Newsmaker

'Go getter' in the thinktank: Meet BVR Subrahmanyam, CEO, NITI Aayog

The 1987 batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre took over as the commerce secretary at a time when India was still grappling with the second wave of Covid-19

Underdog syndrome: Meet Nikki Haley, Republican presidential candidate

In her biography, Haley says she is proud of being an underdog. It is not clear if the Republicans are ready to back underdogs just yet

2022 newsmakers: From Russia-Ukraine conflict to crypto collapse, and more

2022 ended with further ignominy for former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar, the promoter of NuPower Renewables

Quiet authority: Meet Gen Anil Chauhan, India's new Chief of Defence Staff

Lt Gen Anil Chauhan is known to express his views frankly, not necessarily adopting the conventional approach

A left brain-right brain head: Meet Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO, Ogilvy

Five years on, Bulchandani has shattered the glass ceiling for good

Newsmaker: Cultivating image of Hindutva ambassador Narottam Mishra

His career in politics began after he won the students' election as an undergrad and became the youngest president

Thinking outside the silos: Meet Ajay Kumar Sood, PSA to the Prime Minister

In his new job, Sood will have to complete a task his predecessor started: getting the government to sign off on a new Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP) on which work was begun in 2020

Will Bengal FM Chandrima Bhattacharya get some leeway in her portfolios?

Whether Bhattacharya would be content with what could turn out to be a largely ceremonial role in a crucial ministry, remains to be seen

Rejecting a crown of thorns: Meet Vikram Limaye, MD & CEO of NSE

Limaye joined NSE in July 2017 after a long stint at IDFC, an institution set up to boost infrastructure development by channelling private sector investments

Chitra Ramkrishna's fall from grace: 'Queen of bourses' to Rs 3-cr penalty

Ramkrishna was the third woman to head an exchange in the Asia-Pacific region after Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange and China's Shenzhen Stock Exchange

New JNU V-C Santishree D Pandit has travelled a long way ideologically

On the JNU campus, Congress sympathisers were seen as social deviants

Keshav Prasad Maurya: The making of BJP's new OBC face in Uttar Pradesh

Maurya started his political career in the RSS and the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Allahabad

Jayant Chaudhary straining every nerve and sinew to put RLD back on the map

Chaudhary is ambitious, but is realistic enough to know his limitations

Churchill Alemao may face challenge to create a toe-hold for TMC in Goa

Alemao was first elected MLA on a Congress ticket in 1989

Newsmaker: Meet Bhupender Yadav, a climate lawyer in the hot seat

As an MP, Yadav has done important legal work on compensatory afforestation to wetland development and genetically modified crops

Plain speaking integrity: Meet Pratip Chaudhuri, former chairman, SBI

Chaudhuri became the chairman on April 7, 2011, a month after O P Bhatt retired, and his term ended on September 30, 2013

Newsmaker: Meghalaya governor Satyapal Malik looking beyond ceremonial role

Malik has often courted controversies as governor - from Bihar, J&K and Goa to Meghalaya. He is now targeting the BJP and the Centre over various issues, including farm laws

Instructive progress: Meet Amit Khare, advisor to Prime Minister

Amit Khare's role in the case that sent Lalu Prasad to jail was almost incidental

Seasoned banker with a plan: Meet Rajneesh Sharma, administrator, Srei

The important aspect of any lender is collections and repayment of dues. Sharma joined the bank as an advisor for the recovery. His experience in recovery will come in handy for the Srei group

Builder behind the scenes: Meet Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment

Goenka has never discussed how he feels about losing the company that he spent so much time building. Or about needing outside approval to run a company that was one-fifth owned by him and his family