20-year-old Malvika Bansod, ranked 111th, took 34 minutes to register a straight games victory against former World No 1 Saina Nehwal.
As a 75-year-old septuagenarian, Bajaj Auto has adapted itself as a nod to competition, regulations, and changing buyer preference. It will continue to do so, said its managing director Rajiv Bajaj at the launch of the all-new Pulsar 250. This was in response to a question on the company's preparedness for disruption by electric two-wheeler start-ups.
The survey covered 1,210 IT executives and technology professionals from North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and India. In India, 202 respondents from businesses with more than 500 employees across 18 industry verticals completed the survey. Overall, 89 per cent of the respondents said implementing a work-from-home policy had increased security challenges for their organisations. The risk posed by shadow IT was especially high, with 89 per cent of companies having no control over the software that employees purchase and install on their devices.
In the changed scenario of Indian private equity, where institutions and individuals are busy with fund raising, the fund houses are exploring untapped markets.
Young Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha recorded the first upset of the India Open when she stunned fifth seed Evgeniya Kosetskaya while top seed P V Sindhu sailed into the women's singles second round of the tournament, in Delhi, on Tuesday.
Indian ace shuttler HS Prannoy produced a remarkable performance as he breezed past Malaysia's Joo Ven Soong to progress through to the second round of the China Masters here on Tuesday.
Japan completed the quarter-final lineup for the Women's World Cup on Tuesday when the defending champions rolled into the last eight with an impressive 2-1 win over the Netherlands.
The report is based on data collated from 5 large angel groups.
The sixth edition of the Indian Premier League kicks-off on April 3, with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders hosting Delhi Daredevils, at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata.
Two youths have filed a complaint against Mahesh Babu, blaming him for their alcohol addiction, raising the question: Should film-stars endorse alcohol?
The sixth edition of the Indian Premier League has reached the play-off stage. Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings in the first play-ff match in Delhi on Tuesday, May 21.
Soundarya, daughter of actress Jayamala talks about making her debut in films.
India were dominated and outplayed by The Netherlands 3-1 in the last game of Pool B match of the Hockey World League Semi-final in London on Tuesday.
The country is projected to see capacity addition of 76,000 MW during the next Five-Year Plan period ending March 2017, Minister of State for Power K C Venugopal said.
# India performed a hat-trick of bilateral series wins against England at home for the first time -- 5-1 in 2005-06, 5-0 in 2008-09 and 3-0 in 2011-12.
Sathya Sai Baba, who has been undergoing treatment for multi-organ dysfunction, continued to be critical on Wednesday but doctors attending on him were satisfied with his response to the treatment.
It was a day of mixed results for India as B Sai Praneeth sailed into the final with a straight-game win but Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal's campaign ended in the semi-final of the $120000 Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Bangkok on Saturday.
Venus Williams who is in Bengaluru for Champions Tennis League chose the elegant sari and insisted on walking the ramp to a Bollywood number.
With profit margins of companies being hit, the firms are taking a host of measures including closing down the unprofitable stores. The stores promoted by REI Agro recently closed 30-odd discount stores that were running into losses.
No prizes for guessing who killed India's once-prestigious international filmfest that still doles out prizes worth $140,000.
Investors ICICI Venture and PremjiInvest as well as a lender of Subhiksha Trading Services have objected to the cash-strapped retailer's merger plan with Chennai-based Blue Green Constructions and Investments, in which it acquired a 40 per cent stake in June last year.
It's not longer mere talk. Radio Frequency Identification is silently making its presence felt in India and everybody from the big business houses, government, defence to farmers are flaunting it.
'Smart homes' will soon become a reality, involving a set of intelligent home appliances that could understand users' needs including old people, those with movement disabilities, low vision
Bihar Governor R S Gavai, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni and Indian Centre for Cultural Relations Chairman Karan Singh also attended the inaugural function.
ICICI Ventures and Baring Private Equity Asia have picked up around 20 per cent stake in Hyderabad-based Karvy Stock Broking, a leading financial services enterprise, for around Rs 440 crore (Rs 4.4 billion). The acquisition of stake, which adds to the string of big deals in the Indian stock broking industry this year, values the company at Rs 1,760 crore (Rs 17.60 billion), said sources close to the development.
In the midst of her speech, punctuated by critical comments against the United Progressive Alliance government for hiking petrol prices and also the West Bengal's Left Front government, Mamta swayed and collapsed.
Applications are invited from dancers interested in participating in the Contemporary And Butoh Dance (a modern dance theatre that veers away from Western principles) Workshop, which will be conducted by Canada's Denise Fujiwara.
Applications are invited from dancers interested in participating in the Contemporary And Butoh Dance (a modern dance theatre that veers away from Western principles) Workshop, which will be conducted by Canada's Denise Fujiwara.
It wasn't just the tennis that amazed audiences at Roland Garros.
Sania Mirza beat Tetiana Luzhanska of Belarus to make the grade at the ITF Women's World Ranking tournament.
Edson Cholbi Nascimento was transferred to a high-security prison for his own safety to await trial on drug charges.
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