Vijay Shekhar Sharma, head of Paytm, says they'd achieve their 500-million user target by 2018, two years before the earlier aim.
Rediff reader Milon Kumar Sanyal, 72 from Kolkata tells us what he did with his first salary.
The government has also announced a slew of measures to ease cash flow for the rural sector.
'I think we're standing up to the Chinese. Our allies following us, whether it's Huawei and the UN Germany now coming up'
Banks have also been asked to keep records of all disbursals and drawers will have to submit a list person to whom payments will be made out of the funds
Bollywood has taught us a lot this year. Sukanya Verma picks the most important lessons.
Nikhat Perveen Quasim writes about her best friend Aamna.
For the second straight year, the gems and jewellery industry is set for almost a washout of business on Akshaya Tritiya as only about 10 per cent of pre-Covid sales of 2019 are expected on Friday amid the raging pandemic sapping footfalls and purchasing power of people.
What to do when your friend suddenly becomes your boss.
Lakshmi Venu, granddaughter of T S Srinivasan (TVS) and A Sivasailam (The Amalgamations Group), is managing director of Sundaram Clayton Limited (SCL) and director of TAFE Motors and Tractors Limited (TMTL).
Ahluwalia is not a great fan of the Uber model.
The Disciple is an ode to music and a salute to Mumbai. The city can be harsh, but it also lets the voices of struggling classical musicians exist, although often they live on the edge of society, observes Aseem Chhabra.
Infosys Ltd co-founder Nandan Nilekani has joined the Congress party and will contest Lok Sabha polls from Bangalore South.
The PM addressing the Indian diaspora in Japan also hinted that there is no "guarantee" that no further steps would be taken after December 30 till when people can deposit the demonetised notes.
'Girish Karnad has left behind a lot of wonderful plays. We must continue to do his work. That's the way to keep his memory alive,' says Lillete
Rediff readers tell us how they spent their first salaries.
The Rs 1.5-trillion-a-year industry has ended the year with a 30 per cent fall in sales because after a steady recovery in the festive season, multiple factors dashed its hopes of revival at the end of the year.
'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.' 'My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.' 'They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the city of Kolhapur.'
The marriage will take place on December 8 at an undisclosed location, The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Tuesday. Page's girlfriend Lucy Southworth is a bio-medical informatics doctoral student at Stanford and has been dating the Google co-founder for well over an year.
Find out what India's top designers have to say about Brahmani Reddy's much-hyped wedding sari.
The episode of Lord Rama's pursuit to catch the golden deer was selected for the robotic application and a total of four leather puppets -- Lord Rama, Goddess Sitha, Lakshmana and the Deer -- were automated.
Secretary of the All India Progressive Women's Association Kavita Krishnan tweeted about the incident, allegedly involving poet Bappadittya Sarkar on Thursday.
Tinesh Bhasin explains the tax liabilities that accompany receiving a gift.
Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well.
Ramesh K C had allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at a lodge at Maddur in Mandya district on December 6, leaving a note in which he has listed out alleged illegalities committed by Bheema Nayak, special land acquisition officer (Bengaluru) and held him and his personal driver Mohammad responsible for his death.
Kishore Singh's encounters with post 8/11 India.
Tibetan refugees in India face a bleak future, says Greg C Bruno.
Will Nandan Nilekani actually fight the elections? While the I-T czar says the question is speculative, here's our list of 10 eminent business leaders who should get on the stump.
Jabariya Jodi constantly confuses tacky as terrific, feels Sukanya Verma.
'When I used to shoot my friends or cousins, I used to tell myself: I want to make them look a better version of themselves.' 'That's how I started: "I don't care who you are or who you think you are. When you are in front of my camera, I'll make you look better than what you think you are".'
India'sstartups have a good beginning but will they survive competition is a big questions which needs immediate attention.
Gold is currently ruling at Rs 30,050 per 10 grams.
'Being a chocolate lover boy, I wouldn't last long. So I decided to get rid of the tag as soon as possible.' 'That's why I started doing films like Haasil and Munnabhai MBBS.' With films like Yahaan, A Wednesday and Tanu Weds Manu, I was trying to break an image.'
Here's a collection of stories that are weird, yet true!
Embarrassment apart, it is a reminder to the Narendra Modi government that it is in acute minority in the Upper House
Rediff reader Sama Pelia Fongoh, 31 from Cameroon shares his story:
The first step in your order of priority should be to pay off any high-cost debt you might have incurred.
The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigations Team on black money has also proposed that holding more than Rs 15 lakh in cash be made illegal for individuals and for companies, report Tinesh Bhasin and Sanjay Kumar Singh.
