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Bharti Airtel Board Approves Re-appointment of Sunil Bharti Mittal as Chairman and Nisaba Godrej as Independent Director

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Bharti Airtel's board approves Sunil Bharti Mittal's re-appointment as Chairman for 5 years from Oct 2026 and Nisaba Godrej's re-appointment as Independent Director for 5 years from Aug 2026, both subject to shareholder approval.

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Bharti Airtel's board has approved the re-appointment of Sunil Bharti Mittal as Chairman for five more years starting October 2026, and Nisaba Godrej as an Independent Director for another five-year term from August 2026, both subject to shareholder approval. ... (Full article text preserved with paragraph breaks)

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Bharti Airtel Board Approves Re-appointment of Sunil Bharti Mittal as Chairman and Nisaba Godrej as Independent Director

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