Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

Unilever’s Ramya Venkat joins Abbott as Director – Integrated Marketing

In a note, Ramya Venkat shared, "As the song goes, every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. My time at HUL has been nothing short of remarkable and I want to thank everyone who has been a part of my journey. I’m excited for this next professional chapter I’m about to embark upon."

Ramya Venkat started her career at Ogilvy & Mather as an account supervisor and went on to work across Johnson& Johnson, and then joined Unilever as assistant brand manager for Wheel, Sunlight and Magic.

Essar Group co-founder Shashikant Ruia passes away

Ruia, who was on several national bodies and industry associations, was a part of FICCI's (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) managing committee. He headed Indo-US Joint Business Council as chairman, and was also the president of the Indian National Shipowners Association. (Image source: ABLF)

A first generation entrepreneur, Shashi Ruia started his career in 1965 under the mentorship of his father Nand Kishore Ruia. Then, along with his brother Ravi, he planted the seeds of Essar Group’s foundation, and then planned its business strategy, growth and diversification, stated a media report.

Moneycontrol consolidates No 1 position in business news, widens gap with over 36 percent bigger audience than ET in October as per Comscore

Readers also spent significantly more time engaging with Moneycontrol’s content, cumulatively spending 458.6 million minutes on the platform in October, as per Comscore. This is over 50 percent higher than the time-spent by users on ET - 294.8 million minutes during the month. This huge gap highlights the depth of Moneycontrol’s audience connection and engagement. (Image Source: Moneycontrol)

Moneycontrol’s audience share over 36% more than that of Economic Times in October, beats ET again on every viewership metric – as per global digital measurement agency Comscore.

IPL 2025 mega auction: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 13-year-old from Bihar, becomes the youngest Crorepati in IPL history

Earlier this year in January, Vaibhav made headlines when he debuted in the prestigious Ranji Trophy for Bihar at just 12 years and 284 days old, becoming the eighth youngest player to feature in first-class cricket globally. (Image source: CNBC-TV18)

IPL 2025 mega auction: At just 13 years of age, Vaibhav became the youngest player to be sold at the IPL auction.

Wipro appoints Omkar Nisal as CEO, Europe Strategic Market Unit

Among his many achievements over the years, Omkar Nisal successfully ran Wipro’s banking-EMEA business, working closely with large and niche financial institutions across UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Omkar Nisal will report to CEO and MD Srini Pallia and will also join the Wipro executive board. Nisal succeeds Pierre Bruno, who is stepping down.

Swiggy appoints Kanika Tiwari as Head of Monetization – Swiggy Instamart

Kanika Tiwari began her career at Ericsson as an engineer and then interned at Flipkart. Then, she joined Rivigo, and her innings at Flipkart began as management trainee - brand ads solution, where till her departure, held various roles in different capacities.

Previously, Kanika Tiwari led Flipkart as director – strategy and growth, Flipkart Ads.