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Digital
Sebi approves trading platform for startups; eases rules for listings
India's capital market regulator plans to set up an alternative trading platform for internet startups, relaxing some of its requirements in an effort to encourage these companies to list at home instead of overseas.

Digital
After students, startup fever catches up with IIT faculty
The startup fever has now gripped faculty members of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) who are now, independently or collaboratively, coming up with

Digital
How ex-Infosys honcho-turned-AAP politician is betting big on Indian startups
On December 31, 2013, Venkatraman Balakrishnan quit Infosys after a 22-year-long stint in India's second largest information technology services company. The next day, the chartered accountant—once Infosys' chief financial officer, and a candidate to become the company's CEO—made his political debut by joining the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Over the next few months, Balakrishnan—with declared assets...

Digital
India may oppose Brics proposal for opening up its e-commerce sector to foreign investment
Brazil Business Today is a news analysis and monitoring service for business leaders and global professionals worldwide who need up-to-the-minute information related to Brazil.


Retail
American fashion label Coach to enter India's retail market with Gurgaon-based firm Genesis Luxury
American fashion label Coach to  enter India's retail market with Gurgaon-based firm Genesis Luxury - ET Retail
New York-based Coach was founded in 1941 as a family-run workshop with six leather workers who made wallets and billfolds by hand. It had revenues of $4.8 bil..

Retail
85% Indian retailers use emails for customer outreach
As much as 85 per cent of Indian retailers in 2015 considered e-mail marketing as their primary channel for customer engagement. Social media was voted the primary online activity

Retail
E-commerce Soon To Conquer Rural India?
E-commerce Soon To Conquer Rural  India? - Siliconindia.com
- BENGALURU: The fight for supremacy among E-commerce giants in India has reached the next level, with...

Retail
Wal-Mart working on ambitious plan to have 500 stores in India in next 10-15 years
Wal-Mart India is working on an ambitious plan to have 500 stores in the country the next 10-15 years, a top executive at the firm said


Telecom
RIL shareholders concerned over its unrelated, cash-guzzling media & telecom investments
RIL shareholders concerned over  its unrelated, cash-guzzling media & telecom investments - Economic Times
Shareholders at the recent annual general meeting in Mumbai demanded to know the rationale behind such investments and loans, according to a Press Trust of India (PTI) report.

Telecom
Mobile revolution in India with Call drops and net disconnects
Mobile revolution in India with  Call drops and net disconnects - The Hans India
Mobile Revolution In India With Call Drops And Net Disconnects. Indian mobile phone users have crossed 100 crores and number of mobile phones used are around 101 crores and more than 73% of our country is covered by mobile networks.

Telecom
Taiwan's Foxconn to manufacture Xiaomi phones at Sri City plant in Andhra pradesh
Taiwan's  Foxconn to manufacture Xiaomi phones at Sri City plant in Andhra pradesh - Economic Times
The maker of iPhones and iPads for Apple and Kindles for Amazon is planning to set up 10-12 factories in India, each employing at least 10,000 people.

Telecom
TRAI asks MSOs to devise rational channel rates for phase III
The Authority, during the eighth task force meeting said that the channel rates for phase I and II cannot be workable in remaining phases. | | Indian Television Dot Com


Finance
Nano drives 2785% hike in Sanand bank deposits
Nano drives 2785% hike in Sanand  bank deposits - Times of India
Ever since Tata Motors decided to relocate its small car plant here in 2008, bank deposits here have zoomed past Rs 3000 crore mark – an increase of 2,785%.

Finance
Why is Shagun Gogia fighting Yes Bank's Rana Kapoor
"I have been a fighter," says Gogia, who was turned away by three big law firms saying they cannot take the brief because of relationships with Yes Bank.

Finance
HUL in talks to buy Kerala-based Indulekha brand for Rs500 crore
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) is in advanced discussions with Mosons Extractions Pvt. Ltd to buy the Indulekha brand of hair care products for around Rs500 crore

Finance
Post offices to provide banking services in rural areas
Post offices are being revamped and modernised to provide banking services in rural areas, Union Minister Sanwarlal Jat said today.



Software
TCS develops Ignio, artificial intelligence platform which is backed by machine learning capabilities
TCS develops Ignio, artificial  intelligence platform which is backed by machine learning capabilities - Economic Times
"Initially, it is not going to be about revenue, or just the number of clients. Its going to be about the adoption within clients.

Software
Oracle to compete more closely with Amazon and provide cheaper cloud services
Oracle has launched a number of new cloud services that the company claims will provide enterprises with all the tools they need to run their operations in the cloud.

Software
Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan gives away Rs 30 crore to IISc : Wants to focus on brain research
Infosys co-founder Kris  Gopalakrishnan gives away Rs 30 crore to IISc : Wants to focus on brain research - Economic Times
In early 2014, the Infosys cofounder announced a Rs 225-crore grant over a period of 10 years to develop a Centre for Brain Research (CBR) at the IISc. This philanthropic act is widely-considered one of the biggest contributions to pure science in the ...Infosys Co-founder Sets Up 3 Chairs at IISc With Rs 10 Crore CorpusThe New Indian Expressall 7 news articles »

Software
Telecom companies should not own content, say net neutrality experts
Telecom companies should not own  content, say net neutrality experts - Economic Times
The principles of net neutrality — that guarantees consumers equal and non-discriminatory access to all data, apps and services.



Franchise
Dealing with the chronically dissatisfied employee in your franchise business
Dealing with the  chronically dissatisfied employee in your franchise business - Lead Change Group
This post explores chronic discontent which extends beyond work hours. It provides a way supervisors can help employees find a more positive future.

Franchise
Franchisee Journey: From sales manager to Storm Guard Restoration franchisee
Franchisee  Journey: From sales manager to Storm Guard Restoration franchisee - Entrepreneur
Kevin and Denise Brauer took time to examine their options before becoming Storm Guard Exterior Restoration franchisees.


HR
Apparel skill council to train 20 lakh people by 2022
Apparel skill council to train 20  lakh people by 2022 - Economic Times
The Apparel, Made-ups and Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMHSSC) will train 20 lakh people by 2022 under the skill development programme

HR
India Inc's Hiring Outlook Bullish for 3 Months: Survey
India Inc's Hiring Outlook  Bullish for 3 Months: Survey - NDTV
Indian employers expect to hire at a bullish pace for the next three months, primarily driven by the manufacturing and engineering sectors where job sentiment appears to have improved after a long time, according to a survey.

HR
Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline initiate leadership reshuffle
Top multinational drug makers Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline have initiated major reshuffle of senior leadership teams in India in face of competition from nimble domestic rivals.

HR
Even without labour reforms, Delhi's factories have hired and fired workers at will
Even without labour reforms,  Delhi's factories have hired and fired workers at will - Scroll.in
It isn't clear whether the proposal labour law amendments will actually increase security for workers.


Logistics
Blue Dart Express raises stake in aviation company, Blue Dart Avaition, from 49% to 70%
Blue Dart Express has become the majority shareholder in Blue Dart Aviation, having raised its take from 49% to 70%.

Logistics
Debroy Committee restructuring report makes railway employees see red; call for 'black day' on June 30th 2015
The savvy auditor-turned-minister Suresh Prabhu, presiding over the affairs of Asia's largest passenger and goods carrier - the Indian Railways (IR) - has no dearth of expert reports as he faces the task of extricating the Railways from its current mess. Joining the list is the latest report of the Bibek Debroy committee.

Logistics
Truck operators face infra, farm woes; fleet operators make losses in March/April due to unseasonal rains in west and north India
Slow recovery in manufacturing, infrastructure and mining sectors and over-dependence on the agricultural sector for freight have taken a toll on the business of the truck fleet operators across the country.

Logistics
North Railways cancels six trains, due to technical problems at the Itarsi RRI- route relay interlocking system- Times of India
The Northern Railways (NR) cancelled the run of six trains on Monday due to technical problems occurred in the route relay interlocking (RRI) system at Itarsi station.


Construction
75 Smart cities to come up in 12 states out of total 100
75 Smart cities to come up in 12  states out of total 100 - The Indian Express
Govt has assigned number of cities each state/union territory can nominate under the 100 Smart Cities project as well as those to be developed under AMRUT.

Construction
Road secretary Vijay Chhibber says that the sector will see an investment of over Rs1 trillion this fiscal
The toll policy shall continue as it earns substantial revenue, says road secretary Vijay Chhibber

Construction
MMRDA may fetch Rs 130 crore as Developers flock to buy TDR
MMRDA has received 14 bids for its e-tender

Construction
DLF to exit Bengaluru market in deal with Blackstone
Shares of DLF rose 3.3 percent intraday Tuesday after the company resolved its differences with Blackstone by exiting Bengaluru property market.


Marketing
Marketing Dialogues by Mr. Sanjay Behl - CEO, Raymonds : DMAi Video

Mr. Sanjay Behl - CEO, Raymonds, segregates the consumers into Digital Immigrants (Pre 1993 born), Digital Natives (1993-2110 born) and those born post 2110. There has been a dramatic change in the pace of change of technology and its impact on our behavior from 1993 -2010, while Post 2010 has seen a sameness for the last 5 years. People born during this time have seen a wireless world ,which is with a one touch access, higher band width and video data. This generation, he says will come into the consuming class in next 10 to 15 years. Most of human race is lagging the technology and need to rewire the whole process, and move from traditional model to an organisation which offers a single window to the consumer. Tune in for more exclusively at #DMAi Screen

Marketing
Google 'News Labs' Builds On Storytelling : For Advertising, Content Marketing & journalism
Google 'News Labs' Builds  On Storytelling : For Advertising, Content Marketing & journalism - MediaPost Communications
Google wants to teach the world how to tell more compelling stories through journalism and advertising, so the company built a "newsroom" to house data and other resources like tutorials and best practices on how to use its products, as well as provide access to the recently updated Google Trends service.

Marketing
Inside Twitter's massive campaign aimed to revitalize stagnant platform : Report
Twitter is thinking of launching a massive marketing campaign to promote the benefits of its platform to the general public, according to Bloomberg.

Marketing
At Rs 1052 crore ad spend, e-retail plugs itself in India : Ecommerce news
At Rs 1052 crore  ad spend, e-retail plugs itself in India : Ecommerce news - Financial Express
As e-commerce players slug it out for market share and the stakes become bigger, it's no surprise their advertising spending has been galloping.


Politics
Congress in Ostrich-aasan as Nehru-Gandhis vacation abroad

Few media celebrities joined the Congress and the Left in criticizing the Yoga day event just for the sake of observing their Opposition dharma. Nehru-Gandhi family, went a step ahead and left for a vacation abroad.

Politics
Congress to move EC over Amit Shah's code of conduct breach at Yoga function

Congress on Tuesday said it will approach the Election Commission to raise the issue of BJP chief Amit Shah being made the chief guest at an "official function" on International Yoga Day, claiming that it "violated" the model code of conduct in view of the Legislative Council polls.

Politics

Politics
Subramanian Swamy Appeals Against Hate Speech Law In Supreme Court

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy has approached the Supreme Court, challenging various provisions of the Indian Penal Code that punish people found guilty of "hate speech". Sw


Sports
India vs Bangladesh: Done and dusted, just a sweep to go

Having already sealed history with a maiden series win against India, buoyant Bangladesh will now look to complete a 'Banglawash'.

Sports
Hockey World League: India dominate Poland 3-0, register second win on the trot

India produced a much-improved show than their opening match as they post a facile 3-0 victory over Poland.

Sports
If my captain asks me to die on the field, I'll do it: R Ashwin

Ashwin made it a point to repeat that the ODI captain MS Dhoni has the backing of all his players.

Sports
From Champion's Trophy win to Bangladesh debacle: MS Dhoni has seen it all

MS Dhoni is under attack after India lost the series against Bangladesh.


Entertainment
SRK Vs Salman Khan: Will Raees Vs Sultan become the biggest face-off in Bollywood?
SRK Vs Salman Khan Will Raees Vs Sultan become the biggest face off in Bollywood? - BollywoodHungama.com news. With Box Office determining the fate of films every Friday, one important thing that all producers, directors and actors fear is a face off

Entertainment
Randeep Hooda to play Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's brother in Sarabjit biopic

Omung has finalised Randeep Hooda to play Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's brother in Sarabjit Singh's biopic.

Entertainment
Sajid Nadiadwala to use high end bikes in John Abraham, Varun Dhawan starrer 'Dishoom'

Special bikes in question are being ordered from Germany for Varun Dhawan - John Abraham starrer 'Dhishoom'.

Entertainment
Confirmed: Shahid Kapoor, Ganesh Hegde, Karan Johar to judge eighth season of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'

Shahid Kapoor has been roped in to judge the eighth season of the reality dance show 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'.


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