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e-commerce: Why idli profitability will not work in India
"If you can just avoid dying, you get rich," Paul Graham, top start-up investor once said. According to Graham, ramen profitability or idli profitability where a startup makes just enough to pay the founders' living expenses and its staff and doesn't need to rely on investors money is a trick for #Fashionandyou #HowThisWorks #idli profitability #Online retail #Online shopping #Startup
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Irom Sharmila’s 1000-word long poem part of new book
New Delhi: A 1000-word long poem, penned by Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast for the past 12 years to protest against what she calls repressive laws allowing widespread human rights abuses, forms part of a new book on the activist from Manipur. Titled Birth the poem concludes "Iron Irom Two #India #Irom Sharmila #Manipur #News #NewsTracker
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John Kerry heads back to Middle East for peace talks in Syria
Washington: Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East this week to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new US strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia. Kerry departs Monday for discussions #John Kerry #Middle East #NewsTracker #Syria #US #World
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New Pak govt will help normalise ties with India: Sharif’s aide
Islamabad: Pakistan's incoming PML-N government will play its part to lower tensions with India and to normalise relations between the two countries, says a top aide of Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif. Sartaj Aziz, widely expected to be appointed as advisor on foreign and economic affairs, noted that Sharif had already said #Nawaz Sharif #NewsTracker #Pakistan #Pakistan-India relations
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Why India-China negotiations can’t be a one way street
by Srikanth Kondapalli When Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits India from May 19-21, the Sino-Indian territorial dispute will be on the top of his strategic agenda. Li will visit against the backdrop of the recent Sino-Indian stand-off at the Depsang Valley in eastern Ladakh. In April, China’s border patrols transgressed 19 #Bilateral relations #China #HowThisWorks #India #Ladakh #World
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23 Hezbollah members killed in fierce clashes in Syria: Reports
Beirut: A Syrian group that tracks the country's civil war says 23 fighters from the militant group Hezbollah have been killed in fierce clashes in a strategic town near the Lebanese border. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the fighters died in the fighting Sunday around the rebel-held town #Bashar al-Assad #clashes #Hezbollah #militants #NewsTracker #Syria
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Tata Motors rolls out new Vista D90 in Nepal for over Rs 17 lakh
New Delhi: Expanding its product portfolio, Tata Motors today said it has launched its new premium hatchback Vista D90 in Nepal, priced up to NPR 26,95,000 (about Rs 17 lakh). "The Vista D90 is altogether a new car, which is power-packed, has first-in-class technologies and sportier looks for thrill-seeking car buyers. "We #automobiles #ProductLaunch #Tata Motors #Vista D90
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Lure of the ‘pink rupee’: Why Indian firms are investing in LGBT events
Indian corporates like Adi Godrej's Godrej Group and condoms maker DKT India are now tapping into the growing purchasing power of the queer community and latching on to the idea of 'pink money' in their brand positioning. ‘Pink’ money denotes the purchasing power of the gay community and how it has #Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival #LGBT events #Nomura #Titan #ToWhatEffect #Virgin Mobile
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Why S&P doesn’t buy Chidunomics and warns of a downgrade
By the measure of his pulse, the Swedish tennis legend Bjorn Borg qualified as barely human. The "Ice-Borg" was a man of such steady nerves that his "resting heart rate" was, at its lowest, about 38 beats per minute, against the typical measure of 60-100 BPM. As much as his #Food Security Bill #InMyOpinion #Manmohan Singh #P. Chidambaram #Standard & Poor's
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Media’s easy access to Sudipta Sen’s high credit score is scary
In the whole brouhaha over Saradha scam, there was a bit of scary news that went unnoticed. It was the bit about Saradha chief Sudipta Sen’s credit score. Media reported that Sen enjoyed a high credit score of 777 in his CIBIL report and based on this he is eligible #Credit score #HowThisWorks #Sudipta Sen
