September 10, 2015 - Rahul Yadav back in the race? To launch analytics & visualisation startup with backing of Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Flipkart's Sachin Bansal

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Digital Rahul Yadav back in the race? To launch analytics & visualisation startup with backing of Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal and Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma have made personal investment in Rahul Yadav's new venture, despite the fiasco at Housing.com. IBM DB2: Get a 90-day free trial, right away! Advt: Learn how the top brands are doing it. Digital marketing is evolving everyday. Keep up with the latest trends. Digital Amazon buys stake in Hyderabad-based short code app Zippr The investment is estimated to be worth $6 million   Digital Ride sharing app Ola to launch shuttle bus services in Gurgaon, Bangalore for less than $1 per ride Ola, which recently diversified into food and grocery delivery, will introduce the shuttle bus service on September 21 with 500 shuttles in Bangalore and Gurgaon.   Digital Ratan Tata joins technology VC firm IDG Ventures India as special advisor Tata is also advisor to Jungle Ventures and Kalaari Capital.   Digital Flipkart may stop selling 'e-book', evaluating strategy Update: Flipkart has sent us a statement regarding ebooks, saying: “Currently, we are evaluating our eBooks strategy and are working towards redefining our digital offerings to our customers.” Earlier: Ecommerce player Flipkart is exiting the ebooks market. The development was first noted las Retail Amazon India opens seven new fulfilment centres to help sellers stock products New warehouse will allow Amazon to cut delivery time and cost Retail H&M to open first India store Oct 2, marks entry into 60th market A second store will also open by year-end in Delhi; group to open up to 30 stores in India next year Retail Almost 50% of card spends happen on fashion and retail stores: Report The credit card issuance rose 10% in year 2014-15 after dipping marginally a year ago as banks made efforts to weed out the inactive cards from the system. Retail Private label: The rising star of Indian retail (With inputs from Harshdeep Chowdhary and Sameer Kakkar) Although India may represent one of the least developed modern retail markets globally, the story of.. Telecom Call drop to be a thing of the past, telecom companies can trade spectrum to others now New guidelines to bring down call drop and boost the dream of 'Digital India' Telecom Telecom industry lauds spectrum trading, but needs clarity Though the industry has lauded approval of the guidelines, it has cited the need for further clarifications on market determined price at the time a company signs pact and the spectrum cap in the sector. Telecom Indian telecom market: 4G and mobile security Mobile devices have witnessed an increasing demand in recent years. Such demands have been driven by the tremendous expansion in cellular network. Wide variet.. Telecom Never be afraid of taking risks in life, says InMobi co-founder CEO Naveen Tewari Naveen Tewari began his career with McKinsey and Company and developed strategies for the company when it was planning to launch the brand in Indian telecom s.. Finance Why global fund bosses start out on their own Limited partners back investment professionals with good track record Finance How bad is the JP Morgan crisis? While we wait for the fund house and its sponsor firm to sort out this mess, let’s look at some of the key takeaways from this event Finance PM asks industry to take risks, step up investment The reason for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction with around 15 top industrialists, 5 leading bankers and 8 economists at his 7 Race Course Road residence Tuesday morning may have been the Chinese market crisis and yuan devaluation and how Finance India imposes 20% safeguard duty on steel imports Provisional 20% safeguard duty for 200 days on common variety of hot-rolled coil Food/FMCG Nestle sets out plans for Maggi comeback in Indian market by Oct Nestle could start making Maggi again in India as early as October, it said on Wednesday, paving the way for the snack to go back on sale by the end of the year. Food/FMCG Coca-Cola to launch Fuze range of tea to widen its healthy beverages portfolio This is the companys second launch in the country in two years, after introducing the no-sugar drink — Coca-Cola Zero — last year. Food/FMCG ITC arm Russell Credit acquires Wills Corporation ITC added that consequently Wills had ceased to be a direct subsidiary of ITC with effect from September 7. Food/FMCG FSSAI wants machines at sweet shops to test food products instantly In a move to persuade the major sweet shops and other outlets selling milk and milk-based products to set up machines that can test the quality instantly, the food safety and standards regulator has sought details from equipment manufacturers within 15 days. Software Microsoft buys Israel-based cybersecurity startup Adallom for $250 million Microsoft said it has bought an Israel-based cybersecurity startup specializing in defending programs and content in the cloud, as it expands offerings for the enterprise. Software Infosys and TCS get a clean chit from the US labour department against the charges of visa violation in the US Infosys today said the US department of labour has not found it guilty of any visa violations after a probe that began in June this year.   Software Startup entrepreneurs and Android app developers feel uncomfortable with Google India's Play Store ads Startup entrepreneurs say they will have to shell out extra money for displaying ads on the Play Store to protect trademarks. Software Technology-led startups setting new benchmarks : Challenge listed cos' valuations At $16Bn, Flipkart Beats IOC, Tata Motors Ecommerce Snapdeal hires 250 MBA graduates this year as the Indian e-commerce darling seeks to double its 5,000-strong workforce Ambitions hiring plan underscores booming MBA jobs market in online retail Ecommerce Industrybuying.com, an online marketplace for enterprises, raises Rs 60 crore in Series B round of fund raising from private equity players With the current round of funding, the Delhi-based startup plans to establish more ‘fulfilment centres or warehouses for processing orders for its vendors. Ecommerce Ecommerce market in India will be about $70 billion by 2020 and players will be investing around $1-2 billion over the next few years: Myntra The ecommerce market in India will be about $70 billion by 2020 and players will be investing around $1-2 billion over the next few years, largely in tier II cities and towns, a top official of Myntra said today Franchise Franchisee Journey: From army veteran to Dallas police officer spending off-duty hours working as a cleaning franchisee Eric Freeman's biggest challenge as a Maid Right franchisee is finding balance in his busy life. Franchise Great tips on the art of recruiting and the value of personality profiling franchisees In my 21 years of franchising at Poolwerx I have learned a lot about the art of recruiting for franchisees but one of the best lessons I received was in the value of personality profiling.   HR Three Major Projects Worth Rs 2568 Crore Launched at GIM in TN CHENNAI: The firstever Global Investors Meet of Tamil Nadu government got underway in a grand manner on Wednesday with Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa announcing ... HR Lack of design and creative skills could shut out Indian IT from lucrative projects Building the talent base is important as experts say that lacking design and creative skills could mean that they could be shut out. HR HRD Ministry to unveil a framework to rank higher education institutions The government-backed rankings will cover all institutes offering courses on engineering, law, management and humanities. HR Widespread job restrictions on Indian women: World Bank report In addition, there are no laws to protect women against sexual harassment in public places, protections which exist in 18 other economies around the world. Logistics After a long wait Pune Metro project gets nod on Rs 11,000 cr from centre After a long wait, the Pune Metro project today received the Centre's nod, paving the way for over Rs 11,000-crore work for overhead rails to ease the worsening traffic congestion in the city.   Logistics No special Parliament sitting, GST likely to miss April 2016 deadline With no signs of support coming from main opposition Congress, Government on Wednesday dropped plans for calling a special session of Parliament for passage of GST bill and decided to prorogue both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Logistics Airport Expansion: AAI wants Govt. to hand over 887 acres of vilage land for airport development, Ryots wants Rs 2 cr compensation East Godavari district Collector H. Arun Kumar on Wednesday said that land acquisition (LA) process for the extension of Madhurapudi airport near Rajahmundry had been completed and compensation for farmers would be paid   Logistics NCB Seizes 4 kg Cocaine from Calcutta airport, a woman carrier was delivering the package from Brazil to Salt Lake city In one of the largest cocaine hauls in last five years, Narcotics Control Bureau officials seized a 3.75kg consignment of the banned drug from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport on Tuesday night and arrested a South African National in this connection. The cost price of the seized consignment is around Rs 5 crore. However, the street price of the drug in the international market is almost 10 times more. Construction Steve Waugh sets up realty portal to sell Indian properties to NRIs The portal, waughglobal.com, is the first such platform designed to specifically serve the growing NRI market.. Construction Foreign real estate investors have become more realistic about Indian market The real estate sector has been reeling under the impact of sluggish sales due to high prices and costly credit and a severe liquidity crunch due to the cauti.. Construction Prestige Estates seeks to raise Rs 1,000 cr through NCDs In July, the builder had raised Rs 500 crore through issue of NCD to ICICI Prudential and Kotak Mahindra Trustee for retiring high cost debt, expansion and ac.. Construction Bangalore startup Nestaway.com offers affordable, furnished residences Nestaway .com, a startup based in the city is trying to fill this gap. A market place for rented accommodation, they aim to provide affordable and fully-furni.. Marketing The early bird in the mobile ad industry : Vserv Having made an early start in the mobile marketing solutions space, Dippak Khurana is today a leading player in a burgeoning industry Marketing Newspapers Boom Where the Internet Doesn't Reach : India Ink In India, the old-school, ink-stained newspaper business is soaring as more people from smaller cities join the middle class, boosting circulation and advertising revenue at local-language publications. Marketing Nestle to use digital marketing platforms to promote 'Maggi' : Report Nestle to use digital marketing platforms to promote 'Maggi' - Nestle India, whose flagship brand 'Maggi' had faced countrywide ban over alleged excessive lead content, will be using consumer engagement and digital marketing platforms to re-establish consumer trust in the product before bringing the popular instant noodles back to the table by the year-end. Marketing Instagram users in India to start receiving ads soon Popular photo-sharing platform Instagram has opened up its platform for advertisers Politics The curious case of Rakesh Maria: How the Maharashtra govt shot itself in the foot In the middle of the Indrani Mukerjea mystery we now have the Rakesh Maria mystery. Why was Rakesh Maria booted upstairs? Why was he promoted right now? Politics Saudi diplomat booked for gangrape: What we know about the case so far A diplomat at the Saudi Arabia embassy in New Delhi has been booked for rape while his wife and daughter have been booked for torturing domestic helps in Gurgaon's Millennium City, the Haryana Police said on Tuesday. Politics Election Commission likely to announce Bihar poll dates today at 2.30 pm Poll dates for the high-voltage Bihar Assembly elections are likely to be announced by the Election Commission on Wednesday. - Firstpost Politics Pakistan should discuss concerns over LoC violations with India : Asoke Mukerji India's top diplomat at the UN has said Pakistan should discuss its "concerns" over LoC ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir bilaterally, days after Pakistan wrote to the UN Security Council on the issue. Sports US Open 2015 doubles delight for India: Sania Mirza, Leander Paes in finals Sania Mirza and Leander Paes stormed into doubles and mixed doubles finals with common partner Martina Hingis. Sports Saina Nehwal advances; P Kashyap sets up clash with Kidambi Srikanth at Japan Open P V Sindhu, Ajay Jayaram fail to advance in singles and women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also bow out. Sports Virat Kohli gets candid: Five of his best quotes Virat Kohli opened up on several issues from his on-field instinct to off the field controversies. Sports US Open 2015: Roger Federer demolishes Richard Gasquet, sets up all-Swiss semifinal with Stan Wawrinka Roger Federer blitzes Richard Gasquet in just 87 minutes, firing 50 winners and 16 aces; to face Stan Wawrinka in semis. Entertainment Sonakshi Sinha’s brother Luv’s tweet calls out to ‘dumb’ actors who ‘preach about issues’ A day after Sonakshi Sinha condemned meat ban, her brother Luv posted a tweet that forces us to wonder about the context in which the tweet is made, for it doesn't seem to be in his sister's support. Entertainment I wrote Bond theme in 20 minutes: Sam Smith Sam Smith has revealed he penned "Writing's On The Wall", the theme song for 'Spectre', in just 20 minutes. Entertainment After Sonam Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha trolled for tweet on meat ban Sonakshi Sinha joined the social media outrage against the week-long ban on the slaughter and sale of meat. Entertainment Akshay Kumar to star in Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Rustom’ Superstar Akshay Kumar is set to collaborate again with filmmaker Neeraj Pandey for his next, "Rustom". TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India