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Second edition of Flipkart's Big Billion Sale announced. It would be app-only event
Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, announced its second edition of

Bangalore-based personal assistant app Helpchat acquires offline deals app Niffler
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Online food delivery startup TravelKhana raises funding from Astarc Ventures, others

Searching for Delivery of Food in Trains or Train Food Service? Order your food requirements and we will deliver the same at your seat just like a restaurant.

AUTOnCAB buys grocery ordering startup BigZop

Delhi-based company AUTOnCAB that enables users book autos and cabs, has acquired Gurgaon-based grocery ordering app, BigZop in a stock …

Festival strategy: Flipkart, Snapdeal to focus on dominance without eroding margins

The moderation is expected to help online retailers wean consumers away from heavy discounts in their search for profitable unit economics.

Will Alibaba crash impact Indian e-commerce valuation?

Fuelling the panic is a report by Barron's which predicts the stock price could crash by 50%. So, will Indian e-commerce bear the brunt of Alibaba's stock crash?

Indian E-commerce A suspense drama waiting to unfold

Indian E-commerce industry currently resembles an action thriller movie, in which we are yet to witness the climax. In fact, we have barely reached the interv..

Big Basket Earmarks Rs 100 Crore for Marketing in 2015-16

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Fictional internet policy is bad for India, good only for Facebook

By Eben Moglen & Mishi Choudhary Manu Joseph is widely considered to be a particularly accomplished novelist. As an Internet policy analyst, however, he has trouble telling fact from fiction. Writing in the New York Times on 16 September, Mr Joseph – newly reborn as an admirer rather than a skeptic of Mark Zuckerberg’s altruism …

Here's what the free Wi-Fi commitment to Indian Railways probably costs Google

Can Flow Batteries Ever Help Power Off-Grid Villages and Remote Telecom?

Imergy adds a pilot project in China to go along with its enormous SunEdison microgrid project in India.

Apple to launch iPhone 6S, 6S Plus in India on Oct 16
It is expected that iPhone 6S will be available at starting price of around Rs 60,000, while iPhone 6S Plus will cost approximately Rs 68,000 for the base variant.

Changing the lending paradigm: For banking, small is the new big

Considering that big corporates are over-leveraged, banks need to explore new avenues for profitable lending to spruce up their balance sheets.

There is every reason to be bullish on Indian economy: Johan Aurik, AT Kearney

The leadership approach is what Johan Aurik has used effectively to navigate AT Kearney at a time when globally the consulting industry is undergoing consolidation.

Government open to dilute stake in state-run banks to 52%: FM Arun Jaitley

The government would also consider other issues including problems tied to distressed state power providers, Jaitley said while speaking at a banking conference.

Is this the future of Flipkart's marketplace? 'Big Billion Day' sale to go all-app

Sources say this is a trial run ahead of the company going mobile-only sometime in the future

Nestle cancels contract manufacturing of Maggi

Analysts feel that Nestles decision to end its 12-year contract with SAJ could be part of a move to increase focus on quality after the national food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), banned Maggi noodles because some tests showed that it contained unsafe levels of lead.

Will bring Japan's edible oil in India by next year:Ruchi Soya

Ruchi Soya Industries today said it will introduce by next year the Soybean Germ Oil with the assistance of Japan's edible oil major J-Oil Mills and global trading firm Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC).

Marico's Saugata Gupta is ISA chief

Saugata Gupta, Managing Director & CEO, Marico, has been elected as the Chairman o

More young women have high levels of bad cholesterol: Study
A pan-India study of young women from 10 metros and non-metros found 61% had excess LDL or high ‘bad cholesterol’ levels, putting them at risk of developing cardiovascular disease early in life.

Flipkart General Counsel and Head Legal Srivals Kumar quits; appoints former Samsung executive Rajinder Sharma as its new legal head

Flipkart General Counsel Srivals Kumar has quit the company, the latest in a series of top-level exits that have plagued Indias largest ecommerce company.

Flipkart announces the second edition of " Big Billion Sale," to be held between October 13 and 17

An app-only shopping event, Big Billion Days, will offer exciting offers and unbeatable discounts across 70+ product categories for customers to shop from, th..

Pescafresh to launch e-commerce website and mobile app; Company to invest Rs 25-30 crore in the next three years

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IndianRetailer.comSangram Sawant, founder and CEO said that the company had started its e-commerce platform and is in discussion with major retail brands to move into other major centres. Pescafresh has already opened five distribution centres in Mumbai and one each in

Personal assistant app Helpchat has acquired Mumbai-based deals and discovery platform Niffler; to launch its services in Pune and Mumbai

Personal assistant app Helpchat has acquired Mumbai-based deals and discovery platform Niffler for an undisclosed amount.

Google Brings Wi-Fi Connectivity To India, Bitcoin Adoption To Benefit?

Digital India: OnlineTyari provides job-oriented study material through mobile app

Online Tyari, a digital test preparation platform is providing job-oriented materials to aspirants of civil cervices, banking services, UPSC, GATE and other state government jobs.

Whole Foods is cutting 1500 jobs

Damian DovarganesWhole Foods Market cashier Aracelis Ramirez charges customer Thomas Carroll at a Los Angeles store.Whole Foods is cutting 1,500 jobs. In an

The challenge of skills and jobs

The scale of the skilling challenge that India faces, and the urgency involved, have been palpable for some time, but new official data put into cold numbers the extent of the problem. Fewer than one in 10 adult Indian

No fuel for international airlines from tuesday, due to fuel shortage in India: Nepal

After the Turkish Airlines crash in March and subsequent April 25 earthquake, which affected the aviation sector severely, airlines are bracing for another potential turbulence: Shortage of aviation turbine fuel

Jet Fuel is 60% more expensive in India than Singapore; Local airlines buying fuel-efficient aeroplanes to cut operating cost

Executives confirm that Air India, GoAir, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Jet Airways are buying or leasing models which promise fuel savings of 14-20%

Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) selects Detailed Project Report for Water Transport for the city of Kochi
KOCHI: The Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) has selected the Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared for the Integrated Water Transport (IWT) in the ci...

Ahead of Oct 1 transport strike, Nitin Gadkari insists opening doors for talks

The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) maintained that it's ready to pay a higher toll, but that should be collected as indirect tax because of harassment by different agencies.

5 different ways to get into commercial real estate

Higher returns make commercial properties attractive but they also need more money and risk-taking capacity

IVRCL creditors push the company for strategic debt restructuring

Pressure from creditors mounts as recast of `7,000 cr that the road developer owes appears to be at risk of failure

NCR builders allege cartelization, boycott UltraTech, Lafarge India

Credai president Getamber Anand said the NCR unit of the lobby is planning to approach the Competition Commission

Builders, land owners in Vizag enter into joint development contracts

According to realty sources, nearly 90 per cent of standalone apartments being constructed in Visakhapatnam city are taken up under the joint development mode..

Flipkart confirms raising $700 million at a valuation of $15.2 billion : Report

Ecommerce player Flipkart has confirmed that it has raised $700 million in a fresh round of funding. The development was first reported by the Economic Times in July, but at the time the company had declined to comment on the development. With this round, it takes the valuation of the company to

Marissa Mayer says 'Ads make content better' : Report

REUTERS/Denis BalibouseYahoo CEO Marissa MayerYahoo CEO Marissa Mayer thinks the Internet is a lot worse without ads."I really believe that commercials and

Google is copying two features advertisers love about Facebook : Report

GoogleSridhar Ramaswamy, Google's SVP of ads and commerce, will present Customer Match and Universal App Campaigns at Advertising Week New York on Monday September

New Research on B2B Content Marketing Trends and Practices

PM Modi selling Digital India in Silicon Valley is one thing, walking the talk in real India is another

But FreeInternet does not translate to freedom on the Internet. While Modi tells Zuckerberg “Social media helped me gain knowledge, it broadened my horizon”, the irony is far too many ordinary Indians find out the hard way that that freedom is really a minefield.

‘Mother’ of mud-slinging: How BJP-Cong jibes on each other ended as ‘Yo Mama’ trash-talk

Here is how the petty trash-talk between BJP and Congress over PM Modi's 'damaad' remark unfolded.

Ahead of Bihar polls, Sonia, Rahul to address more than a dozen rallies in Congress campaign

With the Congress-RJD-JD(U) 'grand alliance' facing a tough challenge in Bihar, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi will address a series of rallies in the state.

Amit Shah in Kerala yesterday as BJP deepens roots

Amit Shah, who was in Kerala to attend the 62nd birth celebrations of Mata Amritanandamayi, also addressed a public rally at Kollam and hailed the contribution of BJP karyakartas in the state.

Virat Kohli, India off to Dharamsala for first T20I against South Africa

Virat Kohli, on his way to Dharamsala for the first T20I against South Africa, posted a selfie on his Instagram account.

'FIFA 16' Is The Benchmark For Sports Games For A Reason

A look at the new offering in the FIFA video game lineage.

India bag seven medals at Asian Rowing Championships

India bagged seven medals, including five silver and two bronze at 16th Asian Rowing Championships that concluded in Beijing on Monday.

Roberto Carlos: 'The aim is to make India the champion team in Asia'

The multi-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid opined that the ISL has potential to last more than just three months, reveals role of foreigners in the squad...

‘Court’, Konkona Sen Sharma win big at South Asian Film Festival

Konkona Sen Sharma bagged the best actress award for "Kadambari", while India's Oscars entry "Court" took home the best director gong for Chaitanya Tamhane at the South Asian Film Festival.

Won’t start ‘Wolverine 3’ until script is perfect: Hugh Jackman

"Wolverine 3" will see Hugh Jackman portraying the famed clawed mutant for the last time and the star wants the film's script to be perfect.

Making ‘Talvar’ was a painful journey: Vishal Bhardwaj

It was a chance encounter with the first investigative officer in the 2008 double murder of Aarushi and Hemraj in Noida that propelled Vishal Bhardwaj to write "Talvar".