Ambani keeps salary unchanged at ~15 cr

New Delhi: Reliance Industries’ Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani has kept his annual salary capped at Rs 15 crore for the ninth year on the trot and did not take stock options given to other board directors. Ambani, the richest Indian, capped his compensation in 2009 amid a debate on rightsizing of CEO salaries. pti

Dutch PM gifts bicycle to Modi

New Delhi: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte gifted a bicycle to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the latter’s day-long visit to The Netherlands. A picture shared by Modi on Twitter shows him smiling and riding the bicycle. Rutte usually comes to work on a bicycle. ANI

Soni takes over as UPSC member

New Delhi: Gujarat-based educationist Manoj Soni on Wednesday took charge as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Soni is the former Vice-Chancellor of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University. He has been the youngest-ever V-C in India. He will hold the office for a term of six years from the date on which he takes charge or until he attains the age of 65 years. pti