Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has tied up with Taiwan's Foxconn to start assembling phones in India.
Most of the unicorns or billion-dollar valuation firms including Flipkart, Paytm and Ola have had the maximum stakes owned by foreign funds. The founders of all these firms have either single digit stakes in their companies or in low double digits.
Again would offer two variants of double-toned milk with almonds, cashews, dates; and strawberry, chocolate, jaggery - and two variants of double-toned yoghurt - alphonso mango; and carrot, orange, banana.
It also plans to open 5 new centres across India in addition to its two fulfilment centres (FCs) in Mumbai and Bangalore.
Industry body to write to commerce ministry, seek regulation for e-tailers.
A confident, assertive single woman is finding her way into popular advertising narratives.
Last year, the top 10 investors in the country had put their money in 209 deals, according to the data compiled by VCCEdge based on deals disclosed. This year they put money in only 60 deals.
According to the job portal TimesJobs.com's job index Recruittex, the top hiring industries are healthcare, petrochemicals/oil and gas, consumer durables/FMCG and automobiles/auto ancillaries.
Paytm, which recently hived off its e-commerce and payments bank businesses into separate companies, would use these fresh funds to bolster the two businesses
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Buyers complain about server errors, allege discounts were 'not real'.
With over 200 brands and websites as participants this year, the Google Online Shopping Festival is turning bigger.
Last year, SoftBank, which has invested in e-commerce firm Snapdeal and Taxi aggregartor Ola) had announced to invest nearly $10 billion (around Rs 60,000 crore) in India over the next few years.
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India plans IPO rule changes to lure homegrown start-ups.
Few angels have seen exits; till that happens, they won't be rushing to invest again.
USAID looks forward to working with each to make financial inclusion a long-lasting and sustainable reality in India.
Start-ups that did not have a business model and, hence, could not grow or attract new funding, are shutting shop.
'I've been backing businesses in the e-commerce space because they enable goods and services to reach people who could never have been catered to in this manner before.'
Tamil Nadu Election Candidates, TN 2016, Deepika Election Live, Thanjavur Election are some of the apps keeping people hooked to their handsets.
This issue assumes greater importance if you are a managed marketplace in the hypercompetitive online world.
'This solid verdict would further strengthen his resolve to drive forward the economic agenda to ensure that the fruits of the economic momentum continue to reach the poor, so visible during the last five years.'
Russian firms expand their footprint in India. And take bigger steps to do business with India's private sector.
Seeking to guard investor returns from excessive exchange rate movements, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said a move towards an inflation target of 4 per cent will help contain the currency market volatility.
India ranks third among global startup ecosystems.
Market place model of e-commerce means providing of an IT platform by an e-commerce entity on a digital and electronic network to act as a facilitator between buyer and seller.
The excitement around e-commerce is real but the valuations may be a bubble
It is all about hitting the ball high and timing it right.
Ending Paytm's monopoly as the only wallet payment option on Uber, the ride-hailing service has decided to allow payments through Jio Money. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
Narayanan's strategy of building exclusive brands for Myntra has been a success as well, and more such brands will be added to the portal's offering in the future
eBay says it has cut jobs at its centre in Bengaluru in favour of shifting them to other locations around the world.
Others taxed at 5, 12, 18, 28%
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Government seeks stakeholders' comments by Jan 30 on discussion paper.
'India has tremendous potential for digital ventures,' says Ratan Tata.
The joint venture will look at long-term, patient investments on solutions that don't lend to an IPO or exit on valuation basis.
The threat may be a decade away, but it has brick-and-mortar sellers rethinking their strategies and banking on the govt to regulate online companies.
India's e-commerce sector is expected to touch $22bn in 2015.
The Rs 100 crore infusion will well-capitalise the company to drive its new strategy and growth plans.
Online retail in India touched $12.6 billion in 2013.
Nearly 150 companies visited the campus this year.
Global e-commerce company Amazon has said it sees "substantial uncertainties" in interpretation of Indian laws, which could impact its business in one of the world's fastest-growing multi-billion dollar online shopping market.
Joint venture to take on Amazon will be announced next week.
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