Delivering the convocation address, Mr. Birla, congratulated the graduates and said, “It is important that you have clarity on your North Star, but then be adventurous and experiment, use these experiences to build your flywheel and compliment your IQ with EQ. I don’t see IQ and EQ as binary qualities, but rather as complementary traits that make a personality wholesome You need to add other dimensions to your thinking, most importantly, of empathy and humility.
When you look back in a few years you must ask yourself just one question. Did I make a difference? It doesn’t matter whether you are a marketer or a consultant, an entrepreneur or a techie. Have you advanced progress in your field and added to the cumulative repository of knowledge and wisdom? If the answer is yes. Then you have done justice to the education you have received and lived up to the rich legacy of this iconic institution.”
Citi Exits Asia Retail To Focus On Wealth Management
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May 06, 2021
In a series of sweeping announcements, Citigroup unveiled plans to exit its consumer banking business in 13 markets, mostly in Asia-Pacific as well as other regions and turn its focus to wealth management. Markets affected by the global bank’s decision include Australia, Bahrain, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Jane Fraser, Citigroup’s CEO as of March, plans to allocate capital and other resources to the most lucrative services, such as wealth management, to deliver the best results for institutional clients and higher value for shareholders.
The number of recently-elected MLAs in Assam with criminal cases and assets over one crore has risen.
As many as 34 MLAs out of 126 have declared criminal cases against them ten more than in 2016.
Most of these legislators belong to the Opposition Congress (12) followed by the AIUDF (10), the ruling BJP (9), the AGP (1), the United People’s Party Liberal UPPL (1) and Independent (Raijor Dal) one, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR ).
Similarly, there are 28 winning candidates with declared serious criminal cases including murder, attempt to murder, crimes against women. One of them is facing murder charges, five attempt to murder and two facing cases related to crime against women.
Virtual HR Conclave
The Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Noida organised a virtual conclave on the theme “Changing Dynamics and Sustainability in Disruptive Times”. The speakers were Dr. Kulneet Suri, Senior Director, IMS Noida; G. Sridhar GM-CSR NTPC; Aditya Pal Singh, Director, Talent Acquisition; Mahesh Munjal, CMD, Majestic Auto Limited; Abhay Kapoor, Senior HR Leader, Amazon, and Rajneesh Singh, Managing Partner, Simply HR Solution.
IIT-Roorkee holds virtual tech fest
The Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee hosted its annual tech festival Cognizance virtually this year in March. More than 5000 students from over 500 colleges across India participated. The festival was inaugurated by Prof. A.K. Chaturvedi, Director, IIT-Roorkee).
Monzo boss
TS Anil believes the spirit of neobanks is their emphasis on the customer, which has stood them in good stead during the pandemic
Apr 23, 2021
Meera Navlakha
What is abundantly clear about TS Anil, global chief executive of Monzo, is his pride in the UK challenger bank and its distinctive culture. Discussing the hurdles facing the business this year, Anil attributes its subsequent success to the strength of his staff, the bank’s mission and what he describes as “the magic of Monzo”. His passion for the company cannot be overstated. “Our pride comes from the fact that we are doing the right things for our customers,” he says.