June 1, 2016 - Saina Nehwal enters Rd 2, Manu Attri-Ashwini Ponnappa duo loses in Indonesia Open

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Invite Friends Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk Ok, so 2 stories for today. Entrepreneurs live in their businesses so much that it often leads to identity crises, especially when things go bad. This article examines this issue with some examples. Founders are advised to read it for empathy. The second story is about how boards with women are less likely to try to buy other companies, and when they do, the deals are smaller. And this is a good thing! Full story here. Sports Saina Nehwal enters Rd 2, Manu Attri-Ashwini Ponnappa duo loses in Indonesia Open Manu Attri and Ashwini Ponnappa lost 14-21 25-27 to Terry Hee and Wei Han Tan in a 30-minute match. Sports Euro 2016 squads: All the final squads for summer’s tournament Euro 2016 squads: Final rosters for all 24-teams for the four week extravaganza in France that commences on June 10. Sports After winning Ironman title 13 times, Dr Kaustubh Radkar is the fastest at Comrades Marathon The Comrades Marathon is the world's largest and oldest race, and run annually in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Sports Rio Olympics: Ravinder Khatri qualifies for Greco-Roman wrestling Ravinder Khatri won eight bouts and lost two to qualify for the Rio Olympics. Sports Alastair Cook has got good chance of challenging Sachin Tendulkar, says Sunil Gavaskar Alastair Cook is the 12th batsman and only the second opener to get to 10,000 runs in Tests. Sports I’m Praggnanandhaa, world’s youngest ever chess International Master World’s youngest to achieve the norm, 10-year-old has the ability to analyze game way beyond his age. Entertainment Pope Francis honours George Clooney, Richard Gere, Salma Hayek Pope Francis honoured Richard Gere, George Clooney and Salma Hayek with the Olive Medal of Peace in an event to promote the Scholas Occurrentes foundation. Entertainment Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher mourn producer Vikas Mohan’s death Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar and Satish Kaushik on Tuesday mourned the death of producer and trade analyst Vikas Mohan. Entertainment Udta Punjab’s story is told through music: Amit Trivedi Amit Trivedi says the dark and trippy music of Udta Punjab is the character extension of its lead Shahid Kapoor. Entertainment A R Rahman to get top Japanese culture prize Music maestro A R Rahman has been announced as the recipient of Grand Fukuoka Prize 2016. Retail Govt rejects Apple's plea for exemption from local sourcing; seeks more info from LeEco This lack of a clear definition has the government concerned about the element of discretion being used by officials in deciding which company qualifies as ‘cutting-edge. Retail Xiaomi doesn't want waiver of norms for retail outlets; its Make in India to involve 30% local sourcing Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, which had earlier sought an exemption from the mandatory 30% local sourcing norms to set up its own retail outlets in India, has now said it doesn’t need the waiver any more, department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) secretary Ramesh Abhishek said on Monday. Retail India's e-commerce start-ups are setting a dangerous precedent India’s hottest new companies are busy losing money by the fistfuls, even as they continue to grow Retail Blueair announces leadership changes for West and South Asia Blueair has announced a new structure and leadership for the west and south Asia region, encompassing India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Middle East by appointing Girish Bapat as the region's sales director. Politics Madhya Pradesh Government Wants Transferred IAS Officer To Explain 'Anti-Modi' Post On Facebook Days after IAS officer Ajay Singh Gangwar was transferred, following a Facebook post in which he praised Jawaharlal Nehru, the Madhya Pradesh government has sought an explanation from him over his com Politics Dadri Lynching: Meat Sample Belongs To Cow Or Its Progeny, Says Forensic Report NEW DELHI -- Eight months after a Muslim man was lynched by a mob alleging that he had slaughtered a calf, and six months after the preliminary report said that the sample of meat recovered from his h Politics India Tops Global Slavery Index With 18.35 Million People Enslaved India has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of people in the world trapped in modern slavery with 18.35 million victims of forced labour, ranging from prostitution and begging, acco Politics It's Up To Us All to End Child Labour A young boy named Kalu, who had been rescued from a carpet-weaving unit in Bihar, once raised a compelling and very significant question when he met then-President Bill Clinton. In conversation with t Telecom Indian telecom sector clocking single digit growth due to high digital illiteracy rates : COAI According to the industry body, 90% of Indians remain digitally illiterate, which is also a big reason for the telecom industry's declining revenues. Telecom India's GDP could be $1 trillion more by 2020 if all citizens go online The report, titled "Connecting the world: Ten mechanisms for global inclusion", is based on a study done by PricewaterhouseCoopers for Facebook. Telecom Airtel chief bemoans rising costs in India – report Telecom Call drops: COAI says telcos are not using RLT tech to cheat customers Industry body COAI today rejected allegation of "inappropriately" using the Radio Link Timeout (RLT) technology for masking call drops. It is used globally by all operators to ensure optimal customer experience. Digital Uber official meets Nirmala Sitharaman and discusses its issues, including Karnataka's latest regulations on cab aggregators According to reports, the transport authorities had said that many aggregator companies have not obtained licensed from authorities and violating norms. Digital Online drug marketplace 1mg raises funds from Swiss investor HBM Healthcare Online drug marketplace 1mg, operated by Gurgaon-based 1mg Technologies Pvt Ltd, has secured funding from Swiss investment firm HBM Healthcare Investments in an addition to its recently closed Series B round. This is HBM’s first direct investment in a digital health company in India, 1mg said in Digital Equalization levy for online advertisers likely to increase costs for Indian units of global firms The finance ministry has notified that the equalisation levy (popularly known as Google tax) introduced in this budget, will come into force from June.. Digital Rocket Internet-backed fashion e-commerce Jabong revenue grows in Q1 as losses shrink Rocket Internet-incubated fashion e-commerce venture Jabong that hit a speed bump in the second half of 2015 has begun the new year with a marked improvement in performance while simultaneously cutting down operating loss. The firm posted its best transaction volumes, net revenue and gross mercha Software Why Mobile developers in e-Commerce enjoy twice the salary compared to others? A new report dubbed India Mobile Talent 2016 released along with Belong, a data-driven talent acquisition platform, has revealed some interesting insights about mobile developers in e-commerce space across the nation. Software Internet-based calls like Whatsapp, Skype may soon become the norm of Telecom players as well Internet-based calls offered by the likes of Skype and Whatsapp at sharply lower costs than telcos was the trigger for the net neutrality debate in India. Software Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi withdraws request for exemption to 30% local sourcing rule The Chinese smartphone maker is learnt to have removed the specific demand since its local manufacturing will include sourcing as per the government norms. Software Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella pitches skype for 'Aadhar' This is Nadella's third visit to the country since he took over as Microsoft CEO in February 2014. In December, he was in Mumbai and had also visited THub in Hyderabad. Finance Govt wants cash-rich CPSEs to buy back shares from market Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, or DIPAM, releases guidelines on capital restructuring, in a move to help the govt achieve its disinvestment target Finance Efforts to link bank accounts with Aadhaar gather steam The government’s efforts are primarily geared towards fixing leaks in the direct benefit transfer schemes and ensure people got the funds in a secure manner Finance IRDAI warns Sahara India Life Insurance on non-compliance IRDAI has warned Sahara India Life Insurance Co for non-compliance of 'Expenses of Management' (EoM) norms, and asked it to bring the expenditure levels within the limits by 2016-17-end. Finance Inability to raise capital will hurt PSB market share: Fitch In a note titled ‘India Bank Credit Profiles at Risk Under Heavy Losses Fitch said public sector banks balance sheets could become unstable if they cannot raise more capital. Construction Thomas Cook India and Vista Rooms enter into a partnership The partnership provides customers online booking options via thomascook.in covering standalone accommodation, and as inclusions in the company's holi.. Construction Tirupati gearing up for smart city competition Tirupati stood at 22nd place in the first round, falling short of just two ranks to be selected in the top 20 smart cities list Construction DLF to sell 32 screens to PVR for revised price of Rs 433 crore In June last year, PVR had announced the acquisition of DT Cinemas for Rs 500 crore after aborting from a similar deal in February 2010. Construction Robert Vadra gets Sonia's support on 'owning' benami property in London This is also a political conspiracy. What do you mean by Congress-mukt Bharat? Everyday they give excuses and level wrong allegations, said Sonia Gand.. HR Boost productivity to make most of population edge -- Indian finance minister TOKYO -- Enhancing productivity across the region would help to ensure the coming years are "Asian decades," Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said HR IT Sector in India is likely to produce 10.5 lakh jobs till 2020 In the coming years,if all goes well, India is capable of excellent job opportunities in the IT Sector. HR Geological Survey of India is hiring, apply before July 28 All the candidates can now apply for various posts at The Geological Survey of India, Kolkata. HR The Indian Jobs Machine Is Faltering, And Here's How To Fix It Without growth, jobs won’t come but without jobs, growth itself will falter. Logistics Chennai Port becomes the deepest port for container ships in India CHENNAI: Chennai port is now the deepest port among the 12 major ports in India and can now handle large ships, according to the Chennai Port chairman, Cyril Ge... Logistics New airline 'POP', of Stansted's proposes long-haul routes to Amritsar and Gujarat A new airline launching a direct route not served by any other airline out of London is pretty newsworthy stuff. But multiply that by a factor of two, sprinkle in a crowdfunded launch proposition and a generous dose of philanthropy – the airline has committed to donating 51 per cent of its profits to funding social projects – and you have "POP", a new low-cost airline that plans to rev up its engines for flights out of Stansted before the end of the year. Logistics Road rage: Uber cabbie stabbed to death in Noida An Uber driver, Gaurav Chauhan (23), was killed in Noida around Sunday midnight after an argument with another motorist and three bikers in what looks like a case of road rage, but police are not ruling out personal enmity as reason for the murder. Logistics Centre plans to limit air fare surge during peak travel season ot during calamities Domestic air travellers may soon be protected from the sharp surges in fares during peak travel seasons or in times of calamities, both natural and man-made. Ecommerce Volatile environment, huge pressure to perform drive startup employees into depression The young and restless ecosystem is turning dreams into nightmares. A Psychologist says the number of patients from startups has gone up two-fold in the last six months. Ecommerce Jabong's revenue up 14% at Rs 243.78 crore for Q1 of 2016 Rival of Myntra, Voonik and Koovs, is now planning to shed several low-margin brands, including three-fourth of its private labels, in a bid to cut losses. Ecommerce Nextbit Robin pre-orders exhausted on Flipkart before sale The company has run out of units of Nextbit Robin, and will be available on Flipkart within a week. Ecommerce Love shopping online? Now, Flipkart introduces the 'No Cost EMI' option Flipkart's 'No Cost EMI' entails zero processing fee, zero down payment and zero interest for customers. Marketing Regulatory framework for online media, calling and messaging? : TRAI’s new Net Neutrality pre-consultation paper Internet apps providing Internet telephony (VoIP) services and Instant Messaging pose a threat for customer privacy and national security, the Indian telecom regulator TRAI (pdf) has said in a pre-consultation paper. The TRAI suggests a need for a detailed regulatory framework for VoIP and messa Marketing Leo Burnett's digital agency company photo to merge with Publicis iStrat : Report Indigo iStrat will have more than 300 employees with headquarters in New Delhi, and will work with all Publicis Communications companies in India. Marketing Ad-blocking software use for smartphones surges : Study Marketing Google tax for businesses advertising online in India from June 1 India's Central Board of Direct taxes today released a notice announcing details of a new 6 percent tax that will be imposed on payments made to nonresidents for online advertising beginningr . . . TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India