1] FM Sitharaman, Kamala Harris among Forbes' 100 most powerful women


Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and US Vice President Kamala Harris are among Forbes' 19th annual list of 'World's 100 Most Powerful Women' of 2022

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris are on the 19th annual Forbes list of the "World's 100 Most Powerful Women' of 2022.


While Harris ranks third, Sitharaman is 36th on the list, which was released Tuesday. It highlights "innovators and disruptors who are leading the way on the world stage and redefining traditional power structures."

It's the fourth consecutive year Sitharaman has made the list. Last year, she was ranked 37th; in 2020, 41st; and in 2019, 34th.

In 2021, Harris will become the first woman, the first black woman and the first South Asian American to become U.S. vice president.

A native of California, she was born in Oakland to immigrants - her mother was from India and her father from Jamaica.

Joining Harris on the list is Bela Bajaria, head of Global TV at Netflix, another Indian American woman, who ranked 71st.

Bajaria is responsible for hits such as "Bridgerton," 'The Queen's Gambit," 'Lupin' and 'Cobra Kai."

Before joining Netflix in 2016, Bajaria was president of Universal Television, where she made history as the first woman of color to head a studio.

Born in London, Bajaria was named to TIME 's list of the 100 most influential people in 2022.

Sitharaman was appointed India's first female finance minister in May 2019. Prior to her career in politics, she worked at the British Agricultural Engineers Association and the BBC World Service.


2] Adani among 3 Indian billionaires on Forbes list of philanthropy heroes


Indian billionaires Gautam Adani, Shiv Nadar, and Ashok Soota were named in the 16th edition of Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list released today.




Indian billionaires Gautam Adani, Shiv Nadar and Ashok Soota, and Malaysian-Indian businessman Brahmal Vasudevan and his lawyer wife Shanthi Kandiah were named in the 16th edition of Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list released Tuesday.

The unranked list "highlights leading altruists in the Asia-Pacific region who have demonstrated a strong personal commitment to philanthropic causes," Forbes said in a press release.

Adani was included in the list because he pledged Rs 60,000 crores (USD 7.7 billion) on the occasion of his 60th birthday in June this year. This pledge makes him one of India's most generous philanthropists, the press release said.


3]Three Indian women among 20 Asian lady entrepreneurs in Forbes Nov issue

Soma Mondal, Namita Thapar, Ghazal Alagh, are on the list


Three top Indian businesswomen are featured in the November issue of Forbes Asia, which profiles 20 Asian women who have developed different strategies that have helped their businesses thrive despite the uncertainty of the new normal and three years of Covid-19.

Soma Mondal, chairman of Steel Authority of India Ltd, Namita Thapar, managing director of India's Emcure Pharma, and Ghazal Alagh, co-founder and chief innovation officer of Honasa Consumer, are on the list.

Some of these women have been active in hard-hit sectors such as shipping, real estate and construction, while others continue to innovate in areas such as technology, pharmaceuticals and commodities, Forbes said in a press release Tuesday.