Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar’s compensation increased in the fiscal year 2024, according to the company’s recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As per the filing, Kumar’s annual compensation rose to $8.2 million in 2024, marking nearly 14% rise from the previous year. The company's proxy statement noted that Kumar's realized compensation was lower than the target direct compensation. This is primarily because his 2024 Performance Share Unit (PSU) grants are scheduled to vest in future periods, contingent upon meeting specific performance criteria.Kumar assumed the role of CEO at Cognizant in January 2023, after serving as president at Infosys. During the 2024 fiscal year, Kumar’s direct compensation for 2024 was increased to $16,100,000, a 11% increase vs. 2023.What SEC proxy filing said about Cognizant CEO’s salary“The Compensation Committee, at its meeting in February 2024, evaluated Mr. […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In an incident reminiscent of the Atul Subhash case, a 33-year-old techie from Uttar Pradesh, Mohit Yadav, has died by suicide, allegedly due to mental harassment by his wife. In a video message recorded before his death, Yadav cited the lack of legal protection for men as a key reason behind his decision."By the time you get this video, I will be gone from this world. If there was a law for men, maybe I wouldn’t have taken this step. I couldn’t bear the mental torture by my wife and her family. Mom, Dad, please forgive me," Kumar said in the video. "If I don’t get justice even after my death, then let my ashes be immersed in a drain," he added.He claimed that his wife Priya Yadav threatened him to register his house and property in […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP during a rally in Buxar, calling their alliance “opportunistic” and accusing Kumar of frequently switching sides solely to hold onto power. “Nitish Kumar changes parties just for ‘kursi’. He has once again joined hands with the same ideology that was responsible for Mahatma Gandhi’s death,” Kharge said. The Congress chief accused the BJP-JD(U) government of failing Bihar’s people and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed to deliver on his 2015 promise of a Rs 1.25 lakh crore special package for the state. “People of Bihar must ask, where is that money? Modi ji is running a factory of lies,” Kharge said. He also alleged that the BJP and RSS were against the poor, women, and marginalised […]

[ad_1] Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh was stunned to know that his missing wife had eloped, after spotting her with another man in a WhatsApp video taken at the Taj Mahal in Agra.Shakir, who had returned home on April 15 after attending a family wedding, found his house locked and his wife Anjum and their four children missing. On April 18, he filed a missing person report at the Rorawar police station in Aligarh."Neighbours told him Anjum had left with the children and taken valuables from the house," said Rorawar SHO Shiv Shankar Gupta. "She left before anyone could intervene."After days of unsuccessful searching, a relative of Shakir came across a WhatsApp status video in which Anjum was seen at the Taj Mahal with an unidentified man. Shakir recognised the man as someone from […]

[ad_1] Nicholas Pooran, Avesh Khan and Avesh's parents. (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: After delivering a match-winning final over to help Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) secure a dramatic two-run win over Rajasthan Royals on Saturday, pacer Avesh Khan had a touching moment off the field that captured the hearts of fans across the country. While the numbers — 3 for 37, including a brilliant final over defending nine runs — highlighted his cricketing brilliance, it was a behind-the-scenes video shared by LSG that truly stole the show.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!In the video, Avesh Khan is seen making a video call to his mother after his heroic effort. As emotions poured in from the other side of the screen, teammate Nicholas Pooran stepped in with a sweet gesture. Who's that IPL player?Seeing Avesh’s mother in tears, […]

[ad_1] Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Bajaj Broking Research, Jindal Steel and Reliance Infra are the top stock picks for tomorrow. Here’s its view on Nifty, Bank Nifty and the top stock picks for April 21, 2025:NIFTYPrevious Week HighlightsBenchmark indices witnessed strong rally during previous week rallying more than 4% amid firm global cues and sustained foreign fund inflows. Banking stocks were the standout performers, rallying on the back of easing CPI data and normal monsoon forecast, which boosted hopes of a deeper rate cut cycle by the Reserve Bank of India. U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariff exemptions for smartphones and computers and signaled a possible pause on auto tariffs which boosted sentiments. Nifty started the week on a strong note and gained momentum as the week progressed to close the week near […]

[ad_1] Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump's tariff strategy, calling the US president’s trade policies so “delusional” that even Mickey Mouse would know better.Not mincing any words, Sachs delivered a harsh critique of Donald Trump’s trade policies, declaring that Trump’s understanding of trade is so fundamentally flawed that “he wouldn’t pass a basic economics class.” He condemned the president’s fixation on trade deficits as both “childish and dangerous.” Sachs attributed a staggering $10 trillion loss in global wealth to Trump’s economic strategies and cautioned that the United States is edging toward authoritarianism, characterised by “one-man rule by emergency decree.”'King Donald...': Jeffery Sachs GOES OFF On Trump Tariffs; Urges World To NOT Live In 'Crazy Land'Rejecting Trump’s accusations that other countries are “cheating” the US, Sachs argued that the real issue is not trade but excessive […]