Karan Choudhury And Raghu Krishnan

Stories by Karan Choudhury And Raghu Krishnan

Slow take-off for GST e-way bill likely as traders stock up early

Slow take-off for GST e-way bill likely as traders stock up early

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2018

The system has gone through three rounds of testing for its load-bearing capacity.

As user base shrinks, m-wallets put smart money on diversification

As user base shrinks, m-wallets put smart money on diversification

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2018

The last few months have been hard on digital wallets which had a short-lived dream run post-demonetisation.

Hyderabad gets a Microsoft Garage, Bengaluru next

Hyderabad gets a Microsoft Garage, Bengaluru next

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2018

The Hyderabad Garage will collaborate with teams in Silicon Valley, Redmond, Vancouver, Washington, New England, Israel and Beijing.

Uber seeks to soothe frayed nerves after Grab deal

Uber seeks to soothe frayed nerves after Grab deal

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2018

Quelling fears of a takeover by Ola, which is also funded by Uber's major investor SoftBank Group, the US-based cab aggregating giant made it clear that the company was not ceding its position in India, one of its core markets.

Uber, Ola's electric mobility drive in slow lane

Uber, Ola's electric mobility drive in slow lane

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2018

There is also lack of mandate from the government on adoption of electric mobility after ambitious talks of moving all new automobile sales to electric by 2030

Paytm to foray into financial services sector

Paytm to foray into financial services sector

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2018

Paytm plans to launch mutual funds, insurance and banking services and s also providing the option to transact offline with a physical debit card

Why India's fintech, e-com firms fear Google, Facebook

Why India's fintech, e-com firms fear Google, Facebook

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2018

While Google has market capitalisation of almost $753 billion and Facebook commands one of $515 billion, it is the wealth of user data they have that one fears

Trump Jr not planning an India venture, but is open to one

Trump Jr not planning an India venture, but is open to one

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2018

According to Trump Junior, since his father took office, the level of scrutiny has been quite frustrating and disgusting, reports Karan Choudhury.

'WhatsApp is a major security risk to India'

'WhatsApp is a major security risk to India'

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2018

Experts believe that the sector should not jump to conclusions on WhatsApp Pay, which is still in its 'Beta testing' phase.

Why these 200 Paytm staff are smiling all the way to the bank

Why these 200 Paytm staff are smiling all the way to the bank

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2018

Paytm's secondary share sale gave an opportunity to its employees - both former and current - to liquidate their vested Esops and earn around Rs 500 crore in total.

Not just cars, Ola is keen on electric auto-rickshaws also

Not just cars, Ola is keen on electric auto-rickshaws also

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2018

This comes at a time when Ola is looking to replicate nationally the success of its auto-rickshaw offering in Chennai and Bengaluru.

Uber to drive into Indian sunset?

Uber to drive into Indian sunset?

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2018

Comment by SoftBank board member sets off talk of Ola-Uber merger.

Work at a BPO? Read this please

Work at a BPO? Read this please

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2018

'We are training people to learn AI, machine learning, robotics; it is just new programmes that teach them new things and the raw material, the people, are eager to learn.'

Safety of Aadhaar data: Budget may focus on cybersecurity

Safety of Aadhaar data: Budget may focus on cybersecurity

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2018

With a rise in the number of cyber crimes and hacking, and many putting a question mark on safety of Aadhaar data, the FM might bring proposals in this regard and allocate funds separately.

100% FDI in retail: What it actually means

100% FDI in retail: What it actually means

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2018

The Cabinet approval would help more than 200 fashion and apparel brands who are lined up to enter India, including international labels such as Avva, Colin's, Damat, Tudba Deri and Dufy

The challenges that await ISRO's new boss

The challenges that await ISRO's new boss

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2018

K Sivan has to hasten the effort to bring in private players into satellite and rocket building and replicate India's software success in aerospace.

Transforming India: From data poor to data rich

Transforming India: From data poor to data rich

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2018

Entirely new businesses have been built using data to disrupt traditional companies.

Will visa curbs in US bring good news for techies in India?

Will visa curbs in US bring good news for techies in India?

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2018

Global IT firms seeing dearth of talent in countries such as US, looking for people with such skills from countries like India

E-wallets plan to become more than just digital money providers

E-wallets plan to become more than just digital money providers

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2018

With the arrival of new players such as Amazon Pay, Google Tez and Flipkart's PhonePe, digital money companies are now changing their business pitch.

Low-profile Salil Parekh starts his innings at Infosys

Low-profile Salil Parekh starts his innings at Infosys

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2018

Parekh in a video address to employees expressed delight on leading the iconic company