Produced by: Bhoomika Designed by: Manoj Kumar
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani received third ransom e-mail in three days, this time asking for Rs 400 crore. In an email sent on October 27, Ambani was threatened to be shot down if he failed to pay Rs 20 crore. A day later on October 28, Mukesh Ambani received a ransom mail for Rs 200 crore.
Infosys Co-Founder NR Narayana Murthy has stirred a debate on the work-life balance with his comment that that youngsters will have to work 12 hours every day so that India is able to catch up with countries that have performed tremendously in the past 2-3 decades. He added that India's productivity is among the lowest in the world. Infosys Foundation Chairperson and his wife Sudha Murty said in an interview, "He has worked 80 to 90 hours a week, so he doesn't know what less than that is. He believes in real hard work and he lived like that. Hence, he has told what he felt."
Mahindra Group Chairperson Anand Mahindra's NGO Project Nanhi Kali shared a post by the project's Executive Director Sheetal Mehta. It shared details about a campaign on girls' education. He wrote, "Well done Sheetal Mehta And you’re the man, Atul Kasbekar. What an idea you had sirjee. What an institutional event you have created. Your already large heart gets bigger every year…"
Biocon Limited Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw mourned the passing of Madhura Chatrapathy, Co-founder of her NGO AWAKE. She wrote on X, "Deeply saddened to hear the news that my co-founder of AWAKE is no more. She was an amazing woman with strong leadership led by purpose. A great believer in women entrepreneurship Om Shanthi"
Zerodha Co-Founder Nithin Kamath announced the opening of New Fund Offer (NFOs) of Zerodha Fund House. He wrote on X (Twitter), "The two funds we have launched are an open-ended index fund and an equity-linked savings scheme (ELSS), or tax saver fund that tracks the Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index..."
Upgrad's Ronnie Screwvala shared a graphic on learning from mistakes and wrote on X (Twitter), "Mistakes are the evidence of effort and experimentation. When we learn from them, they become valuable lessons."
Cred's Kunal Shah wrote on X (Twitter), "Nothing fails like success".
Tech Mahindra CEO CP Gurnani shared images from a wedding he attended a few days back. He wrote on X (Twitter), "Nothing more energizing than an Indian wedding.. the festivities, food and catching up with friends.. Jaipur is clearly a popular destination.. with the 5 star properties away from the city providing the romance of a Jaipur wedding and yet not cramping the festivities to the time limits of the city.."
Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji wrote on X (Twitter), "We should relentlessly break barriers so that we talk about mental health with the same comfort we talk about our physical health. It’s ok to not be ok at times."