Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Ivan Menezes and Arvind Subramanian -- whose birthdays were separated by a month and 3 days in 1959 -- became close friends attending the economics course at St Stephen's.Ivan went on to be a......

British Indian ex-minister Alok Sharma knighted; 30 more PIOs to be honoured

Alok Sharma, an Indian-origin former UK minister, has been knighted for his contribution to combatting climate change through his leadership at the COP26 summit by King Charles III in his first New......

Diary: Cry, baby, cry... 'coz you're a crybaby

I grew up in a small town called Palai in Kerala. Famous for its black pepper and migratory people who spread to Malabar in north Kerala, and notorious for the knife our elder generation carried in......

Diageo's India-born CEO Ivan Menezes passes away

Ivan Manuel Menezes, the India-born CEO of the world's biggest spirits company Diageo, died on Wednesday, days after being hospitalised for treatment of stomach ulcer. Photograph: Reuters Menezes,......

Diageo's Indian-origin CEO gets pay cut; no hike this year too

Leading spirits maker Diageo's Indian-origin CEO, Ivan Menezes, has seen his pay package decline in his first year on the top post and would not get any salary hike in the second year as well.......

This man is betting on India's unquenchable thirst for whiskey

After nearly six years of trying to build a strong market for Diageo in India, Ivan Menezes is perhaps now making his biggest bet on the country's drinkers. On Wednesday, the chief executive of the......

United Spirits to shed 300 jobs

United Spirits wants to align its resources to meet its goals of becoming a trusted and respected consumer goods company. United Spirits Ltd (USL), majority owned by British liquor major......

Serie A: Juve held in dour draw, Napoli win to close gap on top two

Juventus missed a chance to extend their advantage over second-placed AS Roma when they played out a dismal 0-0 draw away to Udinese on Sunday, while Napoli closed in on Serie A's top two with a......