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Next 10 years are going to be very challenging for even stock pickers: Sridhar Sivaram, Enam Holdings We are looking at opportunities outside the 15-20 stocks that most people have invested in including us, for 2020, says Sridhar Sivaram, Investment Director, Enam Holdings. Excerpts from an interview with ETNOW. Is 2020 going to be well worth the ride or is it going to be just testing your patience kind of game for the markets like 2019 was?My view that we will see the broader market rally in 2020. It cannot be just the 15-20 stocks which would taking the market up. We...

Zoho CEO slammed for being guest at RSS event, he retorts that he works as per conscience An RSS invite for a function, which has on its guest list the Founder & CEO of Zoho Corporation Sridhar Vembu as well as the Chennai MD of Accenture Solutions Rama S. Ramachandran, has kicked up a storm. The event titled ‘Resurgent Bharath’ is scheduled to be held on February 2 in Chennai. While Sridhar Vembu is the chief guest, Ramachandran is the guest of honour at the event.  Several users on Twitter were quick to criticise the Accenture Chennai MD and the Zoho...

Anand Mahindra shares menu of vegetarian eatery which serves Veg Mutton Dosa. Internet dies laughing Anand Mahindra is known for his interesting posts on Twitter as he often shares stuff on his timeline that go viral almost instantly. His recent tweet proves just the same. Mahindra took to Twitter on January 5 to post a hilarious tweet and netizens can’t stop laughing. He shared a picture of a standee-menu of a restaurant that claimed to be a ‘pure vegetarian’ eatery but the dishes listed on it…wait…why don’t you figure it out yourself? Mahindra posted the picture with the caption, “An...

Former Fox reporter claims Trump invited her to his office to ‘kiss’ A former Fox News reporter has claimed that President Donald Trump had once, before he became president, propositioned her in a phone call and had invited her to his Trump Tower office so they could “kiss”. Courtney Friel, the reporter who occasionally filled in as an anchor on Trump’s favorite TV show Fox & Friends, also recalls in her upcoming book, Tonight At 10: Kicking Booze and Breaking News, that Trump had told her she was the “hottest one at Fox”. Source: Hindustan Times

Lacks of funds forces Julián Castro to drop out of 2020 presidential race; rising Democrat star was first to call for Trump’s impeachment Austin: Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro, the only Latino in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, ended his campaign Thursday after a yearlong run in which he pushed his rivals on immigration and took big swings in debates but struggled to break through with voters. “I’m so proud of the campaign we’ve run together. We’ve shaped the conversation on so many important issues in this race, stood up for the most vulnerable people and given a voice...

The world’s oldest woman celebrates her 117th birthday A Japanese woman has extended her own record for being the world’s oldest living person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka. Kane Tanaka, who turned 117 on January 2 celebrated her new milestone with a party thrown by her friends and staff at her nursing home. A local television channel was also in attendance for her party. According to the Guinness World Records, Tanaka was confirmed as the oldest living person 116 years last year. As per the organisation, Tanaka was born prematurely in 1903 and married...

Govt wanted Kashmir like rest of India, ended up making India like Kashmir: Yashwant Sinha The government had claimed of making Kashmir like the rest of India but has ended up doing otherwise, former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Monday, as he slammed the Centre over what he called was its policy of “suppression”. Sinha, who had quit the BJP after being sidelined in the party he served for more than two decades, made the remarks while addressing the anti-citizenship law protestors outside Jamia Milla Islamia here. Source: The Indian Express

Erdogan: Turkish soldiers gradually being deployed to Libya Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara started moving military units to Libya to support the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, one of the two rival administrations in the North African country. Sunday’s announcement comes days after Turkey’s parliament approved the deployment of troops in Libya after it received a request for military support from the GNA, headed by Fayez al-Sarraj. The GNA’s request came as it fends off a months-long offensive by renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar‘s eastern-based forces, which have received support from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Source: Aljazeera

Rohit Sharma sends out strong message: ‘Talk about me but don’t drag my family’ He was one of Indian cricket’s standout performers last year. But there is something that the vice captain of India’s limited overs team is unhappy about. Rohit Sharma,who is currently on a break from international cricket, on Monday sent out a strong message to those writing about the family members of cricketers. Rohit was speaking about the controversy that erupted after the ICC World Cup as there were stories about senior players extending their families’ stay beyond the designated number of days and Rohit said he...

Marcus Stoinis fined for homophobic slur during Big Bash League Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was Sunday slapped with a hefty fine after directing a homophobic slur at Kane Richardson during a domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League game. The Melbourne Stars player apologised after being found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia’s code of conduct and penalised AUD 7,500 (USD 5,200). “I got caught in the moment and took it too far,” Stoinis said of the incident during the clash with cross-town rivals Melbourne Renegades on Saturday. “I realised immediately I was in the wrong and I apologise to Kane and to...