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Yalamanchili Shiva Santosh Kumar bags 23 medals in Law course at NLSIU

Bangalore: Yalamanchili Shiva Santosh Kumar , (23), bagged 23 medals including 14 golds at the 23rd Annual Convo-cation of the National Law School of India University at Nagarbhavi on Sunday. The Chief Justice of India, HL Dattu - the NLSIU chancellor, presided over the event. Other dignitaries included DV Sadananda Gowda, union minister of law and justice, and judges from the SC. Said Kumar,  "I see law as a great equalizer, a tool to change society and a tool to turn the society into more right-conscious society." He said his area of interest was to ensure access to social, political and economic justice.

Bonsoul: Successful startup by an young entrepreneur

People are often fickle about the choices they make and the places they visit, especially when it’s something related to their well-being. Many of us spend hours trying to search for the perfect place to get a haircut or that wonderful spa which helps us relax. In order to simplify this process for people and save them the trouble is Bonsoul, India’s first online network of spas and salons. Started by Alekhya Nadendla in June 2014, Bonsoul currently operates in seven cities. While the office is based in Hyderabad, Bonsoul also offers its services in Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Pune. “We are a platform for any form of wellness centres and we make it easier for the customers to find something regarding fitness, relaxation or beauty, like a spa or a salon,” says Nadendla. With the prominence of the Internet among the general public today, one can easily search for a location of any spa or a fitness centre by typing the name of their area on portals like Ju

Gopichand Katragadda to head innovation at Tata group

MUMBAI: Tata Sons is handing over the reins of its almost decade-old Innovation Group to its technology head Gopichand Katragadda. The 147-year-old business house under chairman Cyrus Mistry is pushing for innovation across their 120 companies and this move will marry technology, digital and innovation under one man.  The conglomerate started Tata Group Innovation Forum (TGIF) in 2007 and the goal was to incubate ideas and encourage all their companies to develop the latest technology that will propel businesses. R Gopalakrishnan, director Tata Sons, was heading TGIF from the start but will retire this year end. Handing over the baton to Katragadda makes the former GE veteran and Tata Group's first CTO a key decision maker on what is expected from the group that clocked an annual revenue of $108.78 billion.  "They are bringing it under Katragadda because the idea is to streamline it. People from the Innovation Group will start reporting to him. So far if you look at

ManageMySpa Secures Rs.38 crores From Accel Partners in Series A Funding

Hyderabad-based ManageMySpa, a provider of mobile and cloud-based business management software for the beauty and wellness industry announced that it had raised $6 million ( roughly Rs. 38 crores ) in a Series A financing round led by Accel Partners.  Founded in 2010 by Sudheer Koneru and Dheeraj Koneru , the company has offices in seven countries and is head quartered in Seattle, with a customer base in 30 countries. ManageMySpa has seen a double-fold growth year-on-year since inception, and intends to use the funds to accelerate its sales and marketing efforts, and expand its mobile product offering, the company said in a statement.  ManageMySpa's cross-platform SaaS solution can be used to manage all operational aspects of the spa and salon business, including online booking, appointment management, POS, CRM, staff management, inventory controls, marketing, and analytics. The company offers solutions for both small business owners and large enterprises with multi

Power Mech Projects: The Engineering Hub

In the last two years, the Hyderabad-based company has achieved exceptional scale in the business of setting up plants for India's power companies. The first step of setting up a plant is the most arduous for any power company. It requires intense engineering expertise which is often in short supply—and also proves expensive to acquire and retain. The simpler option is to outsource the heavy-lifting: Enter Power Mech Projects, a Hyderabad-based company, which spotted this opportunity back in 1999.  Having overcome the hurdles of bank financing and talent, it has now become one of the few players to achieve scale in this business. With a consistent growth of about 15 percent annually, Power Mech boasts a list of marquee private players—Tata Power, Adani Power and Jindal Power to name a few—as well as public sector power producers such as NTPC.  2013 has been one of Power Mech’s busiest years: It built, tested and commissioned projects for a cumulative capacity of 4

BITS Pilani appoints Vajja Sambasiva Rao as acting vice chancellor

PILANI: BITS Pilani has announced the joining of Vajja Sambasiva Rao as the acting vice chancellor of the Pilani campus on Saturday . He took charge from Bijendra Nath Jain, who completed his five-years tenure as the vice chancellor of the institute. A farewell function was organized for Jain as tribute for his contribution towards BITS Pilani.  After accepting the role of vice chancellor in 2010, Jain had made prolific and sustained contributions to teaching and research at the institute. His administrative acumen has been showcased through the multi-campus structure he provided for the smooth functioning of the university.  Addressing the audience during his farewell, Jain said, "BITS Pilani is committed to both quality and expansion. This commitment to transparency and stress on equal opportunity has been a key contributing factor behind its emergence as an institute of national repute."  On taking up the new role, Vajja Sambasiva Rao said, "This ins