised $3.5 million in a seed funding round led by Elevar Equity. The funding also saw participation from angel invest...
27 Oct, 2021, 02.06 PM IST
Meet the professionals who juggle a great day job with a successful creative career and won’t give up eitherThese practitioners find a different fulfilment from each of their jobs.
02 Aug, 2020, 12.56 PM IST
Corporate events going for CSR flavourOff-beat practices such as baking Christmas cakes for underprivileged children, running to raise funds for athletes with special needs, are...
15 Apr, 2015, 02.10 PM IST
Alok Goyal steps down as FreeCharge CEO, founder Kunal Shah to take overSnapdeal bought FreeCharge for $450 million (over Rs 2,800 crore) in India’s largest startup acquisition deal yet.
10 Apr, 2015, 08.03 AM IST