Peerzada Abrar And Neha Alawadhi

Stories by Peerzada Abrar And Neha Alawadhi

Zomato's FY19 revenues jump, so do the expenses

Zomato's FY19 revenues jump, so do the expenses

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2019

Company's revenue rises 3-fold to touch $206 million while total cost jumps over 6 times to $500 million

India Inc slams draft e-commerce policy, calls it vague

India Inc slams draft e-commerce policy, calls it vague

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2019

Data localisation, an overarching theme across recent government policy proposals, has been a thorny issue with industry

3 more UK cities added to Ola's roadmap

3 more UK cities added to Ola's roadmap

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2019

Ola, which is now present in seven cities in the UK, said its easy-to-use app would transform commuting experiences in these areas providing the community with greater travel choice as well as quicker and easier access to cabs.

Azim Premji-backed iD Fresh Food shifts focus to organic products

Azim Premji-backed iD Fresh Food shifts focus to organic products

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2019

The phase-wise transition of iD Fresh products into organic items has started and will include flagship offerings such as idli and dosa batter and Malabar parotta.

E-com norms will affect Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime

E-com norms will affect Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2019

At the heart of the issue is the way e-commerce is defined in the current draft policy.

Polls create high paying social media jobs

Polls create high paying social media jobs

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2019

The average salary of a content manager with less than a year's experience is Rs 369,000 per annum.

Fake news: No jail for social media execs

Fake news: No jail for social media execs

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2019

Companies, industry associations, law firms and individuals have pointed out the lack of clarity on how the changes are worded and said it would violate user privacy.

Ola banned in K'taka for 6 months for violating norms

Ola banned in K'taka for 6 months for violating norms

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2019

The state government says Ola was using its existing cab aggregator licence to promote bike taxi services.

N/Core to support 30 nonprofit startups

N/Core to support 30 nonprofit startups

Rediff.com   22 Mar 2019

The initiative deepens N/Core's multi-year partnership with tech giant Cisco, which has participated in the fund along with Ford Foundation and IRB Infrastructure.

Mindtree vs L&T: Emotional issue, or purely financial?

Mindtree vs L&T: Emotional issue, or purely financial?

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2019

'If (by the end of the deal) the talent that owns the customer relationships is not there, will L&T still get the value it is looking for?'

What RCB plans to do with IPL fans

What RCB plans to do with IPL fans

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2019

VVirat Kohli's franchise wants to unite fans on an innovative digital community platform.

How WhatsApp signed up 1.5 billion people

How WhatsApp signed up 1.5 billion people

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2019

Several of WhatsApp's early features were designed keeping Indian conditions in mind, given the choppy connectivity and existence of devices of different makes. In fact, India was the first country where WhatsApp rolled out in-app video calling services in 2016, ahead of its global launch, underlining the importance of the market for the company.

Social media firms to help EC take down flagged poll content

Social media firms to help EC take down flagged poll content

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2019

Intermediary platforms would take down content that violates the code of conduct in 'real time', once they receive a legal notice from the EC officers tasked with looking at content violations, reports Neha Alawadhi.

Azim Premji loosens purse strings further for philanthropy

Azim Premji loosens purse strings further for philanthropy

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2019

With the latest action, the value of the philanthropic endowment corpus contributed by Premji is about $21 billion, which includes 67 per cent of the economic ownership of Wipro.

Why e-travel aggregators are jittery about Goa Tourist Act

Why e-travel aggregators are jittery about Goa Tourist Act

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2019

An industry source said the Act would create high-entry barriers for new service providers and limit customer choice

50 and counting... Apps become more popular as elections loom

50 and counting... Apps become more popular as elections loom

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2019

Within 24 hours of the announcement of poll dates, traction on poll-based apps has risen drastically, report Karan Choudhury and Neha Alawadhi.

Why Cisco is wooing hi-tech start-ups in India

Why Cisco is wooing hi-tech start-ups in India

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2019

It is eyeing the transportation and infrastructure modernisation opportunity in the country, expected to attract $500 billion in investment over the next five years.

20 years later, founders of India's first e-tailer are back 'Again'

20 years later, founders of India's first e-tailer are back 'Again'

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2019

Again would offer two variants of double-toned milk with almonds, cashews, dates; and strawberry, chocolate, jaggery - and two variants of double-toned yoghurt - alphonso mango; and carrot, orange, banana.

All you need to know about India's new software policy

All you need to know about India's new software policy

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2019

The policy proposes a single-window platform for facilitation of the Indian software product industry, to help fast-track legal and regulatory issues over import and export, as well as setting up and winding up enterprises.

Facebook's lobbying practices in India may be probed before election

Facebook's lobbying practices in India may be probed before election

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2019

The parliamentary committee on IT has recently been in the news for asking global representatives of Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to present their views on misuse of social media platforms and its impact on citizens.