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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicAzim Premji

Topic: Azim Premji

Will a double-decker flyover help solve Bengaluru’s traffic woes or fuel another problem

Karnataka CM has also asked Azim Premji to allow traffic through the Wipro campus to reduce congestion on the Outer Ring Road.

Celebrate Tata, Premji philanthropy, but don’t pull down traditional charity of Indians

Indian philanthropy has come of age. But a trend to undermine impulsive forms of charity like alms to beggars, donating money at temples or giving sadaqah has also emerged.

Schools, girls’ rights, Covid relief — what India’s top philanthropist Azim Premji spends on

Azim Premji donated Rs 7,904 crore last year, pushing him to the top of India's philanthropists list for 2019. He is also the world’s third largest donor for Covid relief efforts.

Bill Gates to Azim Premji: How billionaires explain their donations

We analysed the letters of the signatories of the Giving Pledge to understand what drives the philanthropy of billionaires.

Azim Premji defends workers’ rights as many states dilute labour laws

Writing in the Economic Times, the founder of software services provider Wipro said that dilution of such laws would only exacerbate the conditions of low wage workers.

Bigotry over Tablighi Jamaat is a familiar pattern. All Muslims will be blamed for acts of few

Heroic acts of Azim Premji or Shah Rukh Khan do not bring credit to the community. But the blame for the ignorance of Tablighi Jamaat members must be shared by all Muslims.

Azim Premji-backed firm Icertis becomes India’s tech unicorn after raising $115 million

Billionaire Azim Premji helped create fast-rising Icertis, a software company which competes with SAP SE and Oracle to help businesses manage contracts.

Wipro boss Azim Premji’s charity pledge is nearly 10 times Bhutan’s economy

Azim Premji has pledged all the earning from his stocks in Wipro to charity, taking his total contribution to $21 billion.

On Camera

From water to visas to security—India-Bangladesh ties moved beyond Hasina

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s two-day visit to New Delhi this week, along with a high-powered delegation, is being hailed as a ‘major diplomatic breakthrough’.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.