Patanjali Pahwa &Amp;Amp; Karan Choudhury

Stories by Patanjali Pahwa &Amp;Amp; Karan Choudhury

Right to Privacy: Data harvesting by web firms under threat

Right to Privacy: Data harvesting by web firms under threat

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2017

People use Internet on smartphones, using apps which use their data to provide tailor-made services

Can Flipkart 2.0 beat Amazon?

Can Flipkart 2.0 beat Amazon?

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2017

After raising $2.5 billion from SoftBank's Masayoshi Son and his Vision Fund, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are back in the driving seat at Flipkart, the company they founded over a decade ago.

Heard of Moglix, little Indian company that has Alibaba in its sights?

Heard of Moglix, little Indian company that has Alibaba in its sights?

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2017

The founder of the e-commerce firm, which specialises in procurement of industrial products, believes if he plays his cards right, his company could become a unicorn with a valuation of $1 billion in 5 years.

Investors divided over Snapdeals move to end merger talks

Investors divided over Snapdeals move to end merger talks

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2017

Snapdeal has a number of shareholders including Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, PremjiInvest, Ratan Tata, Foxconn, Temasek and BlackRock, among others.

'We won't be investing in the Flipkarts of the world'

'We won't be investing in the Flipkarts of the world'

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2017

After another profitable quarter, Anil Chanana, chief financial officer, HCL Technologies, tells Karan Choudhury that customer confidence is at an all-time high.

Can India be Uber's silver lining?

Can India be Uber's silver lining?

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2017

Karan Choudhury asks Uber India president Amit Jain what the company's global problems mean for its India operations.

Uber, Ola face higher lease payouts under GST

Uber, Ola face higher lease payouts under GST

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2017

GST impact: Higher lease payouts may hit airlines, cab aggregators.

GST: India Inc gets ready, in fits and starts

GST: India Inc gets ready, in fits and starts

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2017

Though the intent has been hailed as good for the economy, teething problems remain with a five-rate structure for various goods and services

Commerce minister plans to push the idea of co-working spaces

Commerce minister plans to push the idea of co-working spaces

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2017

To tap into the growing demand for offices, several global and Indian co-working entities are creating stock in the top cities.

Paytm to flex offline muscle

Paytm to flex offline muscle

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2017

Paytm is banking on its offline network of merchants to fight bigger rivals Amazon and Flipkart

Bloodbath over, food apps are hungry for success

Bloodbath over, food apps are hungry for success

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2017

After a recent spate of big-bang funding of food discovery and delivery apps, experts believe the sector's consolidation might be over and the remaining players are here to stay and thrive.

The Rs 35,000-cr business of making India GST-ready

The Rs 35,000-cr business of making India GST-ready

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2017

Some of the players in the GST race are Payworld, Dell, Tally Solutions

US launches incubator programme to mentor Indian start-ups

US launches incubator programme to mentor Indian start-ups

Rediff.com   8 Jun 2017

India emerges as a top destination to set up incubators for global firms

Housing for poor finally taking off

Housing for poor finally taking off

Rediff.com   29 May 2017

For those in the EWS and LIG category who wish to take a loan up to Rs 600,000, there is an interest subsidy of 6.5 per cent for a tenure of 15 years.

WannaCry spurs govt into boosting cybersecurity

WannaCry spurs govt into boosting cybersecurity

Rediff.com   24 May 2017

Sectoral cyber security teams to be set up to curb attacks, cyber coordination centre likely be set up in New Delhi by June.

Hitachi eyes ALL Indian smart cities

Hitachi eyes ALL Indian smart cities

Rediff.com   11 May 2017

The company aims to be part of all smart city programmes in the country directly or indirectly and has come up with a host of India-specific products. Karan Choudhury reports.

Start-up India: Bloodbath on job street

Start-up India: Bloodbath on job street

Rediff.com   10 May 2017

Online marketplace majors, e-grocers, Internet of Things firms, app-based companies and transport service aggregators are among those that have had to shut shop or scale down operations. Now, survival skills like upskilling and retraining will determine who makes it.

10 ways the Rera Act affects realtors

10 ways the Rera Act affects realtors

Rediff.com   8 May 2017

Promoters must mandatorily deposit 70% of unused fund collected for project in separate bank account

FreeCharge, MobiKwik in merger talks

FreeCharge, MobiKwik in merger talks

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2017

New entity is likely to get a top-up of $200 million from a Chinese investor

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