Chanda Kochhar, Arundhati Bhattacharya top Fortune's most powerful women list

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 17:11

Bankers Chanda Kochhar and Arundhati Bhattacharya have been ranked as top two in a list of most powerful women in Asia Pacific prepared by the global magazine Fortune.

Prasad awards tablet PCs to digitally-trained tribal women

Last Updated: Saturday, August 8, 2015, 22:06

Most of these women are from the Dalit and Maha-Dalit sections of the society and they have been trained through the Common Service Center network.

Increase strength of women in PSBs: Parl panel

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 21:46

A parliamentary panel Wednesday recommended evolving a strategy for women reservation in public sector banks (PSBs) to increase their strength and representation in the banking sector, which it said was "not promising".

1,577 listed firms yet to appoint women directors: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 16:15

Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha also informed the Lok Sabha that 24 listed public sector companies do not have a woman director.

SpiceJet looks to have more women pilots

Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 17:02

No-frills carrier SpiceJet, which is seeing a turnaround, plans to induct more women pilots and also provide greater flexibility at work for the staff.

'Leadership roles see 28% rise in women applicants'

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 18:33

The number of women applying for senior positions with experience levels between 11-15 years rose 28 percent in 2015 as compared to 15.3 percent in the previous year, according to a report.

Women director appointment: NSE issues notice to 260 cos

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 21:53

Leading stock exchange NSE has issued notice to 260 companies, including 145 suspended firms, for their alleged failure to comply with SEBI norms to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards.

Videocon to offer free 1GB mobile data to women subscribers

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 16:57

Under this initiative, the company will provide 1 GB free data that will be available as 100 MB per month for 10 months to all female subscribers who will take a new connection.

BSE fines 530 companies for delay in appointing women directors

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 10:18

Ahead of SEBI`s April 1 deadline, thousands of companies rushed to recruit women directors, with many installing the wives and mother-in-laws of their top executives.

BSE notice to 530 firms for non-compliance on women directors

Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 20:01

Top bourse BSE has issued notices to 530 companies with regard to imposition of fines for not complying with Sebi norms to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards within the prescribed timelines.

SEBI asks govt to appoint women directors on PSU boards

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 00:27

To ensure parity between listed PSUs and their private sector peers, regulator SEBI has asked the government to fill all vacancies for women and independent directors at the central public sector enterprises.