Author: Delshad Irani

Govt to focus on increasing employment in M&E industry; creating access to tech and funds

“Our intent is to encourage it; that is giving more opportunities to express, share and create new intellectual property,” the minister said.

India will organize the first World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit from 20th -24th November in Goa. “WAVES as the input and IFFI as the output will establish a major hub for creativity and talent in India,” said Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Meta rolls back restrictions applied on Donald Trump’s Instagram and Facebook accounts

Meta said, "With the party conventions taking place shortly, including the Republican convention next week, the candidates for President of the United States will soon be formally nominated. In assessing our responsibility to allow political expression, we believe that the American people should be able to hear from the nominees for President on the same basis." (Image: Jon Tyson via Unsplash)

Former President Trump, as the nominee of the Republican Party, will no longer be subject to the heightened suspension penalties, Meta said.

PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta: India is a big growth space for us, investing in the brands

Laguarta continued, “For the balance of the year, we will further elevate and accelerate our productivity initiatives and make disciplined commercial investments in the marketplace to stimulate growth.

“We’re investing in the brands, make sure that we build the scale to capture what is going to be, I think, a high demand market for many, many years,” said PepsiCo’s Chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta.

Mercedes-Benz India recorded best-ever H1 sales

Santosh Iyer, MD and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India and the company's VP of sales and marketing, Lance Bennett.

Santosh Iyer, MD and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India, said, “Our focus on building a diverse talent pool across all levels highlights our commitment to growth and innovation.”

Ratan Kumar Kesh announced as interim MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank

Kesh, who was previously with Axis Bank heading retail operations and services, was appointed as ED & COO at Bandhan Bank from March 31, 2023.

In his current role, Ratan Kumar Kesh leads functions including Technology, Operations, Customer Experience, Transformation, Internal Audit, Recovery, and other support functions at Bandhan Bank.

Aditya Birla Capital’s COO Mukesh Malik resigns

Malik started his career with Bank of America in 1991 and played key role in bank’s consumer banking launch and subsequent significant growth, before leaving in 1999.

Prior to joining the Aditya Birla Group, Mukesh Malik worked with Citibank for 10 years. As Managing Director, he steered Citi’s Operations, Customer Service and Technology organization in South Asia.