Monday, October 31, 2016

October 31, 2016 - India-New Zealand 5th ODI: Buzz before the storm, cyclone Kyant dampen spirit

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A friend of mine tells me the reason Diwali is celebrated a day before in Tamil Nadu than the northern parts of India probably has something to do with the fact that Lord Rama would have made his first pitstop in Tamil Nadu on his way back from Sri Lanka after defeating Ravana. Happy Diwali!
Here are the links to the editorials this past week
Epic presentation on the future of media and tech
How Costco became the anti-Walmart!
Too sweet or too shrill? The double bind for women
What if you had to live on the poverty line!
Simple mental models for a lifetime of learning

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Sports
India-New Zealand 5th ODI: Buzz before the storm, cyclone Kyant dampen spirit
India-New Zealand 5th ODI: Buzz before the storm, cyclone Kyant  dampen spirit
Nervous Vizag looks skywards, prays that cyclone over Bay of Bengal stays away; curator defends dodgy pitch.


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Sports
From boxer to cop to boxer again, Jitender Kumar revels in rebirth
From boxer to cop to boxer again, Jitender Kumar revels in  rebirth
Jitender Kumar is set to sign up with Infinity Optimal Solutions (IOS), the promoters who manage reigning WBO Asia Pacific champion Vijender Singh.


Sports
India to face South Korea in Asian Champions Trophy semifinal
India to face South Korea in Asian Champions Trophy semifinal
The other semifinal at the Asian Champions Trophy will see Pakistan take on Malaysia with the latter finishing second in the table.


VCCircle Food and Agri Summit 2016

Over the years, the event has been a platform for 2000+ attendees to connect and update themselves on the investment trends in the industry and the latest developments for more details.Click here

Sports
Let MS Dhoni play at number four, he will finish from there: Sourav Ganguly
Let MS Dhoni play at number four, he will finish from there:  Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly wants MS Dhoni to continue batting at no.4 position for India in the shorter-format.


Entertainment
Is Shah Rukh Khan returning in Don 3? It sure seems possible
Is Shah Rukh Khan returning in Don 3? It sure seems  possible
After five years of the release of Don 2, it seems Don 3, the next in the sequence will soon hit the floors. Is Shah Rukh Khan returning in Don 3?


Entertainment
Katrina Kaif at MAMI: I don’t classify roles as glamorous and deglamorous
Katrina Kaif at MAMI: I don’t classify roles as glamorous  and deglamorous
Katrina Kaif answered a fan's question at MAMI about her inclination to take up deglamorous roles.



Politics
Tit For Tat: Pakistan Declares An Indian Diplomat 'Persona Non-Grata,' Orders To Leave Within 48 Hours
Tit For Tat: Pakistan Declares An Indian Diplomat 'Persona Non-Grata,' Orders To Leave Within 48 Hours
Earlier today, India declared a Pakistan High Commission staffer in New Delhi as persona non-grata for espionage activities


Politics
Govt May Change Law On Censor Board, Says M Venkaiah Naidu
Govt May Change Law On Censor Board, Says M Venkaiah Naidu
"Government is open to making necessary changes. Cinematograph Act came in 1952 and film certification has to be done under that Act."



Retail
Urban Ladder reinvents itself with focus on offline stores
Urban Ladder reinvents itself  with focus on offline stores - Financial Express
Online furniture and home decor brand Urban Ladder has unveiled its new brand identity with the tagline Let’s Create, in a bid to open up distribution channels to reach out to new customers.

Retail
India's businesses focused ecommerce segment is transforming online ordering
India's  businesses focused ecommerce segment is transforming online ordering - Economic Times
Primary among these factors is the impending rollout of the proposed Goods and Services Tax, which would simplify selling to business across states.


Telecom
Vodafone India expands 4G network in Gujarat
Vodafone India expands 4G  network in Gujarat - Hindu Business Line
Vodafone says there are no different prices for 4G, so our 3G customer gets 4G services at the same price


Telecom
Sunil Bharti Mittal becomes first Indian to chair prestigious telecom industry Board, GSMA
The GSMA today announced that it has elected Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, as Chairman for the two-year period from January 2017 through December 2018

 



Finance

Finance
Tata Steel assures investors on European business sale plans
Tata Steel assures investors  on European business sale plans - Livemint
Tata Steel says on track for sale or joint venture for its European business and sale of its UK assets, a day after Cyrus Mistry made public the extent of writedowns



Logistics
GST will necessitate over 51 million SMEs in India to consider reinvesting or redefining their business processes; SAP and Assocham's tech resource centre helping with simple structure
GST will necessitate over 51  million SMEs in India to consider reinvesting or redefining their business processes; SAP and Assocham's tech resource centre helping with simple  structure - Economic Times
SAP in partnership with Assocham launched a resource centre that will be a one-stop portal for businesses looking at adopting or migrating to technology that will make them future ready for GST


Logistics
Air India: A consortium of 19 banks are looking at converting Rs 10,000 cr debt into equity, then banks could hold up to 40% stake in airline
Air India: A consortium of 19  banks are looking at converting Rs 10,000 cr debt into equity, then banks could hold up to 40% stake in airline - Firstpost
Restructuring of loans is critical to Air India’s turnaround. But it also brings to mind a similar attempt to involve banks in another airline’s turnaround



HR
India faces deepening crisis on job front: CPI-M
India faces deepening crisis  on job front: CPI-M - Business Standard
Saying India is facing a deepening crisis on the employment front, the CPI-M has said THAT the failure to create jobs "is the single biggest failure of the Modi government".


HR
Twitter beats revenue estimates, cuts 9 per cent jobs
Twitter beats revenue  estimates, cuts 9 per cent jobs - India Today
The social network has been struggling to sign up new users amid competition from nimbler rivals such as Instagram and Snapchat.



Software
Qualcomm to acquire NXP Semiconductors for $47 billion : Plans to expand its reach beyond phones
Qualcomm to acquire NXP  Semiconductors for $47 billion : Plans to expand its reach beyond phones - Firstpost
Qualcomm Inc said on Thursday it agreed to buy NXP Semiconductors NV for about $47 billion, including debt, as it seeks to expand the reach of its chips from phones to cars.


Software
IBM acquires Bangalore-based Sanovi Technologies to boost hybrid cloud
IBM acquires  Bangalore-based Sanovi Technologies to boost hybrid cloud - Economic Times
Sanovi was founded in 2003 and has operations in the United States, the Middle East, and Asia.



Marketing

Marketing
MakeMyTrip posts a net loss of $34.9 million in September quarter : Report
MakeMyTrip  posts a net loss of $34.9 million in September quarter : Report - Medianama
Online travel agent MakeMyTrip has reported a loss of $34.9 million for the quarter ended September, 2016 (Q2 FY17). This is the 16th straight quarter of losses for the company. Losses were up from $12.2 million in the same quarter last year. However, the company reported revenues of $83.1  mill



Construction

Construction


Digital
Snapdeal looks to consolidate ops; moving to co-working hubs to trim cost
Snapdeal looks  to consolidate ops; moving to co-working hubs to trim cost - news
Startups has picked up an entire floor in co-working space provider Awfis Space Solutions hub in Andheri (west) that has a total capacity of 255 seats.


Digital
24 karat gold on the got: Bluestone launches vending machine that sells gold
24 karat gold  on the got: Bluestone launches vending machine that sells gold  - NextShark
Rich Indians love their shiny treasures, which might explain the growing number of startups in India, most of which are online shops, that are continuously tapping on the country’s notorious age-old obsession with both gold and jewelry. One particular company is Bluestone, a startup backed by Indian businessman Ratan Tata, which has just created a gold-vending machine for …



Ecommerce
Flipkart and Tiger Global-backed Ather Energy raises Rs 180cr funding from Hero MotoCorps
Flipkart and Tiger  Global-backed Ather Energy raises Rs 180cr funding from Hero MotoCorps - YourStory.com
In an earlier chat with ET, Ather Energy executives had said that the company had capped initial production at 10,000 units across three markets - Bengaluru, Chennai and Pune. The investment by Hero MotoCorp is expected to be made in tranches.


Franchise



/ArchivesArchives
Embraer pays $206 million to settle graft case involving India, other nations in US
Embraer pays $206 million to  settle graft case involving India, other nations in US - Economic Times
The fine due to US and Brazilian authorities is in line with a $200 million provision Embraer made in July.




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Railways to lease out abandoned buildings to ecommerce companies
Railways to  lease out abandoned buildings to ecommerce companies - Economic Times
The move is seen helping the railways become an end-to-end logistics provider and monetise its real estate.



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Manish Sisodia lauds Arun Jaitley over GST, says 'grateful' to him for this reform, right time for this billl in the country
Manish Sisodia lauds Arun  Jaitley over GST, says 'grateful' to him for this reform, right time for this billl in the country - India.com
As per my view, the governments which have implemented the GST across the world have been unpopular (among some sections who have to adjust during the transition),




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AdLift bags digital media mandate for ASICS India
AdLift bags digital media  mandate for ASICS India - ET BrandEquity - ETBrandEquity.com
The mandate includes managing content across digital media platforms, search engine optimisation (SEO), and website management and maintenance.




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Haji Ali Dargah Trust Tells Supreme Court They're Ready To Give Equal Access To Women In Sanctum Sanctorum
Haji Ali Dargah Trust Tells Supreme Court They're Ready To Give Equal Access To Women In Sanctum Sanctorum
NEW DELHI -- Women will be granted acce to the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai on par with men, the Dargah Trust told the Supreme Court today and sought four weeks to make the requ...


/MarketingArchives
Apple’s iPhone sales in India up 50% YoY but no absolute numbers
Apple’s  iPhone sales in India up 50% YoY but no absolute numbers - Medianama
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said that iPhone sales in India were up 50% year-on-year during an analyst call for the quarter ended September 24, 2016 (Q4FY16). However, Cook did not give out absolute numbers in terms of units which were sold. In the previous quarter (Q3FY16), iPhone sales in India gr




/SportsArchives
It’s either Virat Kohli or bust
It’s either Virat Kohli or bust
Over last 10 months, Virat Kohli has got little support from his mates — MS Dhoni’s 80 in Mohali was exception


/LifeArchives
In a world where Apple bought Time Warner
In a world where Apple bought Time Warner
AT&T ended up buying Time Warner. But that doesn't mean Apple couldn't have.


/HRArchives
The payroll outsourcing market in Asia Pacific
The market is forecast to grow at 11% CAAGR to reach $1.2bn by 2020, approximately twice the rate of the overall market.




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Media and entertainment sector revenue to hit Rs2-2.2 trillion by 2020 : study
Media and  entertainment sector revenue to hit Rs2-2.2 trillion by 2020 : study - Livemint
Media industry on the cusp of a consumption boom driven by digital media and increase in number of digitally connected rural consumers




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Tata Steel’s Europe joint venture may get delayed by Cyrus Mistry ouster
Tata  Steel’s Europe joint venture may get delayed by Cyrus Mistry ouster - Livemint
Cyrus Mistry was the driver of the Tata Steel’s strategy to sell-off its European assets




/SoftwareArchives
Why going easy on cyber security could turn India's dream run with technology into a nightmare?
Why going easy on cyber  security could turn India's dream run with technology into a nightmare? - Scroll.in
The breach of debit cards data has left an estimated 3.2 million Indian customers vulnerable.




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Alibaba launches 'Global E-Commerce Talents' programme in India
Alibaba  launches 'Global E-Commerce Talents' programme in India - Business Standard
Global e-commerce giant Alibaba on Tuesday launched its "Global E-commerce Talents" (GET) programme in India.

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Shivpal Yadav To Invite 'Like Minded' Socialists For An SP Party Event
Shivpal Yadav To Invite 'Like Minded' Socialists For An SP Party Event
A weakened SP is now looking for alliances to take on BJP and BSP in the polls due early next year.


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Analyse This: Modi Asks Officials To Study The Disappointing World Bank Rankings For India
Analyse This: Modi Asks Officials To Study The Disappointing World Bank Rankings For India
India ranked a low 130 in this year's 'ease of business' rankings.


/ConstructionArchives
Cement roads in Maharashtra promoted by Nitin Gadkari and Fadnavis
Cement roads in Maharashtra  promoted by Nitin Gadkari and Fadnavis - Masterbuilder
Union Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Minister, Nitin Gadkari along with Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis performed “bhoomipoojan"




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/Logistics /HR /HR /LifeArchives
The secrets behind the Surface Studio design
The secrets behind the Surface Studio design
This is how you make a floating sheet of pixels.


/TelecomArchives
Telecom gear companies look to gain from spectrum auctions
Telecom gear companies look to  gain from spectrum auctions - Economic Times
At the countrys biggest auction of telecom spectrum earlier this month, top telcos bought airwaves on which networks will be rolled out and expanded.


/LifeArchives
Have we reached peak Twitter trolling?
Have we reached peak Twitter trolling?
The trolling feels relentless.


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India pips US in smartphone connections
India pips US in smartphone  connections - Times of India
India overtook the United States to become the world's second-largest smartphone market with an installed base of 275 million devices.


/WorkArchives
Five Things You Are Getting Wrong With Your Media Pitches
Five Things You  Are Getting Wrong With Your Media Pitches
If you are doing media relations yourself, there are a few common mistakes that, once you are aware of them, are easily avoided. Here are five things to stop getting wrong with your media pitching.


/DigitalArchives
Exclusive: The sort of Indian fintech startups Orange Growth Partners is looking to invest in
Exclusive: The sort of Indian  fintech startups Orange Growth Partners is looking to invest in
Amsterdam-headquartered fintech investment firm Orange Growth Capital is setting foot in India. The three-year-old venture capital firm, which has a $150 million global fund, is focused on investments in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Operating out of Singapore in Asia, the firm has alread




/DigitalArchives
Idea Q2 profit slumps 88% to ₹92 cr on rising expenses
Idea Q2 profit slumps 88% to  ₹92 cr on rising expenses
No.3 telecom company looks to increase investment in the network by ₹1,000 crore




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Ajay Devgn on Karan Johar forced to pay Rs 5 cr: Nobody should pressure us
Ajay Devgn on Karan Johar forced to pay Rs 5 cr: Nobody  should pressure us
Ajay Devgn is against MNS' diktat that Karan Johar should pay Rs 5 crore to army welfare fund for casting Pakistani actor Fawad Khan in the film.


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Filmmakers react to what society tells us, says Rahul Bose
Filmmakers react to what society tells us, says Rahul Bose
Actor Rahul Bose has a career spanning two decades. He has mostly been part of unconventional films, including several projects directed by Aparna Sen.


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Ajay Devgn on Shivaay: Kiss, lovemaking scenes were not chopped by censor
Ajay Devgn on Shivaay: Kiss, lovemaking scenes  were not chopped by censor
Ajay Devgn’s Shivaay was passed with only one cut by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).


/EcommerceArchives
Cases against Amazon, Flipkart for flouting packaging norms
These packages did not conform to the 'Package Commodity Rules, 2011,' the release said.



/FranchiseArchives
Are you providing the solid leadership required to meet your ROI targets?
Are you  providing the solid leadership required to meet your ROI targets? - Franchise Business
How is the leadership within your franchise? Top class? Could be better?


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