Anand Mahindra: News

08 Sep 2023

Jawan

'Jawan' mania: Mahesh Babu to Kangana, celebrities praise SRK starrer

Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan fever has taken over the world and the box office figures are going crazy.

12 Apr 2023

Mahindra & Mahindra

Keshub Mahindra, India's oldest billionaire, dies at 99

Keshub Mahindra, the Chairman Emeritus of Mahindra & Mahindra and India's oldest billionaire, died on Wednesday at the age of 99.

26 Feb 2023

Mumbai

#NewsExplainer: Looking at Whistling Woods International Institute in Mumbai

Situated in Mumbai's Film City, Whistling Woods International (WWI) is a renowned institute of filmmaking and caters to students interested in creative arts and communication.

29 Nov 2022

Gautam Adani

India's 100 richest amassed $25bn more wealth in 2022: Forbes

While the rupee has weakened, raising concerns of inflation and looming recession for the rest of the Indians, it has seemingly no effect on the country's richest bunch.

25 Oct 2022

Winston Churchill

Why is Winston Churchill trending after Sunak became UK PM?

As Rishi Sunak emerged victorious in the race to become the United Kingdom's prime minister—the third in two months—on Monday, over 7,000 kilometers away, Indians were celebrating that he has proved "Winston Churchill" wrong.

20 Jun 2022

Indian Army

Now, Anand Mahindra opens company doors for recruitment of Agniveers

Despite the ongoing unrest over the Centre's recently announced Agnipath military recruitment scheme, Mahindra Group Chairperson Anand Mahindra announced on Monday that youngsters trained under the scheme will be hired by the conglomerate.

15 Mar 2022

Prabhas

'Project K': Nag Ashwin visits Mahindra Research Valley for research

Project K, like all Prabhas-led movies these days, is being made on a large scale. And its director, Nag Ashwin, is utilizing that budget smartly.

26 Jan 2020

Padma Shri

11 business personalities who won Padma awards this year

The Indian government on Saturday announced the names of this year's recipients of the Padma awards.

14 Jan 2020

India

Meet Chandigarh's Harbhajan Kaur who launched her startup at 90

It's never too late to follow your dreams, and Chandigarh's 94-year-old Harbhajan Kaur proves just that.

06 Jul 2019

Amul

Virat Kohli's 87-year-old "passionate fan" bags PepsiCo ad campaign

Earlier this week, an 87-year-old caught everyone's attention.

22 May 2019

X

Anand Mahindra's latest tweet shows 'jugaad' is quintessential Indian trait

Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group, never fails to catch the attention on Twitter with his witty posts.

29 Apr 2019

X

Anand Mahindra tweets about 'perils' of having a smart wife

Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group, remains in news for more reasons than one.

27 Mar 2019

X

Man asks 'money plant kaisa rahega,' Anand Mahindra replies cheekily

Twitter is no stranger to the witty side of the Mahindra Group's Chairman, Anand Mahindra.

09 Mar 2019

X

#Battista: Anand Mahindra's reply to "Kitna Deti Hai" wins Internet

Internet is a strange place. If you think you are witty, you are bound to meet someone who is wittier than you.

19 Jan 2019

India

Anand Mahindra announces nickname for his new car: Details here

A few days ago Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, had asked Twitter users to suggest a nickname for his new Mahindra Alturas G4, which he had just added in his collection.

16 Jan 2019

X

Anand Mahindra wants nickname for his car. There's a prize

We often hear names of car models such as 'Grey Ghost', 'Verito Vibe' or 'Scorpio'. However, the odds of finding one in an Indian language are rare.

20 Dec 2018

X

Real-life 'Phunsuk Wangdu' reveals story of 'Jeep-Roof' to Anand Mahindra

Aamir Khan's blockbuster 3 Idiots gave fame to Sonam Wangchuk, the engineer who inspired the character of Phunsuk Wangdu in the film.

29 Aug 2018

Mahindra & Mahindra

#GamingBytes: Do you know PUBG features Mahindra's tractor?

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or PUBG is one of the most popular online multiplayer games.

02 Aug 2018

X

Remember the shoe-doctor? Anand Mahindra got him a new kiosk

In April, Anand Mahindra couldn't stop praising a cobbler, because of his marketing skills. The cobbler prefers calling himself a shoe doctor, and Mahindra spoke about his out-of-the-box thinking on Twitter.

08 Jun 2018

Karnataka

Amidst tension, Rajinikanth's 'Kaala' opens partially in Karnataka

Amidst tight police presence yesterday, dozens of theaters and six multiplexes in Bengaluru finally screened Tamil superstar Rajinikanth's latest multilingual film 'Kaala'.

19 Apr 2018

WhatsApp

Want Anand Mahindra's funds? Get creative like this cobbler

Thinking out of the box is the key for entrepreneurs who would like business tycoon Anand Mahindra to invest in their start-ups.

16 Apr 2018

Surat

Outraged over Surat rape, Anand Mahindra volunteers to execute rapists

In the wake of the horrific rape cases that have shamed the nation, Anand Mahindra, the Chairman of Mahindra Group, has volunteered to execute the perpetrators.

27 Mar 2018

India

Anand Mahindra proposes to fund an Indian alternative to Facebook

With the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook scandal now spiralling into India as a BJP-Congress political row, billionaire businessman Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to weigh in on his idea of creating an Indian alternative to social networking giant, Facebook.

29 Nov 2017

India

Meet #GES2017 Speaker Tessy Thomas, the Missile Woman of India!

Dr. Tessy Thomas, the "Missile Woman of India", is going to address Global Entrepreneurship Summit-2017 in Hyderabad.

21 Sep 2017

India

Mahindra & Mahindra will launch driverless tractors in 2019

Mahindra & Mahindra recently revealed a prototype of its driverless tractor. The firm plans on launching a fully functional model, for commercial use, in 2019. Before that, it'll launch a driver assist model next year.

13 Jul 2017

Andhra Pradesh

IT employee kills himself due to 'job insecurity'. Alarming enough?

A 25-year-old software engineer from Andhra Pradesh joined a Pune tech company three days ago. On July 12, he jumped from his four-storeyed hotel.

17 Oct 2016

India

FirstCry acquires Mahindra's BabyOye for Rs.362.1 crore

Online baby care portal FirstCry acquired Mahindra Group's e-commerce website for kids' products, BabyOye.

10 Oct 2016

India

Tech Mahindra eyes higher revenues from digital analytics

Tech Mahindra's Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Jagdish Mitra, said that the company is looking to gain nearly 50% of its revenues from digital technology by 2020.

09 Sep 2016

India

Ola strikes Rs.2,600 crore deal with Mahindra

Online cab aggregator, Ola Cabs, announced a partnership with Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra on Thursday.

21 Aug 2016

Mahindra & Mahindra

Mahindra & Mahindra to make an affordable electric SUV

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has started working on what is being reported as the world's "most affordable electric SUV" through the Mahindra Electric unit, which was known earlier as Mahindra Reva.