2015年8月28日 星期五

2015-08-29 India Spotlight


Re/code
   
Google Now's Staff Exodus Reveals Hurdles for New CEO Pichai   
Re/code
On Thursday, Microsoft fired up an old rivalry. The Redmond giant released an update to its Bing search app that allows other apps to tap into its information architecture. See something in one mobile app — a nice location shot in Instagram, say ...

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New York Times
   
No, You Do Not Have to Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day   
New York Times
If there is one health myth that will not die, it is this: You should drink eight glasses of water a day. It's just not true. There is no science behind it. And yet every summer we are inundated with news media reports warning that dehydration is ...

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Firstpost
   
The global economy is crashing and here's how India can benefit from it   
Firstpost
The crash-bang-thud heard from stock and currency markets the world over in recent days, including its massive echo in India's Sensex, which tumbled 1,624 points on Monday, is further proof that the snake oil sold as remedy for a sputtering world ...

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India Today
   
She's doing it for publicity: Delhi abuser's mother   
India Today
The parents of the Sarabjit Singh, who has been arrested for abusing a Delhi University student passed a shocking comment saying that the girl, Jasleen Kaur, is doing all this for publicity. Tripti Bhatt | New Delhi , August 24, 2015 | UPDATED 13:58 ...

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After Bengaluru, Coimbatore becomes the next hub for startups   
Economic Times
By Nirupama V BENGALURU: In 2012, Dhruv Kumar shifted the base of his online medical advice platform, iCliniq, to Coimbatore after operating it out of Bengaluru for two years. The reason: He didn't want to be overwhelmed or distracted by the hoopla ...


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Wall Street Journal (blog)
   
Raghuram Rajan's Common Man Theory on Inflation   
Wall Street Journal (blog)
India's inflation has eased in recent months but not as far as the man or woman on the street is concerned, and that poses a challenge, Raghuram Rajan, governor of the country's central bank said Monday. Mr. Rajan, who is on leave from his position as ...

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Bleacher Report
   
WWE SummerSlam 2015 Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights   
Bleacher Report
On a night filled with performances worthy of the marquee event, WWE SummerSlam 2015 failed at endings. Brock Lesnar and Undertaker collided in what looked to be a match as big as advertised. Instead of ending in celebration, though, the bout concluded ...


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NDTV
   
Why IIT Founder Nehru Wanted Arts for Engineers   
NDTV
An acronym that has gained great of currency in the last few years, especially in the context of the debate around IITs, is the powerful agglomerate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). What I want to suggest today is that we need a ...


   


The Guardian
   
Boy trips in museum and punches hole through painting   
The Guardian
A 12-year-old Taiwanese boy lived out a slapstick nightmare at the weekend when he tripped at a museum and broke his fall with a painting, smashing a hole in it. Oops, butter fingers! I live in ultimate fear of ruining a million-pound painting. I feel ...

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The Indian Express
   
Stir over obc status: Govt proposes talks, Hardik Patel plays hard ball   
The Indian Express
The government, which wants to see the August 25 massive rally in Ahmedabad cancelled, is likely to try once again on Sunday to arrange a meeting through a high-level committee comprising seven ministers.

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