Author Archives: Loknath Das

Vijay Mallya Offers To “Repay 100%” To Banks, Says “Please Take It”

  Five days before a UK court’s verdict on whether Vijay Mallya can be extradited, the fugitive businessman, who is being investigated for fraud and money-laundering, appealed to various Indian banks to accept his offer to pay back 100 per cent of the principal loan amount he owes them. In a series of tweets, the liquor baron said that the Read More


Horlicks finds new home as Unilever buys GSK’s consumer nutrition business

Unilever has agreed to buy GlaxoSmithKline’s Horlicks and other consumer healthcare nutrition brands, and merge their Indian units, creating one of the largest food and refreshment businesses in the country. The deal comprises three major transactions – an all-stock acquisition of GSK Consumer Healthcare India (GSK CH India), an all-cash acquisition of GSK Bangladesh, and the acquisition of certain other Read More


15 Great Websites For Women Business Owners

Women business owners can achieve so much more when we support each other. If you’re a woman entrepreneur, check out these 15 websites for women business owners that can help you start or grow your business: American Business Women’s Association http://www.abwa.org This organization for business and professional women (including both small business owners and corporate employees) provides opportunities for members to Read More


Moneycontrol Ultimate Business Quiz #54: Test your knowledge

Q1. Identify the Google Doodle. 2/40 Answer: Arecibo message. 3/40 Q2. The company Bubbles Incorporated SA was set up in 1972 to merchandise, protect and promote his image. Bubbles Incorporated SA owns, by assignment from the legend himself, trademark, service mark, publicity and related rights to the name, likeness and personality of him and his little tramp character, and the Read More


Moneycontrol Ultimate Business Quiz #54: Test your knowledge

7/40 Q4. Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT) is an open source platform developed at Intel Labs to enable people with motor neuron diseases and other disabilities to have full access to the capabilities and applications of their computers through very constrained interfaces suitable for their condition. It was originally developed by researchers at Intel Labs for whom? 8/40 Answer: Stephen Hawking. Read More


Common Sense Lifestyle Eating Plan: Why Lifestyle Coach Luke Coutinho Feels That It Will Replace All Fad Diets

The common sense and lifestyle diet is free of cost and quite different from the fad diets which are immensely popular. It has the capability of replacing these fad diets, says lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho in one of his recent live videos on Facebook. He mentions that many of us have been unconsciously following this diet for many years and Read More


BPUT, Odisha Announces Ph.D Entrance Exam Schedule

BPUT Announces Ph.D Entrance Exam Schedule New Delhi:  Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Odisha will conduct entrance exam for PhD admission on December 16, 2018. The exam will be held in two shifts: 10.30 am to 11.30 am and 11.45 am to 12.45 pm. In the first shift the exam will be held for compulsory paper- research methodology and Read More


That prehistoric fossil in your attic may be a tax break

Frank Rothe | Photonica | Getty Images Whether you’d like to give away several thousand bushels of soybeans or a prehistoric fossil, there just might be a charity that’s willing to receive it. Year-end tends to be a busy time for individuals who are in a giving mood. Donors seeking a break on their 2018 taxes must make their charitable Read More


Health Expert Luke Coutinho Tells Us How This Lifestyle Change Can Help In Weight Loss!

Do you eat late night dinners? It might take a toll on your body. Luke Coutinho in his recent live Facebook video addresses the issue of eating late dinners and how it adversely affects our bodies. Whether your goal is losing weight, body fat or detoxifying the body eating early dinners can make a significant impact on your life. To keep Read More


Unhealthy Lifestyle May Up The Risk Of Diabetes; Diet Tips To Stay Healthy

According to a study published in The BMJ, night shifts clubbed with an unhealthy lifestyle can put you at particularly high risk of type-2 diabetes. It is well established that unhealthy lifestyle behaviour like smoking, a poor diet and little exercise, and being overweight or obese increase the risk of type-2 diabetes. Shift work, especially night shift work, has also Read More