Karan Choudhury &Amp; Raghavendra Kamath

Stories by Karan Choudhury &Amp; Raghavendra Kamath

Niranjan Hiranandani spoilt for choice after $1-bn sell-off

Niranjan Hiranandani spoilt for choice after $1-bn sell-off

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2016

Younger brother Surendra wants to re-invest his share in real estate and education

Billion-dollar online sale ends, war of words begins

Billion-dollar online sale ends, war of words begins

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2016

While the first half of the year saw India's e-commerce market shrinking, the success of Diwali sales will boost the sector beyond last year's benchmark

Race on as e-tailers eye $1.5 bn in festive sales

Race on as e-tailers eye $1.5 bn in festive sales

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2016

Flipkart and Myntra, together, post higher sales than Amazon

South pips north in car, durables & realty

South pips north in car, durables & realty

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2016

Good pay hikes, positive macroeconomic factors and the taming of inflation have had a positive effect on purchases

Blackstone, Embassy pad up to launch first REIT, raise Rs 4k cr

Blackstone, Embassy pad up to launch first REIT, raise Rs 4k cr

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2016

Draft prospectus to be filed next week; second trust, with Panchshil, in a few months

Grandson of 'Phantom of Bombay House' steps in at Shapoorji Pallonji group

Grandson of 'Phantom of Bombay House' steps in at Shapoorji Pallonji group

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2016

Pallon has already joined the boards of some of the unlisted companies such as Afcons

Ola tries old-school transporter model

Ola tries old-school transporter model

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2016

With Ola Corporate, aims to provide services to 10,000 firms by next year

Consolidation of Indian retail on Biyani's radar

Consolidation of Indian retail on Biyani's radar

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2016

The latest trigger has been Future group's buyout talk with the retail unit of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's family-owned Heritage Foods

Mounting sick leave makes India Inc nervous

Mounting sick leave makes India Inc nervous

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2016

Assocham estimates offices are facing staff crunches of 15 to 25 per cent with the various strains of fever.

With fatter wallet, Paytm goes for the kill

With fatter wallet, Paytm goes for the kill

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2016

The mobile wallet player plans to add more Chinese sellers to its e-commerce platform and boost technology for its soon-to-be-launched payments bank

Paytm to raise $300 million, valuation pegged at $5 billion

Paytm to raise $300 million, valuation pegged at $5 billion

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2016

Paytm, which recently hived off its e-commerce and payments bank businesses into separate companies, would use these fresh funds to bolster the two businesses

Big Bazaar to log out of online venture

Big Bazaar to log out of online venture

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2016

Future Group said customer acquisition costs, fulfilment costs and other expenses in e-commerce add up to 50 per cent of overall business costs, making it unviable

30 months on, Piramal's $500-mn JV yet to take off

30 months on, Piramal's $500-mn JV yet to take off

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2016

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has stringent processes and systems, which are proving to be a stumbling block

Start-ups master the art of deal making

Start-ups master the art of deal making

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2016

No longer an in-house task; hiring legal eagles is now becoming norm for M&As, fundraising

Alibaba betting on Paytm in India

Alibaba betting on Paytm in India

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2016

Alibaba is playing a big role in helping to train the senior management of the upcoming Paytm Payment Bank

Retailers rattled by I-Day online sales, plan to petition government

Retailers rattled by I-Day online sales, plan to petition government

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2016

Retailer bodies to demand govt action against I-Day sales offers, threaten legal action for breach of FDI rules.

Patanjali struggles to meet demand for products

Patanjali struggles to meet demand for products

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2016

The company has a network of 4,000 distributors, 10,000 stores and 100 mega marts.

Lack of clarity clouds e-tail bonhomie over GST

Lack of clarity clouds e-tail bonhomie over GST

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2016

Most e-commerce firms offer aggressive discounting and freebies, with specific purchases.

Now, Patanjali locks horns with e-tailers

Now, Patanjali locks horns with e-tailers

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2016

Patanjali Ayurved, founded in 2007 by yoga guru Ramdev, is targeting Rs 10,000-crore (Rs 100-billion) revenue in 2016-17

GST impact: Pain points in e-commerce remain

GST impact: Pain points in e-commerce remain

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2016

Industry experts said the major pain point would be tax collection at source, which would create a rift between sellers and e-commerce companies.