June 27, 2016 - Chile beat Argentina 4-2 on penalties to retain Copa America Title

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Invite Friends Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk If you thought Indian politicians can be vengeful and vicious in bringing down their enemies, wait till you read how the Chinese communist party deals with its foes. The usual practice is to go after the individual, not his policies or agendas. Getting personal is not just ok, it is the main strategy. More in this article. Sports Chile beat Argentina 4-2 on penalties to retain Copa America Title Chile upset Argentina with a penalty shootout victory in the Copa America final to retain the title they had won last year. Sports Lionel Messi retires from international football after heartbreak in Copa America final Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football following a loss in Copa Amercia final against Chile. Sports Euro 2016: Belgium’s Eden Hazard rewards coach’s Marc Wilmots faith with stellar display Eden Hazard was the driving force behind Belgium's 4-0 drubbing of Hungary in a round of 16-match in Euro 2016. Sports Rio 2016 Olympics: India hit maiden century of athletes for Olympics Four more athletes qualifying for the Rio Games swelled India’s Olympics contingent to hundred for the first time. Sports At Express Adda today, Rohit Sharma on new coach, young team Rohit Sharma, a Team India regular in all formats of the game, is expected to play a big role in this important transition under coach Anil Kumble. Sports Euro 2016: Alvaro Morata could be key for Spain against Italy Alvaro Morata, who was criticized for poor finishes in Spain's opening game against Czech Republic, will be up against Italy. Entertainment IIFA 2016: Mohenjo Daro is one of Ashutosh Gowariker’s shortest films, says Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan said that he is really glad to be a part of the “difficult film” and is very happy with the feedback of the promo. Entertainment IIFA 2016 winners: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh win top laurels Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh bagged the Best Actor (Female) and Best Actor (Male) trophy at IIFA 2016 for their performance in Piku and Bajirao Mastani respectively. Entertainment Game of Thrones: HBO released 6 photos from the finale; what do they suggest? HBO recently released six pictures from the last episode of Game of Thrones which have left fans guessing. Entertainment Udta Punjab releases in Pakistan against wish of producers Abhishek Chaubey said that the makers of film Udta Punjab had decided against the film's release in Pakistan as they were unhappy with the cuts. Telecom While India Gets Used to 4G Speeds; US Kicks Off 5G Plans FCC begins process to get 5G Internet on track; hopes service providers will act fast.   Telecom A majority of Indians find mobile advertising most annoying Sixty per cent of Gen X, Gen Y and millennials in India are annoyed with mobile advertising and mark the ads as annoying and obtrusive, according to a survey by VoIP (voice over internet protocol) app Nanu. Approximately 52 per cent of the 3,735 Telecom Start-up, telecom officials spar over cloud telephony service “Our lines were disconnected without giving any notice to us,” said Ambarish Gupta, 38-year-old chief executive of Knowlarity.The start-up approached the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Trib Telecom India accelerates to 4G NEW DELHI: The Indian smartphone market is rapidly transitioning to 4G handsets even though it may be some time before the relevant network technology is available across the country. Politics India Will 'Not Count The Bullets While Retaliating' To Pakistan, Says Rajnath Singh Home Minister Rajnath Singh has accused Pakistan of trying to destabilise India, a day after militants ambushed a CRPF convoy in Kashmir killing 8 personnel, and said a central team will look into pos Politics ‘If i disregard discipline, there would be a bloodbath’: Subramanian attacks Arun Jaitley Subramanian Swamy in a veiled threat to Arun Jaitley tweeted saying that if he "disregarded discipline there will be a bloodbath." Politics BJP Upset Over Swamy's Tirades Against Jaitley, Top Babus The BJP leadership is said to be upset over its MP Subramanian Swamy's open attacks on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and top bureaucrats and has taken a serious view of the matter. Party sources sa Politics Congress Targets PM Modi Over NSG Meet, Says It Was 'An Embarrassment' To India NEW DELHI -- Terming the developments at the NSG meet in Seoul as an "embarrassment" to India, Congress today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to realise that diplomacy needs "de Retail Move over Flipkart, Amazon: Second-hand e-bookstores are uniting bibliophiles Hindustan Times Bibliofreaks , another online second-hand bookstore, was launched in 2013. The owners, Ganesh Reddy Indireddy and Indireddy Siva Sankar Reddy from Hyderabad, say e-commerce giants like Amazon and Flipkart motivated them to start their business. Retail How India is taking its first brave bites of gourmet chocolate All Things uses only Belgian chocolate (the promoters say they are able to choose their chocolate and make adjustments while it is still being processed in Belgium). Retail Sebi set to allow e-commerce firms to sell mutual funds A Sebi panel on digitization of financial services, headed by Nandan Nilekani, has submitted its recommendation, which were then forwarded to Amfi Retail Entry of conglomerates set to shake up online fashion retail Dominant players such as Myntra and Jabong feel the heat as Tatas, Aditya Birla Group and Reliance enter the fray Finance When the world is jittery over Brexit, India has reasons to smile; here’s why If you can afford to survive this knee-jerk response of the market with a little bit of patience, without fear and anxiety, better things are in store for you in future. Finance Indian banking's 'weak underbelly' exposed: Kotak New Delhi, Jun 26 () Warning of "more bad news" on the stressed loans front in the Indian banking sector, eminent banker Uday Kotak has said its "weak underbelly" has resurfaced strongly and the story is not over yet, though lenders have begun cleaning up their books. Finance What's not so cool about India's start-ups The new breed of companies may be hubs of fun and innovation, but rampant sexism shows old habits die hard Finance Fairfax Financial Holdings seeks RBI approval for 10% stake in Kerala's Catholic Syrian Bank “The bank needs constant capital …we are talking to many investors including Fairfax,” said S Santhanakrishnan chairman, Catholic Syrian Bank. Digital 88 startups, most of whom have names ending with ‘solutions’ or ‘innovation’, make it to the Rs 10,000 crore startup funds Even as these start-ups wait for funds from marquee investors, the govt is planning another start-up conference in August Digital Minority shareholders of ecommerce company AskMe Group at war with its Malaysian owner Astro Holdings "Despite best efforts of the board and management, AskMe, has been unable to meet its plans due to lack of scale, among other factors, said Astro. Digital PE veteran Manish Kheterpal launches WaterBridge Ventures to invest $15 million in technology startups WaterBridge Ventures will primarily look to invest between Rs 75 lakh and Rs 3.5 crore in 12-15 ventures, and has a fund life cycle of 5-7 years, according to Kheterpal. Digital Technology companies like Microsoft welcome Trai’s cloud computing paper "A strong technology infrastructure that harnesses the power of global technology innovations is crucial for Indias growth,” said a Microsoft India spokesperson. HR India looks at SMEs Indian High Commissioner to Fiji Vishvas Sapkal said a memorandum of sgreement between the country's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism and the Indian Government would pave the way for assistance towards the SME sector.   HR Higher quality key to reaching market potential Tea was first introduced to Hawaii in the late 19th century, but it wasn’t until almost a century later that researchers began to fully explore the crop’s potential. HR GE Digital to hire 300 over next two years GE Digital outside Detroit is planning to hire 300 workers to aid the company's transformation into software company   HR More jobs, entrepreneurship opportunities needed to promote women empowerment: ASSOCHAM There is an urgent need to create more jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities to promote women empowerment thereby making them economically independent... Software Will Indian IT firms face disruption and spending cut in EU? Europe is the second largest market for the Indian IT and BPO industry, contributing almost 30% of the industrys export revenue with UK. Software IT CEOs like Vishal Sikka are earning 935 times the median employee remuneration Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka is paid the most, and has the highest ratio of CEO compensation to median employee remuneration. Software Why Brexit could make life difficult for Indian IT professionals? Brexit could hurt Indian professionals migrating to the UK for work and also for those who have to move between the UK and EU. Ecommerce Indian startups will go through a grind, but it won't be a winner-takes-all market: Nikesh Arora In his first interview to Indian media after quitting SoftBank, Nikesh Arora, till recently the successor-in-waiting to founder Masayoshi Son, says it.. Ecommerce LeMall receives 1 lakh registrations for first flash sale in India of newly-unveiled "superphones" Le 2 and Le Max2 LeMall is the world's second largest smartphone market and its launch in India symbolises an important milestone in establishing LeEco's online footpr.. Ecommerce Shopclues expects to register more than two fold jump in GMV from its platform at USD 3 billion by the end of current financial year Buying a premium Superphone is always a complex and sometimes vexing decision making process. From decision making to final purchase, a number of parameters Ecommerce Flipkart looking at China to source cheaper products and make the offerings on its platform more wide-ranging and attractive Bulk-buying from China invariably yields good prices.Flipkart is tapping China for categories such as electronics, apparel and household items. Logistics Govt allows airlines to import upto 18 year old planes, keeping oter technical norms in view, may give a boost to airline sector Decisions determine where we end up in life, sometimes for the better, and sometimes for worse. This is especially relevant right after school. While parental and peer pressure can compel you to enrol Logistics Noida transport department suspends 80 driver licences in May, due to drunk driving and other causes The Noida transport department suspended 80 driving licences last month and has received recommendations to suspend over 120 licences for a minimum of three months, said officials. Logistics Undersea tunnel likely for Juhu coastal road stretch, the link may cost Rs 4,800 cr The government is likely to opt for an undersea tunnel for the Juhu Chowpatty stretch of the coastal road, ensuring that it will not affect any runway expansion plans of the airport there. Logistics Duty-free shops at airports now out of FSSAI purview Food, drinks and other edibles sold at duty-free shops at all airports will no longer need an approval stamp from India’s top food regulatory body. Construction Housing board rapped by Madras High Court over unused public buildings The secretary of urban development department convened a meeting and passed a resolution to hand over the buildings in February 2012. Construction New VMC commissioner reviews Smart City projects The VMC has prepared a series of projects for the area-based projects that are a part of the Smart City proposal. Construction Smart city tag demanded for 3 more cities by Odisha CM The chief minister was interacting with the Prime Minister on video conference from Pune on Saturday when he made this demand. Construction Smart City projects in 20 cities launched by PM Modi "There cannot be a transformation as long as we take things in bits and pieces. We need to adopt a comprehensive, inter-connected and vision-oriented .. Marketing At Cannes, Indian ad firms roar with 27 metals : Report As the curtains fell on the 63rd edition of the advertisement festival on Saturday, Indian agencies celebrated well into the night. Ogilvy & Mather (O&M), BBDO and production house Early Man Films took home three "metals" or Lions in film and film Marketing Scam ads and awards : an addiction with no fix In the wake of some dodgy work being rewarded at Cannes, the old debate about scam ads has cropped up again. It is no secret that many agencies (barring a handful) actively seek to create work meant for awards. 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