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Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Finance industry veteran Uday Kotak on Tuesday cautioned that the West Asia conflict triggered by the US-Israel attack on Iran portends a return of colonialism. Kotak, a non-independent director and founder of private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank, said this phase was last seen in the early years of the 20th century. "We are at a very important cusp of what I call as return of global colonialism, something which Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) fought from 1927 till 1947, and in 2026, we are at one such cusp," he said, while addressing an ...Read More >
New Delhi: Piyush Pandey, the legendary creative force behind some of India's most iconic advertisements for Fevicol, Cadbury, and Asian Paints, passed away on Friday at the age of 70. He had been suffering from an infection. His final rites will be conducted at 11 am at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. The Voice of Indian Advertising With a career spanning nearly four decades, Pandey served as the Chief Creative Officer Worldwide and Executive Chairman India of Ogilvy. He joined Ogilvy in 1982, initially working on a Sunlight Detergent campaign before moving into the creative department. From there, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Uday Kotak, Founder and Non-Executive Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, on Tuesday warned that the world may be entering a phase of structural geopolitical change and said India must invest more in research, innovation and manufacturing to truly achieve self-reliance. Speaking at the FICCI Foundation Day - Celebrating the Spirit of Entrepreneurship organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Kotak said the current global situation -- particularly rising conflicts and shifting geopolitical power -- raises an important question about ...Read More >
Nagpur: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned the govt's priorities on Tuesday, highlighting the increasing number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. He accused the govt of neglecting agrarian crisis while approving Rs20,000 crore for Shaktipeeth highway project."Money is available for massive infrastructure projects, but where is the budget for farm loan waivers as promised by the BJP before last year's assembly polls to the farmers?" Wadettiwar asked while moving an adjournment motion in the Legislative Assembly. He cited official data showing that between January and ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Uday Kotak on Tuesday warned that the world is "at a very important cusp of the return of global colonialism... in 2026 we are at one such cusp," drawing parallels between historical imperial expansion and current geopolitical shifts, while urging India Inc to reset its approach to innovation, manufacturing and energy security.Speaking at the FICCI foundation day event, Kotak said the fact that we are at this cusp was very clear last night in US President Donald Trump's speech in the White House. "He made two points. One, he said whoever wins the war keeps the spoils, and two, if the U ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Uday Kotak, Founder and Non-Executive Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, on Tuesday warned that the world may be entering a phase of structural geopolitical change and said India must invest more in research, innovation and manufacturing to truly achieve self-reliance. Speaking at the FICCI Foundation Day - Celebrating the Spirit of Entrepreneurship organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Kotak said the current global situation -- particularly rising conflicts and shifting geopolitical power -- raises an important question about ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 7, 2026 (ANI): Founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak said, "In many ways, FICCI represents the independence movement of India...FICCI is on the right track to transform the nation as we go forward...I'm not getting into politics, I'm just repeating facts from the speech of Donald Trump in the White House. He made two points which clearly identified that we are in a very different world. One, he said, whoever wins the war keeps the spoils and two, if we get control of the state of Hormuz, we, the United States of America, will charge a rent. You are getting back to a world of ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 24 (PTI) 'India's Adman', Piyush Pandey, who redefined advertising in the country by making Hindi mainstream with liberal dosages of humour and broke the mould of English-dominated campaigns, died on Friday morning due to illness. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal, condoled the death of Jaipur-born Pandey (70), who gave memorable ads for brands such as Cadbury's (Asli Swaad Zindagi ka), Fevicol (Yeh Fevicol ka Jod Hai, Tutega Nahi) and the famous political slogan 'Abki Baar, Modi Sarkaar'. "Shri Piyush Pandey Ji was admir ...Read More >
MUMBAI: RBL Bank aims to become one of India's large banks within three to five years, leveraging a strategic tie-up with UAE based Emirates NBD, its managing director and chief executive R Subramaniakumar said.The foreign lender will invest around $3 billion through a preferential-issue to acquire a 60% stake, triggering an open-offer under regulatory guidelines.Subramaniakumar called the partnership a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to scale RBL's balance-sheet, digital-capabilities, and corporate-reach. "Our aspiration is to move into the league of the large banks. We are currently a mid ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 24 (PTI) Piyush Pandey, advertising industry legend who was behind a number of iconic campaigns, died in the early hours of Friday, his family said. He was 70. His sister Ila Arun, an actor, said Pandey breathed his last at 5.50 am on Friday at a private hospital in Mumbai, where he was undergoing treatment for the last few days after complaining of respiratory complications. "He was very fond of sports and used to describe our family as a team of 11, including nine siblings and our parents. Piyush was the naughtiest among all and the wittiest," Arun told PTI. Pandey, who repres ...Read More >