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Salesforce’s Trailblazing Women Summit in Hyderabad united over 350 women leaders to discuss gender equality and innovation. The event underscored the need for diverse leadership, aiming to turn insights into actions for workplace equality and driving substantial change.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not be running in the presidential election due next month. The ruling party - LDP - is due to hold an internal leadership contest next month. The Liberal Democratic Party has governed japan almost uninterrupted since 1945. Why does Fumio Kishida not running for his re-elections? Here’s why!

Hamas political wing leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran on Wednesday. Issuing a statement, the Hamas blamed Israel, and said that he was killed in a ‘treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran.’ Watch to know more! #hamas #israel #israelhamaswar #ismailhaniyeh

BRITAIN-POLITICS/CONSERVATIVES (PIX):Priti Patel enters race to lead UK opposition Conservative Party

Interview with Sumeet Mehta, Co-founder, LEAD | This is the very first episode of Founder Diaries, a series in which we explore why start-up founders actually started up - leaving their salaried jobs for a mission which they felt strongly about, how they went about the whole process & how they overcame the challenges of the start up ecosystem. In this episode, LEAD’s co-founder talks about why he & his wife left their job in Singapore to come back to India and start up, how far they’ve come and what’s the mission statement that drives them. Mehta also shares some valuable tips for those who want to take the leap into the startup space, saying ’if you have a plan B, don’t start it at all!’. Watch

TESLA-MUSK/TOURS (PIX):Musk offers factory tours to investors as he seeks support for his pay package

Toronto-Dominion Bank is confronting shareholders at a moment when investors and executives alike are clamoring for clarity on potential penalties in a US probe and the future of the firm’s leadership.

2 months saying he was confident Wipro had the right leadership, Thierry Delaporte resigned as CEO of India’s 4th largest IT company. His contract was due to end only in June 2025. Wipro veteran Srinivas Pallia, who has worked at the company for over 30 years will now take his place. Can Pallia reverse 5 key things that have recently gone wrong at Wipro? Watch

If you had to wager a guess, who would you pick as the most powerful Indian today? Chances are, you’d say the Prime Minister. And that’s also who the list of ‘Most Powerful Indians 2024’ published by the Indian Express features. But who are the others? Watch this full video to find out.