Acquisitions on their mind, global majors scout for Indian start-ups

Acquisition of Indian software product start-ups by Facebook, Google and Yahoo! over recent months might just be the tipping point for Indian entrepreneurs. According to several sources, Walmart,......

Trademark Row: Burger King in the soup

Burger King has about 13,000 outlets across the world and has had a trademark registration in India since 1979, which has been renewed by the company. Burger King has about 13,000 outlets across......

After FB & Twitter, Yuri Milner bets big on India's e-commerce

Yuri Milner is focussing on on consumer-driven Internet start-ups. Yuri wishes to invest in every snowflake that falls in San Francisco tonight,” says one tweet. “When Yuri play......

What connects Flipkart and extra-terrestrial life?

How much do you know Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who has invested $ 100 million in a project to find extra-terrestrial life? Image: Russian billionaire Yuri Milner with wife Julia. Photograph......

She's 65... and she runs marathons across the world

Lata Alimchandani is the first Indian woman over 60 to complete the World Marathon Majors.She's also among the world's elite marathon runners in her age group.On Monday, April 18, she will run the......

Brazil arrests 10 for 'amateur' terror plot against Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Brazilian marines take part in a simulated hostage situation during a security exercise ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, on July 21, 2016. Photograph: Ueslei......