Microsoft has become the most valuable US company with $753.3 billion in market capitalisation, riding past Apple for the first time since 2010 when it came close to the Cupertino-based tech giant.
Microsoft CEO- Satya Nadella
India and China underlined the importance of approaching the boundary question from the strategic perspective of Sino-Indian relations and agreed to pursue developmental partnership without compromising each other's sensitivities.
Special Representatives’ talks held in Chengdu, China
M C Mary Kom ,35 became the most successful boxer in the history of Women’s World Championships by winning her sixth gold medal with a unanimous 5-0 result(48kg Category) over Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota.
The last time she won the top prize in the showpiece was in 2010
The insolvency law has helped in directly and indirectly addressing stressed assets worth ₹3 lakh crore in the last two years. More than 9,000 cases came for redressal under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.
Corporate Affairs Secretary- Injeti Srinivas.
Nihilent Ltd., a global business consulting and IT solutions integration company headquartered in Pune, is planning to raise ₹350 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to fund expansion and to set up labs to support its growth.
The company filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus in Aug 2018.
LinkedIn has launched the LinkedIn Salary product feature in India. The tool will enable job-seekers to make more informed & gather deep insights into the compensation landscape, including bonus and equity data for specific job titles.
Jeff Weiner is the current CEO of LinkedIn.
India slipped two positions from rank 51 to 53 in the global survey released by IMD Business School Switzerland ,while Switzerland remained at the no. 1 position. The ranking were based on three factors - workplace training, education, & language skills.
In Asia, Singapore led the front and was placed 13th globally.
Bharat Electronics Ltd won the CII-Exim Bank Business Excellence Award & the jury’s commendation for being a role-model organisation i.e. is the highest recognition. CII recognises organisations at 3 levels- Gold Plus, Platinum & Award at the highest.
BEL Chairman and Managing Director- M.V. Gowtama.
The World Bank signed a Sh327.8 million ($3.8 million) deal with International Centre of Insect Physiology & Ecology (ICIPE) to fund training in science & innovation in sub-Saharan Africa. It will support the Regional Scholarship & Innovation Fund (RSIF).
Kristalina Georgieva- CEO of World Bank.
Kannada actor and politician Ambareesh,66 has passed away. He was a three-time Lok Sabha member and also a former State minister.He also acted in over 200 films in a more than four-decade long movie career.
He was often referred to as "Mandya da Gandu" (Man of Mandya).