Monday, September 07
Kotak Mahindra Bank is entering its 40th year at a moment when the financial sector is shifting quickly. Two years after stepping down as CEO, Uday Kotak says he remains committed to strengthening the institution that carries his name. As a board member and large shareholder, he describes his role as ensuring the bank adapts to a changing industry.Alongside him, MD and CEO Ashok Vaswani sees technology as the defining force that will guide the bank’s next phase.In a joint conversation with The Times of India, both leaders laid out their reading of the sector, the future of deposits, the rise of digital banking and the internal culture they believe will help the bank endure.Kotak addressed the recurring rumours about potential acquisitions, including speculation around IDBI Bank. He said
India's scintillating run at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 roared ahead on Day two with Pawan Bartwal (55kg) and Hitesh Gulia (70 kilograms) delivering two of the tournament's biggest results: Pawan stunning World Boxing Cup Brazil gold medalist Altynbek Nursultan, and Hitesh edging past two-time Olympian, 2022 Asian Games gold medalist, and top seed Sewon Okazawa in a gripping split-decision bout. Their victories, along with strong wins from Sumit (75kg), Naveen (90kg), and JadumSingh (50kg), ensured India completed a perfect medal sweep across both sessions, as per a press release from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI). Speaking on the tournament, Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh told the reporters, "It is a very good tournament, we have won a medal, we had a boy who had just
