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Rekha Murthy joins Rediff.com board as Independent Director
MUMBAI: Rediff.com India has drafted in heavyweight technology veteran Rekha Murthy as an independent director, bolstering its board as the AI-focused platform firm pushes into payments and enterprise software and keeps its IPO options open.
The appointment signals sharper intent at Rediff.com, which is repositioning itself from a legacy internet brand into a data and AI-led business with ambitions beyond content and advertising.
Murthy brings close to 35 years of global leadership experience across technology, enterprise software and consulting. She has held senior roles at IBM, PeopleSoft, digital equipment corporation, Wyse Technology, Korn Ferry International and Harvard business publishing, spanning markets in India, Asia Pacific and the US.
She sits on the boards of multiple international companies. She is also the founder of far vision consulting and works closely with global start-ups as an investor, advisor and mentor.
At Rediff.com, Murthy is expected to play a central role in shaping AI-led strategy, tightening governance and preparing the company for life in the public markets, should it pull the trigger on a listing.
An alumna of Harvard business school and IIM Bangalore, with an engineering degree from Bangalore university and a diploma from NYU, Murthy has built and scaled businesses across sales, product, strategy and P&L leadership. She has also helped launch three start-ups, adding entrepreneurial bite to boardroom gravitas.
As Rediff.com plots its next chapter, the message is unmistakable. This is not a nostalgia play. With murthy on the board, the company is signalling it wants to think bigger, move faster and finally act its age in the AI era.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
