India, May 10 -- Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been featured on the cover of TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies of 2026 issue, prompting a proud reaction from his alma mater, IIT Kharagpur. The institute shared the magazine cover on its official X account and hailed Pichai's journey from its classrooms to global technology leadership.

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In its post, IIT Kharagpur wrote, "From the classrooms of the IIT Kharagpur to the cover of TIME. Our distinguished alumnus Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and @Google, has been featured on the cover of TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies of 2026 issue, recognising Alphabet's transformative leadership in Artificial Intelligence, gl...