Balakrishnan

Cartoonist arrested for 'defamatory' caricature on Tamil Nadu CM

A freelance cartoonist was arrested for a cartoon depicting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami allegedly in a distasteful manner.

Nov 05, 2017, 23:17 PM IST

Infosys founders taking part in buyback not to send wrong signal: Balakrishnan

Infosys founders participating in the Rs 13,000 crore buyback offer does not give any wrong signal to shareholders, the IT giant's former CFO V Balakrishnan has said.

Aug 30, 2017, 15:08 PM IST

Balakrishnan bats for Nandan Nilekani as chairman of Infosys

Infosys' ex-CFO V Balakrishnan on Wednesday favoured bringing in Nandan Nilekani as the chairman of the company, saying his experience and understanding of clients made him a "good face" to lead the organisation in the current situation.

Aug 23, 2017, 15:27 PM IST

Infosys paying Rs 13,000crore to shareholders is too little: Ex-CFO

A former CFO of Infosys on Thursday said the company's decision to return Rs 13,000 crore to shareholders is 'too little' and appointing a co-Chairman would make the structure much more complex at board level.

Apr 13, 2017, 19:14 PM IST

Pay hike for top executive terrible, says ex-CFO Balakrishnan

Echoing co-founder N R Narayana Murthy's view, former Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan today said a pay hike for a top executive is "terrible for any leadership" when subordinates were being asked to "sacrifice" on wages.

Apr 03, 2017, 18:21 PM IST

No party discussion over joint agitation with CPI-M: M M Hassan

Varughese George, national General Secretary of JD(U) said in a statement that, in Parliament, the Congress, the Left and Janata Dal (U) have taken strong position, highlighting people's difficulty in the aftermath of demonetisation.

Nov 20, 2016, 18:43 PM IST

Indian Maoist leader jailed for 23 years in UK for raping followers

Aravindan Balakrishnan, an Indian-origin Maoist leader, was sentenced to 23 years in jail by a UK court for a string of sexual assaults, rape of his own daughter for three decades.

Jan 30, 2016, 11:28 AM IST

Indian-origin rapist jailed for 23 years in UK

The sentencing ends an over two-year police investigation into a case which Scotland Yard detectives described as "completely unique". 

Jan 29, 2016, 22:30 PM IST