The greatest exercise of democracy in the history of mankind -- by the numbers, at least -- kicked off Friday as almost 1 billion people began casting votes for the next leader and government of India.
German engineers major Siemens is 'very bullish' on India given its fast-growing economy and 'huge potential', its global CEO Roland Busch said on Monday.“We strongly believe that India is really taking off,” Busch said. “The last years have shown that the growth rates are amazing. You’re attracting more and more high-quality products, more complex products are manufactured in India.”Busch added that the Indian government is ‘doing the right things’ and improving infrastructure in areas like...
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is excited about opportunities in its home market, buoyed by the `15,000-crore mega deal win from BSNL, which boosted the showing for India’s largest software services exporter in the previous quarter. “We believe India’s expected growth to be 7-8%; (it) has so many opportunities. If you don't participate in India, then you will be missing out in a big way over a period of time,” K Krithivasan, chief executive at TCS, told ET. In contrast, some of its peers have...
Indians head to the polls on Friday in what will be the world's largest democratic election, as close to one billion voters pick their next government.
India has welcomed the Taliban’s move to “return the properties and lands of Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan.” According to a report by The Times of India on Friday, Ranjit Singh, a spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, stated, “If the Taliban have decided to return the properties and lands to citizens who […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest democratic election could also be one of its most consequential. With a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters, India’s general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to play []
Nearly a billion voters will decide if Narendra Modi gets a third term as prime minister
India's Narendra Modi has been courting U.S. tech company leaders like Elon Musk and Tim Cook ahead of the country's national elections.
Millions of Indians are queuing up to cast their ballot in the first of the seven-phase election.
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Arjun Mohan, CEO of Byju’s India, and a confidante of founder Byju Raveendran, is leaving the firm in little over six months after taking over the role, sources aware of the matter said.This is a significant top-level departure deepening the crisis at the troubled edtech firm at a time when Raveendran is grappling with multiple issues that have plagued the company for the past year. Raveendran, sources said, will now take over control of day to day operations for the India business–housed under...