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25 Jan 2024

Azim Premji Gifts Rs 500 Crore Worth Wipro Shares To Sons Rishad And Tariq

On January 23, Azim Premji transferred over 51 lakh shares each to his sons, Rishad Premji, who is the chairman of Wipro, and Tariq Premji, serving as Wipro Enterprises non-executive director.

16 Aug 2023

From Oil Maker To Global IT Giant: How This Indian Company Turned In 75 Years

The journey of Wipro traces back to a time before India's independence when it embarked on its initial path as a traditional vegetable oil manufacturer.

20 Jun 2023

This Gujarati Billionaire Remains India's Top Philanthropist, Its Not Ambanis

The Azim Premji Foundation was founded in 2000 with the intention of facilitating universal access to basic education. In 2014, the Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives division was established. Its goals are to give not-for-profit organisations financial assistance through multiyear grants.

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15 Jun 2023

Gujarat's Own 'Merchant Prince', Who Is Regarded As The Richest Man In History

Virji Vora was known as a "sole monopolist" who frequently used to purchase the entire stock of a product before selling it for a significant profit. As a moneylender, Virji Vora frequently provided money to Englishmen who were eager to start their own small companies. Indians have historically been quite engaged in business, and the globe has benefited from having a large number of successful businesses.

03 Nov 2022

Wipro announces new financial services consulting capability in India

Capco, a Wipro company, will supplement its presence in the country's financial services sector through its business in Mumbai to jointly offer end-to-end transformation services for this sector.

24 Jul 2022

Happy Birthday Azim Premji: 10 interesting facts to know about Wipro chairman

Wipro chairman Azim Premji is celebrating his birthday today. Born on July 24, 1945, Premji is known for his generosity, as the billionaire has donated a huge portion of his life’s earnings. Even today, he donates crores of rupees in charity for an educated and prosperous India.

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25 Jun 2021

Tata Group’s Jamsetji Tata tops world’s top philanthropist in 100 years

The Tata Group is the only Indian company that has reached the top 10 positions. Bill Gates & Melinda French Gates, Henry Wellcome, Howard Hughes and Warren Buffett are among the top 5. The list also featured 39 individuals from the US, five from the UK, three from China and one each from Portugal and Switzerland.

30 Jul 2019

Azim Premji to retire as Wipro's MD, executive chairman today

Wipro has named Chief Executive Officer Abidali Z Neemuchwala as its new MD.

17 Jul 2019

Mukesh Ambani, India's richest person, world's 13th wealthiest in Bloomberg Bi

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is the world's richest person with a total net worth of USD 125 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

12 Jun 2019

Azim Premji's pay package rose 95% to $262,054 in FY'19: Wipro

His son, Rishad Premji, who is set to take over the reins of the Bengaluru-based software services company soon, took home a compensation of USD 987,652 (about Rs 6.8 crore) in 2018-19, Wipro said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

06 Jun 2019

Azim Premji to retire by July, Wipro names Abidali Z Neemuchwala as new MD

Wipro added that Rishad Premji, Chief Strategy Officer and Member of the Board, will take over as the Executive Chairman of the company.

25 Mar 2019

Bill Gates 'inspired' by Azim Premji, lauds him for commitment to philanthropy

Gates took to twitter to acknowledge Premji's commitment towards philanthropy.

14 Mar 2019

Azim Premji earmarks Rs 52,750 crore to philanthropy

This is in addition to his earlier donations to philanthropy, which included Wipro's shares, as well as other assets owned by him.

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28 Nov 2018

Wipro Chairman Azim Premji to get highest French civilian award

The 73-year-old Bengaluru-based Premji is a billionaire with $15.6 billion net worth and gave the fifth-highest amount ($8 billion) to charity.

08 Jun 2018

Tariq Premji joins board of Wipro Enterprises

Tariq will join in his father and brother Rishad Premji on the board of the unlisted Wipro Enterprises as a non-executive director.

23 Jun 2017

Azim Premji honoured with Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Wipro Chairman Azim Premji is among the honorees of this year's Carnegie Medal, considered the most prestigious prize in Philanthropy, for his efforts to reform India's public school system.

06 Jun 2017

Azim Premji denies media report on sale of Wipro's stake – Read Premji full letter to employees

In his letter to Wiproites, he had termed the news article reportedly published in this regard as "baseless and malicious."

06 Jun 2017

Wipro Chief Azim Premji denies media report on sale of stake

Wipro Limited Chairman Azim Premji has denied a media report that promoters of the IT company were evaluating sale of their holdings and said he "remains committed to Wipro."

02 May 2017

Wipro unveils new logo, looks to assert position

After almost two decades, India's third largest IT firm Wipro has revamped its logo as it looks to assert its position as a trusted digital transformation partner.

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12 Apr 2017

Cash benefit not enough to draw women to govt maternity scheme

Cash incentives are not enough to encourage mothers-to-be to use government maternal healthcare facilities, say scientists who found that less than 50 per cent of eligible women take advantage of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) due to poor infrastucture at the hospitals.

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