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.
IPL will always be the safest bet for advertisers from April to June.
With a new $100-billion technology fund, SoftBank is likely to go after market leaders.
Not only is the number of native language users set to grow faster than English users over the next five years, these users are more likely to lead a more active digital life. Arundhuti Dasgupta & Urvi Malvania find out how brands are rethinking digital marketing plans to accommodate this.
The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market.
Critics say the programme, launched 10 months ago in India in collaboration with operator Reliance Communications, violates principles of net neutrality
Joydeep Ghosh takes stock of personal finances after the life-altering surprises of 2016.
The strategy these online marketplace companies follow in the next few months will determine whether Amazon gets to be the leader in 2017.
Distress sales, market closures and anchoring of fishing fleets have been reported from West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Facebook enabled users to mark themselves safe in Chennai since Thursday morning
Naveen Tewari loves cycling but over the past few years, he has been keeping his first love waiting.
Some initial reactions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight.
Losing a phone has become even more costly after the government's push for a cashless society
Ma is also exploring strategic play in one of the largest media houses in India.
Nilekani said new-age technology markets work on a winner-takes-all basis.
'My election slogan will be 'kaam bolta hai.' 'Those who have lined up outside the banks will also line up on voting day and vote against the BJP.'
While a three-year tax holiday and relaxation of capital gains for funds have been received favourably, others argue that not enough has been announced.
For those who are sceptical about using debit or credit cards, even when faced with cash crunch, Adhil Shetty, CEO of BankBazaar.com, lists out a few safe cashless options that can be exercised through mobile phones.
'The effect of demonetisation has been largely to drive black money above ground. But there are several interesting side-effects. One is the uncomfortable realisation that this can happen again, which is a deterrent to future sinners,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
Access to capital for sub-standard companies is on the decline
M Muneer recommends segmenting the population on the basis of their propensity to embrace new technologies is the key to driving digitisation.
Jaitley's Budget has the potential to change the face of Modi's Bharat
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
Vijay Mallya, who faces prosecution in India, is reportedly in London.
Fewer e-commerce companies hired candidates from B-schools this year.
Start-ups in India with high valuations are witnessing a fund crunch and drop in valuations as investors tighten their belts and look at businesses that are sound.
Silicon Valley techies and investors who were at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India dinner analyse the parlay for Ritu Jha.
The company has tied up with five distributors this year.
The note ban is Modi's make-or-break gambit for 2019. Opposition leaders see a vulnerability and won't gift pre-eminence to the Congress, says Shekhar Gupta.
Readers tell us how they are managing without cash since November 8.
2015 was characterised by some interesting events and trends.
'If price was the driver in 1st year, it was convenience in the 2nd.'
Recent easing of restrictions does not address the pain in the sector.
EduBridge is emerging as a strong player in training unemployed youth.
'My simple instruction to every IBM salesperson is, "When you go to the customer, use less of this (he points to his mouth) and more of this (ear)".' 'Talk less, listen more",' Karan Bajwa tells Raghu Krishnan.
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.
For the traditionalists, wars on Twitter and Facebook smack of immaturity.
In India, where it is tougher to do business, a start-up gets established by the Series-B stage, and it gets expensive for investors.
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Of the 11 licence holders, only eight remain in the fray as concerns about profitability and rising competition are making them think twice before jumping in.
