Banks are allowed to invest up to 10 per cent of the paid-up or unit capital in Category-I or Category-II Alternative Investment Funds
So what's up? Why are so many promoters heading for the door? It cannot be that all of them lost their appetite for a good fight at the same time.And if Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways and Subhash Chandra of Zee Entertainment do bow out, will it be seen as chickening out when the going got tough or the entrepreneurial instinct of surviving to fight another battle waned, wonders Shailesh Dobhal.
To take on Amazon, Paytm e-commerce plans to add close to a billion products from all across the globe to its shopping cart.
'Brand Kejriwal-AAP have a long way to go even if they win another Delhi election...'
'It is a force nobody can ignore, not even Mr Modi, because it will keep punching above its weight,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
While a three-year tax holiday and relaxation of capital gains for funds have been received favourably, others argue that not enough has been announced.
The company has been a part of the start-up ecosystem in a big way from early stages right up to when the companies start achieving full scale.
Higher advertising spends to grab customer eyeballs take a toll on startups across segments
As with stocks, real estate and art, investing in start-ups has emerged as an asset class in itself.
It has once again returned to strong growth after a brief hiatus, spurred by the return of investors' confidence (and cash) in India's online food ordering sector.
Yulu founder Amit Gupta believes bicycle sharing is the next big thing.
Michel was extradited in an operation under the guidance of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the Central Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday.
What is worrying is that this year, angel investments and seed funding deals have fallen by 40 per cent, ringing alarm bells in the start-up community in India.
When Noor engages in shallow activism for the heck of it, it rambles and drags, feels Sukanya Verma.
Drawn in by fuzzy promises about unleashing the entrepreneur in each of us and the benefits of being one's own boss, people find themselves instead oppressed by an algorithm, notes Rahul Jacob.
Dahiya's first internet-based venture to sell insurance failed, but he was convinced digital was the future
The word was actually coined in 1965!
Snapdeal had rolled out a hike of 16 per cent and above for its top performers.
Companies like Yamaha Motor India, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, Suzuki Motorcycle India and TVS Motors are all geared up to launch bikes to shake-up Bajaj's stronghold -- the 150-250-cc segment
The secretary defence production wants to make India (currently the largest importer of weaponry) one of the world's top five defence manufacturers and a global leader in artificial intelligence and cyberspace.
The two-wheeler industry marked its first fall in 11 months in November with sales of 1.24 million reporting a fall of nearly six per cent compared to the same month last year
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Where Binny slipped up badly was in gauging the level of transparency and governance that is expected by a global strategic investor, says Indrajit Gupta.
People in India haven't seen what happens if the environment gets sour, the Softbank vice-chairman said.
'It does not look like unemployment is a priority for the government.' 'If there was one external factor which could have made an impact on low investment and low jobs, it was the Budget and it has not made any difference.' '2020 is going to be a difficult and challenging year.'
Bajaj Pulsar 150NS specifications revealed, makes 17PS
However, seed-stage deals have shrunk less this year than VC rounds.
Change is being led by a transformation on the digital front. Pavan Lall reports.
Both Indian firms have been in talks with investors for nearly a year to raise fresh funds of as much as $ 1 billion, but with little success so far.
This is not a drill. We repeat: This is not a drill! Two more Harry Potter books are on their way. And fans have clearly not lost any passion for the franchise.
K Vaitheeswaran, co-founder of Indiaplaza, one of India's first e-commerce companies, shares the lessons he learnt from its failure.
While the first wave of moving work to India was driven by cost considerations, increasingly companies are banking on local talent to add value to their business by jointly developing products and solutions.
She's been named the Woman of the Year but that's not the only reason we love her.
'We've seen tremendous traction from fruit and vegetables.' 'Around 18% of our business comes from these, almost three times higher than physical stores.'
Loses notional value by 37.5% because of markdowns by investors
Decoding the Sanju myth, baking for the Avengers and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
Sheetal Bidaye, an avid biker for more than 20 years now, offers solutions to problem of women bikers
How robots may eradicate manual scavenging in India.
Shopclues, the latest unicorn, was at the bottom of the sector loss pie.
Directors look at ways to avoid overstretched valuations.
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