February 21, 2017 - Moonlight, Arrival win top honours at Writers Guild of America award

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Entertainment Moonlight, Arrival win top honours at Writers Guild of America award Writers Guild Awards winners: Moonlight bagged best original screenplay prize at Writers Guild of America award (WGA), while sci-fi film Arrival won best adapted screenplay trophy. Sports Barcelona putting plans in place for Luis Enrique's successor Barcelona are already putting in place plans for Luis Enrique's successor, says Guillem Balague in his weekly column. Sky Sports' Spanish football expert also answers your questions on whether Jurgen Klopp and Arsene Wenger are on the Barcelona managerial shortlist and if Isco is heading to the Premier League this summer. Sports Olympics Paralympics 2020: Badminton among seven sports to lose funding appeals Telecom By 2020, 40% of voice calls will be on VoLTE, says Aircel CTO He said in the next three to four years there will be a large number of VoLTE handsets, along with large 4G sites, that will make VoLTE more popular. Telecom Vodafone-Idea Merger Agreement Said to Be Likely Finalised Within a Month British telecom major Vodafone has brought in Martin Pieters, former Managing Director and CEO of its Indian arm, to work on proposed merger of Vodafone India with Idea Cellular, sources said... Politics Subramanian Swamy Releases List Of 21 'Secret Bank Accounts' Allegedly Held By P Chidambaram And His Son Swamy slammed the CBI and the ED for failing to take the investigation to a 'logical end'. Politics Tracking 48-Year-Old Theft, Madhya Pradesh Cops Arrive To Arrest Man Who Died 21 Years Ago "We found that he had died in June 1995." Digital Former Nirula’s CEO to lead Zomato’s cloud-based PoS business Restaurant listings and discovery company Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd has appointed Samir Kuckreja, former chief executive of QSR chain Nirula’s Corner House, as president of its cloud-based point-of-sale (PoS) system, Zomato Base. Prior to joining Zomato full-time in February, Kuckreja served as a Digital Paytm's Rs 600 bet on QR code expansion Digital wallet firm Paytm, operated by One97 Communications Ltd, plans to invest Rs 600 crore ($89 million) to develop a QR code-based payments solution, several media reports stated. The company, which plans to train 10 million merchants to accept digital payments across 650 districts by the end Retail Alibaba expands bricks-and-mortar retail push with Bailian deal Bailian operates 4,700 outlets in 200 cities including supermarkets, convenience stores and pharmacies - more than double the stores owned by Suning, Intime and Sanjiang combined. Retail 9 reasons why D-Mart issue is making waves in IPO market D Mart is third largest in the sector after Reliance Retail and Kishore Biyanis Future Group. D Mart is one of the few profit making grocery retailers, known for low-priced products and a low-cost business model. Finance Why the removal of withdrawal limits is likely to end India's cashless honeymoon Return of cash, along with limited internet penetration and lack of know-how among masses, will likely make the 2,500-cr transaction target a herculean one. Finance Designing the bad bank of India Bad loans have now shot up by 135 per cent from Rs 261,843 crore in the last two years, despite the Reserve Bank of India announcing a host of restructuring schemes. Logistics Another win by Govt ! Indian Railways to roll out 'Make in India' 160 kmph self-propelled 'world-class' train sets at half the cost of import! Indian Railways is all set to roll out a 'first of its kind' semi-high speed self-propelled train set! Logistics Cement transport via National Waterway1 over the river Ganga sets sail, cos line up, first boat flagged off from Haldia to Patna this month New Delhi, Feb 10 () To promote cargo movement through water in a big way, the government has set in motion transportation of cement on National Waterway 1 on the Ganga. Software Infosys' former CFO is disappointed with Infy's explanation on issues If you make a mistake, you should stand up before the public and accept it. Say you made a mistake, fix accountability and move on, says Balakrishnan. Software TCS Board approves Rs16,000 cr share buyback- Daily Pioneer In a filing to BSE the company said the board members have approved buyback of 5,61,40,351 equity shares for an aggregate amount not exceeding Rs 16,000 crore. HR Over 1 lakh candidates offered jobs at mega fairs in Gujarat HR Artificial Intelligence won't lead to job cuts in India, says Microsoft chief Satya Nadella "In a country like India, a services-led economy, there are going to be many, many jobs. There are many things AI will never be able to do," Nadella said. Marketing Indian brands are discovering feminism and gay rights like never before. Not the least because they sell Advertisers are tapping into the youth's dissatisfaction. Marketing ASCI upholds complaints against 100 misleading ads in Nov New Delhi, Feb 9 () Advertising sector watchdog ASCI upheld complaints against 100 misleading advertisements in November, including those of HUL, Indigo Airlines, Emami, Idea Cellular, Philips, Marico, Bajaj Auto and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer. Ecommerce Flipkart and Microsoft join hands to bring Microsoft's Azure cloud service onboard Microsoft and Flipkart have partnered for a cloud partnership to expand e-com services in India and provide consumers with the best online shopping service. Ecommerce IndiaQR: The latest mode of digital payments, powered by Mastercard, Visa and RuPay rolls out today Over the last three months, we have been hearing of digital wallets, UPI, Bhim app, USSSD codes and more. Today there will be yet another payment method which could become come into mainstream conversations - IndiaQR. Franchise Why co-branding offers fantastic paybacks for both the business and the customer There’s no question; business today can be tougher than it has ever been. The past couple of years has been a bumpy ride for many; being in business brings with it many challenges but also many rewards. One of the most important things to keep on top of when you are in business is to keep looking for new ideas and innovations to ensure you can stay in it for the long haul. For franchisees, co-branding can be one such innovation and bring with it an entirely new opportunity for your business. Construction 3 lakh properties in Bengaluru have no approved plans, 6 lakh violated bylaws Property owners had been given a month's time from December 14 to rectify errors in their property details, if they had declared them wrong, and pay t.. Construction 90,095 more affordable homes approved by government under PMAY(Urban) in 3 states The total investment approved for the same is Rs 5,590 crore, with a central assistance of Rs 1,188 crore Food/FMCG Haldiram races past MNCs regional rivals like HUL's food division, Bikanervala with revenue of over Rs 4,000 crore The brand, that experts feel, could have more than Rs 5,000 crore in retail sales, has survived through disputes and break-ups in the original Agarwal family that started with a small shop in Bikaner in 1937. Food/FMCG Bakery giant Monginis revives Southern plans after 20 years, opens shut plant in Hyderabad The company has revived one of its old plants in Hyderabad for this venture and plans to set up a new factory in Andhra Pradesh by 2018 and is in advance stage of discussions. 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