Supreme Court gives green signal for Premier Badminton League

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Badminton Association of India to hold Premier Badminton League which is scheduled from January 2. A fortnight before Premier Badminton League(PBL) is to start, clouds of uncertainty were hovering over the sporting event with Meghalaya High Court staying the tournament scheduled to be held from January 2 to January 17. Facing uncertainty, the Badminton […]

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Prakash Padukone – Academies needed in every state to catch up China

India needs to set up a badminton academy in every state to hone the amount of talent the country has and bridge the huge gap that exists currently with powerhouse China, feels shuttle legend Prakash Padukone. India, currently, has two renowned academies – the two-decade-old Prakash Padukone Academy in Bengaluru and the P Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad run by the […]

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Nikkei: Toshiba to cut up to 7,000 jobs

Toshiba Corp is looking to cut up to 7,000 jobs, as it looks to streamline operations in the wake of an accounting scandal, the Nikkei business daily reported. Most of the 6,000-7,000 job cuts will be in the company’s lifestyle segment, which includes consumer appliances, the newspaper said. Toshiba is also looking to “drastically” reduce operations at its Ome factory, Tokyo, […]

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