Alnoor Peermohamed And Kiran Rathee

Stories by Alnoor Peermohamed And Kiran Rathee

China's Ola of bicycles pedals into India

China's Ola of bicycles pedals into India

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2018

Chinese bicycle sharing giant Ofo launches service in seven Indian cities.

UIDAI plans to use face recognition for Aadhaar

UIDAI plans to use face recognition for Aadhaar

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2018

However, the facility will be allowed on a need basis and can be used only in "fusion mode", which means people can use it only along with other existing means of authentication.

Ola eyes Australia, New Zealand for expansion

Ola eyes Australia, New Zealand for expansion

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2018

The two new markets are overwhelmingly dominated by US ride-hailing giant Uber, which has been able to edge out local start-ups

Good news for telcos; spectrum-holding cap to be relaxed

Good news for telcos; spectrum-holding cap to be relaxed

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2018

The move will help telcos, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular

Chinese app plans to use India base to take on FB, Google

Chinese app plans to use India base to take on FB, Google

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2018

India isn't just a testbed for SHAREit to find and perfect a new business model, but also the start of the company's globalisation dreams.

E-com industry seen to grow at 60% in 2018

E-com industry seen to grow at 60% in 2018

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2017

The e-commerce industry is expected to return to high growth next year as large players such as Amazon, Flipkart and Paytm Mall begin to look beyond the 20 million customers who shop online on a monthly basis.

100% FDI in telecom via automatic route soon

100% FDI in telecom via automatic route soon

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2017

At present 100% FDI is allowed, of which up to 49% investment in a company can be done through the automatic route

Jio, 4 other telcos understated AGR by over Rs 14,800 cr

Jio, 4 other telcos understated AGR by over Rs 14,800 cr

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2017

The CAG report, tabled in Parliament, states the interest on the short payment stood at Rs 1,052.13 crore for the period up to March 2016.

'Ease of starting a business is where work is needed'

'Ease of starting a business is where work is needed'

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2017

'India cannot function the Chinese way and the sooner people realise that, the better it will be.'

Govt vows to keep web access equal for everyone

Govt vows to keep web access equal for everyone

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2017

India's stand is important against the backdrop of US FCC's decision to roll back its net neutrality rules adopted in 2015

A novel idea! Learning math through comics

A novel idea! Learning math through comics

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2017

This start-up took the 'novel' path to teach children mathematics.

Nandan and Rohini Nilekani join Gates-led philanthropic group

Nandan and Rohini Nilekani join Gates-led philanthropic group

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2017

The grouping, which is called Co-Impact, has been set up with an initial corpus of $500 million and will focus providing healthcare, education, and economic opportunity to the underserved populus in developing countries.

Uber India chief: We're at very early stages of our journey in India

Uber India chief: We're at very early stages of our journey in India

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2017

The company's India focus hasn't changed with the change in CEOs.

43,000 gram panchayats to get Net connection soon

43,000 gram panchayats to get Net connection soon

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2017

To make the scheme attractive, the government has announced a rate structure wherein the operators may take the optical fibre on lease and provide broadband connectivity to customers.

How many IT jobs will actually be created this year?

How many IT jobs will actually be created this year?

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2017

The pace of job generation has slowed as IT firms look at automation to do testing

India to launch 2 moon missions by March

India to launch 2 moon missions by March

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2017

One spacecraft will be Indian Space Research Organisation's own Chandrayaan-2, while the other will be from India's first private moonshot Team Indus which is competing in the Google LunarXPrize challenge.

Infy races against time to fix GSTN glitches

Infy races against time to fix GSTN glitches

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2017

Infosys had told the group of ministers that it would expand its 100-member team to speed up the bug fixes.

Airtel overcomes Jio challenge; adds 1 mn users

Airtel overcomes Jio challenge; adds 1 mn users

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2017

The incumbent operators faced the onslaught of free offers and cheaper rates from Jio.

Telcos take smartphone battle to Bharat

Telcos take smartphone battle to Bharat

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2017

Battleground shifts to rural and small towns, where user base aspires to upgrade to smartphones.

Can Apple Pay repeat its US success story in India?

Can Apple Pay repeat its US success story in India?

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2017

iPhone, which accounts for just 3% of sales in India's 100 million-plus annual smartphone market, plans to partner an existing player