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Varun Sood

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Varun is a business journalist writing on corporate affairs for the last seventeen years. Varun's first book, Azim Premji: The Man Beyond the Billions, was brought out by HarperCollins in October 2020.

ARTICLES BY VARUN SOOD

Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani (left) and Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran.

Gen AI takes centre stage at AGM of TCS and Infosys

4 min read . 26 Jun 2024

Newcastle United chairman and Saudi Public Investment Fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan during the pro-am LIV Golf Invitational tournament in London in July last year. (Reuters)

Why Reliance’s investors opposed board roles for Saudi businessman and Khaitan

4 min read . 25 Jun 2024

CEO of Accenture Julie Sweet. (File Photo: AFP)

Accenture secures GenAI orders worth $2 billion in first nine months of FY24

3 min read . 21 Jun 2024

The country’s $254 billion IT services sector reported the weakest-ever dollar revenue growth of 3.8% in FY24, according to industry body Nasscom. (Photo: Mint)

Why office space is shrinking at Cognizant, Infosys and Wipro

4 min read . 19 Jun 2024

The CSC lawsuit traces back to TCS winning a $2 billion, 10-year contract from Transamerica in January 2018, which had previously partnered with CSC since 1998. (Illustration: Reuters)

Why a US court ordered TCS to pay $194 million in fine to CSC

2 min read . 17 Jun 2024

The deadlock between shareholders and the promoters at Dish TV dates back to September 2021. (Mint)

Dish TV shareholders reject director appointments

2 min read . 14 Jun 2024

The ED had seized the assets of 13 companies believed to be vehicles for laundering illicit money from Mahadev Online betting app. (Image: Pixabay)

Tibrewala-linked hawala operator’s plan to buy a broking firm dashed

2 min read . 12 Jun 2024

Cognizant expects Belcan to have $800 million in revenue this year. This would imply a 20% loss from the $1 billion in revenue in 2022.(Mint)

Cognizant's ambitious acquisition of Belcan raises questions

5 min read . 12 Jun 2024

Between 19 December and 20 January, Softbank, the third-largest investor in One97, sold 2% of its holding, at an average price of ₹680.38, with the Japanese tech investor earning ₹865 crore. (Photo: Mint)

Share sale by large investors in Paytm, IIFL and Edelweiss before regulatory rap

4 min read . 10 Jun 2024

Nisaba Godrej, executive chairperson, Godrej Consumer Products.

Nisaba Godrej resigns as independent director from the board of VIP Industries

3 min read . 05 Jun 2024

Wipro's public shareholders are unhappy about Thierry Delaporte's ₹36-crore severance. He resigned as the tech company's CEO in April after chairman Rishad Premji asked him to put in his papers. (PTI)

Wipro’s public shareholders baulk at ₹36-crore severance to Delaporte

3 min read . 30 May 2024

The lawsuits come at a time Cognizant has trailed its peers and seen a CEO change.

The ghost of content moderation is back to haunt Cognizant

3 min read . 27 May 2024

Nestle India proposed raising the royalty payout from the current 4.5% to 5.25% of net sales over the next five years.

Why royalty payout as a percentage of revenue needs to be relooked

3 min read . 20 May 2024

Byju's had said last year that the advisory council comprising Rajnish Kumar and T.V. Mohandas Pai would play a pivotal role in advising and mentoring Byju’s board and CEO Byju Raveendran on crucial matters that shape the company’s future. (Bloomberg)

Byju’s woes worsen: Rajnish Kumar, Mohandas Pai to step down from advisory panel

4 min read . 19 May 2024

Two of the largest money managers in Europe opposed the decision of the board of Nestle India to hike royalty payout to parent. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (AFP)

Why Nestle India's shareholders rejected higher royalty payment to parent

4 min read . 18 May 2024

Norges Bank Investment Management excluded APSEZ, citing a recommendation from its ethics council on 21 November. (Photo: Mint)

Norway fund giant Norges cuts off Adani Ports

4 min read . 16 May 2024

Thierry Delaporte, former CEO of Wipro Ltd.

Wipro’s outgoing CEO adds to his resignation bounty with $4-mn share sale

3 min read . 16 May 2024

To be sure, analysts and former executives said Pallia faces a difficult task in bringing about a turnaround at Wipro. (Photo: Mint)

Wipro aims to smoke peace pipe with former top executives

3 min read . 13 May 2024

The three cloud giants together added $2 billion in sequential incremental revenue in the March quarter.

The cloud is building; will TCS, Infosys, Wipro get showers of joy?

4 min read . 08 May 2024

Titan (Titan entered the wearable technology space with its Juxt and Juxt Pro ranges of watches last year, making Gesture Band its third smart wearable product.)

Titan had just 3 CEOs in 40 years. Who will be the fourth?

3 min read . 06 May 2024