Karan Choudhury And Archis Mohan

Stories by Karan Choudhury And Archis Mohan

How WhatsApp plans to spread its wings

How WhatsApp plans to spread its wings

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2017

WhatsApp to foray into digital payments & expand to other markets

Will rivals unite to fight Amazon India?

Will rivals unite to fight Amazon India?

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2017

Amazon India Country Head Amit Agarwal refers to all talk of mergers as 'noise'. 'All this is a distraction, when the focus should be on the customer,' he says.

MPs, MLAs return to school for GST training

MPs, MLAs return to school for GST training

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2017

The government is going all out to spread awareness about the new indirect tax regime, and training lawmakers is being seen as a necessary first step.

Why PM prefers Raisina Hill to Vigyan Bhavan

Why PM prefers Raisina Hill to Vigyan Bhavan

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2017

Modi believes that in the spirit of 'cooperative federalism' the venue for such meetings between him and the chief ministers should take place around the proverbial 'round table'.

Amit Shah plans 95-day Bharat yatra to spread BJP's word

Amit Shah plans 95-day Bharat yatra to spread BJP's word

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2017

2,470 BJP workers from across the country would spend a year visiting polling booths, while another 1,441 workers would spend six months and 378,000 workers will spend 15 days to reach out to party cadres and ensure better polling management in areas outside their home districts.

How BJP plans to win Patnaik's Odisha

How BJP plans to win Patnaik's Odisha

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2017

Beyond welfare politics, the BJP has assiduously worked to appropriate regional icons.

BJP welcomes 'clean, strong' leaders to gain footing in Odisha, Kerala

BJP welcomes 'clean, strong' leaders to gain footing in Odisha, Kerala

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2017

In Odisha and Kerala, the BJP is being accused of engineering splits in the BJD and the Congress

What PMO will do for affordable housing

What PMO will do for affordable housing

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2017

Realty players want single window clearance for all affordable projects, reports Karan Choudhury.

India Internet Day: Of guerrilla warfare and barbarians at the gate

India Internet Day: Of guerrilla warfare and barbarians at the gate

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

Most Indian start-ups and e-commerce are largely funded by foreign investors

eBay India hopes to win war after losing ecommerce battle

eBay India hopes to win war after losing ecommerce battle

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

US major lost its first mover advantage, now wants to secure its investments in the country.

For Snapdeal, D-Mart IPO serves as inspiration

For Snapdeal, D-Mart IPO serves as inspiration

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2017

Snapdeal's Kunal Bahl tells team to follow DMart example. Sources close to the company says Snapdeal plans to launch an IPO by 2019.

The case that will make builders more accountable

The case that will make builders more accountable

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2017

Karan Choudhury reports on the implications of the strict Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act and the prosecution of Unitech MDs, Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra, in an alleged fraud case.

Bar-owners look for way out of SC ban

Bar-owners look for way out of SC ban

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2017

'This is almost like demonetisation and is overwhelming,' says a bar-owner.

When India's 10,000 brightest techies unite

When India's 10,000 brightest techies unite

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2017

Smart India Hackathon 2017 saw them build computer programmes or smartphone applications for 598 problems identified by different government departments.

Modi wants Trump to deliver on US visit

Modi wants Trump to deliver on US visit

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2017

Delhi doesn't want Modi to invest his substantial political capital to help Trump without the visit yielding positive results for India.

BJP's strategy for 2019 will target women voters

BJP's strategy for 2019 will target women voters

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2017

The BJP's win in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls has emboldened the top leadership to pursue a pro-woman agenda.

How Amit Shah plans his election victories

How Amit Shah plans his election victories

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2017

Behind the BJP's astounding electoral success is a small army of dedicated lieutenants marshalled by Amit Shah.

'We expect some hiccups with Trump'

'We expect some hiccups with Trump'

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2017

'There will be some issues of contention, especially on H1B visa and on trade policy.'

Why Amazon is fashionably happy

Why Amazon is fashionably happy

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2017

Amazon Fashion flaunts its triple digit month-on-month growth, races ahead of competitors Flipkart, Jabong and Myntra.

French retailer Auchan scouts India all over again

French retailer Auchan scouts India all over again

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2017

Auchan and another French retailer, Carrefour, exited India in 2014