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Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani received two consecutive death threats. In an email sent on October 27, Ambani was threatened to be shot down if he failed to pay Rs 20 crore. The email read, "If you don't give us 20 crore rupees, we will kill you, we have the best shooters in India."
A day later on October 28, Mukesh Ambani received another threatening mail on her personal e-mail id asking for Rs 200 crore. The email read, “You have not responded to our email. Now the amount is Rs 200 crore, otherwise the death warrant is signed." The police is investigation the case after filing an FIR against unknown persons under sections 387 (putting person in fear of death, in order to commit extortion) and 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the IPC
Mahindra Group Chairperson Anand Mahindra bid farewell to Mumbai's iconic kaali-peeli taxi which was taken off the roads. He wrote on X (Twitter), "From today, the iconic Premier Padmini Taxi vanishes from Mumbai’s roads. They were clunkers, uncomfortable, unreliable, noisy. Not much baggage capacity either. But for people of my vintage, they carried tons of memories. And they did their job of getting us from point A to point B. Goodbye and alvida, kaali-peeli taxis. Thank you for the good times…"
Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy's ‘work 70 hours a week’ remark has elicited multiple responses from other leaders of India Inc. Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO Edelweiss Mutual Fund wrote on X (Twitter), "Between offices and homes, many Indian women have been working many more than seventy-hour weeks to build India (through our work) and the next generation of Indians (our children). For years and decades. With a smile, and without a demand for overtime. Funnily, no one has debated about us on Twitter."
Tech Mahindra CEO CP Gurnani shared his own perspective on NR Narayana Murthy's statement as he wrote on X (Twitter), "Have been reading about the outrage to Narayana Murthy's 70 hour work statement… I believe when he talks of work, it's not limited to the company… it extends to yourself and to your country… He hasn't said work 70 hours for the company - work 40 hours for the company but work 30 hours for yourself... Invest the 10,000 hours that makes one a master in one's subject… burn the midnight oil and become an expert in your field. THAT is 70 hours of work which can differentiate you as a youngster and in the process your country..."
Ola Co-Founder Bhavish Aggarwal yet again shared his perspective on working 70 hours a day as he shared his picture and a video of a birds-eye view of the Ola Factory and wrote, "Putting in the hours. Not just 70, more like 140! Only fun, no weekends!”
Shaadi.com Founder Anupam Mittal shared an image with other Shark Tank 3 judges including SUGAR Cosmetics' Founder Vineeta Singh, Emcure Pharmaceuticals' Namita Thapar, BoAt Co-Founder Aman Gupta and CarDekho Group CEO Amit Jain. He captioned it, "After all these years, still working 70 hour weeks."
RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka wrote on X (Twitter), "Diwali brings joy, but let's remember that bindi-wearing should be a personal choice, not enforced. Bindi vigilantes, instead of coercion, let's celebrate the diversity of our culture with respect and consent."
Mamaearth Co-Founder Ghazal Alaghm who recently attended a wedding in Chandigarh along with her husband and co-founder Varun Alagh, shared her henna-painted hands, which had the logo of her company Honasa in it. She posted this image a few days after the launch of the IPO of Mamaearth’s parent brand Honasa Consumer