Feedback from telecom members indicated a 10 per cent increase in traffic, but no fears of choked networks. Telcos currently use 65-70 per cent of the network capacity. In other words, they have enough additional capacity to handle the new pressure without clogging the system.
Retailer bodies to demand govt action against I-Day sales offers, threaten legal action for breach of FDI rules.
The deal that promises to make Flipkart a leading force in fashion segment - estimated at Rs 3 lakh crore - came after hectic weekend parleys.
Flipkart also faced criticism earlier this year after it deferred the joining dates for campus recruits from the Indian Institutes of Management and Indian Institutes of Technology
With a string of deals with telecom service providers, DTH operators and Bollywood stars, Netflix goes all out to protect its turf in India and fend off competition, says Viveat Pinto.
Though Kishore Biyani is selling stakes in group companies to pay off debt, a significant share price crash since January this year is making his task difficult.
India could allow global online retailers such as Amazon.com Inc to sell their own products as early as next month, removing restrictions that could boost competition in one of the world's biggest, and most price-sensitive, retail markets.
The Riff gets grace marks for charging so quickly - 0 to 100 in less than an hour - and giving a competitive 9-10 hours of playback, says Veer Arjun Singh.
While festive season spends by consumers did contribute to the uptick seen in Q3, experts said greater aggression displayed by retailers to corner a larger share of the shopper's wallet also worked.
Artificial intelligence and augmented reality will reinforce the importance of the iPhone, says Tim Cook.
Priced at Rs 19,999 for the 8GB RAM variant, the Realme X is a power performer; the phone's UI and plastic build are a bit of a let-down, however, says Khalid Anzar.
The overall e-commerce opportunity in India and China is comparable, yet it's hard to see any single player in India emerging with Alibaba-like market share.
Snapdeal delivers to the Dharavi centre, where buyers pick up their orders.
Shares of RIL surged 4.42 per cent to its all-time closing high of Rs 1,082.20 on BSE.
As per market estimates, the new round would value the city-based firm at about $ 4-5 billion.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
There are few firms that are applauded for managing a healthy top line growth along with an impressive brand image that inspires most companies.
Images from the Champions League football matches played on Wednesday night.
At that time, co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal had made a public announcement at a Bengaluru hotel, about a $1-billion fund raising, largest so far in the Indian e-commerce sector. A day later, Amazon issued a statement that it was investing $2 billion in India.
According to experts, the banning of the apps has created negative sentiments and reduced the confidence among the Chinese investors to invest in India.
With intense competition in telecom sector, the two companies are rushing to diversify into other revenue streams, prominent among which are cloud services.
If the deal goes through, Snapdeal founders will get $60 million (cumulative), of which half will be given to employees.
Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata said e-commerce is one of the areas where is he looking to personally invest because of its "good potential" as a large proportion of the country's consuming public do not have the required access to goods.
The launch kicks off a busy period for Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry.
Globally, the focus has moved back to India, especially in terms of telecom assets. Vodafone Idea, with some 300 million customers, continues to be attractive with shares available at a low price.
The panel producers did not receive Apple's certification, as they were given strict power-saving requirements.
Mjunction plans ventures for chartering ships and selling tea to businesses.
Apart from digital advertising revenue, both companies want to reach out to the 'next billion' Indian customers. After all, around half of the 1.3 billion population is still not on the net and this represents a challenge as well as an opportunity.
Does an invitation to visit India bring bad luck to majoritarian demagogues? asks Rahul Jacob.
The term sheet with Flipkart could be signed within this week and the due diligence for the deal would commence immediately thereafter.
A slew of Indian firms, including Flipkart, Byju's and Zomato, is building a path to profitability and diversifying into newer business segments ahead of mega-IPO plans.
India's first true e-commerce marketplace is struggling for its survival and in it lies valuable lessons for pure play aggregators, say experts.
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Buyers complain about server errors, allege discounts were 'not real'.
Not chasing IIM-A graduates whose joining dates have been deferred by rival Flipkart, says the company
Snapdeal, which has raised about $400 million since its inception, has invested about $100 million in logistics and operations to expand its presence in the $3 billion Indian eCommerce market.
Bharti Airtel is rolling out last-mile connectivity with a target of reaching over 20 mn addressable households in 90-100 cities in the next 3 years
VCs have been especially bullish about India.
Unlike many peers in the VC space, LSE grad Juneja doesn't have an entrepreneurial background but is said to be strong in finance skills
The Gurugram-based company had acquired Lucknow-based drone manufacturer and consultant start-up TechEagle in December, to expand food delivery using drones
In India, it is fighting a pitched battle against Ola.
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