With a stake in Meesho, Facebook makes 1st start-up investment in India

Founded in 2015, Meesho is one of the country's fastest growing social commerce platforms, and provides small and independent entrepreneurs with products and tools to start, maintain, and grow......

SoftBank gets ready for 3rd Indian innings

With a new $100-billion technology fund, SoftBank is likely to go after market leaders. SoftBank Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son wants to propel his group towards what he calls SoftBank 2.0;......

With fatter wallet, Paytm goes for the kill

The mobile wallet player plans to add more Chinese sellers to its  e-commerce platform and boost technology for its soon-to-be-launched payments bank Go big or go home: chances are......

Paytm to raise $300 million, valuation pegged at $5 billion

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 Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led mobile......

Can Indian storytellers conquer the world?

If Indian storytelling can deliver, it can make the entertainment industry an engine of economic growth and a substantial contributor to GDP, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Nawazuddin......