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<keyword id="19924335" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Group" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tata Group" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tata Group">Tata Group</keyword> chairman <keyword id="19981455" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ratan-Tata" source="keywords">Ratan Tata</keyword> left for his heavenly abode on Wednesday. Tata, aged 86, died on Wednesday evening at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai after a brief illness. The industrialist was widely known for transforming the Tata Group into a global powerhouse and would often make headlines for his <keyword id="21072972" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="philanthropic-efforts" source="keywords">philanthropic efforts</keyword>. Perhaps this is why, the death of the renowned industralist has struck a chord with the entire nation and beyond. The Maharashtra government also declared a day of mourning today in Ratan Tata's honour. From Reliance Industries MD <keyword id="19916798" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mukesh-ambani" source="keywords">Mukesh Ambani</keyword> and Adani Group chairman <keyword id="111343" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gautam-adani" source="Orion">Gautam Adani</keyword> to <keyword id="19902762" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Google" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Google">Google</keyword> CEO <keyword id="164502" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sundar-pichai" source="Orion">Sundar Pichai</keyword>, a lot of business tycoons have reacted to Ratan Tata's death. Let us take a look at some reactions. Industrialist Gautam Adani hailed Tata as a “giant” and a “visionary” who redefined modern India’s path. “He wasn’t just a business leader; he embodied the spirit of India with integrity, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to the greater good,” Adani said. His words echoed the sentiment of many who admired Tata for his values and leadership, which transformed the Tata Group into a global enterprise while maintaining its deep connection to Indian society. Google CEO Sundar Pichai also expressed his grief over Tata’s death, noting his deep commitment to India’s progress. “Ratan Tata deeply cared about making India better,” Pichai wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Reflecting on his last meeting with Tata at Google, where they discussed advancements in Waymo, Pichai added that Tata’s vision was inspiring. “He leaves an extraordinary business and philanthropic legacy, having mentored and developed modern business leadership in India.” Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, shared his sorrow over the loss of a mentor whose guidance he believed was invaluable, particularly at a time when India’s economy is poised for significant growth. “Ratan’s life and work had much to do with our current position on the global stage,” Mahindra noted. “His example will continue to guide us, and legends like him never die.” Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani expressed personal grief over the loss of a “dear friend.” Ambani described Tata as a visionary who took India to the world and brought global innovations to India. “With his passing, India has lost one of her most illustrious sons. His contributions will continue to inspire future generations,” Ambani said, adding that Tata’s legacy of humility, integrity, and compassion was one that would remain etched in memory. RPG Enterprises’ Harsh Goenka also paid tribute to Tata, describing him as a beacon of ethical leadership. “The clock has stopped ticking for the titan of Indian industry,” Goenka wrote, underscoring the indelible mark Tata left on both business and society. Other prominent figures, including Finance Minister <keyword id="19916618" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nirmala-sitharaman" source="keywords">Nirmala Sitharaman</keyword> and Commerce Minister <keyword id="19895367" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="piyush-goyal" source="keywords">Piyush Goyal</keyword>, also expressed their sorrow. Sitharaman lauded Tata as a leader whose deep resolve for innovation and social responsibility transformed industries and uplifted communities. Goyal, meanwhile, referred to Tata as a “true nationalist” who brought immense pride to India through his global achievements. Apart from celebrities, politicians and business tycoons, Ratan Tata is also being remembered by millions of Indians on social media. Various people have shared heartfelt posts on platforms like Instagram and X, mourning the death of the Tata Group chairman. Tata, born in 1937 in Mumbai, led the Tata Group as Chairman of Tata Sons from 1991 until his retirement in 2012. He was instrumental in expanding the group’s global footprint while staying true to the company’s founding principles of ethical business practices and social responsibility. His leadership extended far beyond the boardroom, as he dedicated much of his life to philanthropy, focusing on education, healthcare, and rural development. As India mourns the loss of a corporate icon, the tributes from business leaders paint a portrait of Ratan Tata as a visionary who transcended his role as an industrialist to become a symbol of India’s aspirations and values. His legacy, built on integrity, innovation, and a commitment to the greater good, will continue to inspire future generations. Tata’s mortal remains will be kept at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai for the public to pay their respects, before his final rites are performed later in the day.

‘Deeply cared about making India better’: Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Sundar Pichai and others react to Ratan Tata's death

Praising the <keyword id="905742" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi-led-government">Narendra Modi-led government</keyword> for its prompt rescue operations in <keyword id="12266" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Nepal">Nepal</keyword> and parts of India struck by a massive <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword>, <keyword id="46431" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="India-Inc">India Inc</keyword> has pledged support in relief and rehabilitation work. The death toll has already crossed 2,000 while thousands have been injured. 
 "Exemplary work by the government and our armed forces in prompt and purposeful action towards aid of the victims of Nepal earthquake. In times of a tragedy of such gargantuan proportions, India Inc has always partnered with the government and relief agencies both during and after the crisis. Till the requirements of rehabilitation are established, I urge all Indians to contribute directly to the <keyword id="49687" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="PM-relief-fund">PM Relief Fund</keyword>. At this hour, prayers of a billion Indians are with the people of Nepal," Harsh Goenka, chairman, <keyword id="33244" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="RPG-Enterprises">RPG Enterprises</keyword>, told TOI. 
 His brother <keyword id="6355523" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sanjiv-Goenka">Sanjiv Goenka</keyword>, chairman of <keyword id="724092" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="RP-Sanjiv-Goenka-Group">RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group</keyword>, is chairing a National Task Force that will oversee industry mobilization and participation in the relief operations. 
 <keyword id="46425" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Anand-Mahindra">Anand Mahindra</keyword>, chairman of <keyword id="6355744" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mahindra-Group">Mahindra Group</keyword>, who has experience of disaster relief in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina and Haiti after hurricane Sandy, is determined to act and serve the community in Nepal and in India. "Our experience has shown that at this stage the best way we can help is by pressing vehicles and tractors into relief operations to help in search and rescue and in transporting both the injured to medical facilities and in carrying relief supplies to affected areas. In both Nepal and India, we intend to undertake these activities right away and our branches and dealers in Nepal and in Bihar and other affected Indian districts will make both vehicles and tractors available to authorities and relief agencies. 
 
"In the second phase, when longer term rehabilitation becomes the focus, we will evaluate the quantum and modality of monetary contributions," Mahindra told TOI. 
 <keyword id="2825599" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Indiabulls-Foundation">Indiabulls Foundation</keyword> will be deploying both manpower and financial resources over the next few days to provide healthcare, essential commodities, food and clothes. "We are working out the logistics and will ensure presence in affected areas of Nepal over the next 2-3 days. We had taken a similar lead during the Jammu floods a few months back," said Gagan Banga, VC and MD, Indiabulls Group. 
 India Inc since independence has played a major role in helping people during calamities, said <keyword id="75979" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Videocon-Industries">Videocon Industries</keyword> chairman <keyword id="7025" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Venugopal-Dhoot">Venugopal Dhoot</keyword>. "That's our culture. So we at Videocon will provide financial help for rehabilitation in Nepal Dhoot told TOI. He also praised the <keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword>'s prompt action to help Nepal. Industry bodies <keyword id="6358345" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="CII">CII</keyword> and <keyword id="6355001" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="FICCI">FICCI</keyword> have also swung into action. "CII has already started working towards mobilizing support from the industry towards immediate relief operations in Nepal. We are in touch with the ministry of external affairs, the Indian embassy in Kathmandu and also Nepalese consulate in Kolkata. We are arranging relief material — ready-to-eat food, water, biscuits, medicine, blankets — which would be transported through the neighbouring states of Bihar and Bengal," said CII director general <keyword id="6560611" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Chandrajit-Banerjee">Chandrajit Banerjee</keyword>. 
 FICCI too has joined hands with the Indian government for relief and rehabilitation work in Nepal, said Didar Singh, secretary general, FICCI. Industry body's president, <keyword id="2659015" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Jyotsana-Suri">Jyotsana Suri</keyword>, has committed to provide water and about 5,000 bottles are being arranged to be dispatched. "More than 2,000 tents, blankets, baby food, and OTC drugs are also being supplied by our members, which will be dispatched to the disaster site in coordination with the ," Singh said. 
 <keyword id="101435" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bajaj-Group">Bajaj Group</keyword> chairman <keyword id="33278" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Rahul-Bajaj">Rahul Bajaj</keyword> also praised the government's quake relief operations. "We have been at the forefront when it comes to helping during natural calamities like this. I have been very much impressed with the Indian government's instant response to undertake relief measures. This time also we will help as we did in the past. Being a corporate house, we can support financially. Our heart goes out to those affected," Bajaj told TOI.

Nepal Earthquake: Super impressed with rescue ops, India Inc praises Modi and pledges full support

Some of the big companies in India are keen on buying a team in the Indian Premier League (<keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword>) after the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> banned Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and <keyword id="13802" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Rajasthan-Royals">Rajasthan Royals</keyword> (RR) on Tuesday from participating in the game. 

	This move provides room for the induction of two more teams in the next edition of IPL, reported ToI.
 

	The IPL is the richest of the world's Twenty20 cricket leagues.
 The expected list of names are: Gautam Adani, <keyword id="2742230" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Adani-Group-chairman">Adani group chairman</keyword>, <keyword id="52673" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="harsh-goenka">Harsh Goenka</keyword>, RPG group chairman, Sajjan Jindal, chairman JSW, <keyword id="7025" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Venugopal-Dhoot">Venugopal Dhoot</keyword>, Videocon group chairman, besides others such as Prasad Potluri of South-based PVP Ventures and the Munjals of Hero group. Confirming the development Harsh Goenka told ToI, that honour was restored to the gentleman's game with corruption getting clean bowled by the apex court’s verdict. "The league remains an interesting investment opportunity. If <keyword id="6354756" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="BCCI">BCCI</keyword> auctions a franchise, I will consider it only if the valuations are considerable." 

	Moreover, the valuations of the IPL teams have come down considerably due to a series of corruption. According to experts, the new teams are likely to be bought for less than $100 million.
 Venugopal Dhoot, one of the key sponsors of Mukesh Ambani-owned <keyword id="13880" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mumbai-Indians">Mumbai Indians</keyword>, is also keen on buying a team. "We will definitely look at bidding for an IPL franchise as and when BCCI calls for bid. We spend crores in branding exercise and owning an IPL team would be a great idea," he said. 

	The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) might want to revive the Pune and Kochi teams. However, launching a new team for Ahmedabad may not be ruled out, according to sources. 
 

	In that case Gautam Adani may be a key contender to buy the Ahmedabad team as the billionaire businessman had once dreamt of owning an IPL team for his home state. 
 "The idea of having an Ahmedabad team would be great as it would draw lots of interest from corporates for being the home state of Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>," said an industry leader. 

	Sajjan Jindal is another top contender to own an IPL team. "Cricket is the number one sport in our country so there is an idea to acquire a team... an IPL team. But, I cannot comment which team would it be," Jindal, JSW group chairman said earlier this month.
 He did not confirm or deny if he wanted to buy <keyword id="12643" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Royal-Challengers">Royal Challengers</keyword> Bangalore (RCB), owned by liquor baron <keyword id="14678" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Vijay-Mallya">Vijay Mallya</keyword>. 

	JSW Sports, a JSW Group owned firm, is the owner of Bengaluru FC, one of the I-league teams led by Indian football team's captain Sunil Chhetri.
 Potluri Vara Prasad might again try his luck this time after he failed to buy <keyword id="1336250" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Deccan-Charger">Deccan Charger</keyword> in 2012, industry sources said. 
	 
	(Image: Reuters)

Somebody's loss is somebody's gain! India Inc biggies eye IPL team after ban on CSK, RR

Industrialists are now taking keen interest in <keyword id="6357120" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="PayTM">Paytm</keyword> and as per several reports, Hero’s <keyword id="159745" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sunil-Munjal">Sunil Munjal</keyword> and <keyword id="599277" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Adventz-Group">Adventz Group</keyword>’s <keyword id="233083" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Saroj-Poddar">Saroj Poddar</keyword> are in talks to buy a stake in Paytm. 
 
If everything goes well, the investment will boost the value of Paytm's parent One97 Communications and may take its valuation of $6 billion. 
 Reportedly, Munjal, the chairman of <keyword id="171917" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hero-Corporate-Services">Hero Corporate Services</keyword>, and Poddar, chairman of fertiliser and engineering services conglomerate Adventz Group, are negotiating a stake purchase from early investor and former IDFC Securities analyst <keyword id="125370" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nikhil-Vora">Nikhil Vora</keyword>. 
 The deal will mark a partial exit for <keyword id="187821" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vora">Vora</keyword> who owns about 1.6 lakh shares - a 0.35% share - in the <keyword id="302749" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Alibaba">Alibaba</keyword> backed company. 
 
"They (Munjal and Poddar) will buy Rs 50 crore worth secondary stock at Rs 8,000 per share," one of the persons cited above, told ET. 
 Paytm, earlier received funding from Taiwan's <keyword id="6369515" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mediatek">MediaTek</keyword> in August when it was estimated to be worth $4.8 billion. This deal, if successful, will see the company valued at $5.5-6 billion, according to the sources. 
 
A boost in valuation can help the payments company - which has registered rapid growth in recent weeks due to the government's demonetisation exercise - command a better value when it seeks fresh institutional funding in the coming weeks. 
 
Paytm has seen business boom with transactions going up from 2.5 million per day to 7 million in November. 
 
The company is now focussed on growing its business in rural markets by offering local language support and new services for payments on feature phones. 
 <keyword id="198636" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vijay-Shekhar-Sharma">Vijay Shekhar Sharma</keyword>, the founder of One97, told ET that his aim was to "move ahead from payments and offer a full bouquet of personal banking services in 2017". The payments bank, when launched, will offer fully portable accounts and even cashout features that a wallet company cannot do. 
 Large conglomerates like <keyword id="6355199" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reliance-Industries">Reliance Industries</keyword>, Aditya Birla Group and RPG (RP Goenka) Group meanwhile are looking to back ventures closer to their own businesses.

Sunil Munjal, Saroj Poddar likely to invest in Paytm; may reach $6 billion in valuation

<ul><li>Captains of India Inc came out in droves to express shock over <keyword id="6356895" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cyrus-Mistry" source="Orion">Cyrus Mistry</keyword>’s death. </li><li>Prime Minister Narendra Modi says Mistry was a business leader who believed in India’s economic prowess.</li><li>Cyrus Mistry was a warm, friendly, and congenial person who built a strong relationship with the TCS family, said a statement by the company. </li><li>Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asks police to conduct a detailed investigation into the road accident that killed Cyrus Mistry.</li></ul>From disbelief to grief, the sudden death of Cyrus Mistry, the former boss of <keyword id="46894" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-sons" source="Orion">Tata Sons</keyword>, evoked many reactions from people from all walks of life. Many from corporate India took to social networking platform Twitter to express their shock, while many of his friends contacted by BI said they were in a state of shock and could not comment on the matter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his tweet said: “The untimely demise of Shri Cyrus Mistry is shocking. He was a promising business leader who believed in India’s economic prowess. His passing away is a big loss to the world of commerce and industry. Condolences to his family and friends. May his soul rest in peace.” On a journey back from Ahmedabad, local sources in Palghar, said that a Mercedes with four people in it hit a divider and killed two people in the car instantly. One of them was Cyrus Mistry. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Cyrus was a warm, friendly, and congenial person: TCS" comment="subhead" text="Cyrus was a warm, friendly, and congenial person: TCS">Cyrus was a warm, friendly, and congenial person: TCS</cmsannotation> “Tata Consultancy Services mourns the untimely demise of our former chairman, Shri Cyrus Mistry. He was a warm, friendly, and congenial person who built a strong relationship with the TCS family during his time as the Chairman of the company. We offer our deepest condolences and prayers to his family and friends in their time of loss,” said a statement by TCS. Finance MInister Nirmala Sitharaman said that his death had come as a shock. She said that he was committed to carrying forward and strengthening his business in infrastructure and infra projects. "He desired to keep contributing to India's economic progress. Condolences to his family and friends," the FM said on micro-blogging site Twitter. Mistry was the sixth chairman of the <keyword id="8555" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata" source="Orion">Tata</keyword> Sons board and only second from outside the Tata family. He was ousted in a boardroom coup in October 2016, following which he fought a bitter legal battle with Tata Sons. Mistry’s family holds 18.37% in Tata Sons. Even as the who’s who of the country expressed their shock and disbelief, Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked the police to conduct a detailed investigation into the road accident that killed Cyrus Mistry. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also took to Twitter and said: “Saddened by the tragic news of the sudden news of demise of former Chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry. He was among the brightest business minds of the country, who made a significant contribution to India’s growth story.” Gandhi offered his condolences to Mistry’s friends, family and admirers. Despite his high profile legal battle with the Tata Sons board, Mistry had admirers undoubtedly. Harsh Goenka of the RPG Group also took to Twitter to say that he was shocked to hear of the news of his sudden demise. Calling him a friend, gentleman and a man of substance, Goenka said, “He was instrumental in creating the global construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji and ably led the Tata Group. Similarly, CP Gurnani of Tech Mahindra said that the industry had lost a “brilliant mind and a gentle soul”. Many others like Ashishkumar CHauhan of the National Stock Exchange and Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari express condolences. Professor Nirmalaya Kumar, former member of the Group Executive Council at Tata Sons, took to Twitter to say: “My dear friend, ex-boss and chairman of Tata Sons. Thank you for the life lessons. Inconsolable - We shared a laugh last month on a park bench in London. RIP.” He further said that Mistry had given him an opportunity that no one else would have and mentored him with patience.

Cyrus and I shared a laugh last month on a bench in London, says former strategy head of Tata Sons

New Delhi, Jan 6 () Top industrialists Anand Mahindra, Harsh Mariwala and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw have condemned violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday night, saying such acts cannot be tolerated and the perpetrators must be hunted down swiftly.
Speaking up against the violence, Marico Ltd Chairman Harsh Mariwala tweeted, "Coming from the land of non-violence, it's unbecoming of us to witness and encourage these acts of violence. Extremely hurt seeing last evening's news".
Expressing similar views, in a tweet late last evening Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said, "It doesn't matter what your politics are. It doesn't matter what your ideology is. It doesn't matter what your faith is. If you're an Indian, you cannot tolerate armed, lawless goons. Those who invaded JNU tonight must be traced &amp; hunted down swiftly &amp; given no quarter..."
Likewise, reacting to a video of an injured student who claimed she was beaten up, Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw tweeted, "This is unpardonable. Violence cannot be condoned".
Violence broke out at JNU on Sunday night as a group of masked people armed with sticks attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in the police.
RPG Enterprises Chairman drew parallels between India and Australia, saying India is caught in "religious bushfires".
"Hearing me pray for Australia, for its people, for its 500 million animals that have died since the #bushfires, my little one asked why are you not praying for India where there are religious bushfires lit all over the country and students being attacked mercilessly?" Goenka wrote on his Twitter handle.
Rajan Anandan, former head of Google India, who now is associated with venture capital fund Sequoia, also retweeted Mahindra's tweet.
Many sustained injuries and were admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre here. They were discharged on Monday. JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh suffered a head injury.
The Left-controlled JNUSU and the ABVP blamed each other for the violence that continued for nearly two hours. RKL AA BAL

Industry leaders condemn JNU violence, seek swift arrest of perpetrators

<ul><li>Tejashwi Yadav clocked over 1.24 million engagements in October overshadowing incumbent Bihar CM Nitish Kumar who managed only 133,879 engagements. </li><li>The IPL was the flavour of the season for cricketers where expectedly India captain and expectant father Virat Kohli topped Twitter engagement with 2.4 million engagements. </li></ul>Twitteet, a social media analytics firm released its October analytics report today. This is the first time social media analytics for Twitter engagement by 20 categories have been done on a daily and monthly basis. The categories whose Twitter engagement have been analysed include Politicians (party-wise), Journalists, Business Leaders Founders &amp; Investors), Sportspersons (cricket and other sports), Movies stars (Bollywood and regional), Authors, Chefs, and Comedians. Here are the winners from some key categories: <ol><li>Politicians – Narendra Modi - 72,15,913 Twitter Engagements</li><li>Bollywood – Sonu Sood - 24,36,601 Twitter Engagements</li><li>Business Head – Anand Mahindra - 4,08,882 Twitter Engagements</li><li>Cricketer – Virat Kohli - 24,65,918 Twitter Engagements</li><li>Sports Star (non-cricket) – Vijender Singh - 4,27,006 Twitter Engagements</li><li>TV Star – Sidharth Shukla - 3,90,901 Twitter Engagements</li><li>Journalist – Deepak Chaurasia - 18,88,720 Twitter Engagements</li><li>Founders – Kunal Shah - 60,093 Twitter Engagements</li><li>Comedians – Kunal Kamra - 11,46,111 Twitter Engagements</li><li>Regional Cinema Star – Mahesh Babu - 7,32,964 Twitter Engagements</li><li>Authors – Anand Ranganathan - 5,36,874 Twitter Engagements</li><li>Investor – Mohandas Pai - 99,741 Twitter Engagements</li></ol>Key highlights of the first report include the remarkable rise of Tejashwi Yadav who clocked over a 1.24 million engagements in October overshadowing incumbent Bihar CM Nitish Kumar who managed only 133,879 engagements. Expectedly, Prime Minster Narendra Modi topped the overall Indian Twitter engagement rankings with over 7.2 million engagements. Among Indian Politicians Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is at #2 with 3.5 million engagements, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were 3rd and 4th in the Indian Politicians engagement rankings. Surprising inclusions in the top 10 among politicians were BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra at #8 who clocked a 1.1 million engagements; Dr Kumar Vishwas at #5 who got 1.2 million engagements. Sonu Sood’s humanitarian work during the pandemic saw huge resonance on Twitter where even at a Twitter following of a tenth of super star Shah Rukh Khan (Sonu Sood’s 4.6 million followers to SRK’s 41.3 million followers) he topped Twitter engagement among Bollywood Stars with a phenomenal 2.4 million engagements. The Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan was at #2 with 7.3 lakh engagements. Akshay Kumar with 6.72 lakh engagements was at #3, and Anupam Kher with 4.74 lakh engagements was at #4. Former Maharashtra CM, the late Vilasrao Deshmukh’s actor-son Riteish Deshmukh was at #5 with 4.2 lakh engagements. Pooja Hegde was the surprise entrant into the top 10 with 2.51 lakh engagements. In the Business Leaders category, Anand Mahindra towers over others with over 4 lakh engagements. RPG Group’s Chief Harsh Goenka is at #2 with 2.2 lakh engagements. Chinese mobile phone brands India CEO’s Manu Kumar Jain of XiaoMi and RealMe’s Madhav Sheth are at #3 and #4 respectively with 1.5 lakh and 1.1 lakh engagements respectively. Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji with 49K engagements is at #5, Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw with 41K engagements at #6, Marico’s Harsh Mariwala with 24K engagements is at #7, Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma with 19K engagements at #8 and Chairman of JSPL and former MP, Naveen Jindal with 16K engagements is at #9. Google’s Global CEO Sundar Pichai with 15K engagements is at #10. The IPL was the flavour of the season for cricketers where expectedly India captain and expectant father Virat Kohli topped Twitter engagement with 2.4 million engagements. Suresh Raina was at #2 with 1.9 million engagements. Former stars Sachin Tendulkar at #3, Harbhajan Singh at #5, and Virendra Sehwag at #6, actively engage with fans and followers on Twitter with 1.5 million; 6.8 lakh and 6.3 lakh engagements. Aakash Chopra, now a commentator is also hugely popular and ranks #4 with over 9.65 lakh engagements on Twitter in October. Perennial favourite Mahendra Singh Dhoni was completely inactive on Twitter in October despite more than 8.1 million followers. Among Indian sports persons, outside of cricket, Olympic medallist and pro-boxer Vijendra Singh tops with 4.27 lakh engagements. Perhaps the India’s best kept secret in sports is veteran pistol shooter, coach and sports enthusiast 88-year old Dadi Chandro Tomar, better known as ‘Shooter Dadi’ from Baghpat, UP. Since learning to shoot when she was well into her sixties she has attained national fame as an accomplished shooter having won more than 30 national championships. She was at #2 in the non-cricket sports category with a phenomenal 2.84 lakh engagements leaving superstars like Saina Nehwal, Babita Phogat and Jwala Gutta behind! In the intensively competitive Journalists category, News Nation’s Deepak Chaurasia topped Twitter engagement with a whopping 1.88 million engagements. Aaj Tak’s Rohit Sardana was at #2 with 1.1 million engagement followed by Sushant Sinha with 1.05 million engagements. Veteran journalist and India Today’s Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai was at # 8 wit6 6.6 lakh engagements and Rana Ayyub was at #6 with 7.6 lakh engagements. In other categories, Comedians and Start-up founders made their mark. Among comedians, Kunal Kamra topped impressively with 1.1 million engagements, followed by Ashish Chanchlani at #2 with 4.92 lakh engagements, Vir Das at #3 with 3.2 lakh engagements, Atul Khatri at #4 with 2.21 lakh engagements and Amit Bhadana with 1.1 lakh engagements at #5. Cred Founder Kunal Shah lead the Business Founders category with 60K engagements and Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma was next with 23K engagements. Said Twitteet co-founder Sandeep Amar: “Our core objective is to provide social business intelligence, social monitoring and actionable insights to the leaders across various domains and also to businesses and marketers. We run daily analysis of all engagements – which are the total of likes and retweets, collate these every month, across categories; and then slice and dice them to mine actionable insights. At some level a leaders Twitter engagement gives one sense of his connect with his constituents and what are the key issues that matter. We hope to sharpen this data over time and broad base our offerings to other social platforms and geographies.”

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The financial daily has confirmed that the forum is being set up under the aegis of the FICCI Centre for Corporate Governance. 
"The objective of the forum is to enhance the corporate governance practice and standards by having better-informed and more-engaged board members," Duggal, who is the chairman of Ficci Centre for Corporate Governance told the ET. "The Companies Act 2013 and Sebi guideline have provided a structure and hardware for governance. What we want to provide is the software of information, knowledge, insight and peer learning for board members to be more effective." 
 
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According to the news daily, two tweets from Harsh Mariwala, the chairman of Rs 4,600-crore Marico, narrated this story on Tuesday. In the first tweet, Mariwala said that "Sheen is falling of Modi govt in the context of promises, and gradual delivery. Need to move fast, hope interest rates are reduced today." Then, through another tweet he asserted, "Heard from a leading politician that if elections were held today NDA will barely win 200 seats in spite of weak opposition." 
 
It is not just Mariwala who is unhappy with the Modi government, but many other CEOs also come under the group of cheerless leaders. It's said that the conversation in board rooms is changing. According to a TOI report, “Captains of industry are now highlighting two new concerns, albeit in hushed tones - some of the recent notices from the taxmen and the seemingly unchecked Hindutva agenda of certain right wing groups.” 
 
Some of the business leaders are also minutely observing the attacks on churches as well as the fresh spurt of tax notices. They believe this is sending out a wrong signal to investors at a time when the government is striving hard to woo foreign investors, the financial daily stated. Harsh Goenka, RPG Group chairman, told TOI said that tax demands of such high value would invariably result in increased litigations. "As long as the issues are treated objectively and fairly, it should not worry <keyword id="46431" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-Inc">India Inc</keyword>. However, as a secular nation, we must avoid any form of fundamentalist activity. Random fascist comments lead to communal disharmony and should be dealt with severely," he said. 
 
A majority of CEOs also agreed that much has happened in the last few months and the Modi government is suffering from the burden of over expectations.

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