March 9, 2016 - Former Sequoia Capital analyst Kaushik Anand to drive Google startup investments in India

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Invite Friends Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk In the Netflix series, Narcos, the infamous and powerful druglord Pablo Escobar is shown spending jail-time collecting photographs and building a memoir. While Tihar jail is no La Catedral, Subrata Roy, the once powerful chief of Sahara is writing a trilogy in jail, the first of which, Life Mantras, was released on Feb 1. Unfortunately, it's not a memoir. With allegations of Sahara being the Swiss bank of India, a tell-all would have made for some interesting reading - Comment Digital Former Sequoia Capital analyst Kaushik Anand to drive Google startup investments in India Kaushik Anand could be heading Google start-up investments in India Advt: View your FREE Gartner presentation: How to Take a First Step to Advanced Analytics This presentation will provide you with the fundamental information you need to understand the requirements for getting started with advanced analytics, and planning for the new skills and tools needed. 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HR The 20 jobs where women earn the most Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesSome of the highest-paying jobs for women are in healthcare.There's a lot to celebrate on International Women's Day, including HR How tuning brain can lead to self-motivation If we can learn to control the motivational centres of our brains, will it lead us toward healthier, more productive lives? HR Rural call centre rings in jobs for local unemployed A rural call centre started by entrepreneur RK Misra, who won the Lead India contest of The Times Of India in 2011, has successfully completed five years. Logistics Embassy Industrial Parks Signs 1910 Crore MoU with Government of Haryana at Global Investors Summit 2016 Anshul Singhal, Chief Executive Officer, Embassy Industrial Parks, said, “We are happy to see the proactive and professional approach of the Haryana government to help private companies like Embassy Industrial Parks, grow operations in the state of Haryana. 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It will also promote the making of a common market by eliminating inter-state taxes Logistics Modi govt slow in implementing key reforms like GST: US official Arun Kumar, the US official, said that US companies are looking to India to “approve and implement long-awaited reforms” including the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Land Acquisition Bill and the Bankruptcy Law. Construction Jaiprakash Associates misses interest payment on bonds worth $150 million Firm says dues will be paid from the proceeds of the proposed sale of its cement assets to UltraTech Cement Construction $250 million raised by Kotak Realty Fund Kotak Realty Fund raises the amount from offshore institutional investors to primarily make equity investments in residential projects Construction Buyers seek rollback of stamp duty hike in Noida While the duty hike is taken for providing technological upgradation in infrastructural facilities for the city, residents claim that the Noida Author.. 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