June 18, 2015 - Kalli Purie named as India Today group editorial director for TV & digital

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Digital Kalli Purie named as India Today group editorial director for TV & digital The India Today Group has appointed Kalli Purie as its group editorial director for broadcast and new media, reports Exchange4Media. She will lead editorial Digital On-demand logistics booking platform Moovo raises seed funding from cricketer Yuvraj Singh, and other investors The startup, founded by IIT alumnus Abhishek Anand and Anjani Kumar, has developed an online platform to book mini-trucks to help with users logistics requirements. Digital Did You Know? China's e-commerce market is 80 times bigger than India's New Delhi, June 17 (IANS/IndiaSpend) Retail e-commerce sales in India are expected to reach $17.5 billion (Rs.105,120 crore) by 2018, from $5.3 billion (Rs 31,800 crore) in 2014, according to data analysed by eMarketer, a digital-research firm, but only two of 10 internet users in India shop online. Digital Online grocery startup JiffStore gets funding from Unitus Seed Fund, Times Internet JiffStore will use the funds for expanding headcount and network. Retail Amazon wants to turn your neighbor into your deliveryman The e-tailing giant reportedly developing a mobile app On My Way that would pay participating members of the public to deliver goods Retail Know why Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani likes the idea of 'reborn' Kishore Biyani believes that what has been created has to be destroyed to make space for the new. Retail Chennai retailer issues legal notice to Snapdeal Online retailer Snapdeal, part-owned by Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata, is locked in a bitter battle with traditional bricks-and-mortar sari store Nalli over intellectual property issues. Retail India's e-commerce sector is 1/80th the size of China's Despite having the third-largest internet user base in the world, India does not feature in the top ten e-commerce markets in the world. Telecom Telecom is the biggest contributor to FDI In another move to bump up PM Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' and 'Digital India' program, government has now approved 21 electronic clusters. Telecom Minister Telecom Techie who exposed Airtel's 'spy code' seeks Israeli firm's apology In the latest instance of a big company trying to silence the common man, an Indian techie who exposed an Israeli firm which has been helping Airtel to 'sp Telecom Vodafone India raises $1.37B through NCDs and rights issue to reduce debt & expand Vodafone was the top MNC investor in India during April-February, FY15. Telecom Cairn struggles on Rs 20494-cr I-T notice; may impact Vedanta merger Cairn India had come under the scanner over a transfer-of-assets case 9 years ago Finance Bandhan gets RBI nod to set up bank; to begin ops from Aug 23 The average ticket size of home loans will be up to Rs 10 lakh, while small micro loans would be averaged at Rs 1 lakh. Finance Finance ministry takes stock of ways to tackle NPAs Various issues were discussed in the meeting, which was also attended by a senior RBI official, where actionable plans were charted out. Finance Milestone Capital to revive NBFC, start new warehousing fund Milestone Capital Advisors Ltdis set to revive its non-banking financial company (NBFC) Milestone Finvest Ltd, in a bid to offer full-stack capital to real estate developers Finance Manpasand Beverages' Rs 400-cr IPO to hit markets Fruit drinks maker Manpasand Beverages will hit the capital markets on June 24 to raise up to Rs 400 crore through an initial public offering (IPO) to fund its expansion plans, including a new manufacturing unit. The IPO subscription would close on Food/FMCG FSSAI can hold retailers responsible if found selling unapproved products "The retailers should also be responsible for what they are selling to the consumers. They should at least check for food approvals," said chief executive of FSSAI. Food/FMCG Nestle chief Paul Bulcke wants Maggi noodles back in India as soon as possible Asked about the possible impact of the ban on jobs in India, Bulcke said production would resume "if we can resolve this fast." Food/FMCG Nestle looking into complaint of live beetles in baby food Nestle India today said it's investigating the complaint of live beetles reportedly found in a baby milk food supplement produced by it . Food/FMCG Mother Dairy moves swiftly to check 'detergent' damage Milk goes through several levels of testing before it enters the system, said S Nagarajan, managing director. Software Why Silicon Valley may not be the ideal role model for India's startup ecosystem? Bengaluru is often touted as Indias Silicon Valley, but there are some aspects in which the original may not be all that its cracked up to be. Software Google reveals more about its computing resources : Wields a new weapon in cloud race against Microsoft, Amazon Google is wielding a new weapon against Amazon and Microsoft for cloud computing customers: itself. Software Re-commerce sites experimenting with business models : Eye online second-hand opportunity Reverse commerce (re-commerce) firm, which sell second-hand goods, are experimenting with business models different from that of online classifieds firms Quikr and OLX Software Infosys security breach of employees' salary accounts puts focus on banks' security challenge At least Rs 2 lakh was siphoned off from half a dozen salary accounts of Infosys employees hacked by a still unidentified person last month. Ecommerce Amazon Seller Services announces the opening of a fulfilment centre in Doraha on the outskirts of Ludhiana; centre spread over 50,000 square feet Amazon.in now has 12 fulfilment centres operational across nine states in the country covering a total of over one million square feet space... Ecommerce Adidas talks tech, to take Omni to all of India; aims to fully integrate 200 outlets using this technology across India by March 2016 Keen to cash in on the online shopping boom, the Adidas Group will soon roll out Omni-channel model, a new mode of technology, at its retail outlets in Punjab. The company aims to fully integrate 200 outlets using this technology across India by Ecommerce Nalli issues a cease and desist notice to Snapdeal for allegedly having its registered trademark Nalli as a search word and copying images The company has also alleged the main picture used as background by Snapdeal on its offers page has been copied from the homepage of SnapDeal. Ecommerce Logicserve Technologies, Couponraja parent company raises $500,000; funds to be used to improve company's technology and expand user base The portals Couponraja and CompareRaja currently claim to have over 5 million page visits a month and conduct over 3000 transactions... Franchise Franchisee Journey: From son of Unishippers co-founder to franchisee Caleb Nelson started at 20 in the franchise business and worked his way up to success -- on his own steam. HR Maggi ban hits 1500 Nestle employees as company to move some of its staff The ban on Nestles Maggi brand and its recall have affected close to 1,500 direct employees of the company involved in the production. HR CNBC Interview: President & CEO of Sistema, Mikhail Shamolin Following is the unofficial transcript of an interview with Mikhail Shamolin, President & CEO of Sistema, by Geoff Cutmore of CNBC. HR Cracking a banking job in India won't be easy Public sector banks are now introducing a third-layer to the hiring process to shun non-serious candidates. As per a recent report published in Economic Times HR Special Report: Why India's medical schools are plagued with fraud From Yahoo News: The inspectors checked, among other things, whether there were enough patients to provide students with adequate clinical experience. India's system for training doctors is broken. The ramifications spread beyond the country's borders: India is the world's largest exporter of doctors, with about 47,000 currently practicing in the United States and about 25,000 in the United Kingdom. Logistics Qatar Airways 'abhorrent' rule allows sacking of pregnant women workers, further they also need management permission to get married! Qatar Airways have some really shocking rules set for their female workers under which the women need to seek management's permission to get married and can be sacked if they get pregnant. Logistics Mediterranean Shipping Company ( MSC) bolsters India service with stop at Hazira, will lead to better connections between India, North Europe and the Mediterranean Mediterranean Shipping Company will add a direct call at Hazira, India, to its IPAK service in order to enhance direct connections between India, North Europe and the Mediterranean, effective in early July. Logistics Uber Driver Is an Employee- Labor Commission Rules cancellation of independent contractor status An Uber driver is an employee, not independent contractors, the California Labor Commission rules, dealing a potentially huge change to its business model. Logistics Pluss Polymers wins innovation award at cold chain event; have made 8000+ freezers and coolers The innovative application of phase change materials in freezers and coolers won the Cold Chain Industry awards 2015 Construction Mumbai and Delhi lead in REIT compliant office stock Mumbai is followed by Bengaluru at a close second with 20% of REIT compliant stock. Delhi-NCR and Chennai stand at fourth and fifth positions, accounting for .. Construction Goons playing big role in Realty business in Patna Gone are the days when a section of the accused in criminal cases used to join politics. Construction How to invest smartly in real estate? Where, what, when, why and from whom you buy will impact your property purchase and also return on investment (ROI). Construction 5,000 houses to be constructed by Indore Development Authority The Indore Development Authority (IDA), a body under Madhya Pradesh government today said that it will construct 5,000 homes for people in lower income group in the next 3 years. IDA chairman Shankar Lalwani today said,"To fulfill the dream of Marketing Programmatic Buying by Benedict Hayes, VP - Strategy, iProspectCommunicate2 In this session at #GMAW15 at #DMAi Screen, the panel gets together to discuss the Strategies for Brands to Get More Visibility of their Media Budget Spend, Mobile and Video Real-Time Bidding, Brand Safety in the Real-Time Advertising Ecosystem. What's more? How to design a Real Time Cross-Channel Advertising Strategy, Choosing the Right DSP & DMPs, Bid Optimization Strategies for improved ROI, Attribution modelling for Real Time and so on.. To answer all these and much more, on the panel we have Diana Loriot, Commercial Director - India, Sociomantic Labs, Gautam Mehra, VP - Social Media & Display, iProspect C2, Prabhvir Sahmey, Head of Media Platforms, India, Google, Saurabh Srivastava, VP - Marketing & Product Strategy, Ixigo.com Marketing 85% of India Retailers in 2015 say Email Marketing as Their Primary Channel : Customer engagement news 85 Of India Retailers In 2015 Say Email Marketing As Their Primary Channel For Customer Engagement Latest News - India news and local news in one place Marketing Know why Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani likes the idea of 'reborn' : Report Future Group's Kishore Biyani is hosting a grand conference around the theme 'Reborn', expected to be attended by over 500 of the who's who of India Inc. Marketing 'World Yoga Day' will work well for tourism and Brand India : say tourism operators 21st June is fast approaching and it brings with it yet another opportunity to enhance the power of Brand India. Politics Battle for Bihar now descends to a catfight between a Daughter and a Wife Politics Maharashtra to remove ambiguity in law for Marathi as state language Politics Labour Reforms Bill – The ongoing debate As the Government has proposed unprecedented labour reforms to boost productivity, jobs, competition, and manufacturing, there has been a plethora of opinions for and against the reforms. Here's a look at the current debate. Politics Amitabh Bachchan Insulted The Tricolour? Case Filed Against Him, Abhishek, For Wearing The Indian Flag GHAZIABAD — A case has been filed against Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan in a Ghaziabad court, saying they were seen covering their bodies with the national flag i Sports Bhutia: 'Even Messi would struggle to develop in India' The Indian football icon spoke at length at how the lack of development at the grassroots level has hampered India's national team, compounded by Guam loss.. Sports After loss to Guam, AIFF to push for inclusion of Indian-origin players It is learnt that national coach Constantine had already raised the issue with the federation before the Guam match. Sports Neymar sent off after Brazil’s defeat to Colombia for bust-up with Murillo Bacca Neymar was sent off after the final whistle in Brazil's defeat to Colombia following an altercation with Jeison Murillo and Carlos Bacca. Sports Modi hits out at BCCI as controversy swirls Lalit Modi, the former IPL chairman, has made several claims about procedural irregularities in the BCCI and IPL, including in cases where he faces legal action Entertainment Hrithik Roshan taking training to fight with tigers for 'Mohenjo Daro' Celebrity fitness trainer Satyajit Chaurasia is busy training actor Hrithik Roshan to fight with tigers for 'Mohenjo Daro'. Entertainment Case against Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek over tricolour insult A case has been filed against Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan in a Ghaziabad court, saying they were seen covering their bodies with the national flag in a manner insulting to the nation. Entertainment Arijit Singh's symphony concert in Mumbai on July 5 Singer Arijit Singh is all set to spread a wave of melodious music and rhythms with a concert titled 9XM Dome Musically Yours Arijit Singh Live with Symphony Orchestra. 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