Ma is also exploring strategic play in one of the largest media houses in India.
Facebook enabled users to mark themselves safe in Chennai since Thursday morning
E-KYCs and Aadhaar authentication are of crucial importance to the fin-tech companies as the recent RBI instructions require strict KYCs for these players to function in the market.
Your next ride via the Ola app in an auto rickshaw could be cashless.
At a time when the Modi government is attempting to push cashlessness with coercive means, Devangshu Datta explains why cash usage is popular even in nations with good cashless infrastructure.
'He (Modi) thinks as if he is a tiger, and the only one who is right,' Mamata said.
It is not easy for an FMCG brand to make a comeback if it has been out of consumer's reckoning for some time. Moreover, a protracted battle between the owners and then closure of a large number of outlets at one go might have sent some very negative signals to many, says Sneha Bhattacharjee.
Readers tell us how they are managing without cash since November 8.
Uber started its business three years ago in India and is now operating in over 20 cities with thousands of cab drivers.
The latest smartphone is a cop out. Here's some tech for thought.
Not chasing IIM-A graduates whose joining dates have been deferred by rival Flipkart, says the company
Joydeep Ghosh takes stock of personal finances after the life-altering surprises of 2016.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley witll spearhead the campaign with BJP President Amit Shah as its chief strategist.
Distress sales, market closures and anchoring of fishing fleets have been reported from West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Some initial reactions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight.
Jaitley's Budget has the potential to change the face of Modi's Bharat
'More than 114 cases have been registered for spreading fake messages, rumours and fake news on WhatsApp.' 'People on various groups are reporting such crimes.' 'The most heartening development is people are now not tolerating such things.'
Naveen Tewari loves cycling but over the past few years, he has been keeping his first love waiting.
Total exit value breached the $10 billion mark for the first time to touch $10.3 billion this calendar, from $9.4 billion in 2015
EduBridge is emerging as a strong player in training unemployed youth.
M Muneer recommends segmenting the population on the basis of their propensity to embrace new technologies is the key to driving digitisation.
At ATMs, as a step to avoid getting Rs 2,000 notes, people are withdrawing Rs 1,900 in Rs 100 notes and then putting another request for the balance Rs 600, so that they remain within the limit of Rs 2,500 per day of withdrawal.
Losing a phone has become even more costly after the government's push for a cashless society
Paloma Sharma -- the only non-middle aged, non-canine member of the home -- on a Sunday spent at the bank.
'Make every trip feel like an escape' says the Uber website. Ironically, it remains to be seen how the company can get away from this controversy.
Don't reveal any information to strangers.
They are asking TRAI to reject the plan in the interest of protecting the citizens' right to use Internet
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
Amazon signed up Motorola as an exclusive brand partner for its new devices, which in turn helped it grow
Forbes said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "economic experiments" barely affected India's billionaires while none gained more than oil-and-gas tycoon Mukesh Ambani, who cemented his decade-long hold on the top slot by adding a staggering USD 15.3 billion (67 per cent) to his last year's wealth to become one of Asia's top five richest.
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.
Experts argue that the top two players in each category will receive funding sooner or later, but for laggards, the market is still challenging
'If the government had not spent an incredible amount of energy on demonetisation it may -- may, because it had not done anything the previous six months either -- have been able to pay attention to the deeper problems of low investment and job creation.'
Retailer bodies to demand govt action against I-Day sales offers, threaten legal action for breach of FDI rules.
Websites that compare product prices and offer cashback can help you get attractive deals and discounts.
The strategy these online marketplace companies follow in the next few months will determine whether Amazon gets to be the leader in 2017.
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.
Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Opposition parties on Wednesday alleged that selective leak of information on demonetisation of 500 and 1000 rupee notes to 'friends of BJP' and demanded making public the names of those who had bought gold and foreign exchange of over Rs 1 crore since April.
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.
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