Avishek Rakshit And Alnoor Peermohamed

Stories by Avishek Rakshit And Alnoor Peermohamed

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.

Why 'She' is uncomfortable in Emami's basket of brands

Why 'She' is uncomfortable in Emami's basket of brands

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2017

One of the reasons for the failure, say industry experts and financial analysts, is that Emami strayed too far from its core with sanitary napkins.

Mukesh Ambani & other India Inc biggies likely to attend Bengal biz summit

Mukesh Ambani & other India Inc biggies likely to attend Bengal biz summit

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has left no stone unturned this year after big industrialists, along with Union ministers, skipped attending the BGBS 2017.

'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.'

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.

As jobs dry up, private engineering college students pay the price

As jobs dry up, private engineering college students pay the price

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2017

They were the source for entry-level recruitments in the IT industry before the job market crash.

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.

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.

What lies ahead for Mukul Roy?

What lies ahead for Mukul Roy?

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2017

What Roy is planning is not known. Will he side with the BJP, which he calls 'non-communal'? Or will he float a party? Or revive the Nationalist TMC to further his political career?

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

FMCG: Sanjiv Goenka's latest dream project

FMCG: Sanjiv Goenka's latest dream project

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2017

Launched this April, the FCG business will end the year with a turnover of Rs 500 crore

SoftBank willing to fund Ola, but with a rider

SoftBank willing to fund Ola, but with a rider

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2017

Growing the number of electric vehicles on Ola's platform is part of the terms SoftBank has put forth for the funding

Will Tatas and Ambanis succeed where Birla failed?

Will Tatas and Ambanis succeed where Birla failed?

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2017

As India's online population crosses 450 million, e-commerce ventures are trying to grab a pie of online sales estimated to hit $48 billion by 2020.

Will Artificial Intelligence create new jobs or destroy them?

Will Artificial Intelligence create new jobs or destroy them?

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2017

As the government faces a difficult choice in keeping up with the rest of the world in AI development while making sure it does not add to unemployment, it has set up a task force to draw up a policy for the accelerated deployment of AI

Has Uber broken US laws by bribing foreign officials?

Has Uber broken US laws by bribing foreign officials?

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2017

Under the ambit of probe is how former exec Eric Alexander obtained medical records of woman who was raped by an Uber driver in Delhi in 2014

The other Son

The other Son

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2017

Taizo Son, SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son's youngest brother, is also planning to enter India.