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Udaipur Rape Case: Accused CEO’s IT Firm Gave Itself 4.7/5 Rating On Women-Friendly Policies | India News

Udaipur Rape Case: Accused CEO’s IT Firm Gave Itself 4.7/5 Rating On Women-Friendly Policies | India News

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Last Updated:December 26, 2025, 16:16 IST An Udaipur-based IT company owned by a CEO accused in a rape case had rated itself highly on workplace safety and inclusivity. Rape-accused CEO Jeetesh Sisodia An Udaipur-based IT company owned by a CEO accused in a rape case had rated itself highly on workplace safety and inclusivity, awarding a score of 4.7 out of 5 for being “women-friendly,” according to company records. GKM IT Private Limited came under scrutiny after a senior female employee accused the firm’s CEO, Jeetesh Sisodia, along with executive head Shilpa Sirohi and her husband Gaurav, of sexually assaulting her earlier this month. The allegations have sharply contrasted with the company’s self-proclaimed standards on women’s welfare. According to the police, the incident followed a birthday celebration hosted by Sisodia at a hotel on December 20, which the complainant attended. The woman alleged that after she began feeling intoxicated, individuals present offered to drop her home. However, she was allegedly persuaded by a female executive to attend an after-party instead. The survivor told investigators that …

India at Davos: Four chief ministers, over 100 CEOs to attend WEF 2026

India at Davos: Four chief ministers, over 100 CEOs to attend WEF 2026

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Four chief ministers, including Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra and N Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh, will join more than 100 CEOs from India at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting next month, reported news agency PTI. Several union ministers are also expected to attend the five-day annual meeting from January 19-23, 2026, which will host a record number of nearly 3,000 global leaders from close to 130 countries, including around 60 heads of state. Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh chief ministers will be joined by A Revanth Reddy of Telangana and Mohan Yadav from Madhya Pradesh, reported PTI. Besides these four states, a few more, including Uttar Pradesh, are expected to have a significant presence in Davos during the WEF Annual Meeting 2026, which will be held under the theme of `a spirit of dialogue`, reported PTI. The names of union ministers scheduled to attend the meeting are expected to be announced soon. Business leaders from India expected in Davos for the annual congregation of the rich and powerful from across the world include Reliance Industries …

High-Tech Hat-Trick: Microsoft, Intel, Cognizant Line Up Fresh Investments After PM Modi Meets CEOs | Tech News

High-Tech Hat-Trick: Microsoft, Intel, Cognizant Line Up Fresh Investments After PM Modi Meets CEOs | Tech News

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Last Updated:December 09, 2025, 20:31 IST The close succession of these meetings on Tuesday highlights the government’s proactive approach to attracting top-tier technology partners Tan lauded PM Modi for implementing a semiconductor manufacturing policy. (Image: X/@LipBuTan1) In a significant show of confidence in India’s digital economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in high-profile meetings with the chief executive officers of three major global technology giants—Cognizant, Microsoft, and Intel—on a single day. The back-to-back discussions, held in New Delhi, underscored the government’s intense focus on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in strategic areas like artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and digital infrastructure. All three CEOs reportedly left the meetings promising substantial new investments in India. The series of meetings began with Ravi Kumar S, the head of Cognizant, the multinational IT services giant. The conversation with the CEO focused on scaling up the company’s operations in India, particularly in its largest development centres in Chennai and Pune. Discussions are understood to have centred on job creation and leveraging India’s vast talent pool to drive growth in next-generation …

Centre Seeks IndiGo CEO’s Removal Over Flight Chaos, Plans Heavy Penalties: Sources | India News

Centre Seeks IndiGo CEO’s Removal Over Flight Chaos, Plans Heavy Penalties: Sources | India News

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Last Updated:December 06, 2025, 16:03 IST The Centre may seek removal of IndiGo CEO Peter Elbers and impose penalties after massive disruptions, with flight operations set to be cut and high-level meetings underway at PMO. The Centre may seek removal of IndiGo CEO Peter Elbers and impose penalties after massive disruptions, with flight operations set to be cut and high-level meetings underway at PMO.(PTI photo) In a major escalation of the ongoing aviation crisis, top government sources have told CNN-News18 that the Centre is considering seeking the removal of IndiGo CEO Peter Elbers over the massive disruptions that have plagued the airline for the past three days. According to senior officials, the government is preparing to impose a heavy, possibly exemplary penalty on IndiGo for the operational meltdown that has triggered widespread delays, cancellations, and passenger chaos across the country. Flight Operations to Be Cut Sources said the airline’s flight allotments across multiple sectors will be “culled”. IndiGo will only be permitted to operate as many flights as it can fully staff with a complete …

BJP, TMC clash outside CEO’s office in Kolkata over SIR; police deploy barricades

BJP, TMC clash outside CEO’s office in Kolkata over SIR; police deploy barricades

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Tension flared outside the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office in Kolkata late night on Monday as BJP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers clashed over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. A violent fight has broken out between BJP and TMC workers over SIR outside ceo west bengal office(HT photo) Police set up barricades to keep the two groups apart while hundreds of protestors gathered at the main gate of the Election Commission office, escalating an already volatile situation. While talking to news agency ANI, BJP North Kolkata district president Tamoghna Ghosh accused the TMC of sending “goons” to disrupt the process. “These are TMC goons and are here to commit hooliganism… Look at their behaviour and actions. These people are not BLOs… They had come here to the CO office at midnight to commit tampering. We stopped them,” he said. Meanwhile, visuals from the spot showed large groups surrounding the Election Commission gate, shouting slogans and demanding intervention from senior officials. Police teams maintained a tight cordon to prevent …

Tech CEOs are using AI to replace themselves

Tech CEOs are using AI to replace themselves

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Tech company CEOs aren’t just making their companies AI-first: this week, they’re using AI avatars to replace themselves in earnings calls. Buy-now-pay-later company Klarna featured the AI version of CEO and co-founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski in an 83-second video about its Q1 2025 results, as reported by TechCrunch. The video’s description says that his “AI avatar” is presenting the results, and the AI avatar kicks off the video by saying that “it’s me, or rather, my AI avatar.” Klarna has already been vocal about how it uses AI in its business, with Siemiatkowski telling CNBC this month that the company shrunk its workforce in part as a result of its AI investments. This also isn’t even the first time the company has used an AI version of Siemiatkowski to share earnings. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan also deployed an AI version of himself for the company’s Q1 2026 earnings call on Wednesday. “Today, I’m using our custom avatars for Zoom Clips with AI Companion to share my part of the earnings report,” Yuan’s avatar said in a …

Breaking Barriers: Namrata Hinduja on the Rise of Indian Women CEOs

Breaking Barriers: Namrata Hinduja on the Rise of Indian Women CEOs

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Indian-origin leaders have left their mark on the global business scene by occupying some of the most covetable leadership positions in the last decade. Their success, especially at the hands of Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, and Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, has demonstrated the strong presence of Indian talent in boardrooms across the world. However, as we step into a new era of leadership, the next decade is poised to witness a transformative shift—one where women of Indian origin take centre stage as CEOs of global corporations. Namrata Hinduja, member of the Hinduja family, is a passionate advocate for women’s empowerment and leadership Namrata Hinduja, wife of Ajay Hinduja, member of the prestigious Hinduja family, passionately advocates for women’s empowerment and leadership. She points out that while men of Indian origin have paved the way in global leadership, the future belongs to ambitious, resilient, and highly capable women of Indian descent who are ready to take on the highest echelons of corporate power. The Legacy of Indian-Origin Leaders …

BJP MP Backs Piyush Goyal’s Take On Indian Startups, Calls Zepto CEO’s Reply…

BJP MP Backs Piyush Goyal’s Take On Indian Startups, Calls Zepto CEO’s Reply…

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New Delhi: BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal criticized Zepto chief executive Aadit Palicha’s response to Union Minister Piyush Goyal’s comments on Indian startups as “misplaced and illogical”. Mr Khandelwal, who is also the secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), said the Union Minister raised a genuine concern on the focus areas of Indian startups, and the Zepto CEO missed the essence of Mr Goyal’s comments in being defensive. “Claiming to create jobs and pay taxes while burning foreign capital to dismantle India’s small neighborhood kirana stores is not innovation. This approach is not aligned with India’s long-term strategic interests,” the BJP MP said. Mr Goyal, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, at the ‘Startup Mahakumbh’ event questioned Indian food delivery startups for turning unemployed people into cheap labour. “Are we going to be happy being delivery boys and girls? Is that the destiny of India? This is not a startup, this is entrepreneurship. What the other side is doing – robotics, machine learning, 3D manufacturing and next generation factories,” Mr Goyal …

India News Live Today February 12, 2025: ‘India’s scale, France’s finesse will lead to global transformation’: PM Modi’s invitation at CEOs Forum

India News Live Today February 12, 2025: ‘India’s scale, France’s finesse will lead to global transformation’: PM Modi’s invitation at CEOs Forum

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Live Feb 12, 2025 12:02 AM IST India News Live: Stay informed with our live blog covering India’s latest in politics, economy, crime, and general news. Get real-time updates on political developments, financial trends, crime reports, and important events across the country. Stay connected with the most crucial stories shaping India, all in one place. Latest news on February 12, 2025: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) delivers a speech next to French President Emmanuel Macron during the closing session of the Franco-Indian Economic Forum at the Quai d’Orsay following the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Abdul Saboor / POOL / AFP) India News Live: Get real time updates on the latest happenings across India. From key political shifts and government decisions to economic developments and crime reports, we bring you real-time information as it unfolds. Our coverage also includes general news, spotlighting significant events and issues impacting daily life. Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated live blog and has not been edited by Hindustan Times staff.…Read More …

OpenAI’s Project Stargate sparks reactions from Microsoft, Meta CEOs

OpenAI’s Project Stargate sparks reactions from Microsoft, Meta CEOs

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“All I know is I’m good for my $80 billion.” Rarely does a one-liner so perfectly capture the state of the moment. Here, you have Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella saying he’s “not in the details” about Stargate, the supposedly multi-hundred-billion AI infrastructure project driven by his marquee investment, OpenAI. Nadella not being read in on the nebulous details of Stargate says a lot about how much Microsoft and OpenAI have drifted apart. Microsoft is mentioned in the Stargate press release since OpenAI’s models are still exclusive to Azure. But the most striking aspect of Stargate is not that the money isn’t there for it yet; it’s that OpenAI’s biggest backer has decided to not participate in what Sam Altman is calling “the most important project of this era.” As Nadella made clear on CNBC this week, he’s running his own, $80 billion AI infrastructure buildout and, going forward, OpenAI can get additional compute — with his blessing — elsewhere.  While it received fewer headlines this week, I found Nadella’s response to Elon Musk on X …