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| Nov 13, 2020 | Metro Neo model to be replicated for smaller cities | RAILWAYS & METRO RAIL Metro Neo model to be replicated for smaller cities
13 Nov 2020 CW Team
The Nashik Metro model also referred to as Metro Neo, is to be the national model for the mass rapid transit system in smaller cities. The Mah... |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Here’s how Mukesh Ambani lost $5.8 billion in a day | Billionaire Mukesh Ambani lost about $5.8 billion as RIL stock crashed this week.
This comes after crude oil prices fell more than 31% fearing coronavirus spread that may lead to a global recession.
Not only did Ambani lost his crown, his R... |
| Mar 4, 2020 | India’s Economy Feels The Pain Of The Coronavirus Outbreak In Neighboring China | Exhibitors and officials wearing protective facemasks attend the Auto Expo 2020 at Greater Noida on ... [+] the outskirts of New Delhi on February 5, 2020. (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Indian Railways’ ticketing arm heads for USD 84 million IPO | IRCTC, the online ticketing, catering, and tourism arm of world’s second largest railway, Indian Railways, has filed draft papers with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its initial public offering (IPO).
IRC... |
| Jun 3, 2019 | Paytm could be spending big money for its insurance debut | Paytm is reportedly in talks to acquire insurtech startup Coverfox for $120 million.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Paytm founder and CEO, had earlier in an interview with Business Insider said that they are looking at the insurance sector.
If close... |
| Jun 3, 2019 | Paytm could be spending big money for its insurance debut | Paytm is reportedly in talks to acquire insurtech startup Coverfox for $120 million.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Paytm founder and CEO, had earlier in an interview with Business Insider said that they are looking at the insurance sector.
If close... |
| Mar 19, 2019 | Comment | No 'originals' on foreign streaming services please, we're Indians | Sounak Mitra
India’s national draft e-commerce policy is threating the business model of over-the-top (OTT) streaming services. According to a report in The Business Standard, Netflix, Amazon’s Prime Video and Hotstar, among others, will be... |
| Mar 15, 2019 | India Arrests Players of 'Addictive' Online Video Game | Certain things kind of need to be banned in India: flashing the biggest boner on an unsuspecting world in the form of a pricey AF statue, telling young people to kidnap the girls they like, and the unleashing of wrath on people kissing rath... |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Индийские торговцы пытаются поместить свой город в чёрный список Amazon, чтобы вытеснить ИТ-гиганта с рынка | Александра Кукуть 1 ноября 2018, 17:29 Индийские торговцы пытаются поместить свой город в чёрный список Amazon, чтобы вытеснить ИТ-гиганта с рынка
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| Aug 24, 2017 | Ezetap, racing against bigger rivals like Paytm, just raised $16 million in fresh funding | There are more than 1 billion cellphone users in India. The country also abruptly went cashless last November, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that millions of high-denomination currency notes would no longer be legal tender.
Th... |
| Feb 13, 2017 | BI Investigation: Is ‘Capital Dumping’ killing Indian Startups? | Snapdeal hasn’t been in the pink of health for some time now. Industry watchers will find the latest developments in the company as no surprise that it is in the process of downsizing close to 1300 employees with an eye on cutting... |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Indian Court Rejects Encryption Challenge...For Now | The Indian Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation petition (PIL) by Sudhir Yadav, a Right-To-Information activist and web developer who called for a ban on messaging apps that offer end-to-end encryption, such as WhatsApp,... |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Cyber (In)security in India | In the week leading up to the India’s 67th Republic Day on January 26, 2016, the National Investigation Agency apprehended 14 Islamic State “sympathisers” who had planned to carry out coordinated attacks. Although the men were arrested from... |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Seeing Beyond The Hubris Of Facebook’s Free Basics Fiasco | Vivek Wadhwa Contributor
Vivek Wadhwa is an academic, entrepreneur, and author who holds appointments at Stanford, Duke, and Singularity University.
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| Dec 17, 2015 | Facebook’s “Save Free Basics In India” Campaign Provokes Controversy | Facebook is calling on Indian users to send an email to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), asking the government agency to support its Free Basics program. The campaign, which shows up when users sign onto the social media pl... |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Payment on delivery is not the enemy | Anyone watching the ecommerce space in the past few months would notice how payment on delivery (POD) has come under a certain amount of scrutiny.
The argument is that, POD doesn’t insulate the seller from returns and usually, they are left... |
| Sep 8, 2015 | India’s Taxi-Hailing Firm Ola Adds Shuttle Service In A Bid For More Scale | While Uber dukes it out in China against Didi Kauidi, a homegrown rival in India is also piling pressure on the U.S.-based transportation app with global ambitions. Ola, a taxi app backed by the likes of Softbank and DST Global (coincidenta... |
| Apr 7, 2015 | Telcos still violating Net Neutrality in India -- fight back by sending your views to TRAI | Late February, the Federal Communications Commission announced it would change the way the United States' internet service providers are regulated. It was a major victory for the net neutrality advocates. "The internet is the most powe... |
| Nov 3, 2014 | India is home to 3rd-biggest startup ecosystem in the world, says report | In what should come as heartening news for Indians after being placed at No. 142 in the World Bank’s Doing Business ratings, India has been ranked as the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, behind the USA and UK. The India Startup... |
| Nov 3, 2014 | India is home to 3rd-biggest startup ecosystem in the world, says report | In what should come as heartening news for Indians after being placed at No. 142 in the World Bank’s Doing Business ratings, India has been ranked as the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, behind the USA and UK. The India Startup... |
| Oct 27, 2014 | India’s Snapdeal Snaps Up $627M Led By SoftBank To Supercharge Its Marketplace | A big day for e-commerce startups in India, and a double boom for Japan’s SoftBank. Snapdeal, founded four years ago as a marketplace for third party retailers in India to sell goods online, has raised an additional $627 million from SoftBa... |
| Oct 22, 2014 | Japan’s Rakuten Ramps Up Globally, Lauches Rakuten.co.uk And Drops Play.com | Rakuten, Japan’s e-commerce powerhouse, is taking another step in its ambitions to be a global player on par with the likes of Amazon and Alibaba. Today, the company is launching Rakuten.co.uk, its first own-brand online marketplace in the ... |
| Mar 12, 2014 | Indian classifieds site Quikr raises a massive $90M | There’s big money in e-commerce — especially in India, whose web-browsing populace is on track to surpass the United States’ 260 million Internet users in the next few quarters.
Indian classified ads site Quikr has raised $90 million in new... |
| Mar 12, 2014 | Indian classifieds site Quikr raises a massive $90M | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
There’s big money in e-commerce — especially in I... |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Keeping your startup’s employees with no cash: 5 tips for the digital age | The definition of ‘job’ has changed over the years. Way before, when there used to be an industrial economy, an employee was as good as a machine part: easily replaceable and obedient. Employees used to do what they were told to, with zero ... |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Keeping your startup’s employees with no cash: 5 tips for the digital age | The definition of ‘job’ has changed over the years. Way before, when there used to be an industrial economy, an employee was as good as a machine part: easily replaceable and obedient. Employees used to do what they were told to, with zero ... |
| Sep 5, 2012 | Google Maps Navigation And Live Traffic Data Come To India | Google announced a couple of updates to Google Maps today. The Google Maps Navigation app for Android, for example, will now offer turn-by-turn navigation for India. In addition, Google has also turned on live traffic data for six large Ind... |
| Jun 5, 2012 | iPhone market share heavily depends on carrier subsidies | First in a series. Recently, there have been some articles stating that carrier subsidies may pose a risk to Apple. But before we accept or reject this assertion at face value, it would be prudent to find out just how much of an impact they... |
| Jul 28, 2010 | Short Notice: PayPal Removes Electronic Withdrawal Option For Indian Users | PayPal, the eBay-owned electronic payments company, continues to run into operational issues in India. Earlier this year, the company had to suspend personal payment transactions from and to India, albeit temporarily, when the Reserve Bank ... |
| Jun 6, 2010 | Is “Remarkable Indonesia” the New “Incredible India” for Investors? | I’ve written several posts about the innovation, entrepreneurship and promising Web audience I’ve found over several weeks of reporting in Indonesia. As such, friends in the venture capital business are peppering my inbox asking round-about... |
| Apr 27, 2010 | Sony ends floppy disk production | By Contributor
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Sony has announced that from March 2011 it will discontinue sales of the classic storage system in Japan.
The company introduced the 3.5 inch floppy disk si... |
| Бельгия узаконит 4-дневку и отказ от созвонов вне работы | Инна Бондарович 18 февраля 2022, 16:55 2022-02-18 Бельгия узаконит 4-дневку и отказ от созвонов вне работы
Правительство Бельгии согласовало пакет реформ, который позволит нанятым работникам перейти на 4-дневную рабочую неделю. В документе ... |
| Customers Can Now Select TV Channels On TRAI App: Here’s Why | The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday asked cable and satellite TV providers to allow consumers to access and modify their subscription plans via TRAI app.
In a media statement, TRAI announced amendment to the qualit... |
| Indian Government Mulling Introducing Its Own Cryptocurrency Lakshmi, Similar to Bitcoins | Image Credits
The Indian government is considering a proposal to introduce its cryptocurrency similar to Bitcoins, as per a Business Standard Report. As per undisclosed sources, the proposal was discussed by a committee of government offici... |
| RBI Issues Warning Against Usage Of Bitcoins; Terms It As Breach Of Anti-Money Laundering Provisions | “You can’t stop things like Bitcoin. It will be everywhere and the world will have to readjust. World governments will have to readjust” – John McAfee, Founder of McAfee
It seems the Indian government has just decried McAfee’s belief with t... |
| Electric Vehicles This Week: Govt May Levy Higher Taxes On ICE Cars, Asks PSUs To Source Minerals For EV Batteries, And More | A recent report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) suggests that electric vehicles (EV) will comprise 7% of new car sales in India by 2030. It added that sales of electric cars will reach 28% and electric buses will touch 84% by the sam... |
| Binny-Bansal Backed Acko Acquihires Automotive Startup VLer Tech | Mumbai-based motor insurance provider startup Acko has acquihired Mumbai-based automotive company VLer Technologies. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed yet.
Following this acquisition deal, both the VLer founders, San... |
| The RBI Is Looking To Formulate A Cryptocurrency Policy: Sources | Image Credits
The Reserve Bank of India is reportedly in the process of preparing a policy on the use of cryptocurrency in the country. This comes at a time when the price of Bitcoin, one of the most popular cryptocurrencies around, has sur... |
| GHV Backed Hyperlocal Delivery Startup LazyLad Will Make ‘Lazy’ The New Fad | First there was Ecommerce, then Mcommerce and now it’s the time for Ncommerce – the Neighborhood Delivery or Hyper-local delivery. A term coined by Vikram Upadhyaya – Angel Investor and Chief Mentor at GHV Accelerator – the segment has driv... |
| Daily News Roundup: DataRPM, Quikr, Vodafone and More… | Big data analytics startup DataRPM raises Rs 31 Cr
Big data analytics startup DataRPM has raised Rs 31 Cr in a funding round led by US-based venture capital firm InterWest Partners along with US-based CIT GAP Funds also participating in the... |
| After Failed Cloud Kitchen Tryst, OYO To Test Ready-To-Eat Products | Gurugram-based hospitality unicorn OYO has been heavily impacted with Covid-19 crisis and has been facing disruption in daily operations. However, the crisis has further hit its already struggling cloud kitchen plans, forcing the company to... |
| Jamtara Fraudsters Pose As Paytm Execs To Dupe Wallet Customer | A gang, whose kingpin is believed to be from Jamtara district in Jharkhand, has reportedly duped a Mumbai-based Paytm customer of INR 1.7 Lakh on the pretext of updating his know your customer (KYC) details.
According to a report in Mint, t... |
| Facebook Blames Indian User Growth Decline On Telecom Tariff Hike | Facebook has blamed COVID-19 and pricey data packs in India for its disappointing Q4 results.
Meta (formerly called Facebook), in its quarterly report, said that, “Facebook user growth was impacted by a few headwinds in Q4. User growth in I... |
| Indian Government Mulling Legalising Bitcoin Cryptocurrency In India | From exercising caution over Bitcoin cryptocurrency, the Government of India could finally be moving towards compliance.
As per a recent CNBC India report, a committee of finance ministry officials, IT ministry officials, NITI Aayog, and Re... |
| O que esperar dos smartphones da Nokia com Android | A Nokia confirmou sua volta ao mercado de smartphones em 2017. Os celulares, que vão rodar Android, serão produzidos por outra empresa, também finlandesa: a HMD Global, que comprou os direitos da icônica marca por 10 anos. Os detalhes dos a... |
| Hyderabad Police Warns Snapdeal & Ecommerce Giants ‘NOT’ To Sell Illegal Arms Online | India’s major ecommerce websites, Snapdeal, Flipkart, and Amazon, have been instructed by Hyderabad Task Force Police, not to sell illegal arms online.
In a recent incident, 12 people, of whom two have criminal history, purchased swords, da... |
| Indian Ecommerce Firms To Start Drone Deliveries Before US, DGCA Fast Tracks Process | Ecommerce websites have proved their mettle when it comes to overall service but logistics and time taken to deliver a product often makes them ulterior to brick and mortar stores. Companies have been working their way around to innovate th... |
| Amazon And Walmart May Seek US Intervention On Indian Ecommerce Policy | These are tough times for US-based ecommerce giants Amazon and Walmart in India. Both of them have dug in their heels deep in India with big investment commitments, but the recently proposed ecommerce policy draft has left the two foreign c... |
| Paytm Looks To Acquire Insurance Startup Coverfox: Report | In a bid to maintain its strong position in the fintech space in India, online payment giant Paytm is reportedly in talks to acquire Mumbai-based online insurance startup Coverfox for $100-120 Mn in an all-cash deal.
Citing anonymous source... |
| Amazon To Take On Oriflame, Amway In Supreme Court | Following Delhi High Court’s July order stopping ecommerce companies from selling products of companies such as Amway and Avon without prior permission, Amazon has reportedly appealed in the Supreme Court to challenge the Delhi HC’s order.
... |
| OYO Silently Adds A New Vertical To Its Hospitality Empire | OYO — India’s hospitality posterchild — has been going from strength-to-strength with its international forays, the latest one being Japan, and Saudi Arabia, which were announced last week.
Close on the tail of these expansions, news emerge... |
| Aadhaar System Vulnerable To Data Breaches: Edward Snowden | Image Credits
Amidst the ongoing debate on Aadhaar, Edward Snowden is the latest to voice concerns about the underlying vulnerability of the Aadhaar database. The development comes just two days after reports surfaced that Aadhaar numbers, ... |
| 'Big 4' salaries, revealed: How much Deloitte, KPMG, EY, and PwC accountants and consultants make, from entry level to executive roles | A Deloitte office in Toronto, Canada. Carlos Osorio/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Last year, the so called "Big Four" accounting firms employed we... |
| Online Insurance Startup Turtlemint Raises $25 Mn From Sequoia | Mumbai-based online insurance startup Turtlemint has reportedly raised $25 Mn (INR 178 Cr) in a fresh funding round which was led by its existing investor Sequoia Capital. Other existing investors such as Nexus Venture Partners and Blume Ve... |
| Is OTT Eating Into DTH Cable Time? Here’s The Numberspeak | Over the last few years, entertainment has shifted from movie theaters and television boxes to anywhere and anytime on mobile phones with increasing access to the internet. This transition has gathered pace and the cable TV users have decli... |
| Push-уведомления в браузере 1,5 года спустя: статистика и полезные советы | Push-уведомления в браузере 1,5 года спустя: статистика и полезные советы
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Всем привет! Меня зовут Евгений Хименко, я работал с web push в течение последних полутора лет в компаниях Jeapie и Gr... |
| Daily News RoundUp: Canvera, GOQii, Teabox, BlueStone and More | Snapdeal.com partners with GOQii Inc
GOQii Inc and Snapdeal.com today announced an exclusive collaboration for the newly launched GOQii Life. As a part of this partnership, Snapdeal.com will be the only marketplace on which GOQii users can ... |
| Not A Good Month For Bitcoin: RBI Looks Into Cryptocurrencies, But Still Uneasy About Bitcoin | The RBI has reportedly asked a group of experts to look into fiat cryptocurrency, which is basically a digital currency that could serve as an alternative to the Indian rupee. According to sources, however, the country’s central banking ins... |
| OYO Townhouse Will Now Deliver Coffee With Its Inhouse Cafe Brand | Gurugram-based hospitality chain OYO is now taking branching out its hospitality services, beginning with coffee and quiches. The company’s Townhouse arm will now offer delivery or takeaway from an inhouse cafe brand called the The French P... |
| Aadhaar Data Of A Billion People Is On Sale At $8 | While arguing for the central government’s stand on Aadhaar case at the Supreme Court, the Attorney General (Now, Former) Mukul Rohatgi had once stated, “The arguments on so-called privacy and bodily intrusion are bogus.”
In line with the s... |
| NITI Aayog Positive On New Age Tech; Expects IoT To Be A $70 Bn Market | After introducing a slew of measures in various sectors, the Indian think-tank NITI Aayog seems to be optimistic about new age technologies. Speaking at the 12th India Digital Summit, organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of Indi... |
| Govt. Mulls Over Implementing KYC For Cryptocurrency Transactions | The Indian government is mulling the implementation of Know Your Customer (KYC) norms to ensure safe cryptocurrency transactions. As per reports, the Finance Ministry is also looking to develop a specialised framework for international tran... |
| Is The Funding Boom Over For Indian Startups? | Image Source
Last year was a watershed year for the Indian startups. According to NASSCOM, 2015 saw over $5 Bn of investment flowing into startups, compared to $3 Bn in 2014.
But is the good time over?
According to Karthik Reddy, Managing D... |
| The Bitcoin Civil War Comes To An End: But Will Indian Startups Adopt Bitcoin Cash? | Bitcoin has undergone its first major hard fork leading to the creation of a new cryptocurrency, Bitcoin Cash. As per reports, miners started working on the fork at approximately 12:37 pm (UTC). The split marks the conclusion of the two-wee... |
| Despite Unregulated Status, Poland Based Exchange BitBay Enters The Indian Cryptocurrency Market | International Bitcoin exchange BitBay has reportedly started operations in India, as part of a move geared towards the expansion of its cryptocurrency trading business. Headquartered in Poland, the company is also looking to source local IT... |
| Zomato Scales Back Operations In 9 Countries In A Bid To Cut Costs | Zomato, amidst rising losses, has recently rolled back its operations from 9 countries out of 23 overseas market, reducing its operating costs to $1.7 Mn, a 81% drop from earlier $9 Mn. This includes the markets of the US, UK, Sri Lanka, Ir... |
