Ma is also exploring strategic play in one of the largest media houses in India.
Venture capital investments in India's start-ups nearly halved to $1.5 billion in fourth-quarter 2015
IPL team Gujarat Lions has created a digital platform for fans to interact with each other and the team.
Websites that compare product prices and offer cashback can help you get attractive deals and discounts.
The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market.
Experts say the new guideline is likely to hurt foreign players more, especially card companies such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express who process and store credit card transaction data outside of India.
For the traditionalists, wars on Twitter and Facebook smack of immaturity.
Experts argue that the top two players in each category will receive funding sooner or later, but for laggards, the market is still challenging
Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.
Amazon has built the largest store in India with 22 million products.
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.
Company to invest in 30 companies in the next three months and wants a portfolio of 70 firms by the end of FY17
Industry experts said the major pain point would be tax collection at source, which would create a rift between sellers and e-commerce companies.
While a wallet is convenient, payments bank offers interest on deposits and ATM facility.
They are asking TRAI to reject the plan in the interest of protecting the citizens' right to use Internet
Naveen Tewari loves cycling but over the past few years, he has been keeping his first love waiting.
SBI Cards on Tuesday launched a credit card especially meant for transactions on e-commerce websites.
From mass layoffs to acquisitions, here's how the Indian start-up industry kept us on our toes.
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Traders were up in arms, fearing huge job loss if Walmart was to enter.
Loses notional value by 37.5% because of markdowns by investors
Electronic transactions are rising fast, so are cases of payment failure and delayed settlement. One needs to be proactive.
India has the highest proportion of CODs at 60% of total orders, compared to 50% in China, 28% in Indonesia, and 24% in Brazil
It is watching e-commerce policy fineprint before spelling out India plan
The police have almost no way of tracking the $200 billion plus money flowing online during this World Cup.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
'When you don't have food to eat, will you be worried about the virus or the next meal?'
Aadhaar architect becomes most visible face to oppose Facebook plan
It is all about hitting the ball high and timing it right.
Chinese mobile brands are deeply entrenched in the Indian market. A move to bar them may send a bold diplomatic message. But its cost for the local industry is anybody's guess. In the event that Chinese brands face curbs, two handset makers - Samsung and Apple - squarely stand to gain.
Idea is to bring millions of small and medium enterprises online by making it easy for them to list and sell.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
Flipkart claims to have more than 90,000 sellers on its platform.
For the four new players, the spike in wealth is 126 per cent.
Policy constraints may prevent many of the global retail giants from reaching their full potential.There are too many restrictions right now in the sector and policy makers lack clarity.
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.
Despite having the third-largest internet user base in the world, India does not feature in the top ten e-commerce markets
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.
Court cases likely over interpretation of the new levy proposed in the Budget for digital economy.
Their bootstrapped brand sold 25,000 units on Flipkart in five days during the 2017 festive sale.
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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