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Topic: V G Siddhartha

Year after founder’s death, Cafe Coffee Day set to get new investors, rebuild brand

Rohini Swamy -
CCD founder V.G. Siddhartha died of apparent suicide last year, and the brand has suffered another hit due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown.

Probe finds Rs 2,000 crore missing at Café Coffee Day after founder Siddhartha’s suicide

Saritha Rai -
The probe examined financial transactions of Coffee Day and its dealings with dozens of private companies owned by V.G. Siddhartha.

Forensic report supports theory that Cafe Coffee Day owner VG Siddhartha committed suicide

PTI -
The forensic report noted that VG Siddhartha’s lungs were filled with water, indicating he died from drowning.

The IAS officer 6 Karnataka CMs couldn’t do without takes charge of CCD

Rohini Swamy -
Former chief secretary S.V. Ranganath, a 1975 batch IAS officer, has been the chairman of Coffee Board. Colleagues say he's the best man for the CCD job.

VG Siddhartha case shows Modi govt must opt for lighter touch towards citizens

TN Ninan -
India needs statutory protections that citizens can be assured of, and institutional safeguards that buttress them, not more power for central officials.

What CCD founder Siddhartha’s suicide shows – India can’t become $5 trillion economy this way

Seshadri Chari -
The attitude of the government, which looks at profit-making as the anti-thesis of socialism, has not changed in the last 25 years.

Media stands with Unnao rape victim, CCD founder & lauds Zomato’s lesson on religion

Kairvy Grewal -
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NewsX to Republic: Siddhartha’s death shows how sensitive TV media can be when it wants

Shailaja Bajpai -
Everyone should ask TV reporters and anchors: how would you like it if your loved ones appeared on television news in a similar state?

VG Siddhartha’s death shows how bad India’s cash crunch has become

Ari Altstedter -
The apparent suicide of Siddhartha has touched a nerve as business leaders face mounting strain from an economy-wide cash crunch & slowing growth.

Suicide of ‘Coffee King’ Siddhartha should be a big lesson for India

Mihir Sharma -
One of the few things India has going for it is the energy & creativity of its entrepreneurs. It needs more businessmen who can build a world-class brand.
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Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

Phiroze J Shroff -
If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

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Shekhar Gupta -
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