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Sports The Inspiring Story Of Sakshi Malik, The Olympic Winner From Rohtak, Where Wrestling Was 'Not For Girls' She took up wrestling when she was just 11-years-old. Adv: Building Future Ready Retail Organizations The fate of future business rests, in part, on how well business leaders can anticipate change, demonstrate authentic leadership, maximize the power of their talent, and embrace social responsibility. To deliberate and learn more on this, block your seats for MMR2016. Register now Sports Rio 2016 Olympics India’s Day 14 schedule, August 19 in IST, India time: PV Sindhu plays for gold, Sandeep Kumar, Khusbhir Kaur, Aditi Ashok in action All eyes will be on PV Sindhu who takes on Spain's Carolina Marin in the badminton women's singles gold medal match. Coverage starts at 18:30 hrs IST. Sports Narsingh Yadav dealt painful blow in Rio gold aspirations; family seek PM Narendra Modi’s intervention Narsingh Yadav maintained that his fellow compatriots at the Sports Authority of India might have spiked his food or drinks. Advt: Work for the best employer - Yourself Advantages - Best B2B audience in India, no hard-selling or up-front costs involved, access to our content repository and air-tight agreements with instant gratification. Apply now   Sports New world number one India make solid start in fourth Test Ishant Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin claimed one scalp each as West Indies advanced to 62 for two in 22 overs. Sports Brazilians cap Rio 2016 Olympics sailing regatta with dramatic gold The host country's only sailing medal of the games, it came in the last race of the regatta. Sports Argentina hold off Belgium to take men’s hockey gold Both Argentina and Belgium had beaten the odds in Rio to make their first Olympic final. Entertainment PV Sindhu enters finals at Rio Olympics, Amitabh Bachchan shuts down Shobhaa De After PV Sindhu's win in women's singles in Badminton at Rio Olympics 2016, Amitabh Bachchan lauded the shuttler and had an apt response for Shobhaa De's tweet. Entertainment Veeram first look: Kunal Kapoor transforms into a warrior The makers of the upcoming film Veeram released the first poster and actor Kunal Kapoor looked every bit of a true and epic warrior in it. Veeram is an adaptation of legendary poet Shakespear's classic Macbeth. Entertainment Akshay Kumar promotes upcoming movies of all the actors who promoted Rustom, see video Akshay Kumar promoted the upcoming movies of all the actors who earlier promoted his movie Rustom. Akshay shared the video on his Twitter account. Entertainment Happy Raksha Bandhan: Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shraddha Kapoor celebrate sibling love On Raksha Bandhan, Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aamir Khan and Sooraj Pancholi, wished their siblings and fans a year full of love and happiness. Retail Alibaba has held talks to acquire Shopclues; may merge it with Paytm's marketplace The Chinese internet behemoth, which is planning a move early next year, may acquire Gurgaon-based ShopClues, which is valued at over $1 billion. Retail TA Associates invests $140 million in Delhi-based ethnic wear firm Founded in 2001, TCNS operates about 300 outlets, most of which are ‘W stores, in about 100 cities. New Delhi based TCNS, also operates the ‘Aurelia and ‘Wishful brand outlets. Retail The detail in digital retail Nearly 60 per cent of Indian consumers look for others’ opinions before making purchase decisions. Retail Trent to invest 150 crore in global foray, launch of mass market apparel store Retailer will also add 50 stores in existing formats Politics 'BJP Faced More Adversities In Independent India Than Congress During The British Rule' PM Modi spoke as he laid the foundation stone for the new BJP office in Delhi. Politics Tens Of Thousands In Syria Are Being Tortured And Killed In Detention “Someone ... took my cigarettes off me, lit them, and then put them out on me, Politics Smriti Irani, controversy’s favourite child, kicks up a storm in the Textile Ministry In over a month since taking the post as Minister of Textiles department, Smriti Irani the firebrand leader is known to be at loggerheads with her senior-most bureaucrat - Rashmi Verma. Politics Kashmir Valley now faces night curfew as Mehbooba govt continues to lose grip on situation Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s government in Jammu and Kashmir is quickly losing its grip on the state, with the ongoing unrest spilling into a 41st day, and militants stepping up their offensive against government forces Telecom Reliance Jio Infocomm still the joker in telecom pack, to launch 4G LTE services at “substantially lower” rates than rivals, setting the stage for a bruising tariff war Jio has accused top telcos of violating terms by not providing enough interconnection points to allow calls originating from its network to go through. Telecom India becomes third largest telecom market for 4G phones Telecom Singtel pumps $1.8 billion into Thai, Indian partners in emerging markets Singapore Telecom said Thursday it will spend US$1.8 billion to take a stake in Thailand's Intouch and raise its share of India's Bharti, boosting its access to fast-growing Asian and African mobile markets. Telecom Reliance launches new 4G scheme in India: Makes app calling 95% cheaper By using Reliance's affordable Rs. 39 scheme, users can save 95 percent on app calling. HR Maternity Leave Length Increased In India The Upper House of India's Parliament just passed an amendment to India's Maternity Benefit Act of 1961. India Employment and HR Proskauer Rose LLP 18 Aug 2016 HR Cisco's 5500 job-cuts worldwide may hit India operations The company said savings from up to 5,500 job cuts would be reinvested into key growth areas as the gear maker now shifts its focus from its legacy hardware towards higher-margin software business HR More jobs, money at Anna varsity's placement drive The number of students registering for Anna University's placement drive this year has shot up to more than 3,000 from about 2,500 last year. HR Height of Punjab Police's recruitment campaign! Do you become a better policeman just because you are six feet tall? At least the Punjab Police seems to think so. The department has moved an inch ahead and implemented the proposal to give 15 out of 30 marks for just height in the selection of 7,416 constables. Logistics After Assam and Bihar, Jharkhand ratifies GST Bill Bihar yesterday became the first non-NDA state to ratify the Constitution Amendment Bill on GST after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar counted ....   Logistics International Air Transport Association ICAO to audit India's air safety readiness again The audit outcome may impact airlines’ overseas expansion plans; the International Civil Aviation Organization’s team is expected in March Logistics Taking selfies or playing cards on the train or near tracks could get you jailed for 'Attempt of suicide' and a major nuisance respectively NEW DELHI: Indian Railways is all set to roll out ad-wrapped trains with start of tendering process for 23 trains, including Rajdhani and Shatabdi. Railways is ... Logistics Qatar Airways plane catches fire, makes emergency landing at Istanbul airport A Qatar Airways plane has made an emergency landing in Istanbul after one of its engines reportedly caught fire. Radar showed the plane diverting over the Marmara Sea shortly after take-off on Thursday and returning to land at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. The flight, codenamed QR240, had been due to continue to Doha. @qatarairways a plane’s … Digital End of Snapdeal? The e-commerce firm explores merger talks with Flipkart, Amazon Snapdeal, India’s second-largest homegrown online retailer, has initiated preliminary talks with staunch rivals Flipkart and Amazon to explore a possible merger that could realign the country’s e-commerce industry. Two people directly aware of the development said that Snapdeal is open to a merge Digital Alibaba in talks to acquire Shopclues; may merge it with Paytm's marketplace The Chinese internet behemoth, which is planning a move early next year, may acquire Gurgaon-based ShopClues, which is valued at over $1 billion. Digital Former Booz Co exec Subbu Palaniappan to head Amazon Prime India E-commerce giant Amazon has appointed former Booz & Company executive Subbu Palaniappan as head of Indian operations of its subscription-based membership service Amazon Prime. The development comes a month after Amazon announced that the membership programme will be available for Indian c Digital DIPP to set credit fund norms for startups “Earlier, the matter was being dealt with by the department of finance. We have started the work and it should be finalised by September,” a senior government official said. Finance The making of a global giant: Merger of SBI, associate banks okayed by their boards As per the swap ratio, for every 10 shares of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), the shareholder will receive 28 shares of State Bank of India. Finance Foreign investor that increased its India bets 55 times in 10 years Foreign portfolio investors as a whole have increased their India holdings by around six times to over Rs20.13 trillion during the same period Finance Uber’s $100 million driver pay settlement rejected by US judge If the lawsuit collapses, Uber would manage to keep hundreds of thousands of California and Massachusetts drivers classified as independent contractors Finance ICICI Bank introduces payment service using smartphone keyboard Software With IT industry facing revenue challenges, Infosys and Wipro say goodbye to mass hiring It's goodbye to 'mass hiring' strategy, IT cos are becoming extra selective when hiring freshers Software Can India's Fintech startups bring about a cashless 'Payment Revolution'? Indians possess a habit to save and prefer to spend in cash with a vast majority of the 1.2 billion population without a bank account. In 2016, 78% of all consumer payments in India were made in cash - but that could change soon. Software Cisco's India R&D centre to be impacted on account of global job cuts But low impact seen on R&D set-up; networking major focuses on software services Software What does Narayana Murthy say on the Wipro legend's extraordinary legacy As the Wipro chairman completes 50 years at the IT giant's helm today, Murthy writes an anniversary special on the living legend's life and times. Ecommerce Walmart's Reaction To India's 100% FDI Rules Will Benefit The Indian Economy And Consumer India appears to have got its multi-brand retail strategy just about right, especially on the sequencing of reforms. Marketing How To Adjust Your Marketing Approach For Asian Markets : Report Rather than try to be the big fish, brands would be smarter to recognize just how huge this pond is and do their best to work themselves into the background. Marketing ASCI calls out Amazon, Flipkart, OLA, Quikr others for false advertising : Report The Advertising Standards Council of India’s (ASCI) Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) has upheld complaints (pdf) against 109 out of 155 advertisements brought to it in May 2016. These advertisements belonged to various categories: 41 in Healthcare category, 12 in  Food & Beverages, 9 in  E- Marketing Patanjali's 'freedom' ads are indecent and go against PM Modi's free-market policy : Report Baba Ramdev's pop patriotism in the Patanjali ads sound like meaningless political rhetoric that defies the spirit of free market Marketing Modi government set to increase spending on advertising pet initiatives like Swachh Bharat, Make in India Modi govt spent Rs1,190.53 cr on advertising welfare schemes in various media in 2015-16, a 19% increase from the amount spent in the previous year. Franchise Franchisee Newbies: Do you know if there are any lawsuits lurking behind that enticing franchise? Take my franchise advice: Count the number of lawsuits against the franchisor when you do your research. Franchise Why buying a franchise can be frustrating Buying a franchise can be a frustrating experience. The Franchise King shares two reasons why, and how to make the process less frustrating.    Construction Slow take-off for Chennai Smart City The Chennai Smart City project is expected to be delayed as local body officials said that the project feasibility remains to be studied. Construction Playboy Mansion's new owner closes deal for $100 million Hugh Hefner had put the estate on the market for $200 mn but it sold for half the price as the buyer has agreed to allow the 90-year-old media mogul t.. Construction Chinese property investment overseas more than doubles in H1, According to CBRE The United States remained the most popular global property market for Chinese investors, while hotels and offices were the most sought after types of.. Construction FSI hike for Nagpur metro corridors delayed Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (NMRCL) has taken a loan of about Rs 3,600 crore from German government agency KfW. /FinanceArchives GST bill: Nitish Kumar goes goodwill hunting Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is trying to mend ties with the Modi government as he uses good economics as the central theme for good politics /DigitalArchives Ola shuts down TaxiForSure unit, lays off 700 employees The move comes nearly a year and half after Ola acquired its crosstown rival TaxiForSure for $200 million to gain market leadership against rival Uber. /MarketingArchives What can Usain Bolt teach marketers about performance? : Opinion Just as sprinters and marathoners are judged differently, strategic brand work shouldn't be measured by short-term impact /TelecomArchives Telecom companies asks DoT to delay spectrum auction Telecom companies today sought deferment of the mega spectrum auction by a day or two ...   /FinanceArchives Modi govt is using a 21-year-old treaty to get Vijay Mallya back to India The directorate has written to ministry of external affairs to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) which could bring Mallya back. /PoliticsArchives Slamming Congress and AAP for their "anti-Punjab" stance, Parkash Singh Badal urged the people not to "blindly follow the sinister moves" of these parties. The post Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal warns people against ‘sinister moves’ of Congress, AAP appeared first on Firstpost.... Read more http://www.firstpost.com/politics/punjab-cm-parkash-singh-badal-warns-people-against-sinister-moves-of-congress-aap-2957562.html /EcommerceAll Business Amazon is top ecommerce advertiser It was the No. 1 advertiser on TV in the first half of calendar 2016, up from fifth position during the same period last year. /Finance /Entertainment /HRArchives Cisco Systems to cut 14000 jobs: Report The official announcement is expected within weeks /DigitalArchives Ex-Yahoo exec Khilan Haria joins tea e-tailer Treebo as head of product Prior to joining Treebo, Haria was working as head of product at Teabox, a vertical e-commerce company focused on premium tea. /ConstructionArchives MDDA comes down heavily on illegal construction MDDA is coming down with a heavy hand on all those who have been found to be flouting rules of construction in the city. /ConstructionArchives Real estate portals looking at ratings brokers for more customer satisfaction The ratings will help users find out about others’ experience with the same broker and make a decision /LogisticsArchives Government initiates move to fix black spots on highways; target to halve road deaths in 4 years India has the highest number of road fatalities in the world with road accidents claiming more than 1.4 lakh lives every year, according to a government report. /DigitalArchives Entrepreneurs, IIM professors to set up start-up accelerator Two city-based entrepreneurs and an IIM professor have come together to set up eastern /LogisticsArchives How Indian Railways will save thousands of crores in its energy bill by direct import of crude oil and procurement of power from its generators With an aim of reducing the energy bill, Railways have firmed up plans to import crude oil directly and started procuring power from the generators. /LogisticsArchives Deskera debuts GST ready cloud based software In India /DigitalArchives Google launches Duo to take on Apple's FaceTime, Skype Duo is being billed as a simpler, more reliable way to see friends and family as you talk to them /LogisticsArchives Antwerp Port offers consultancy services to Indian ports for improving inland waterways increasing the efficiency and speed of inland water bound logistics Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority, which operates the largest port in Europe after Rotterdam, has offered its expertise to explore trade through ports in the east coast of India to Europe and assist /DigitalArchives Nightlife discovery app Happitoo suspends operations. Here's what went wrong with the startup Mumbai-based FNB City Media Pvt. Ltd, operator of hyperlocal nightlife mobile app Happitoo, has suspended operations after finding it difficult to raise fresh investment and achieve positive unit economics, co-founder Hemant Jain told TechCircle. “We couldn’t scale up and reach a minimum thre /HRArchives Asus CEO says India second only to China in importance Asus Zenfone 3 series has been launched in India, and the company has a slightly different strategy for the new series of smartphones. /LogisticsArchives Telangana assembly to ratify GST Bill this month Rajender recalled that members belonging to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti in the Parliament had supported the bill and noted that the chief minister had assured the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently addressed a public meeting at Gajwel, of the state's backing to GST. /HRArchives Arunvir gets additional charge of YEIDA CEO A day after the Uttar Pradesh government shuffled administrative officers in the three authorities of Gautam Budh Nagar, the government continues to play musical chairs with senior IAS officials on Wednesday. /DigitalArchives Housing.com appoints Vivek Jain as chief product and technology officer Jain has over 14 years of experience in the technology and digital domains in India and the US. He started his career with Texas-based startup Ashley Laurent. /MarketingArchives Ola confirms that it is shutting down TaxiForSure : Updated Update: Ola said in a statement that TaxiForSure's assets and operations will be fully merged with OlaCabs platform, and will be integrated with Ola Micro service. "...TaxiForSure...has been seamlessly integrated onto the Ola platform with the launch and rapid adoption of Ola Micro. TFS /WorkWork More Evidence That Sitting Is Bad For Us -- And Exercise Alone Won't Save Us If sitting is unhealthy, and exercise can’t undo it, what are we to do? /LifeLife Why the hashtag #CoverTheAthlete is relevant as ever in Rio The hashtag isn't going anywhere soon, unfortunately. /LifeLife Google's video chat app Duo will get audio calls 'soon' Good to know. /LifeLife This coral looks like a beating heart but it's actually in serious trouble The process of coral bleaching is both mesmerizing and terrifying. /WorkWork Meesho wants to make selling through WhatsApp more efficient and less painful Meesho is a Shopify for mobile that targets the many thousands small business that rely on WhatsApp for sales and marketing. /WorkWork Why startups need a defensive IP strategy One of the things I really love about working with startup founders is that they are by nature an optimistic crowd: They set out to build amazing things,.. /EntertainmentArchives ‘Friends’ fame messed with my relationships: David Schwimmer David Schwimmer says that he struggled with his overnight fame once "Friends" became a huge hit after debuting in 1994. /EntertainmentArchives Alia much more successful than I imagined: Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt says he is proud of his daughter Alia Bhatt's work and feels she must taste failure as well. /EntertainmentArchives Will begin shooting Shah Rukh Khan starrer in December: Aanand L Rai Aanand L Rai's next directorial venture, starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan, will go on floors this December. /EntertainmentArchives Lady Gaga to star opposite Bradley Cooper in ‘A Star Is Born’ Lady Gaga has bagged the lead role opposite Bradley Cooper in the upcoming remake of "A Star Is Born". 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