I am writing this to inform you all, loyal readers, that I won’t be writing this week. There are many reasons for me to skip my regular column, some personal but mostly political.
Panasonic aims Rs 1,000 cr revenue in 3 years
Japanese consumer electronics major Panasonic, which has announced its plans to ramp up smart factory solutions business in India, is targeting a revenue of around Rs 1,000 crore from the segment in three years.
EC made it easy
Kudos to Election Commission for the successful conduct of the polls in 38 Lok Sabha constituencies and 18 Assembly seats in Tamilnadu without any hiccups.
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Q4 profit up 7.5%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Thursday reported 7.5 per cent increase in profit at Rs 228 crore for the fourth quarter of 2018-19 financial year. The company’s net profit in the year-ago period stood at Rs 212 crore.
Chennai Spartans goes down in straight sets
Chennai Spartans went down to Kazakhstan’s TNK Kazhrom in straight sets in the 2019 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in Chinese Taipei.
Asian Boxing Championship: Pooja assured of a medal
Two-time continental medallist Pooja Rani confirmed India’s first medal in the women’s 81 kg category after making it to the semi-finals in a field of five as the Asian Elite Boxing Championship’s draw was released on Thursday.
RBI for allowing fintechs to test regulatory sandbox
A regulatory sandbox (RS) usually refers to live-testing of new products or services in a controlled and test regulatory environment for which regulators may or may not permit certain regulatory relaxations for the limited purpose of the testing.
IPL 2019: Russell skips practice due to shoulder injury
Kolkata Knight Riders’ impact player Andre Russell was forced to skip the practice session on Thursday, owing to a shoulder injury sustained while batting in the nets on Wednesday.
Jadhav needs a few good knocks going into WC: Bhave
Maharashtra Ranji team coach Surendra Bhave is confident that under-firing Kedar Jadhav will find form soon in the Indian Premier League (IPL) which will stand him in good stead going into the ICC World Cup.
BBM to shut down services by May-end
BBM, once a pioneer of encrypted peer-to-peer communication, has announced that it will shut down its consumer service on 31 May, after losing out to competitors like WhatsApp and WeChat.