Khadi and Village Industries Commission to begin Pashmina production soon in Varanasi
NEW DELHI: The globally acclaimed Pashmina wool products, which are indigenous to the high altitude regions of Leh-Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir, will now be made in Varanasi also. In a path breaking initiative, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has roped in 4 Khadi Institutions from Varanasi & Ghazipur districts in Uttar Pradesh for […]
Hindujas top rich British Asians’ list, wealth rises £2.5 billion
LONDON: The combined wealth of British Asians stood at just a shade below £100 billion this year, an impressive rise of more 20 per cent compared to last year, as Asian entrepreneurs in the UK successfully managed to ward off unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic and the Brexit, according to the annual Asian Rich […]
Shapoorji Pallonji’s Joyville to invest Rs 300 crore to build 750 apartments
NEW DELHI: Shapoorji Pallonji’s housing platform Joyville will invest around Rs 300 crore to develop new phases, comprising around 750 flats, at its three residential projects in Pune, Mumbai and Kolkata to encash rise in demand. Joyville, which is a Rs 1,240-crore platform established by business conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji, ADB, IFC and Actis, has so […]
IITian Parag Agrawal becomes Twitter CEO
NEW YORK: Indian-origin technology executive Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new CEO of Twitter after the social media giant’s co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday. In a message posted on Twitter, Dorsey said: “After almost 16 years of having a role at our company… from co-founder to CEO to Chair to Exec Chair […]