Karan Choudhury &Amp;Amp; Alnoor Peermohamed

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India outshines US in internet user base

India outshines US in internet user base

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2016

India now has 402 million internet users - second only to China.

Amazon's mantra to beat rivals Flipkart, Snapdeal

Amazon's mantra to beat rivals Flipkart, Snapdeal

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2016

In India, Amazon has taken an open cheque policy by sinking in over $2 bn to grow its business and tried to build local innovations to help it score over local players Flipkart and Snapdeal.

Zomato loss runs to Rs 1.5 lakh monthly

Zomato loss runs to Rs 1.5 lakh monthly

Rediff.com   27 May 2016

The loss before tax shot up 262 per cent to Rs 492 crore for the financial year ended March 2016.

Paytm may play white knight to IIM grads benched by Flipkart

Paytm may play white knight to IIM grads benched by Flipkart

Rediff.com   27 May 2016

Sources said the fresh batch of profiles include students whose date of joining has been delayed by Flipkart.

IIMs, passouts on sticky wicket as Flipkart defers recruitment

IIMs, passouts on sticky wicket as Flipkart defers recruitment

Rediff.com   26 May 2016

While only the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has voiced its concerns so far, the company says it has done so due to the ongoing restructuring of its business

Spectrum auction pushed to September

Spectrum auction pushed to September

Rediff.com   23 May 2016

About 2,000 MHz will be put up for auction in bands such as 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz and 2,500 MHz

Tim Cook readies winning recipe for India

Tim Cook readies winning recipe for India

Rediff.com   19 May 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to urge Tim Cook to begin manufacturing its prized iPhones in India.

UB board to keep faith in Mallya, for now

UB board to keep faith in Mallya, for now

Rediff.com   17 May 2016

Mallya left the country on March 2 and has had his passport revoked.

Why global tech firms are hiring in fast lane

Why global tech firms are hiring in fast lane

Rediff.com   12 May 2016

India has emerged as a favoured location for captive technology units of Walmart, Lowes and Daimler.

India Inc logs on to Facebook at Work

India Inc logs on to Facebook at Work

Rediff.com   11 May 2016

Facebook will now directly compete with Slack, HipChat, Yammer and a few others in this space.

Flipkart no more bellwether of e-tail valuations

Flipkart no more bellwether of e-tail valuations

Rediff.com   9 May 2016

Loses notional value by 37.5% because of markdowns by investors

More investors mark down Flipkart valuation

More investors mark down Flipkart valuation

Rediff.com   5 May 2016

US mutual funds Valic Co 1 and Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II, which have minority stake in Flipkart, have marked down the value of their stocks in the company

Paytm goes global

Paytm goes global

Rediff.com   4 May 2016

It has signed up with Uber and Macys.

India Inc faces a cyber attack every 10 hours

India Inc faces a cyber attack every 10 hours

Rediff.com   3 May 2016

India continues to rank as the third top source of overall malicious activity including spam, malware, phishing hosts and bots

Paytm ties up with Wipro for payments bank

Paytm ties up with Wipro for payments bank

Rediff.com   2 May 2016

Wipro will be implementing the core banking solution for Paytm.

Microsoft keen to get bigger pie in payments bank segment

Microsoft keen to get bigger pie in payments bank segment

Rediff.com   2 May 2016

Last year, the software giant launched a cloud adoption programme for SMBs.

India is the next China as appetite for smartphones defy global trend

India is the next China as appetite for smartphones defy global trend

Rediff.com   2 May 2016

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, recently stated that he sees India in the same position that China was seven to ten years ago

Apple eyes India for future growth as global sales fall

Apple eyes India for future growth as global sales fall

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2016

iPhone sales in India were up by 56 per cent during the period.

Bumpy road ahead for Ola, Uber

Bumpy road ahead for Ola, Uber

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2016

The past few weeks have been rough for both Ola and Uber companies, dodging fire from almost all corners.

Ola faces public flak for 'sexist' advertisement, withdraws it

Ola faces public flak for 'sexist' advertisement, withdraws it

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2016

Protesters on Twitter have begun asking people to boycott Ola's service, as mark of disagreement with the company's views