Patanjali Pahwa &Amp;Amp; Karan Choudhury

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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

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

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

'High-speed rail is a mistake for India'

'High-speed rail is a mistake for India'

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2016

Hyperloop concept was first released in 2013 by Tesla and SpaceX's Elon Musk as an alternative to high-speed rail

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

Airbnb romances the Indian traveller

Airbnb romances the Indian traveller

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2016

The company brings its global campaign to India, looks for trust and a way to grow its business in the country

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.

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.

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.

Start-ups get quirky to win over young India

Start-ups get quirky to win over young India

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2016

They are not only coming up with whacky names to grab attention but are also stretching the definition of e-commerce.

Start-ups lean on temporary jobs to sail through tough times

Start-ups lean on temporary jobs to sail through tough times

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2016

With future prospects being difficult to predict, hiring for a short period is proving to be cost-effective

How Flipkart pipped Snapdeal to bag Jabong

How Flipkart pipped Snapdeal to bag Jabong

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2016

It took Flipkart a little over 24 hours to complete due diligence and come up with a final offer that was $20 million higher than what Snapdeal was ready to forfeit.

Real estate hogs highest spend in smart city projects

Real estate hogs highest spend in smart city projects

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2016

The new real estate hubs could typically take between 5 and 10 years to develop depending on the state of economy of the city and the state.

With cash running out, Housing.com faces trouble

With cash running out, Housing.com faces trouble

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2016

Currently, Housing.com makes Rs 1.2-1.5 crore a month, against a burn of Rs 10.05 crore.

Sequoia Capital remains bullish on Indian start-ups

Sequoia Capital remains bullish on Indian start-ups

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2016

Sequoia Capital might emerge as leading global investor in start-up space in the country, as funds from other sources dry up.

Slowing e-commerce sector spells gloom for realty

Slowing e-commerce sector spells gloom for realty

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2016

The e-commerce sector's usage of commercial spaces was about 4.2 million square feet of the total of 17.5 million sq ft consumed in the first half of 2015.

Shape up or ship out: Snapdeal sends out signal to staff

Shape up or ship out: Snapdeal sends out signal to staff

Rediff.com   4 Jul 2016

Snapdeal CEO Kunal Bahl said those who do not perform will have to leave.