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We need supervision, don’t need suspicion: N Chandrasekaran THE CURRENT economic slowdown that India is witnessing is a “correction process” as the country has seen “excesses”, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said at the Express Adda on Tuesday. He, however, said that India is taking “too long” to correct these excesses. “According to me, what we are going through is also a correction process. We have had excesses. I am not blaming anybody. These excesses have to be corrected. The only thing is we are taking too long to correct it. If so much of NPA (non-performing assets) is there, the fact...

Alphabet adds Nobel Prize-winning engineer Frances Arnold to its board Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Monday that Google’s parent company is adding Frances Arnold, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018, to its board of directors.  Arnold, a chemical engineer and professor at the California Institute of Technology, won the prize for her work studying the directed evolution of enzymes. She’s only the fifth woman in history to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry since it was first awarded in 1901, the New York Times said when she was given the award last year.   “Frances brings incredible academic and industry expertise with...

Fresh produce startup Ninjacart raises funds from Walmart,  Flipkart India’s largest online retailer Flipkart and global retail major Walmart Inc. have jointly invested an undisclosed amount in Bengaluru-based fresh produce startup Ninjacart. Walmart, which also owns Flipkart, said the move will ensure the Indian farmer gets more economic opportunities, while retailers and consumers get better access to high-quality fresh produce. source:

Nissan to be fined $22m for misstating Carlos Ghosn’s pay Japanese regulators have demanded a ¥2.4bn ($22m) fine from Nissan, alleging it understated pay for its former chairman Carlos Ghosn over a four-year period. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) has also disputed some of Nissan’s findings from an internal probe on Mr Ghosn’s pay, which was at the centre of allegations that led to his arrest last November. In a statement on Tuesday, Nissan said it takes the recommendation seriously. “In the absence of any special circumstances or other reasons, the company intends not to dispute the alleged...

Nusrat Jahan shares pictures with baby boy selling balloons. Internet hearts it Popular Bengali actress and Member of Parliament Nusrat Jahan often makes news with her adorable posts with husband Nikhil Jain. But this time, Nusrat is breaking the internet for sharing cute pictures with a baby boy selling balloons. Nusrat shared the pictures with the boy, who is just one-and-a-half-year-old, selling balloons on the road side. Nusrat wrote, “Made my weekend special.. with the special one.. a 1 year and a half baby selling balloons…. was way more cuter and colourful than the balloons.. #loveforall #loveistheonlylanguage.” source:

Do Not Categorise Chhapaak into Women-centric Genre, Says Meghna Gulzar Known for directing strong female characters in her films, Meghna Gulzar has a problem with labeling of films as “women-centric”. The director, who was speaking at the trailer launch of her upcoming film Chhapaak, has urged people to not categorise her movie into any particular genre. Chhapaak, starring Deepika Padukone, is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. The director believes that her films are a lot more than just being stories about women. source:

As Dilip Kumar Turns 97, Actor Thanks Fans, Followers for Their Birthday Wishes One of the finest artists of Indian cinema, actor Dilip Kumar is celebrating his 97th birthday on Wednesday. A gem in the Hindi film industry, his name is indelible from the fifties, sixties, seventies cinema. As an actor, he had a commendable journey and was known for bringing ‘realism’ in Bollywood. The legend took to the micro-blogging site on Wednesday to thank his fans and well-wishers for the birthday greetings. Mentioning that celebrations are not important, he wrote, “On this 97th birthday, calls and messages have been...

Suniel Shetty is new brand ambassador for NADA After Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty was appointed as the brand ambassador for the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), India’s top badminton player Jwala Gutta and boxer Vijendra Singh have expressed disappointment. They believe a sportsperson would have suited the role better. Suniel Shetty was on Tuesday unveiled as the brand ambassador of NADA with the country’s anti-doping body hoping that his celebrity status will help its efforts to clean up sports in the country from the menace. “According to me, a sportsperson should be made the brand ambassador of NADA. I do not know why we get...

‘There is only love…’: Virat Kohli has a special message for wife Anushka Sharma on anniversary India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday wrote a special message for his wife and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma as the couple celebrated their second marriage anniversary. In a tweet, Kohli shared a photo in which he is kissing Anushka on the forehead – and wrote: “In reality there is only love and nothing else. And when god blesses you with the person who makes you realise that everyday, you have just one feeling, gratitude.” source:

Prithvi Shaw registers third-fastest double hundred in Ranji Trophy Mumbai batsman Prithvi Shaw knocked on the selectors’ door once again after he smacked his maiden double hundred in just 174 balls on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy match against Baroda at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara. The right-handed batsman was given a six-month ban for doping violation earlier this year. He made a return to cricket at the recently-concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The 20-year-old impressed in the T20 tournament as hammered three half centuries in five matches. source: