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Invite Friends Blog Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk So what books will corporate leaders be reading in the coming months? Here are recommendations from more than a dozen, including McKinsey's Dominic Barton, JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman, and Corning's Wendell Weeks. It's an eclectic list of fiction and nonfiction, spanning everything from classics to newcomers, business topics to biographies and folk tales. Continued here Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails (B2B Decision-Makers, B2C Decision-Makers, TradeBriefs Premium). Sports Virat Kohli’s India set to rule Tests: MS Dhoni Limited-overs captain and former long-form skipper Dhoni says the Test team will be far and away the No.1 side by the end of the season. 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Sports Each match at Rio 2016 Olympics was a challenge, says PV Sindhu PV Sindhu was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- the country's highest sporting honour -- by President Pranab Mukherjee. Sports Four years after London Olympics, Yogeshwar Dutt’s bronze for India to turn silver — and how Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze medal will get upgraded to silver after Russia's Besik Kudukhov's sample tested positive. Sports Lionel Messi hurts hamstring, doubtful for Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers Lionel Messi's medical report confirming the injury was jointly approved by its medical staff and Argentine football federation. Sports Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna had no preparation for Rio Olympics: Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna had reluctantly accepted the decision made by AITA to pair him with 42-year-old Leander Paes for Rio Olympics. Entertainment Branding for content films extremely important: Tannishtha Chatterjee Tannishtha Chatterjee feels the lack of branding hampers the prospect of content-driven films at the box office as audiences fail to distinguish between the good and the bad. Entertainment ‘Willy Wonka’ star Gene Wilder dies at 83 Wilder, whose best work came in collaborations with director-writer Mel Brooks and actor Richard Pryor, died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. Entertainment Westworld trailer: New HBO series is the stuff your nightmares are made of It's time that we move on from the land of Westeros and introduce ourselves to Jonathan Nolan's Westworld. Entertainment CBFC and Pahlaj Nihalani get trolled on Twitter after they object to bra scene in Baar Baar Dekho Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) has asked the makers of Baar Baar Dekho to cut bra scene and Savitri Bhabhi reference from the film. Twitterati was quick to pour their hilarious reactions on the subject as soon as the news came out. Retail Snapdeal launches free shipping for non cash-on-delivery orders Snapdeal Gold is Snapdeal's answer to Amazon Prime and Flipkart First. It provides free shipping for orders placed via netbanking, or debit and credit cards Retail Amazon India launches online Telugu book store with over 10000 titles Telugu will be the eighth dedicated language book store on Amazon India Retail How Future Group's acquisition of More is going to help Biyani Future Group acquired Big Apple, Nilgiri's and Bharti Retail to create an entity that operates 738 retail stores spread over around 13 million square .. Retail Ready-to-cook fare: Fingerlix eyes expansion to Pune, Delhi, Bengaluru Idli, dosa, uttapam. Chettinad curry. Sambar. Sunday curry. Pasta sauce Arrabbiata. 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AK Roopanwal, a former Allahabad High Court … Continue reading How Caste Shaped the Experience of Rohith Vemula and Other Students at the University of Hyderabad Politics Remembering Ayyankali, The Indomitable Social Reformer Who Paved The Way For Dalit Empowerment As India celebrates 70 years of Independence, the greatest battle that eludes the nation is the right to dignity for Dalits. From Una to deciphering the late Rohit Vemula's ca Telecom Debt-Fueled Phone Wars May Blow $74 Billion Hole in India Wallet Aggressive price wars that pushed some calls below a penny per minute in India may be catching up with wireless carriers. Telecom State of Internet in India: A take on where it stands, and what to expect India is at the cusp of a telecom revolution. The Indian telecom industry has grown exponentially in the last few decades and is gearing for the next phase of growth through new digital initiatives. Digital India is slowly, but steadily connecting urban and rural India and bridging the gap in quality education, healthcare and financial services through people empowerment. Telecom Overly intense rivalry in telecom sector can cause industry paralysis: Qualcomm's Paul Jacobs ETTelecom brings latest telecom news, views and updates, get telecom industry news from all top sources for Indian Telecom industry. Telecom Qualcomm hopes to regain lost ground in the India as 4G picks up pace: Paul Jacobs Speaking to ET, Jacobs said Qualcomm could regain lost ground in the Indian chipset market as 4G gains pace in what is a critical market for the compa.. Finance Soon, robot to greet you at HDFC Bank Over the next few weeks, you may encounter a robot at a branch of HDFC Bank as the country's second largest private sector lender tries to match Japanese players that have launched humanoids.   Finance India to raise visa fee hike issue through services pact New Delhi to also highlight issues related to social security, data privacy and insurance portability at WTO Finance SC tells banks to reply to Vijay Mallya’s plea SC asks a consortium of banks, led by SBI, to reply to Vijay Mallya’s plea seeking recall of an order about disclosure of his assets within 10 days Finance GE: The 124-year-old software start-up General Electric’s success or failure over the next decade will depend on the operating system it is building for factories Logistics Historic Pact Commences! India and US become logistical allies, Logistics Exchange Memorandum Agrement (LEMOA) signed on Aug 29th   India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office with US President Barack Obama at the White House on June 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images Around August 30, in Washington, India and the U.S. will sign the LEMOA pact that makes them logistical [...] Logistics Haryana Assembly ratifies GST Bill unanimously, that was introduced by the state finance minister Captain Abhimanyu The Maharashtra state legislative assembly has unanimously ratified constitutional amendment of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill after finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar assured that the state will not lose single penny after imposed GST. Logistics Mamata Banerjee govt drops GST ratification bill for now, wants to wait and watch what other states do The Bengal government did not move for the ratification of the GST Constitution amendment Bill during its oneday special session on Monday citing “time constraints”. However, BJP wasn’t convinced, with its state chief Siddharth Nath Singh accusing CM Mamata Banerjee of political opportunism. Logistics Whole truck, bus chain to benefit from scrap policy: Parag Thakkar, HDFC Securities Tata Motors still remains the cheapest stock and the best way to play is DVR in my view. It is still 30% cheap. Digital Home decor startup Livspace raises Rs 100 crore from Bessemer Venture The company will use the money to expand its team, launch services in more cities expand and create offline experience centres using technology tools based on augmented reality and virtual reality. Digital Snapdeal's 'free' Gold answer to Amazon Prime, Flipkart Assured Snapdeal co-founder Rohit Bansal said its team met over 10,000 customers across the country to identify the key services they wanted from e-commerce companies. Digital Ratan Tata, Nandan Nilekani and Vijay Kelkar set up micro-financing startup to provide loans to poor Avantis promoters believe institutional inequalities and information asymmetries are depriving the poor of access to affordable credit, they said. Digital Airtel cuts mobile data price by up to 80% to check Reliance Jio effect To avail this benefit, Airtel customers will have to recharge with Rs 1,498 against which they will get 1GB of 4G or 3G mobile internet usage valid for 28 day. Ecommerce Myntra's Jabong buy may've nullified competition, but what about profits? By acquiring Jabong, the online fashion retailer has consolidated its position as the market leader. Now, it has set its sights firmly on profitability, says CEO Ananth Narayanan Ecommerce Does More Trouble Lie Ahead for Indian Startups? Indian startups are contending with devaluations, shutdowns and consolidation in their sectors. Will they make it through the funding crunch? Ecommerce Tata and Birla take on e-commerce players with Tatacliq and Abof The two traditional business houses have finally taken their businesses online but they will have to vie with more than 1,000 startups for customers. Ecommerce For a cultural high, Hike Messenger's Kavin Bharti Mittal hiring from US "Hiring from the US means that the culture that we are trying to build here is second nature to those we hired," says Kavin Mittal. HR When you join an organisation, be ready to do just about anything: Samit Ghosh, Ujjivan Financial Services Samit Ghosh talks about this first year at work, what all the learnt, what mistakes he made and more. HR Only 2% of the labour force have formal skill training, says TeamLease report The report attributes the low penetration of vocational learning to the lack of appreciation for hands-on training, limited upward mobility. HR Baba Ramdev plans world class varsity in India This university will be as reputed as the ancient higher-learning institutions so that students from all around the world would opt for India for higher education. HR GST will make consumer goods cheaper, boost jobs: CBEC Seeking to apprise the general public of the benefits of GST for the economy, CBEC said exemption for a majority of small retailers will make "products cheaper for consumers". Franchise Your business is flourishing: Is it time for you to franchise it? While becoming a franchisor involves considerable expense, the capital required is far less than achieving the same number of company-owned locations. Franchise Documenting: That time-consuming but necessary investment for your franchise An essential task in franchising your business is to document your operations to guide franchisees in meeting your brand standards with integrity. Software Why startups in Silicon Valley should be careful to not overspend? In the past few months, we have been seeing reports on how funding has slowed down, over-valuation bubble has begun to burst and VCs are now looking for growth.   Software Tata Group focusing on soft robotics deep learning products : Signs research tie-up with Harvard Yale The group has set aside $25 million over a five year period to fund the research and will even send the group's employees to the universities to work on the research. Software Google is using software to tackle disparities in media portrayal of genders At the 2016 Bentonville Film Festival, entrants are required to submit transcripts and downloadable versions of the film.   Marketing Publishers explore time-based ads : will it work for India? For the longest time, impressions have been the de facto metric in how ads are sold online. But over time their relevance has been falling as questions are asked about the efficacy of display advertising online.   Marketing Facebook’s trending content to now be algorithmically generated : YouTube is developing Backstage – a video-focused social network Facebook’s trending content to now be algorithmically generated: Facebook will no longer task editors to write descriptions for posts in its Trending section, which was mired in controversy over al… Marketing Sony India sets Rs 150 crore marketing budget this festive season : Report "The festive period of August-November is an important period for us to further enhance our sales. The marketing budget for this year's festive season will be 150 crore, besides Rs 420 crore for the whole year," Hibi said. Marketing Adlabs CMO Chhabra launches 'content and delivery' outfit Two Nice Men Partners former SAB colleague Nisheeth N Neelkanth, who headed fiction at Channel V until recently Construction PACL's real estate properties across 192 districts put on sale by SEBI to recover Rs 60,000 crore Pursuant to a Supreme Court order, Sebi had set up a high-level committee to ensure refunds are made to the genuine investors after sale of attached P.. Construction Demolition of illegal buildings: Then and now Difference between then and now is the stand taken by govt and attitude of politicians. Current operations started only after directions given by CM. Construction Maharashtra without Slum is a distant dream The ‘slum-free city’ tag will always remain a distant dream. The state government has continued the tradition of regularizing unauthorized slums a.. Construction ICRA says Improved demand props cement prices in the North During Q1 FY2017, cement production stood at 75.64 mn MT, a moderate growth of 5.7% over Q1 FY2016. This is higher when compared to 4.6% of production.. 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