Economy

Rekha Menon, Senior MD & Chairperson for Accenture in India to retire

On May 5, 2023, global professional services firm, Accenture, announced new appointments to its leadership team in India. The company has named Ajay Vij to the newly created position of Country Managing Director, and Sandeep Dutta will take over as the lead for Accenture’s India Market Unit. These appointments come as the current Senior Managing …

Ajay Banga will be a ‘transformative leader’ as World Bank President: US President Joe Biden

On May 4, 2023, the US President Joe Biden confirmed the appointment of Ajay Banga, an Indian-origin business executive, as the President of the World Bank. The announcement was made a day after the World Bank’s Board of Directors had approved Banga’s appointment. President Biden expressed confidence that Banga would be a transformative leader, bringing …

Mann ki Baat completes 100 episodes, thousands tune in to celebrate milestone

As the 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio broadcast programme “Mann ki Baat” aired on Sunday, thousands of people tuned in to radios to witness the historic moment. The programme was also broadcast live at the United Nations headquarters in New York.Expressing gratitude to the listeners, Prime Minister Modi noted that the broadcast …