Friday, August 14
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday released the schedule for the election of the party's national president, saying nominations for the post will be filed on January 19, and the name of the new party chief will be announced the next day.According to the organisational poll schedule released by BJP national returning officer K Laxman, the nomination for the election of the party chief can be filed between 2 pm and 4 pm on January 19 and the nominations can be withdrawn by the candidates between 5 pm and 6 pm same day.The scrutiny of the documents of the candidates' nomination papers will be carried out between 4 pm and 5 pm on January 19, according to the notification issued by Laxman, who is also a BJP Rajya Sabha MP .The polling will be held "if needed" on January 20 and an official announcemen
Grasim Industries on Friday named Sachin Sahay as the new chief executive of its paints business, Birla Opus. Sahay's appointment comes more than two months after the textiles and chemicals manufacturer announced former CEO Rakshit Hargave's sudden departure, surprising analysts and stoking worries about the company's future growth path in a sector where competition is intensifying rapidly. Since its launch in February 2024, Birla Opus has invested heavily in paint factories across India as well as offered hefty discounts, gaining ground mainly at the expense of market leader Asian Paints. Sahay, who will take charge of India's second-largest paints maker by capacity from February 16, joins from diversified conglomerate ITC, where he last served as executiv
