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Wipro have gone up 116% during Frenchman Thierry Delaporte's tenure as the CEO and MD. With effect from April 6, Srinivas Pallia, CEO of the Americas 1 business unit of Wipro, has taken over the hot seat. Delaporte had joined Wipro on July 6, 2020, when the market capitalisation was around Rs 117,500 crore. It ended at Rs 2.53 lakh crore at the end of Friday's session. After the rejig at the top management, the stock fell up to 1% at Rs 478.40 on BSE on Monday.

Wipro on Monday fell around 1% to the day's low at Rs 479 on BSE after investors were left surprised by the sudden exit of the Bengaluru-based IT major's CEO and MD Thierry Delaporte. About half of the brokerages have a sell rating on the Nifty IT stock as they believe that transition could create uncertainty in the near term before boosting hopes of a potential turnaround. Among global brokerages, CITI has a sell rating on Wipro with a target price of Rs 440, CLSA Rs 445 with a sell rating, and Morgan Stanley Rs 450 with an underweight call. Jefferies has an underperform rating on Wipro with a target price of Rs 470 while Nomura has maintained a reduced rating with an unchanged target price of Rs 410.

solar eclipse for 21 years, prompting the weekend's worry and mad rush. Monday's extravaganza stretches from Mexico's Pacific beaches to Canada's rugged Atlantic shores, with 15 US states in between.

Winter is gone, and gone with it is sharpened appetite, excuses for heavy meat dishes, for sarso da saag and makki di roti, nolen gur sandesh (norom paak), and nolen gur mishti doi, and for those lovely kachoris made by the snack shop across the road, where they manage to plaster the inside of what are basically puris with a paste of green pea (motorshutir kochuri, for those pedants who want the correct Bonglatinate name). Guests leave town, like birds ruthlessly flying off to nicer climes, and they take with them restaurant visits and festival buffets — practically everything, except for the tablecloth.

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As Citigroup goes through the process of extracting 20,000 jobs, it's been given a steer by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), whom insiders say has spent the past six months or so examining slides and organization charts assembled by current employees and deciding who is superfluous. 

Lok Sabha polls are «not fair» with opposition parties being targeted but despite that, the INDIA bloc will get a clear majority in the elections due to the public response to its "five nyay, 25 guarantees", senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday. He also said the people of the country will «decisively reject» all attempts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the elections «unfree and unfair». There is a strong undercurrent of «enough of das saal anyay kaal» (10 years of injustice), the Congress general secretary said. Ramesh also hit out at Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over their recent remarks about the country being a «new India», which strikes inside enemy territory, saying these are «diversionary tactics» aimed at taking the focus away from the Congress' «real narrative» of «paanch nyay, pachees guarantees» and the manifesto.

Read more here Pakistan on April 6 reportedly denounced remarks made by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as “hateful rhetoric to fuel hyper-nationalistic sentiments", and “unapologetically exploit discourse for electoral gains". “Such myopic and irresponsible behaviour not only undermines regional peace but also impedes the prospects of constructive engagement in the long term. India's assertion of it preparedness to extra-judicially execute more civilians, arbitrarily pronounced as terrorists, inside Pakistan constitutes a clear admission of culpability," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan in an official statement.

BJP MP from Jorhat Lok Sabha seat, Topon Kumar Gogoi, on Saturday exuded confidence of retaining the constituency by trouncing his rival Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress by a margin of over two lakh votes. In an interview to PTI, the BJP leader asserted that people of his constituency and the entire country want Narendra Modi elected as prime minister for the third consecutive term so that the «development journey continues». He also claimed that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which the opposition is «trying to make an election issue», is not at all a concern among voters. «My campaigning is going on very well. Political meetings are being held in every panchayat of all the legislative assembly constituencies of Jorhat, and I am getting spontaneous reactions of people irrespective of religion, caste and creed,» the BJP MP said.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the CPI (M) manifesto pledges to repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, whereas the Congress manifesto, lacking a commitment, remains notably silent on the issue. He also said that the BJP is not even going to win one seat in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. CM Vijayan said that the Congress failed to raise protests when the Centre abrogated Article 370 and alleged that Congress is willing to compromise its values for votes.

air traffic controllers and pilots. When implemented, airspace over India and the adjoining oceanic areas covering over 2.8 million square nautical miles — now divided into four regions — will be controlled from Nagpur, senior officials said, asking not to be named. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has floated a tender seeking to appoint a consultant for the initiative to obtain technology from global companies for the single air traffic management process. The full programme, including setting up infrastructure, training controllers and migration to a new system, will take up to eight years, according to the officials. Implementing the single airspace strategy will allow carriers to determine the most optimal routes, saving time and fuel. Planes can fly more consistently at higher altitudes, burning less fuel, and descend more efficiently and smoothly to land.

earthquake was reported around 10:23 AM and was centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, or about 45 miles west of New York City. The authorities said that at least 42 million people were affected by the earthquake, but no damages to lives and properties were reported. “The quake's epicenter was in Tewksbury in central New Jersey, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of New York City.

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UPI) having gained massive popularity for an array of transactions, depositors will soon be able to use this phone banking interface service to deposit cash at cash deposit machines (CDMs) at ATMs and bank branches. Although it is a natural progression in the continuum of fintech evolution we are all witnessing, it still came as a pleasant surprise when Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das announced on Friday at the culmination of bi-monthly monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting. “The RBI's proposal for UPI cash deposits is a material leap forward.

Rameshwaram Cafe on March 1 which injured nearly 10 people. «As part of the investigation into the Rameshwaram Cafe Blast dated March 1 at ITPL Road in Bengaluru's, the NIA has identified the accused person who carried out the IED blast as one Mussavir Hussain Shazib and co-conspirator as Abdul Matheen Taahaa, both residents of Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district,» said NIA in its statement on X. The agency added that Muzammil Shareef of Chikkamagaluru, who extended logistics support to the main accused persons, was arrested on March 26 and was examined in police custody. As part of efforts to locate and arrest the absconding accused persons, NIA conducted searches on 18 locations in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

option to pay through UPI transactions. It is hard to believe, but this is what happened to a commuter traveling to Chennai. The auto driver had strict rules pasted inside his auto: «Gpay not available. No stop for ATM withdrawal.» A user, identified as No Context Suveeshared her experience on X (formerly Twitter). She posted a picture of the auto's interior with the message displayed, «Gpay not available. No stop for ATM withdrawal.» Alongside the image, she captioned it, «It was nice knowing y'all.» The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), facilitating instant money transfers via mobile devices, has emerged as the fastest-growing payment mode in India. Since its introduction, digital transactions in the country have witnessed exponential growth.

Supreme Court or high court to look into the matter, he added. «The governor has realised that all state-run university campuses have become mini-Sandeshkhali. Today, he ordered a judicial enquiry into corruption, violence and misuse of university campuses in West Bengal for electioneering and political purposes,» the official said. Allegations of sexual atrocities on women and land grabs were levelled against local leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district recently.

The Print reported. The AAP convenor seems confused as he is trying to adjust inside the jail, a prison source told the news outlet, adding that senior resident doctors are also monitoring his blood pressure, weight, and sugar level twice a day. “He (Arvind Kejriwal) is completely fine.

British billionaire Joe Lewis will not go to prison after pleading guilty to insider trading charges

Justin Bieber have dispelled the speculation surrounding their relationship and emerged stronger than ever. Reaffirming their commitment amidst whispers of marital discord, they have reportedly told 'People' that they are doing well. Hailey recently took to Instagram to reject the divorce rumors and shared intimate snapshots of cherished moments. Quoting an unnamed source, the magazine wrote, «There’s no divorce and no truth to that whatsoever. They are very, very happy.»

Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a "sardar of liars" and accusing him of «sleeping» after taking opium while China «entered» Indian territory. Addressing an election rally in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh, he said Modi does not think for the country but is busy only abusing the Gandhi family whose members sacrificed their lives for the nation. «Modi says 'I have a 56-inch chest, I will not be scared'. If you are not afraid then why have you left a large part of our land for China. They are coming inside and you are sleeping. Have you taken sleeping pills? Have they taken opium from the fields of Rajasthan… and fed you?» he said in Hindi. «Modi kehate hain 56 inch ki chhati hai, main nahi darunga. Agar nahi darte to fir China ko hamare bahut saa bhag kyo chhode? Wo andar ghus kar aa rahe, aap kya neend kar rahe ho? Kya neend ki goli khaaye ho? Kya Rajasthan ke kheton me se afeem le jaake'… ya wo khilaye hai kya?» Kharge alleged the prime minister is not concerned about the country but he is busy abusing the Gandhi family. «He wants to take the people of the country with him by torturing them. He always keeps lying,» Kharge said. «Modi is 'sardar of liars'.»