2015-08-20 India Spotlight

You probably don't want to work for Amazon   
The Verge
Amazon is known for its cutthroat efficiency and harsh tactics; it's what makes it possible to get a pack of toilet paper delivered to your door in less than 24 hours. But CEO Jeff Bezos' love of precision and data goes far beyond fulfilling orders and ...

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Coca-cola India signs Sourav Ganguly for 3-years as social ambassador   
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Beverage maker Coca-Cola India has roped in cricketerturned-commentator Sourav Ganguly as its social ambassador for a three-year deal ending in 2017, replacing Sachin Tendulkar, the country's most famous cricketer, whose contract ended ...

2015-08-20 India More Top Stories

Firstpost   

Call in the separatists: Pakistan resorts to a familiar formula to derail NSA ...   
Firstpost
“Our High Commissioner in India has been informed by the Ministry of External Affairs that the Government of India — taking exception to the High Commissioner's meetings with Kashmiri leaders — has decided to call off the foreign secretary level ...
India promises 'appropriate response' if Hurriyat-Sartaj Aziz meeting goes ahead   Times of India
India to give hard evidence of Pakistan's involvement in sponsoring terror   Daily News & Analysis
India: Situation in Baluchistan is due to Pakistan's faultlines; Samjhauta ...   Economic Times
Oneindia   
The Hindu   
Mid-Day   
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Hindustan Times   

Open to dialogue but won't compromise on demands: FTII students   
Hindustan Times
FTII students staged a protest demonstration outside Deccan police station in Pune following the arrest of five of their mates. (Photo courtesy: FTII Wisdom Tree Facebook page). Share. The students of Film and Television Institute of India, on ...
I&B ministry seeks protection for its officials from students at FTII   Economic Times
The central issue in the FTII script: Assessment of 40 from 2008 batch   Times of India
After campus crackdown, government panel heads to FTII   Daily News & Analysis
Mid-Day   
Jagran Post   
Calcutta Telegraph   
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Livemint   

Reliance, Airtel, nine others get RBI nod for payments banks   
Livemint
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday gave in-principle approval to 11 entities to open payments banks that will widen the reach of banking services and push the government's goal of financial inclusion. The new category of banks, which ...

2015-08-20 India Health

University of Bristol   

Higher childhood IQ may lead to bipolar disorder in adulthood   
Financial Express
Higher childhood IQ may put you at a greater risk of bipolar disorder in adulthood, according to a new research published today which shows a positive relation between intelligence, creativity and lifetime manic features. By: PTI | August 20, 2015 8:49 ...
High childhood IQ linked to this mental illness   AOL News
High IQ in childhood increases risk of developing bipolar disorder, says study   Bulletin Leader
High childhood IQ linked to bipolar disorder later in life   Telegraph.co.uk
RT   
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NDTV   

Eat Hot Chillies Daily to Stay in Shape   
NDTV
Eat Hot Chillies Daily to Stay in Shape If you love to include chillies in your diet, you have another healthy reason to do so. According to a study, consumption of hot chillies can prevent overeating via an action on nerves in the stomach, thus ...
Spice up your body   The Express Tribune
Hot Chili May Unlock a New Treatment for Obesity   EndoNurse
Here's a cool way to stay fit: Eat red hot chillies   The Hindu
Financial Express   
Daily News & Analysis   
University Herald   
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Times of India   

Coming, an oral drug to treat alcoholism   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: An oral drug that treats alcoholism and has very few side-effects may be available in five to six years, according to scientists, including one of Indian-origin, who have identified compounds that drastically reduced drinking in rats. The ...
Are you addicted to alcohol? This Indian-origin student might offer you a ...   Zee News
New Compounds Could Reduce Alcoholics' Impulse to Drink   Newswise (press release)

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The Hindu   

Now, new paper-based test may help detect Ebola, dengue faster   
The Hindu
Researchers have developed a paper-based device that changes colour, depending on whether the patient has Ebola, yellow fever or dengue, an advance that can help diagnose the diseases within minutes in remote, low-resource settings. Standard ...

2015-08-20 India Science

BGR   

India's Mars orbiter captures beautiful 3D images of the red planet   
BGR
The Indian Space Research Organisation has released a series of beautiful images taken by the country's Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter. The images reveal striking details of the Ophir Chasma, a canyon that spans about 186 miles of the planet's surface.
MOM first mission ever to capture far side of Martian Moon, reveals ISRO Chief   The TeCake
Mangalyaan sends back stunning images of Mars   Junior College
MOM first to snap far side of Mars' moon: Isro chief   Times of India
Science World Report   
The Inquisitr   
The Wire   
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The TeCake   

NASA designing Warp Drive, travelling faster than light possible theoretically!   
The TeCake
Space travel between different galaxies is hypothetically possible, said astrophysicist Geraint Lewis from Australia. Lewis stated that that spaceship can travel faster than light while still following the Albert Einstien's “General Theory of ...
Warp speed could be a reality in the next 100 years: Star Trek-like travel ...   Daily Mail
Astrophysicist Claims a Star Trek-Style Warp Drive Is Theoretically Possible   Outer Places
'Star Trek-like space travel theoretically possible'   Times of India
BizTek Mojo   
Bulletin Leader   
Pc-Tablet Media   
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Focus News   

Scientists Come Up With New Glass Paint To Keep Metal Roofs Cool And Durable   
Focus News
Scientists have developed a new, environment-friendly and inexpensive paint out of glass that bounces sunlight off metal surfaces – keeping them cool and durable. “Most paints you use on your car or house are based on polymers, which degrade in the ...

2015-08-20 India Sports

Daily News & Analysis   

India vs Sri Lanka match preview: India hope for improved show in Sangakkara's ...   
Daily News & Analysis
Will Kohli win this one to get back in the series? Or will Kumar Sangakkara get his grand farewell? Ind vs SL Reuters. Handed an unexpected thrashing in the opening game, India would look to plug their loopholes and get their team combination right ...
India vs Sri Lanka 2015, 2nd Test at Colombo (PSS): India likely XI   Cricket Country
India in Sri Lanka: Kohli on importance of communication, Binny's role and ...   Firstpost
India fight to stay alive in Sri Lanka series   Times of India
NDTVSports.com   
Zee News   
Sports Rediscovered   
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IBNLive   

As it happened: South Africa vs New Zealand, 1st ODI   
IBNLive
Right then, that's all we have from this match. We look forward to your company for the second ODI on 23rd August at 0800 GMT. Until then, it's goodbye and cheers!!! Hashim Amla gets the Man of the Match award. Says that it was a tough wicket and is ...

2015-08-20 India Entertainment

Times of India   

Alia replaces Katrina in SRK-starrer Gauri Shinde's next   
Times of India
The filmmaker, Gauri Shinde of English Vinglish fame, had marked the comeback of Ms 'Hawaa Hawaai,' Sridevi, and her yet-to-be-titled next, has a one-of-a-kind jodi in the lead. A source has been quoted in the report as saying that, "It's a different ...
Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt to star together in Gauri Shinde's next   IBNLive
Alia Bhatt hits jackpot, bags film opposite Shah Rukh Khan   Zee News
Shah Rukh Khan to romance Alia Bhatt in Gauri Shinde's next film   Mid-Day
NDTV   
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Hindustan Times   

I share Dashrath Manjhi's madness: Nawazuddin Siddiqui   
Hindustan Times
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, whose upcoming film Manjhi - The Mountain Man has already been leaked on a peer-to-peer file sharing platform, has flicked away all concerns. According to the National School of Drama graduate, those who love the magic of the big ...

2015-08-20 India Technology

Firstpost   

Xiaomi launches MIUI 7: Here's a quick look at what's new   
Firstpost
Xiaomi has finally pulled the wraps off the latest iteration of its mobile OS – MIUI 7. The beta update will start rolling out on Monday. Alongside, the company has also announced limited edition of its Mi4i in special colours – pink, yellow, sky and ...
Xiaomi MIUI 7 Beta unveiled: Here is what is new in the MI smartphone OS   The Indian Express
Xiaomi to invest in India's service and application developers   Economic Times
Here are all the new features in Xiaomi's MIUI 7   Hindustan Times
The Hindu   
Financial Express   
Times of India   
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ZDNet   

Note 5, Edge 6 Plus, and Samsung Pay launch in South Korea   
ZDNet
For Samsung, much is riding on two new phones as the company suffers five consecutive quarterly declines in profit and continues to get squeezed by cheap Chinese gadget makers in the low-end, and Apple in the high-end. The South Korean tech giant set ...

2015-08-20 India Business

Livemint   

Reliance, Airtel, nine others get RBI nod for payments banks   
Livemint
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday gave in-principle approval to 11 entities to open payments banks that will widen the reach of banking services and push the government's goal of financial inclusion. The new category of banks, which ...

2015-08-20 India World

Firstpost   

Islamic State beheads 82-year-old Palmyra expert who refused to reveal ...   
Firstpost
The Islamic State group beheaded the 82-year-old retired chief archaeologist of Palmyra after he refused to leave the ancient city, Syria's antiquities chief said. A UNESCO World Heritage site famed for well-preserved Greco-Roman ruins, Palmyra was ...
Shielding Syrian Antiquities, to a Grisly Death at ISIS' Hands   New York Times
UNESCO condemns Islamic State militant's killing of Palmyra's antiquities ...   ABC Online
Syrian antiquities scholar Khaled Asaad beheaded by Islamic State, Syrian ...   Newsday
Los Angeles Times   
New Zealand Herald   
Stuff.co.nz   
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Times of India   

Car bomb wounds six Egyptian policemen in Cairo   
Times of India
CAIRO: A car bomb injured six Egyptian policemen on Thursday as it exploded in front of a police building in Cairo, the interior ministry said, the latest in a wave of militant attacks that has rocked Egypt. The powerful blast in northern Cairo's ...
Car Bomb Explodes Near a Security Building in Cairo   New York Times
Massive blast targets security forces in Cairo   Washington Post
Cairo car bomb wounds 6   CNN
Daily News & Analysis   
The Australian (blog)   
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The Hindu   

Ranil warns against divisive politics   
The Hindu
United National Party (UNP) leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday his government would not allow anyone to indulge in divisive politics. Addressing the media at his official residence, Mr. Wickremesinghe, who is expected to ...

2015-08-20 India India

Firstpost   

Ignoring all the usual deal breakers: The Modi govt is on right track with ...   
Firstpost
Look at the embarrassing paradox. India-Pakistan bilateral relations and the complications are the same as they were exactly a year ago. And yet, the response of the Narendra Modi government is drastically different than it was a year ago, though the ...