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The Jhalak was launched following publication in 2015 of Writing the Future, a damning report from writers’ development agency Spread the Word about BAME representation in UK publishing. Open to any published writer of colour in the UK regardless of genre, both fiction and nonfiction, the prize is also open to self-published writers, although none have made it to the longlist. … [Read more...] about New British books prize for BAME authors unveils inaugural longlist

The next ball from Sodhi was a tease. The kind Yuzvendra Chahal dishes out all the time. The wide legbreak. The one that a batsman panicking because of the required rate would try to slog into the leg side. Iyer hit that to the point boundary. He stood tall. He moved towards the ball - who does that in T20 cricket? - got his head on top of it and cut it well to the left of the fielder in the deep. It was beautiful. … [Read more...] about In Shreyas Iyer, India finally have a No. 4 again

SoftBank India has appointed Manoj Kohli as its country head. The move comes after a nearly five-year stint as the chairman of the Japanese telecom and investment giant’s renewable energy business SB Energy. The former Bharti Airtel executive, who has an experience of over 40 years, was head of Airtel’s international operations besides working at companies like DCM Shriram and Escotel before joining SoftBank. “In this new role, Kohli will be responsible for supporting SoftBank, SoftBank Vision Fund, and their portfolio companies’ interests in India. He will be responsible for government relations and public policy efforts, working closely with portfolio company founders and CEOs,” said a statement from SoftBank. SB Energy Global is headed by Raman Nanda, who has been with SoftBank since 2011. SoftBank has also been beefing up its team in India as earlier this month Vision Fund roped in Vikas Agnihotri, who was till recently Google India’s interim … [Read more...] about Softbank India appoints former Airtel executive as country head

"We'll be very happy if we can even breakeven with what we collected last year," said another senior tax official in the financial capital Mumbai, the biggest tax generator, accounting for about a third of revenues from direct taxes. "But given the state of the economy, I'm not too hopeful." … [Read more...] about India Faces First Fall in Direct Taxes in More Than Two Decades Amid Sharp Slowdown: Report

"The period during which the country grew at high GDP growth rates like nine per cent, the exports-to-GDP ratio was20 per cent. But now with developed countries resorting to protectionism and after the collapse of the WTO, contribution of exports to GDP in a large way does not seem possible", he said. … [Read more...] about India Can End up with Five Percent Real GDP Growth This Fiscal, Says Bibek Debroy