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Traders were up in arms, fearing huge job loss if Walmart was to enter.
'We are offering one year of free music and three months of free movies to a million users through MIUI8.'
Mobile application vulnerability detection start-up, Appknox is in talks to raise funds from Singapore-based Jungle Ventures, along with a slew of angel investors including Google India head Rajan Anandan.
It is still "discounts" that e-commerce players have to rely on to bring in customers, though they might claim otherwise.
From mass layoffs to acquisitions, here's how the Indian start-up industry kept us on our toes.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
Ratan Tata has acquired a stake in Chinese handset maker Xiaomi, the first investment by any Indian in the smartphone maker.
Not chasing IIM-A graduates whose joining dates have been deferred by rival Flipkart, says the company
SBI Cards on Tuesday launched a credit card especially meant for transactions on e-commerce websites.
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.
It is watching e-commerce policy fineprint before spelling out India plan
Last year, the software giant launched a cloud adoption programme for SMBs.
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd may scrap plans to invest in online marketplace Snapdeal, technology website Recode has reported.
Your next ride via the Ola app in an auto rickshaw could be cashless.
But mobile wallet companies say many consumers are not ready to give out their PAN
Kishore Singh's encounters with post 8/11 India.
The move to allow payments through digital wallets could give a fillip to distribution and reach for these investment vehicles, say experts.
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.
HMSI is likely to announce a tie-up with Snapdeal for online two-wheeler sales next month.
'If standing in a bank or ATM line is a test of patriotism, why is not a single leader standing in that queue too?'
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
Rediff readers share their Cash Crisis experiences.
Reliance ADAG, Tech Mahindra among top recruiters at IIM-A
Despite having the third-largest internet user base in the world, India does not feature in the top ten e-commerce markets
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.
Facebook will now directly compete with Slack, HipChat, Yammer and a few others in this space.
India has the highest proportion of CODs at 60% of total orders, compared to 50% in China, 28% in Indonesia, and 24% in Brazil
Estimates by retail consultancy Technopak suggest that direct subsidy to consumers because of e-commerce this year would be over Rs 12,000 crore.
Aadhaar architect becomes most visible face to oppose Facebook plan
Alibaba in talks to invest up to $700 million in Snapdeal
Payments banks will mainly deal in remittance services and accept deposits of up to Rs 1 lakh.
Betting as a function of pure luck is banned in the country, but games of skill with monetary stakes are not.
After IPL exit, beverage maker signs up as first BCCI on-ground sponsor
Slowing funding cycles for early-stage companies, freshers opting for more established firms, and many opting for places with better infrastructure are slowly taking away Koramangala's tag of 'India's Silicon Valley'.
Venture capital investments in India's start-ups nearly halved to $1.5 billion in fourth-quarter 2015
Amazon has built the largest store in India with 22 million products.
Flipkart claims to have more than 90,000 sellers on its platform.
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.
A senior finance ministry source said making the use of debit cards and e-wallets compulsory across the board is legally untenable, but banks have been asked to insist their account holders use these instruments
They encouraged start-ups to pay for acquiring customers rather than focusing on the business fundamentals.
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