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"Cannot fail to see a politician dabbling in my beloved game": Chess Czar Kasparov takes veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi
In another veiled dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov, who is known as much for his smart moves on the chessboard as he is for witty remarks and political commentary, said he could not "fail to see a politician dabbling in my beloved game!".
Whale tank: The upscale societies where uber-rich tech and startup czars stay connected and network with one another
In Bengaluru, houses in the Billionaires' Street (Koramangala), Epsilon Villas or Adarsh Palm Retreat (APR) are owned by the likes of Sachin and Binny Bansal, Flipkart cofounders, and its CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy along with a few Infosys co-founders and the Raveendrans. The owners of several new-age firms such as Unacademy's Gaurav Munjal, PhonePe's Sameer Nigam, Meesho's Vidit Aatrey, the Zetwerk founders dot the palm tree and Mercedes-lined APR. 'India's CTO' Nandan Nilekani, Wipro owners - the Premjis, and Rahul Dravid also own homes in Koramangala, where property rates have already built a formidable moat of exclusivity.
View: Lifting veil on corporate political donations via poll bonds throws troubling questions
Electoral bonds data revealed major donors' name, raising concerns about the relationship between money and politics ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The disclosure of anonymous electoral bonds sheds light on hidden transactions and highlights the need for transparency in democratic processes.
Smallcap stock screener: 14 czar-chosen tiny titans soar up to 57% in 6 weeks
The ace investor owns more than 50 stocks, the value of which is estimated to be around Rs 5,000 crore. While multibagger BSE is his largest bet where he held around 1.5% stake at the end of the December quarter, 11 of his bets have given double-digit returns in 2024 so far.
Thrill before trills come marching in
The eighth is Saudi Aramco. Given the nature of its ownership, it could well create the next sovereign trillionaire. But technology is galloping ahead. Apple took 40 years to reach its $1 trillion valuation, less than four years to add $2 trillion more. Meta went from $100 billion at listing to $1 trillion in nine years.
EU's competition czar Vestager warns tech giants on new rulebook
EU competition commissioner Vestager was on a visit to Silicon Valley where she met with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and other big tech executives.
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Congress slams govt, says it is placing publicity funds of ministries under CBC
The Congress on Thursday accused the Modi government of usurping 40 percent funds allocated to various ministries by Parliament for publicity and handing the same to the Central Bureau of Communications, asking whether it was not misappropriation.
New York City appoints first-ever 'Rat Czar'. Know her qualifications and 'strengths'
New York City's mayor has appointed Kathleen Corradi as the city's first-ever rat czar. Corradi earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Eckerd College, and a Master of Science in Urban Sustainability from The City College of New York.
EU climate czar: Putin's war accelerated green transition
Speaking during an interview with The Associated Press ahead of Friday's one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion, Timmermans said Putin completely underestimated the EU's resilience when Moscow cut off most natural gas flows to Europe amid the war, a strategy European leaders have called energy blackmail.
Children's death due to Indian syrup a shame: IT czar Narayana Murthy
Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy on Tuesday said the country faces huge challenges in the field of research in sciences despite the nation achieving the feat of producing the COVID-19 vaccine and inoculating the people of the country. He underlined also the death of 66 children in Gambia in Africa due to India-produced cough syrup and that shamed the country.
Global security czars' meet in India likely
Security czars of the world's leading nations have been invited for the meet, ET has learnt. This is the first time that India would host such a meet, though leading powers host such meets regularly.
FBI to form digital currency unit, Justice Dept taps new crypto czar
The creation of the FBI's "virtual asset exploitation" unit comes after the Justice Department's largest-ever financial seizure earlier this month.
FBI to form digital currency unit, Justice Dept taps new crypto czar
Cryptocurrencies rely on blockchain technology, a database shared across a network of computers, in which records are difficult to change once added.
CII president suggests measured opening up of activities to avoid new COVID wave
The focus of opening up in the immediate run, T V Narendran said, should be on economic activities including restarting the supply chains as they are essential for reviving the growth and ensuring livelihoods to the vast majority of the workforce.
CII pitches for Rs 3 lakh crore fiscal stimulus to push economic growth
CII President T V Narendran also said the chamber expects GDP to grow at 9.5 per cent in 2021-22 as the strong growth in the second half of the fiscal year will be supported by robust external demand and large-scale coverage of vaccination, allowing resumption of economic activity.
India’s dividend czars: Don’t just go by payout, look at ROE, ROCE
Dividends are normally paid out once a year, but some companies choose to announce and pay dividends semi-annually.
Joe Biden's potential COVID-19 'czar' Zients would oversee daunting task of pandemic response
In addition to confronting the disease's spread after Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20, the coronavirus czar will oversee a mammoth and unprecedented operation to distribute hundreds of millions of doses of a new vaccine, coordinating efforts across multiple federal agencies.
Even a dubious Warren Buffett can’t stop this crypto-world casino czar
Justin Sun has founded one of the largest blockchain platforms, Tron, in 2017 and turned it into a virtual Las Vegas with gambling apps. He’s rubbed shoulders with Apple Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. founders, hired celebrity endorsers like the late Kobe Bryant and drawn accusations of plagiarism, which he has denied, more than once.
Trai wants be country's data czar, MeitY not keen
The telecom watchdog is pitching to become the nodal authority for data security, privacy and cybercrime.
Jiggs Kalra, the czar of Indian cuisine, passes away
Twitterati paid tribute to the culinary legend.
View: India needs an investment czar to get rich
The next government must find somebody who will boldly open the doors to American and Japanese capital.
Naresh Goyal: From travel agent to Czar of aviation
In 2008, Jet laid off 1,900 of 13,000 employees, who were later re-instated due to interventino from the Civil Aviation Ministry. By 2012, IndiGo overtook Jet in domestic market share. In November, UAE's Etihad bought 24% stake in Jet. Goyal however retained 51% stake.
Trump directs USTR to take up pricing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices
Trump's new policy actions on lowering drug prices, could impact US-India trade given that the American industry is opposing Indian govt's move to fix prices.
From stationery czar to loan defaulter: The rise and fall of Rotomac boss Vikram Kothari
What seemed like an uninterrupted success story gave way to a contrary reality as Kothari finds himself accused of loan default worth thousands of crores.
Congress, BJP roll out red carpet for tainted Ballari mining czars
Several tainted Ballari mining czars looking for political resurrection ahead of the assembly polls in Karnataka are getting a godsend opportunity by Congress and BJP
China's internet Czar under scanner for corruption
Lu, 57, who was also the cyberspace administration chief, "severely violated Party discipline", the statement said last night without disclosing details.
Allahabad High Court refuses to unseal more than 1,000 flats in Greater Noida project
The authority had turned down an application seeking regularisation of the illegally-constructed flats.
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