June 9, 2016 - Maria Sharapova banned for 2 years after failed dope test

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Invite Friends Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk What's common between iPhones, Barbies and Petrol? They are all made in China now! Here's something you don't hear every day - "China has become an accidental exporter of fuel," said John Driscoll, chief strategist at JTD Energy Services Pte, who has spent more than 30 years trading crude oil and petroleum in Singapore. "They have overbuilt refining capacity, domestic demand has moderated and the teapots have entered the fray." Full story here Sports Maria Sharapova banned for 2 years after failed dope test Maria Sharapova had failed a drug test after the Australian Open held in January 2016. Sports Indian cricket team arrives in Zimbabwe for ODI, T20I series Indian team will be playing three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals against Zimbabwe between June 11 and 22. Sports Euro 2016: Premier League players participation more than any other league A quarter of the 552 players going to Euro 2016 play in the English leagues, four times than La Liga. Sports Harsha Bhogle’s column: Cricketers need to open a window to their selves rather than shut it With Rahul Dravid, Kumar Sangakkara and Brendon McCullum, we have heard some wonderful orations and long may it be that way. Sports No problems playing against Mohammad Amir but fixers should be banned for life: Alastair Cook Mohammad Amir was named in Pakistan's squad for the Test series in England starting next month. Sports SAI increases financial aid for shooter Heena Sidhu to Rs 1 crore Heena Sidhu secured an Olympic quota in January when she claimed gold in women's 10-m air pistol at Asia Olympic Qualifiers. Entertainment Bollywood backs Udta Punjab: ‘To reject a film or not is the audience’s choice’ The Hindi film industry comes together to support Udta Punjab and fight censorship Entertainment Aamir Khan all praise for Anil Kapoor’s ’24’ Aamir Khan has said he is amazed with the quality of work happening on television with shows like Anil Kapoor's '24'. Entertainment S.J Suryah to play baddie in Mahesh Babu’s next S.J Suryah will play the antagonist in his yet-untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual film with Mahesh Babu. Entertainment John Legend to write new album, produce TV shows John Legend says he is juggling between finishing an album and reading scripts for his TV productions. Retail Infibeam's Sachin Dalal to head Rakuten in India Sachin Dalal, cofounder of BSE-listed ecommerce firm Infibeam, will spearhead Japanese ecommerce giant Rakutens thrust into Indian shores. Retail Amazon's $5 billion investment to take it past combined capital raised by Flipkart, Snapdeal The announcement takes total investment commitment in India by Amazon, which is competing with market leader Flipkart for the top spot, to $5 billion. Retail How Raymond got its mojo back through CEO Sanjay Behl Raymond recently formed a new biz ventures team of seven members. It is exploring several pathways into the future, including introducing women & children apparel. Retail BookMyShow seeks to raise $75 million BookMyShow parent firm Bigtree Entertainment is in talks with US-based Stripes Group which will likely lead the round with $50 million investment Politics Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi's Rumoured Elevation, Congress Is Facing Quite The Exodus NEW DELHI -- The arrival of a new CEO is imminent at a company that has a long and successful history but has been steadily losing marketshare in the recent past. The new CEO will be faced with the ta Politics Defiant Pahlaj Nihalani Refuses To Step Down, Says 'Proud To Be Modi's Chamcha' Amid the controversy surrounding Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming film Udta Punjab, Pahlaj Nihalani on Wednesday refused to step down as the Censor Board chief or offer an apology. In fact, he went on Politics Sun Temple Is 2000 Years Old? 7 Times Prime Minister Narendra Modi Got His History Wrong Prime Minister Narendra Modi's grasp of Indian history seems to be getting him into trouble regularly. On Monday, at a ceremony in Washington DC to mark the repatriation of ancient Indian cultural Politics This Nostalgic Quora Post By A Former AIR Host Reminds You How Songs Were Dedicated We all used to wake up to songs on the radio until some years ago. Many of us still do, though change has come in the form of the choice of multiple radio stations, the programming format, the style o Telecom TRAI is kicking up the net neutrality debate again: Why you should care Telecom Founder's Diary: How millennials will change mobile shopping in India Saahil Goel, CEO & co-founder of Kraftly points out how 11% of millennials in India have shifted to mobile payments and e-wallets Telecom Call drops: Trai seeks power to imprison, fine violators As per the report for Delhi, Aircel and Vodafone have been using RLT beyond the levels their peers follow. Telecom Made in India: IIT Bombay alumnus invents mobile-based microscope, will tend to rural areas New Delhi: In a move to address problems faced by people in India’s remote areas in terms of access to health services and equipment, Digital Uber seeks licence in Karnataka under new rules; authorities refuse to accept application Cab-hailing firm Uber has applied for a licence to operate in Karnataka under the new rules governing app-based taxi aggregators, but the company hit a roadblock after the state transport authorities refused to accept the application. The San Francisco-based cab aggregator on Tuesday approach Digital Paytm’s payments bank vice president Vikas Purohit quits to float new startup Vikas Purohit has quit mobile wallet and e-commerce firm Paytm’s upcoming payments bank barely seven months after joining as vice president, a person familiar with the development told Techcircle. Purohit’s last day at the company is this week, the person said, asking not to be named. The rea Digital Koovs raises 3.3 million pounds from HT Media, Dragon Asia Online store Koovs raises £3.3 m Digital Amazon will spend another $3 billion chasing India's growth story: Jeff Bezos Finance Brexit biggest risk to global markets since Lehman Brothers A poll of polls on Sunday showed the leave and remain camps split down the middle at 50/50 compared with 55/45 in favour of remain at the end of May. Finance ICICI Bank top management including Chanda Kochhar received average of 15% hike in basic salary ICICI Banks net profit plunged 76%, in the quarter ended March 2016, the sharpest y-o-y drop in at least 15 years. Finance Lessons from IDBI’s experiment with a bad bank-like structure The experience of IDBI Bank will be a useful guide in how to better execute a bank-sponsored stressed asset fund should it be set up Finance 7 disruptions that could leave a mark on markets Axis Capital has highlighted seven disruptive trends that can transform several sectors of the Indian economy in this decade like agriculture and defence. Software Why US companies can't survive without India's IT players' help? US companies can't survive without India's IT players' help: Ravi Shankar Prasad - Prasad asked software exporters not to get "perturbed" too much by the visa issue. Software Why e-commerce is a great career opportunity? India’s growing start-up and e-commerce industry holds tremendous potential for India’s economic growth. Software LeEco contests Xiaomi’s claims of having the largest video library in China Both companies consider India, the worlds fastest growing, an extremely important and strategic market to their global operations. Software Xiaomi races ahead of Samsung and Motorola to become top wearable vendor in India The study by the research firm IDC puts GOQii and Fitbit at second and third positions with 18.1% and 6.2% market share during the in Q1 2016. HR India is new engine of global growth: PM Modi HR Apps That Aim To Give Parents 'Superpowers' A new wave of educational technology focuses on building family connections. Here's a look at two new approaches. HR India Isn't Creating Enough of the Right Jobs, Report Says India may be the world’s fastest-growing major economy, but it isn’t generating enough jobs to get its people off the farm in large numbers. HR Top 5 jobs that tech made cool A few years ago, not many well-educated youngsters would dream about building a career in laundry service or car cleaning. But there has been a trend of such Construction Property tax hike decision under review in Pune "The proposal has been tabled before us. It has been discussed with the elected members. The administration will be consulted before taking a final ca.. Construction Mamata Banerjee says Smart Cities idea is wrong Banerjee urged businessmen not to be afraid while implementing development projects and advised them to take legal action if local 'agency' creates di.. Construction Delhi Metro to pay Rs1 annual rent to DDA The decision was taken by the UD ministry last week after several rounds of deliberations. Construction Process to get water connection eased by Kolkata civic body This facility will be restricted to the owners of flats which do not cross the specified G + 4 height. Also, these flat owners also need to register t.. Logistics Airlines to cut fee for extra baggage, instead of Rs 250 to 330 per kg extra, now passengers need only pay Rs 500 per every kg In a major relief to passengers, airlines will be mandated to steeply reduce fees for carrying five-kg extra baggage on flights. The Civil Aviation Ministry will ask the airlines to charge Rs.10 Logistics GST bill inches towards 2/3rd backing in Rajya Sabha India GST for Beginners by Jayaram Hiregange and Deepak Rao, published by White Falcon Publishing A book that covers the most crucial topic of today’s times in the taxation domain in India. India GST for Beginners by Jayaram Hiregange and Deepak Rao published by White Falcon Publishing has been released worldwide. Goods & Services Tax (GST), … Logistics Air India to expand fleet, induct 100 aircraft on lease Expects operating profit of about ₹800 cr in a couple of years Logistics BlackBuck, along with rival Rivigo, are changing India's road transport in their own data-driven ways with truck aggregation BlackBuck and Rivigo Services are adopting a smarter, data-driven model, which is very different from traditional companies. Marketing Online Advertising To Overtake TV By 2020 : PwC In addition, the next five years will hold major changes for how people watch TV and video, according to PwC’s annual “Global Entertainment and Media Outlook” report. Marketing Amazon announces a further $3 bn investment in India biz : pressure on Flipkart Snapdeal Less than a week after investing Rs 1,350 crore in its India operations, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced that a further $3 billion (about Rs 20,000 crore) will be invested in its India unit, reports Reuters. He also mentioned that Amazon would set up a Web Services Cloud Region in India this yea Marketing Facebook to ride Digital India waves : India MD-designate Umang Bedi Marketing Amazon India's agency Orchard wins Asian ad award for Aur Dhikao campaign Ecommerce Flipkart and Snapdeal give way, the government is planning the largest e-marketplace for official procurements The government has conceptualised an online portal called Government e-marketplace and is expected to allow officials to make routine office purchases. Ecommerce Homegrown FMCG major Dabur gearing up for a bigger play in the e-commerce segment in India to tap potential of the fast growing sector The company which has ventured into online cosmetics and beauty products via NewU is also working on another platform DaburUveda.com to enhance its presence. 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