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Indians at top: 10 global Chiefs Managing Over $400-Billion Business

NEW DELHI (ET): Indians are increasingly rising to the top of global corporate ladders and just 10 of them are together managing business worth over $ 400 billion -- an amount nearly double the total exports from India in a year.

So, it does not come as a surprise when CEOs are being billed as the latest and leading export from India, given the multi-national giants like Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, PepsiCo, Unilever, Adobe, Mastercard and Motorola having Indian-origin persons in their top leadership positions.

International magazine Time also recently termed CEOs as India’s leading export and said

that the subcontinent could be “the ideal training ground for global bosses”.

Experts believe that Indians’ inherent focus on good education and their ability to work in difficult situations is aiding to the trend and more and more Indians could rise to top positions at global companies in near future.

There are about a dozen large global companies outside India with Indians or persons of Indian origin in their top management positions, while there are many more dozens at the helm of affairs at mid-level and smaller companies.

Germany-based global banking major Deutsche Bank has become

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the latest to join this league with the recent appointment of cricket-freak Anshu Jain as its co-CEO. Jain, who once held a small stake in Indian Premier League cricket team Mumbai Indians of Ambanis, was already handling a large part of $ 55-billion banking giant’s businesses and his elevation to the top has been long awaited.

Another India-born banker Vikram Pandit was asked to head $ 111-billion Citigroup at a time when it was deep in financial crisis and he has successfully handled a turnaround.

Jain and Pandit are joined by the likes of Indra Nooyi, Lakshmi Mittal, Ajay Banga, Sanjay Jha,

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Shantanu Narayen, Rakesh Kapoor, Harish Manwani and Ajit Jain among those holding top leadership positions at global MNCs. The businesses headed by these ten persons recorded revenue worth $ 410 billion last year and are said to be on a robust growth path for the years to come.

This figure is nearly double the value of Indian exports worth about $ 245 billion last fiscal and approximately one- third of total size of the Indian economy.

According to global HR major Hay Group, the technical skills and the behavioral patterns of Indians make them adaptable to any kind of situation they come across.

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Does good education help? Experts believe so, that it does.

Indians are focused on good education, they are known for their ability to work hard and in difficult situations. It is seen now that more Indians are rising to top positions in global multi-national companies. Indians are in top management positions and many more dozens of Indians are at mid-level or smaller companies leading them. Global HR Hay Group says that the technical skills and behavioral patterns of Indians make them more adaptable to all situations.

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NEW DELHI (ET): With declining wages abroad, an increasing number of non-resident Indian IT professionals are moving back to their home country, says a survey.

IT and IT-enabled firms in India hired 28 percent more nonresident Indian (NRI) professionals

in the first quarter of 2011-12, according to the survey conduced by recruitment consulting firm MyHiringClub.com.

Among 11 surveyed industries, IT and IT-enabled services registered highest growth, with 28 percent increase year-on-year in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

It is followed by pharma and healthcare, up by 20 percent, automobile and manufacturing, up by 18 percent, telecom, up by 14 percent, banking and financial services, up by 10 percent and FMCG, up by six percent. ” The high economic growth in India with many good opportunities

has fuelled the NRI thought process to head back. In addition to that, many US companies are opening their offices in India and hiring more to target the growing market in Asia,” Rajesh Kumar, CEO of MyHiringClub.com, said in the survey report.

He said an increasing number

of high value NRI professional recruitment is likely to take place in the coming years as wage gaps have declined sharply.

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gMR Bags Biggest Highway Deal thus Far in India AHMEDABAD: GMR Infra- of projects which are otherwise not structure has won a Rs5,700 viable, the NHAI offers up to 40% crore ($123M) national highway project running from Kishangarh in Rajasthan through Udaipur to Ahmedabad, according to an official of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

This is the singlebiggest highway project so far in the country, both in terms of value and length.

The stretch is 555 kmG.M Rao, CEO of GMR Infrastructure long. This is also the first of the nine planned of the total project cost as viability mega highways. Mega highways gap funding. are those with a length of over The second most-preferred bidder 500 km or costing Rs5,000 crore for the Kishangarh-Ahmedabad or more. project was a consortium led by GMR offered a negative grant of GVK Power & Infrastructure, Rs636 crore to win the toll-based which offered a premium of Rs516 project. crore.

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Domestic Fish Prices Rise due to Soaring Demand in India’s tier-II And tier-III urban Centers KOLKATA: Fish prices across India are on the rise as the domestic market is growing at a rate of 30%.

The demand, which was largely metro-centric only a few years ago, is now spreading to tier-II and tier-III cities . This sudden spurt in demand is pushing up prices.

Consumption of fish in India is increasing significantly due to lifestyle changes and higher cost of meat.

In addition, the perception of fish as a healthy food with high levels of digestible protein, PUFA and cholesterol- lowering capability is also a major factor for its increased consumption . “The phenomenon is gradually spreading beyond hypermarkets and supermarkets .

People living in tier-II and tier-III cities and even in interior places have started consuming fish.

We are seeing this growth coming from Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. This has pushed up prices. For instance, pomfret, a fish that we used to export, is now entirely consumed in the domestic market. This has automatically pushed up prices of this category of fish,” said Anwar Hashim, MD of Abad Fisheries. Incidentally, price of pomfret fish, which was hovering around Rs 180 per kg, has now gone up to Rs 250-300 per kg depending on the size of the fish.

The farm shrimp that was Rs 200 a kg a yearago has appreciated to Rs 300 per kg. During the festive

and marriage seasons, prices head northwards.

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by far,” said Kumar.

The highest number of NRIs who returned home found jobs in Bangalore, followed by Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad.

The NRI professional hiring

trend survey was conducted online between July 1-15. Senior human resource professionals and top management of 237 firms and 690 recruitment consultants participated in the survey.

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uAE government Keen to Open Consulate in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (IF): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is looking forward to setting up a consulate in Kerala within the next one year, the UAE’s ambassador said here Monday.

Ambassador Mohammed Sultan Abdullah Al-Owais, who called on Chief Minister Oomen Chandy at his office here, gave him an official letter to this effect.

Chandy later told reporters that since the final decision will be taken by the central government, he cannot make a formal announcement.

‘Since this is a diplomatic

issue, I am not competent to make this announcement. Let the announcement come through the proper channel,’ said Chandy.

Besides its embassy in New Delhi, the UAE has a consulate in Mumbai.

Al-Owais also told Chandy that investors from the UAE are keen to invest in the state.

‘We are very keen for this because the state wants investment,’ said state Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty, who took part in discussions with the ambassador.

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non-resident Keralites, brought up the issue of fraudulent job visas.

‘We have brought to the attention of the ambassador the numerous complaints of fake job visas, where innocent people from the state are being cheated. He has assured that this issue will be seriously looked into,’ Joseph said.

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Qatar Airways Launches Daily Flights to Kolkata

Qatar Airways has widened its passenger flight network in India with the launch of daily non-stop scheduled services from Doha to Kolkata.

Formerly known as Calcutta, addition of the latest route reaffirms the carrier’s commitment to India where it now operates 95 flights a week across 12 destinations.

In addition, the Doha-based airline also operates twice-weekly freighter services to Kolkata, one of six Indian destinations where Qatar Airways already offers dedicated cargo flights.

The inaugural flight QR 294,

carrying a full load of passengers including international media, arrived at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport earlier today to a traditional water salute welcome following its fivehour flight from the capital of the State of Qatar. Kolkata now becomes part of Qatar Airways’ large family of routes in India that also covers Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Cochin, Kozhikode, Goa, Amritsar and Bengaluru (Bangalore).

Speaking about the airline’s newest route launch, Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker

said: “Introduction of our latest destination has been well timed to coincide with the busy holiday season as families travel to and from India, one of our most important markets. Recently named Airline of the Year 2011 by global industry audit Skytrax, Qatar Airways now flies to over 100 diverse business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America with a modern fleet of 98 aircraft. By 2013, Qatar Airways plans to serve more than 120 destinations worldwide with a fleet of over 120 aircraft. - Traveldailynews

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The Vending Machine Kid Who Developed Cantaloupe

By Mandeep Arora My parents are distributors who sell snacks to vending machine operators. They used to bring me to the office during the summers.

One day, when I was 13 or 14, I was driving my mother crazy, so she asked one of her customers to take me with him to fill the machines.

We drove to the first machine, and I asked him how long some of the slots in it had been empty.

He said, “How am I supposed to know?” The machine at the second stop was full, and I said, “Why are we here?” He shot me a look as if he regretted taking me along.

I didn’t fully understand the implications of what I had seen, but it didn’t make sense from a business perspective. I knew the operators should know more than they did before visiting the machines. That idea was the genesis for my company.

In 1998, I enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, in computer science. A professor predicted that the country would run out of Internet protocol addresses at some point because so many devices would be using them.

I recall thinking that vending machines would eventually have I.P. addresses, too.

During my sophomore and junior years, I interned in a manufacturing area at Cisco Systems and learned about quality control. I got into Stanford for graduate school but decided to stay in Los Angeles and set up a company with Anant Agrawal, a fellow student from U.C.L.A. who is now our chief marketing officer. I figured I could do one thing well or two things half-baked.

My brother Rob was graduating from high school at the same time I was graduating from college. At our graduation party, my father gave a speech saying that he and Rob had had their difficulties, but that my brother had matured and he was proud of him.

One of our founding partners, Eric Chu, is responsible for our name. The five of us had developed a list of possible names and, as a joke, someone had written Cantaloupe. As we were crossing off other names, Eric suggested that we go with Cantaloupe. The rest of us said no, but a few days later he came back with a color scheme and business cards. That was all it took to sell us on the name.

Our company allows vending machine operators to log into our system to track the inventory in their machines. We also enable their customers to pay by credit card at the machine, and we alert the operators if a vending machine door is

open at an odd time. A few have caught thieves as a result.

A new employee once commented that he didn’t understand how Anant and I could appear to be at each other’s throat one minute and be goofing around the next. But when you have tremendous respect and trust for each other, you can have heated conversations and no one gets offended. My parents still have their company.

Every once in a while, they half-jokingly mention working for me. I just smile and change the subject. NYT As told to Patricia R. Olsen.

Mandeep Arora, chief executive of Cantaloupe Systems, a software company in San Francisco. Photo: GaryWagnerPhotos.com When he got to me, he said, “And Mandeep, he thinks he’s too good for Stanford.” I understood his disappointment and laughed, but the guests were uncomfortable. When a friend’s father jumped up and told some stories about me, everyone relaxed.

At the same time, my father supported me, asking what he could do to help with the business. After all, my parents were entrepreneurs.

They suggested that my co-founders and I live with them until the company got off the ground, so Anant and I and our three partners at the time moved in. We ended up staying 18 months. My parents let me know they were still upset about grad school, but then they’d teach us about accounting and business plans.

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Tim Bresnan Shines as England Trample India in Second Test

By George Binoy NOTTINGHAM (Cricinfo): In the end, England were so ruthless in their dismantling of the No. 1 Test side that it was hard to believe India had been in match-winning positions twice in the first two days. Before the fourth day was over in Nottingham, England had secured the two-match lead they need to win the series by to move to the top of the ICC rankings. Their lower-order batsmen ransacked a hapless bowling and fielding outfit, before their fast bowlers demolished India with venom the Nottingham

runs in 19.2 overs and extend their lead from 374 to 477.

Like their bowlers and fielders during England’s second innings, India’s batsmen showed no fight after they began the improbable task of surviving more than five sessions. Rather, England didn’t let them fight.Andrew Strauss’s team was streets ahead of India in terms of strength, fitness and preparation and that widened the gulf in form between the sides.

James Anderson should have reprised his first-innings success of striking first ball, but Abhinav Mu-

Tim Bresnan was England’s hero on the fourth day Photo: Getty Images crowd hadn’t witnessed since Stuart Broad’s hat-trick on the second evening. England had broken India and the upshot was victory by 319 runs, the largest margin in Tests after conceding a first-innings lead.

Several England players have queued up to perform starring roles this series, and today the unlikeliest of them all took his turn. Tim Bresnan, who was selected only because Chris Tremlett was hamstrung, tenderised batsmen with accurate short-pitched bowling and his career-best performance of 5 for 48 helped blow India away for 158. His spell came after he had bashed the ball around Trent Bridge during a partnership of 82 with Broad at a run-rate of 6.30.

Bresnan helped England score 103

kund’s edge was dropped at slip.

England, however, did not have to wait long, and Stuart Broad snagged the bigger fish. During the 30 minutes he had to survive before lunch, Rahul Dravid, India’s best batsman on tour, edged Broad to Matt Prior. India were 8 for 1 at the break.

When play resumed, Anderson took out India’s other second-innings pillar, bowling VVS Laxman with the perfect delivery. It drew the batsman forward, straightened off the pitch, beat the outside edge and still managed to uproot off stump. Laxman was left looking wide-eyed and bewildered. India were 13 for 2. And then it was over to Bresnan, who sent down short ball after short ball at batsmen ill-equipped to cope with such a

hostile attack.

He had Abhinav fending helplessly at a bouncer that lobbed off the glove to slip. He had Raina caught at long leg, playing an uncontrolled hook against a rising delivery. And after softening Yuvraj, who was hit on the body several times, Bresnan had him caught at slip too. Yuvraj had also fended haplessly, unaware that Alastair Cook had caught the ball until he saw the celebrations begin.

Bresnan then dismissed MS Dhoni first ball, lbw after the Indian captain offered no shot. India were 68 for 6 at lunch.

Of the specialist batsmen, only Sachin Tendulkar had resisted. He had begun his innings positively, driving down the ground repeatedly, but the speed of his scoring plummeted as the carnage unfolded at the other end.

Tendulkar, however, only achieved his 60th half-century and not his 100th hundred. After he too was lbw, padding up to an Anderson inswinger, England were always going to win before stumps. Broad, who had twice rescued England with bat and ball, fittingly took the final wicket, bowling Sreesanth in the 48th over.

The fourth day had begun as the third had ended - with India hunting leather. Bresnan, who had resumed on 47, reached his half-century with an edge that flew over the cordon to third man, which remained empty despite a glut of runs in the region. Prior, who batted aggressively last evening, also hit consecutive fours - a glance to fine leg and a cover drive off Praveen.

He didn’t last long though, edging Praveen to Dhoni to end the seventhwicket stand on 119 off 20 overs.

Broad, however, gave India no respite. He and Bresnan, whose driving when offered full and wide deliveries was sublime, ran India ragged. Dhoni also turned to his part-time spinners - Yuvraj and Raina. Yuvraj dropped short on the off side and Broad clobbered him repeatedly towards the cover boundary. When Raina pitched short, Broad heaved consecutive deliveries into the cheering masses beyond the midwicket boundary. It was brutal.

The partnership ended on 82 because of a rare moment of brilliance in the field. Broad pushed towards cover and set off for the single. The substitute Wriddhiman Saha rushed in, swooped on the ball and threw at

the bowler’s end in one flowing motion, scoring a direct hit that caught Broad short. The rest of India’s fielders were utterly exposed. Bresnan and Broad only needed to place the ball slightly wide of the fielders to

reach the boundary. India had not looked this outclassed on a cricket field in recent memory.

George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo

India´s New Cricket Coach Gets Unfriendly Welcome NEW DELHI: India’s newly-appointed coach Duncan Fletcher on Thursday got a taste of the challenges he faces when two senior former players said a fellow countryman should have got the job instead.

Fletcher, a former Zimbabwean all-rounder who rose to prominence during his eightIndia’s newly-appointed coach year stint as England coach, Duncan Fletche was awarded a two-year contract Wednesday by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian captains and influential voices in the cricket establishment, expressed displeasure over Fletcher’s appointment.

“Who is Duncan Fletcher?” Dev told the Hindustan Times newspaper.

“I would like to see Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh (former India players) as coaches of the Indian team. Not because they are Indians but because they did a great job at the T20 World Cup in 2007.”

Gavaskar said former India all-rounder MohinderAmarnath, who played a key role in guiding the team to their first World Cup win in 1983, should have been picked.

“Someone like Amarnath would have been a better choice for the simple reason that the core of the Indian team today is from the Hindi-speaking belt,” he told the NDTV news channel.

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The film is based on one if the most controversial policies of caste-ism and reservation system in government and the education system in India. Amitabh Bachchan plays the legendary and idealistic college principal and he has singlehandedly turned his college into the state’s best. I play the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter, Poorbi Anand, who is also Saif Ali Khan’s love interest in the film.

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I have always been in absolute awe of him so to work with him first hand is a memory I will cherish for my entire life. It was incredibly nerve racking at first, but he is a very humble and kind human being and I got to learn so much from him. He is a true legend for me.

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What attracted you to the film?

Everything really, from the subject matter of the film, my role and of course the opportunity to work with such a formidable cast and crew. When choosing a film, I always have to feel a connection with it, something I would like to be part of and Aarakshan had all of this for me and more.

Who will the film appeal to?

The film is in essence a drama which will appeal to the masses – you have the romance, youthfulness, intense (family) drama, entertainment and so forth.

From an India perspective, every student and family member would be able to empathize with the characters and connect to the film either they or someone they know have experienced discrimination.

Having said that, I think there is a huge global appeal, especially in the Western part of the world, whether UK/USA as the common man wherever they may be has been exposed to the issue of reservation and discrimination.

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The 2010 superhit Dabangg saw Sonu Sood playing the main antagonist Chhedi Singh to Salman Khan’s Robinhood aka Chulbul Pandey.

The sequel Dabangg 2 will see Sonu playing Chhedi Singh’s twin brother. His character will be inspired from his huge Telugu movie Dookhadu.

Sonu confirmed saying, “For Chhedi Singh’s role, I had observed my Bihari friends to get the mannerism right. For my role in Dabangg 2, a few characteristics will be taken from my Dookhadu role.

I have met Salman and Arbaaz regarding the same. They have shown a positive interest. I have started working on my role.”

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Cell Phones Dangerous? Says WHO? STD? What about LSD? (Ok, I am not sure if they actually said that.).

Did I want access to WAP? Would I pay by ECS? My head spun at these amazing choices, but rather than come through as a moron, I followed a pattern of confidently answering “Yes!” “No!” “Yes!” “No!” through the entire inquisition.

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By Indu Balachandran I have just come to accept that 98840 is not just the beginning of my cell phone number, it is also roughly the amount of my annual cell phone bill.

Admittedly, I use this amazing instrument in many many ways, to run my entire life. And although a handsome guy on TV is telling me these days: Keep it Simple, Silly…I continue to find complex uses for it, the latest of which could be: a possible murder weapon. “Cell phones can kill!” has been the screaming headline in many newspapers and TV channels everywhere.

That’s good advice when I am coming out of an ATM, and see a dangerous character lurking about. I shall bludgeon him sharply with my cell phone and run for my life.

Amazing transformation I must say things have changed dramatically since the stone age of cell phones, i.e. the early 2000s. We merely made or answered calls, after hearing a simple tring tring, much like its recent ancestor, the landline phone. Then the musical revolution began as movie halls, theatres, and even operation theatres erupted with the latest Bollywood hit numbers. I remember one lady telling a young man standing before her in a noisy cinema theatre queue: “Excuse me sir, your backside is singing…” Indeed it was.

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