Azim Premji
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Azim Premji retains ‘India’s most generous’ tag, donated ₹27 crore per day | Full List
Business | October 29, 2021 12:11 ISTAccording to Hurun India and EdelGive, there is only one new face on the India Top 10 this year, despite the cut-off being up 54%. Three individuals still make the India Top 10 after five years, led by Shiv Nadar and followed by Mukesh Ambani and Bajaj & family.
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Hurun India Rich list 2020: Mukesh Ambani tops for 9th consecutive year | Check top 10 billionaires
Business | September 29, 2020 14:19 ISTIIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2020: Reliance Industries MD and chairman Mukesh Ambani continues to be the richest Indian for the ninth consecutive year on Hurun India Rich List 2020 with Rs 6,58,400 crore of personal wealth.
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Azim Premji Foundation, Wipro pledge Rs 1,125 crore in fight against coronavirus
Business | April 01, 2020 17:24 ISTWipro Ltd, Wipro Enterprises Ltd, and Azim Premji Foundation have pledged Rs 1,125 crore towards the fight against the coronavirus. Of the 1,125 crores, Wipro Ltd's commitment is Rs 100 crore while Wipro Enterprises Ltd donated Rs 25 crore and the Azim Premji Foundation contributed Rs 1,000 crore.
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Mukesh Ambani to Ratan Tata: Top 7 business tycoons who made headlines in 2019
Business | December 29, 2019 10:20 ISTFrom Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) creating history by becoming the first Indian company to breach the Rs 10-trillion valuation mark to Wipro founder Azim Premji stepping down from his post of executive chairman of Wipro, top business tycoon leaders made headlines in 2019.
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Azim Premji named Asia's most generous philanthropist by Forbes
Business | December 05, 2019 9:31 ISTForbes Asia on Wednesday announced Azim Premji as Asia's most generous philanthropist, giving away shares worth USD 7.6 billion in his tech firm Wipro to his education-centred Azim Premji Foundation. Premji is a billionaire who retired in July as Wipro’s executive chairman after more than five.
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The 10 richest people in India
Business | September 25, 2019 20:44 ISTWho is the richest person in India? The latest IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2019 is out. And it enlists a whole lot of Indian business tycoons operating large conglomerates in its top 10 rankings. Here's the top 10 richest Indians list with their net worth. Take a read:
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Azim Premji and Mastercard's Ajay Banga to get USISPF's Global Excellence Awards
Business | July 03, 2019 14:44 ISTThe US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Wednesday said that Mastercard CEO and President Ajay Banga and Wipro Chairman Azim Premji will receive the 2019 Global Excellence Awards at its Second Annual Leadership Summit in Washington on July 11.
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Full text of Azim Premji's letter to Wipro employees
Business | June 07, 2019 21:15 ISTSignalling the end of an era, Indian IT industry czar and Wipro founder Chairman and Managing Director Azim H. Premji (73) will retire on July 30.
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Azim Premji: Top 10 things you'd love to know about India's tech billionaire
Business | June 06, 2019 18:19 ISTAzim Premji is stepping down as executive chairman of Wipro after 53 years.
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Azim Premji to retire as executive chairman of Wipro after 53 years, son Rishad to take over
Business | June 06, 2019 17:27 ISTIT czar Azim Premji will retire as executive chairman of Wipro with effect from July 30, but will continue to serve on the board as non-executive director and founder chairman, the company said in a statement.
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Azim Premji commits Wipro shares worth Rs 52,750 crore for philanthropy
Business | March 14, 2019 10:11 ISTIT czar Azim Premji has earmarked economic benefits of about 34 per cent of his shares in Wipro, worth Rs 52,750 crore, for his foundation involved in philanthropy, according to a statement.
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Azim Premji pledges 34 per cent Wipro shares for philanthropy
Business | March 13, 2019 19:21 ISTIndia's IT czar and Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has earmarked 34 per cent of Wipro Ltd shares worth Rs 52,750 crore ($7.5 billion) for his generous activities, a statement said on Wednesday.
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Azim Premji to be conferred highest French civilian award
India | November 27, 2018 9:04 ISTSome of the past Indian recipients of the prestigious award include Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee and superstar Shahrukh Khan.
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Forbes List of top 10 Richest Indian
News | March 26, 2019 17:20 ISTforbs List of top 10 Richest Indian
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Billionaire Azim Premji’s objection could stall much-anticipated Flipkart-Snapdeal merger
June 23, 2017 17:13 ISTAzim Premji’s family office is opposed to differential payments which were proposed in a bid to win over larger Snapdeal investors and the founders who have agreed to a deep cut in valuation, a media report said
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Spent a lot of time kneeling outside classroom for being naughty: Azim Premji
February 04, 2017 21:22 ISTRecaling his early school days, Wipro chief Azim Premji today said he spent lot of time outside the classroom kneeling for being naughty. “Yes, I was very naughty when I was a kid and those
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Wipro chief Azim Premji disappointed over implementation of smart city project
February 04, 2017 18:53 ISTWipro chief Azim Premji today expressed his disappointment over the implementation of the smart city project in India despite the fact that it got a lot of attention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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At Rs 1.5 lakh crore, Mukesh Ambani’s wealth equals Estonia's GDP; tops Forbes list
October 20, 2016 18:41 ISTChairman of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Mukesh Ambani who has been named among India's 100 wealthiest big shots for the ninth sequential year has his fortune equivalent to Estonia's GDP, says Forbes India. Mukesh Ambani,
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PremjiInvest picks up Rs 200 cr stake in Lenskart
September 07, 2016 12:07 ISTWipro Chairman Azim Premji’s ambitious venture, PremjiInvest, has made its latest bet on retail with an investment in eyewear retailer Lenskart. According to a report in Eonomic Times, PremjiInvest has invested about Rs 200 crore
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Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar only Indians in Forbes list of 100 richest tech tycoons
August 11, 2016 14:00 ISTWipro Chairman Azim Premji and HCL co-founder Shiv Nadar are the only two Indians billionaires to feature in a list of the world’s richest tech tycoons. What is more remarkable is that they rank in
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