Is it a last ditch attempt to reassure consumers, or a way to gain the upper hand at the negotiating table, or is it just a way of exhausting the treasure chest before the lights go out
While most others have not been able to replicate the WeChat model successfully, experts expect Jio to be able to score on its 300 million plus new mobile phone users.
Vikramank Singh looks back at the year gone by!
The delivery channel of India Post is being utilised primarily for small towns and cities.
For the traditionalists, wars on Twitter and Facebook smack of immaturity.
The government guidelines say online marketplaces must not influence the sale price of goods and services but experts say e-commerce majors categorise discounts under marketing expenses.
It is not clear whether the drop in offers is a fallout of demonetisation.
Among other things, taking note of complaints against several Chinese e-commerce players such as Shein, Ali Express etc for sending shipments as 'gifts' to customers in India and avoiding duties, the government has now mandated that all e-commerce sites and apps must have a registered business entity. This will be the importer on record and subject to customs rules, report Subhayan Chakraborty, Neha Alawadhi and Karan Choudhury.
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India plans IPO rule changes to lure homegrown start-ups.
According to experts, this will have major impact on new investments by Chinese players in companies, such as Paytm, Ola, BigBasket, Byju's, Dream11, MakeMyTrip, and Swiggy, when they go for follow-up funding. Chinese investors, such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi, are active in the Indian start-up space, and have collectively invested billions of dollars.
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.
It's aimed at new-age sectors like e-commerce and other startups so that they can spend less time in their recruitment processes
At Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion), e-commerce has seen one of the fastest rates of growth in investment activity this year.
It will take years for faster Internet to reach this population and those who aren't even connected so far
Narayanan's strategy of building exclusive brands for Myntra has been a success as well, and more such brands will be added to the portal's offering in the future
Demand is expected to grow as most customers await a drop in prices.
Seamlessly integrating multiple devices is becoming the single most important strategy for retailers, says Ritwik Sharma.
Currently, Housing.com makes Rs 1.2-1.5 crore a month, against a burn of Rs 10.05 crore.
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Buyers complain about server errors, allege discounts were 'not real'.
Tamil Nadu Election Candidates, TN 2016, Deepika Election Live, Thanjavur Election are some of the apps keeping people hooked to their handsets.
Market regulator Sebi to support stert-ups raise funds.
Seeking to guard investor returns from excessive exchange rate movements, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said a move towards an inflation target of 4 per cent will help contain the currency market volatility.
Industry body to write to commerce ministry, seek regulation for e-tailers.
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has tied up with Taiwan's Foxconn to start assembling phones in India.
The success of internal communication depends on its utilisation.
Microsoft Research India's MD Sriram Rajamani tells Alnoor Peermohamed & Raghu Krishnan how India can reap the benefits of the changing industry.
Arora will resign less than two years since he joined the Japanese Internet conglomerate
Nikesh Arora is one of the highest-paid business leaders globally.
The guidelines say sellers will be solely responsible for warranties and guarantees.
But trading through the route still a minuscule portion of total turnover
The average 3-year revenue growth of 50 fastest-growing tech firms slips to 365% in 2015.
E-commerce, Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) as an advertising category, is expected to bring at least Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) in ad spending next month, when there would be both Dussehra and Diwali.
These risks are viewed as more acute in the online world.
India is witnessing its own tech tsunami, and is poised to become the second largest global startup hub by the end of the decade
Future, which recently tied up with Amazon in India to sell its fashion and food products exclusively on the American giant's marketplace platform, is looking at a gross merchandise value of about Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) in the next three years from the venture.
Ma is also exploring strategic play in one of the largest media houses in India.
Its growth has been driven by discounts rather than enticing new customers to its platform
'Sadhavi Khosla was never formally part of the BJP IT cell.' 'Modi handles his own Twitter account.' 'On that handle, he follows many people to get a feel of the going ons on social media.'
Access to capital for sub-standard companies is on the decline
When is the last time our government recognised a twenty something entrepreneur for introducing a break-out innovation?
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