Alnoor Peermohamed &Amp;Amp; Raghu Krishnan

Stories by Alnoor Peermohamed &Amp;Amp; Raghu Krishnan

Ola founders backed Tork to launch India's first electric motorcycle by next year

Ola founders backed Tork to launch India's first electric motorcycle by next year

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2016

Looks at 100 km ride on single charge, ideal for big cities

Carmakers see gains in Uber, Ola sales

Carmakers see gains in Uber, Ola sales

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2016

Automobile makers in India are embracing taxi-hailing apps such as Uber and Ola, hoping to ride on their expansion to sell more cars, a contrarian view to companies in Western markets that fear a drop in car sales due to them

GSLV rocket puts ISRO in elite club

GSLV rocket puts ISRO in elite club

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2016

Global analysts say a successful launch of operational GSLV MkII rocket will reduce dependency for ISRO on foreign launchers.

The real story behind the demise of TaxiForSure

The real story behind the demise of TaxiForSure

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2016

Ola's cash reserves are starting to run dry. The company was in talks to raise $1 billion in funding by the end of July, but no announcement has been made as yet

Why the Gorkha community is furious with Flipkart

Why the Gorkha community is furious with Flipkart

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2016

The community has taken offence to being wrongly stereotyped as watchmen in the ad which also plays on an exaggerated Hindi accent to seem funny

Second life for dead start-ups as corporates hunt for cheap talent, tech

Second life for dead start-ups as corporates hunt for cheap talent, tech

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2016

While the redeployment of talent from companies that have shut down into other start-ups is a great move, some say the gesture is gaining more visibility than the actual companies

Start-ups get a big boost from big companies

Start-ups get a big boost from big companies

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2016

The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window.

Why Amazon's victory may be short-lived

Why Amazon's victory may be short-lived

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2016

Its growth has been driven by discounts rather than enticing new customers to its platform

Slow e-commerce growth worries Flipkart

Slow e-commerce growth worries Flipkart

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2016

In the past eight months, Flipkart has seen the exits of Mukesh Bansal, considered the right hand man of Sachin and Binny Bansal; Ankit Nagori, chief business officer; Punit Soni, Flipkart's million-dollar hire from Silicon Valley who headed product and strategy; and Manish Maheshwari, head of the seller business

Accessing pirated content might lead to prison term & Rs 3-lakh fine

Accessing pirated content might lead to prison term & Rs 3-lakh fine

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2016

The recent blocking of websites by Internet service providers was prompted by court orders to prevent piracy of Dishoom, the Bollywood movie

Uber takes its ride beyond app

Uber takes its ride beyond app

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2016

The new feature is up and running in Nagpur, Guwahati and Jodhpur

Brexit tremor hits Infosys

Brexit tremor hits Infosys

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2016

Takes a knock after RBS changes plan on Williams & Glyn; contract loss to impact 3,000 Infy staffers

Enfield taps techies for Himalayan journey

Enfield taps techies for Himalayan journey

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2016

The Himalayan is the company's second motorcycle after the Continental GT to move away from its age-old cruiser design

Apple finds it tough to crack India market

Apple finds it tough to crack India market

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2016

iPhone sales in June quarter dropped 35% even as smartphone market grew 19%

Wounded Uber targets India after China loss

Wounded Uber targets India after China loss

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2016

In India, it is fighting a pitched battle against Ola.

Ananth Narayanan: The turnaround man

Ananth Narayanan: The turnaround man

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2016

Narayanan's strategy of building exclusive brands for Myntra has been a success as well, and more such brands will be added to the portal's offering in the future

Happiest Minds: Ashok Soota to score big in second innings

Happiest Minds: Ashok Soota to score big in second innings

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2016

Happiest Minds expects revenue to touch $100 mn in 3 years, the fastest in India's tech services sector.

United Spirits to shed 300 jobs

United Spirits to shed 300 jobs

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2016

United Spirits wants to align its resources to meet its goals of becoming a trusted and respected consumer goods company.

The story of Ajit Isaac's entrepreneurial success

The story of Ajit Isaac's entrepreneurial success

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2016

Ajit Issac started as a management trainee at Godrej.

United Spirits shows proof of Mallya's fund diversion

United Spirits shows proof of Mallya's fund diversion

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2016

USL claims it has given a report on how the liquor baron channelled money from the company to Kingfisher Airlines, Force India and Watson.