Two Indian-origin women have featured on the Forbes ’ annual list of America’s 60 wealthiest and most successful self-made women entrepreneurs, who have “crashed ceilings through invention and innovation”. India-born Neerja Sethi, who co-founded IT consulting and outsourcing firm Syntel [Read More…]
Ola looks to double fleet size with new platform for drivers
Taxi-aggregator Ola on Friday introduced ‘Ola Operator’— a mobile platform to help its drivers graduate to operators — and expects that the initiative would double its fleet size from 4.5 lakh in the near-term, a company executive said. “Ola Operator [Read More…]
Singapore Arbitration Centre to open office at GIFT City
The GIFT City is India’s first international financial services centre—Photo: Paul Noronha The Arbitration and Conciliation Act lays down a time frame of 18 months for the disputes to be resolved. The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) will establish a [Read More…]
Japanese missing boy Yamato Tanooka found alive in Hokkaido
A boy missing in remote woods in Japan since Saturday after being left alone by his parents as a punishment has been found alive and well. Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found in military barracks near Shikabe in northern Hokkaido, just [Read More…]
Japan officials raid Suzuki headquarters
Japanese authorities have raided the headquarters of Suzuki, as part of an ongoing probe into the carmaker’s use of improper fuel economy tests. Officials were looking for documents which would support the company’s previous claims that it had not meant [Read More…]
Facebook sticks by Gawker attack funder Peter Thiel
Facebook has chosen to keep the billionaire who helped fund a sex tape legal case against Gawker Media on its board of directors. The social network’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg confirmed the decision to retain Peter Thiel during her [Read More…]
Oil rises despite Opec failure to cap output
The price of oil rose slightly despite a meeting of the Opec oil producers’ group failing to set a cap on the amount of oil the group produces. Brent crude ended Thursday 0.4% higher at $49.94 a barrel. Prices initially [Read More…]
Florida woman is allergic to her own sweat
A 28-year-old Florida woman says her life has been destroyed by horrible allergies. But it’s not pollen, cats, or peanuts she’s allergic to; it’s her own sweat and tears. “You don’t realize how much your body sweats until you become [Read More…]
Common thyroid cancer is no longer cancer
A group of 24 doctors from seven countries just reclassified a certain type of thyroid tumor as no longer cancerous, according to a report in JAMA Oncology. That might not seem like that big of a big deal, but it [Read More…]
Report: More infections from dirty scopes than estimated
At least 300 patients have been sickened by life-threatening infections linked to contaminated medical scopes — more than previously estimated by federal regulators, according to new figures released Friday. Between 2010 and 2015 more than 41 hospitals worldwide, most in [Read More…]