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Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

Manchester United players respond to Paul Pogba transfer decision Pogba’s future at United has looked in doubt for some time now, and the 26-year-old has barely played this season, perhaps giving the Red Devils an idea of how they could cope without him. The new signing of Bruno Fernandes in midfield should help Man Utd move on from Pogba, with the Portugal international impressing in his debut against Wolves over the weekend. Source: Caughtoffside

Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar

‘Running behind excellence, money running behind him’: Shoaib Akhtar all praise for young Indian star After the Indian bowlers bundled out Pakistan for a paltry 172, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Divyansh Saxena combined to polish off the target without being separated and finished off the mopping job in less than 36 overs. This was India’s fourth successive win over Pakistan in U19 World Cups. Pakistan lost their last 6 wickets for 26 runs and their bowling and fielding did not inspire much confidence and this did not sit down too well with Shoaib Akhtar, who lashed out at the PCB for not putting into...

Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi

Donald Trump Snubs Nancy Pelosi’s Handshake. Moments Later, She Tears up His State of the Union Speech Washington: As US President Donald Trump ended his State of the Union speech without a single mention of impeachment, a dramatic scene was witnessed when House speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up the paper copy of his speech. Asked why she tore up US President’s speech, Pelosi said it was the “courteous thing to do considering the alternative”. A report in Guardian quoted longtime congressional reporters as saying that the top Democrat’s move underscored what an unprecedented State of the Union it was, from the president’s rejection...

Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Second-in-Command, Announces Engagement to Tom Bernthal San Francisco: Facebook’s number two executive Sheryl Sandberg put out word Monday that she is engaged to marry, nearly five years after being widowed. In a post on her page at the leading online social network, Sandberg proclaimed herself engaged to marketing executive Tom Bernthal. “Engaged!!! Tom Bernthal, you are my everything. I could not love you more,” wrote the Facebook chief operating officer. Author of the feminist bestseller Lean In, Sandberg drew attention in 2015 after the sudden death of her husband David Goldberg at age 47. Goldberg was the chief executive...

N Chandrasekaran

N Chandrasekaran

Teaching in India should move beyond reading, writing and counting: Tata Sons Chairman Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Monday said Indian teaching system should move beyond just reading, writing and counting. “This is what our parents taught; our teachers taught… going on for generations. And actually thinking, collaboration, digital, using software is far easier to teach than reading, writing and counting. We must be teaching that,” said Chandrasekaran. The Tata Sons Chairman reflected upon multiple topics during the launch of his book “Bridgital Nation”, written in collaboration with Roopa Purushothaman. Source: The News Minute

Rishad Premji

Rishad Premji

Wipro culture could potentially destroy young startups: Rishad Premji Wipro has not had the courage to acquire startups in their infancy as the IT major could potentially destroy them due to its process oriented culture, Chairman Rishad Premji said, on the company’s strategy to take small stakes in startups and harness their disruptive work. “Very honestly, I worry as a large company we’re quite structured and process oriented, I am worried that we would destroy what makes a young company tick,” Premji said at an interaction at IIT Bombay on Sunday. “The speed and efficiency with which a young startup can pivot and...

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg

I would not start a new company in Silicon Valley today: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview that the tech behemoth wouldn’t be based in Silicon Valley if it were launching today. Zuckerberg made these comments at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Utah on Friday. Zuckerberg said when first moved to Silicon Valley, he was 19-years old and “didn’t know anything about building a company,” and that “at the time a lot of tools for building a company weren’t as built out as they are now.” “Back then it was a lot...

Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Safest place to hide a dead body is the second page of Google search results, says Elon Musk Tesla CEO Elon Musk has slammed Twitter and Google for the rise in trolling networks and scams via fake bots on both the platforms. In a series of tweets, Musk said that desperate times call for desperate measures. “The crypto scam level on Twitter is reaching new levels. This is not cool,”Musk reacted to a follower’s tweet. Source: Gadgets Now

Anand Mahindra

Anand Mahindra

Replace hamburgers with samosas, Anand Mahindra suggests White House Mahindra Group CEO Anand Mahindra thinks that the White House may soon have to replace hamburgers with samosas at the conclaves it hosts after the appointment of Arvind Krishna as the new IBM CEO. Soon after the announcement of Krishna’s appointment as the new IBM CEO, Mahindra sent out a tweet calling it a ‘stunning endorsement of the managerial capabilitiesof Indian-origin managers.’ Mahindra also hailed Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Adobe Systems’ CEO Shantanu Narayen. “This places a responsibility on Indian managers to demonstrate that...

Sandeep Mathrani

Sandeep Mathrani

Sandeep Mathrani to head WeWork: World’s top tech companies now run by Indian-origin CEOs Indian-American real estate veteran Sandeep Mathrani is set to replace Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham as the chief executive officer (CEO) of WeWork even as the company attempts to stabilise its business after a failed attempt to go public. Minson and Gunningham are co-CEOs of the company and Mathrani will take over on February 18. Mathrani, who most recently served as CEO of the retail group of Brookfield Properties, will also be a member of the company’s board, WeWork said. “I am honoured to be joining...