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  • 'Bengaluru is another Gurgaon': Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw slams civic bodies over poor infra

    'Bengaluru is another Gurgaon': Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw slams civic bodies over poor infra

    'The state plunders and kills the golden goose with no responsibility to provide basic infrastructure and civic amenities—building rules are flouted to make money,' Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw wrote, joining entrepreneur and writer Suhel Seth in his criticism of civic management in Gurgaon.

  • Biocon plans to launch QIP shortly to raise up to Rs 4,500 crore; Kotak, Goldman Sachs, BofA likely onboarded as i-banks

    Biocon plans to launch QIP shortly to raise up to Rs 4,500 crore; Kotak, Goldman Sachs, BofA likely onboarded as i-banks

    The capital raise is aimed at reducing the Bengaluru-based firm's debt and strengthen its balance-sheet

  • Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: A first-gen entrepreneur who blends risk taking with middle-class love for education and frugality

    Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: A first-gen entrepreneur who blends risk taking with middle-class love for education and frugality

    'I've always wanted to differentiate; I never wanted to be a me-too. I always want to lead, not follow,' says Executive Chairperson of Biocon

  • Biocon in a position to be dominant player in diabetes-obesity space: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

    Biocon in a position to be dominant player in diabetes-obesity space: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

    The Pharma world is seeing a big opportunity in GLP-1s – the new innovative fast emerging drugs for diabetes & obesity. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw believes that with Biocon’s prior mastery over insulins, and its expertise, capacity and scale, it can be a dominant player in this space, even as the branded GPL-Is like semaglutide go off patent.

  • 'Bengaluru, hang your head in shame': Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw compares city's roads to Ecuador's streets

    'Bengaluru, hang your head in shame': Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw compares city's roads to Ecuador's streets

    'Clean and well-designed streets in San Cristobal Island in Ecuador. Bengaluru, hang your head in shame,' Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw wrote, tagging the official X handle of the Special Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Mohandas Pai support Bengaluru protests for better roads: 'Valid demand'

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Mohandas Pai support Bengaluru protests for better roads: 'Valid demand'

    Former Infosys CFO Mohan Das Pai shared a video on X showing citizens holding placards and protesting on a pothole-ridden road as motorists struggled to drive by.

  • BBMP engineers need to design roads scientifically, like ELCITA: Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

    BBMP engineers need to design roads scientifically, like ELCITA: Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

    The Electronics City Industrial Township Authority uses Road Metrics, an AI tool, to scan the roads for defects every fortnight. This data allows them to fix problems quickly.

  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is 'thrilled' as niece makes her 'billion-dollar debut' with Bicara at Nasdaq

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is 'thrilled' as niece makes her 'billion-dollar debut' with Bicara at Nasdaq

    'So very proud of my amazing niece ⁦Claire Mazumdar... I am bursting with pride to see Indian innovation being valued in the world’s most respected stock exchange,' Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said.

  • Industry leaders shine a light on women achievers, & how to get them from the trenches to the high table

    Industry leaders shine a light on women achievers, & how to get them from the trenches to the high table

    Women who have made a mark across various sectors shared insights into their unique journeys, their challenges, and how the path can be smoothened so that more women can get ahead and help build a fairer and better world.

  • Biocon is targeting to be a gender parity company by 2030, says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

    Biocon is targeting to be a gender parity company by 2030, says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

    Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said that it is important for organisations to ensure that women have equal opportunities

  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Bangladesh rioters destroying Mujibur Rahman's statue: 'Do they know their history?'

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Bangladesh rioters destroying Mujibur Rahman's statue: 'Do they know their history?'

    The unrest that broke out in the country eventually leading to Hasina fleeing to India, witnessed several statues of Rahman being destroyed. One of the videos doing rounds on social media even showed a man urinating while standing atop one of the statues.

  • Biocon name boards blackened after Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw opposed Karnataka job quota. Video

    Biocon name boards blackened after Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw opposed Karnataka job quota. Video

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw had on July 17 said that the Karnataka job quota for locals would affect Bengaluru's position as the leading tech city in the country. She called for the exemption of highly-skilled labour from the policy.

  • Karnataka job reservation: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw calls for exemption of 'highly-skilled' labour

    Karnataka job reservation: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw calls for exemption of 'highly-skilled' labour

    Bengaluru-based billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said: 'As a tech hub, we need skilled talent, and whilst the aim is to provide jobs for locals we must not affect our leading position in technology by this move.'

  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw slams BBMP for not clearing trash from Outer Ring Road: 'Disgusting sight'

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw slams BBMP for not clearing trash from Outer Ring Road: 'Disgusting sight'

    The 71-year-old billionaire entrepreneur and executive chairperson of Biocon called upon the solid waste management department of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to clear the mountain of garbage that lined the Outer Ring Road.

  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw pays tribute to late husband on wedding anniversary: 'He was my soulmate'

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw pays tribute to late husband on wedding anniversary: 'He was my soulmate'

    Scottish national John Shaw married Kiran Mazumdar in 1998. He served as a foreign promoter of Biocon and was on the board of directors of the biopharmaceutical company since 1999.

  • Biocon did not buy electoral bonds for political donations, I did: Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

    Biocon did not buy electoral bonds for political donations, I did: Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said, 'I want to make it clear that what I do personally has no connection with my company... It was my personal money and my account.' Her total donation through electoral bonds amounted to Rs 6 crore.

  • What is 'Pink Tax' that Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw slammed for 'shameful gender bias'?

    What is 'Pink Tax' that Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw slammed for 'shameful gender bias'?

    The Pink Tax manifests in various forms, infiltrating everyday items from personal care products to clothing and toys.

  • International Women's Day 2024: A look at some of India's top women entreprenuers

    International Women's Day 2024: A look at some of India's top women entreprenuers

    International Women's Day 2024: On International Women's Day 2024, we look at some of the country's top female entrepreneurs.

  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw reacts to Nirmala Sitharaman's interim Budget: 'Growth focused'

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw reacts to Nirmala Sitharaman's interim Budget: 'Growth focused'

    Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said that Nirmala Sitharaman's interim Budget on Thursday was 'growth focused' and she had outlined a 'comprehensive roadmap' for sustained economic growth.

  • 4 Indians on Forbes' List of Most Powerful Women 2023

    4 Indians on Forbes' List of Most Powerful Women 2023

    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ranked 32nd on Forbes' List of Most Powerful Women 2023.

  • Bengaluru is home to the third largest number of philanthropists on Hurun’s 2023 list

    Bengaluru is home to the third largest number of philanthropists on Hurun’s 2023 list

    About 13 philanthropists featured in the Hurun list are based in Bengaluru.

  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw blames loss of Kaynes plant on Bengaluru traffic and infrastructure

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw blames loss of Kaynes plant on Bengaluru traffic and infrastructure

    Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw blamed Karnataka’s loss of the Kaynes Technology semiconductor plant on Bengaluru’s infrastructural troubles and infamous traffic.

  • Kiran Mazumdar Shaw reveals how she started Biocon at 25 with Rs 10,000 in bank

    Kiran Mazumdar Shaw reveals how she started Biocon at 25 with Rs 10,000 in bank

    'I was high-risk in the eyes of everyone that I had to meet, starting with bankers... Bankers didn’t want to touch me,' Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said.

  • Student wears Indian flag at his graduation in the US, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw reacts

    Student wears Indian flag at his graduation in the US, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw reacts

    The student, who was later identified as the son of Brigadier Hardeep Singh Sohi, was seen wearing a gown and cap with the Indian flag displayed on the stole.

  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw to retire from Infosys Board

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw to retire from Infosys Board

    The Infosys Board has appointed D Sundaram as the Lead Independent Director, effective immediately based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

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