Alnoor Peermohamed And Arnab Dutta

Stories by Alnoor Peermohamed And Arnab Dutta

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

Patanjali to spend Rs 500 crore on cow protection

Patanjali to spend Rs 500 crore on cow protection

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2016

The four 'gaushalas' or cow shelters will work on improving productivity of Indian cows up to 10 times

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

McDonald's arbitration cleared by Delhi HC

McDonald's arbitration cleared by Delhi HC

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2016

Differences between Bakshi, his wife and McDonald's India emerged in mid-2013.

FSSAI proposes double ash content in noodles

FSSAI proposes double ash content in noodles

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2016

Ash content is now allowed up to 1%, the new notification has proposed to increase it to 2% for seasonings or tastemakers.

Flipkart goes for Alibaba model to retain sellers

Flipkart goes for Alibaba model to retain sellers

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2016

Flipkart claims to have more than 90,000 sellers on its platform.

2,240 customers receive cheapest smartphones!

2,240 customers receive cheapest smartphones!

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2016

After a delay of five months, Ringing Bells managed to dispatch the first lot of Freedom 251 smartphones.

For every Rs 251 handset, Ringing Bells bears a loss of Rs 920!

For every Rs 251 handset, Ringing Bells bears a loss of Rs 920!

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2016

Promoter says he sold a third of his firm to deliver Rs 251 handset.

Artificially intelligent smartphones in India by March 2017

Artificially intelligent smartphones in India by March 2017

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2016

Artificially intelligent smartphones will be able to offer solutions and suggestions based on user behaviour.

Cabs on apps to race to $1.7-bn mark this year

Cabs on apps to race to $1.7-bn mark this year

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2016

With Uber & Ola fighting it out, the taxi aggregator space is set for massive growth.

HealthifyMe: A start-up that helps people live healthy

HealthifyMe: A start-up that helps people live healthy

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2016

HealthifyMe is an app that connects users to fitness trainers virtually, motivate them on goals.

Amazon narrows gap with Flipkart, tops Snapdeal

Amazon narrows gap with Flipkart, tops Snapdeal

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2016

Amazon signed up Motorola as an exclusive brand partner for its new devices, which in turn helped it grow

'Content revolution is under way in India'

'Content revolution is under way in India'

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2016

'We are offering one year of free music and three months of free movies to a million users through MIUI8.'