'It is unclear whether clothing or home items qualify as essential items. A lot of professionals are working from home, and they need electronics for their productivity. Does this qualify as essential?'
The chief executive of the e-commerce giant is making his second visit to India -- the first since Amazon entered this market.
Its aim is to make computer programming accessible for everyone.
The delivery staff who drop off packages for online retail giants or food or ferry passengers around the city in their taxis are among the worst affected by the capital's foul air.
'One good thing that has come out of all this is that it shown people that online ordering is the way forward.'
Squeezing growth prospects in IT services firms and higher compensation in technology centres run by global companies are the two factors driving this trend.
They encouraged start-ups to pay for acquiring customers rather than focusing on the business fundamentals.
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said India is a very special and important country with a remarkable entrepreneurship culture, as he sought to push deeper the just-launched payments services that allow users to make payments over WhatsApp. Last month, Facebook-owned WhatsApp received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for rolling out its payments services in India. In 2018, WhatsApp started testing its UPI-based payments services in India -- a global first -- with about a million users.
Ratan Tata has made investments in his personal capacity in more than 15 start-ups over the last 20 months.
Non-profit Code for India, which inspires techies to volunteer their time and talent to the developing world, on Thursday announced that parallel India-US hackathon will be held at the Google campuses in Bangalore and in Mountain View, California.
There will be a huge market for healthcare professionals, data and security experts and digital marketers, says Navneet Singh, founder, Avsar HR Services.
Unlike many peers in the VC space, LSE grad Juneja doesn't have an entrepreneurial background but is said to be strong in finance skills
Engineering graduates specialising in artificial intelligence and machine learning can earn up to 24 lakh a year, says Saran Balasundaram, founder and CEO, HanDigital, a talent consulting firm.
The market is abuzz with the talk of Snapdeal raising up to $600 million (Rs 3,600 crore) with new investors such as Japan's Softbank and Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten.
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The US president-elect met Silicon Valley's most powerful executives -- CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Elon Musk from Tesla, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt of Alphabet -- parent company of Google among others.
Video isn't just about old school television shows, advertisements and tutorials anymore - short, crisp and engaging content across different formats is becoming increasingly popular in a world where stories are consumed on the go.
Start-ups such as Max Wholesale, Jumbotail and ShopKirana are helping them place orders, maintain inventory, optimise delivery routes and make payments, all digitally.
On his three-day trip, the Microsoft CEO will meet governments and businesses to get them to use the company's platforms.
A slew of Indian firms, including Flipkart, Byju's and Zomato, is building a path to profitability and diversifying into newer business segments ahead of mega-IPO plans.
'One out of three phones sold in India is a Xiaomi phone.'
Those In Need bridges the gap between volunteers and NGOs looking for the right candidates, says Sneha Bhattacharjee.
'Almost 75 per cent of our total sales come from the top 50 cities in India.'
Fintech giant Paytm claimed it is selling more FASTags than all the banks put together on a daily basis.
In India, it is fighting a pitched battle against Ola.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tops list of the world's top 25 richest self-made billionaires.
Tata Group's CLiQ is the latest to join the e-commerce club, to compete with the likes of Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal.
The company currently controls over 30 per cent of the online smartphone market in the country, but says that isn't enough.
These include Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, and Harman International Chairman Dinesh Paliwal.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
The delivery channel of India Post is being utilised primarily for small towns and cities.
To make the service a hassle-free everyday option, Daily will allow users to schedule their meals in advance or opt for a daily, weekly or monthly subscription.
Over the last 12 months, thanks to bold bets by venture capital firms like Sequoia, SoftBank Vision Fund, and foreign strategic investors like Naspers, pipeline of start-ups with potential to achieve $1 bn in valuation is at an all-time high.
Snapdeal is conducting due diligence on ShopClues, a move that may lead to a potential acquisition of the latter, which may bring in a fresh infusion of funds for the new entity.
Start-ups line up food street with new-age menu.
Though Kishore Biyani is selling stakes in group companies to pay off debt, a significant share price crash since January this year is making his task difficult.
SBI Cards on Tuesday launched a credit card especially meant for transactions on e-commerce websites.
In the new decade, the scene will change because the banks till recently had been challenged by the fintechs, but the techfins have now entered the arena, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Passwords, addresses, photos, medical data all at risk
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