October 19, 2015 - Ola hires Infosys' outgoing CFO Rajiv Bansal as new finance head

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Digital Ola hires Infosys' outgoing CFO Rajiv Bansal as new finance head Bansal, whose exit from Infosys was announced earlier this week, will be joining the Bengaluru based startup from January 1. Advt: Diamond India Ltd. introduces Limited Edition Sachin Tendulkar Swiss Silver Coins. Digital marketing is evolving everyday. Keep up with the latest trends. Digital Samsung sets up team to plan online sales strategy in India Samsung is looking to tap the booming e-commerce market in India for its consumer electronics division and has set up a team at its headquarters to plan online sales strategy for the country. Digital Pruthvi: A chip designed in Bangalore is answer to connecting India's rural population to the Internet A tiny chip designed in Bengaluru, the size of a postage stamp, might hold the answer to connecting Indias rural population to the Internet. Digital 'In this digital world, nothing is local and everything has to be global', says serial entrepreneur KaushalChoksi A business man, serial entrepreneur and an investor, KaushalChokshi has, over the decades not only founded over 20 organisations across Asia, USA and Europe but has also been a part of three successful exits and an IPO. YourStory spoke to Kaushal at the Startup India event at Goa and got some valuable insights on the growing Indian startup ecosystem and the need to make Indian companies global. Digital Zomato lays off 300 jobs worldwide to control costs Retail Reliance Industries to enroll 1.5 lakh vendors for its ecommerce venture RIL said the ecommerce platform for electronics products is ready for deployment while it plans to roll out online grocery marketplace in the fourth quarter. Retail Shoppers from smaller towns drive business during Amazon sale Hindustan Times articles  Retail IPL sponsorship: Pepsi exits, Chinese mobile phone maker Vivo to ride on brand IPL to gain Indian market share For a brand that entered last December and has an around 2% market share, the title sponsorship of IPL could provide the much needed marketing push. Retail Lukewarm response to new Apple iPhones in opening weekend The two products, which are upgrades of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, were unveiled a year ago and look forward to surpass the 55,000 sales figures it achieved last year. Telecom Provide profitable path to entrepreneurs, ensure net neutrality: Sam Pitroda He is considered the father of India's telecom revolution.   Telecom Subsidy for call drops. Is this Digital India? Experts have raised concerns over the implementation of telecom regulator Trai's new rules regarding the compensation to consumers for call drops Telecom iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus most expensive in India: A look at prices in other countries iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are now officially available in India, but Apple's new phones cost the most here if one were to go by price-comparisons with other countries. Finance Indian microfinance institutions have just busted a myth ED report names Axis Bank, DCB Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, ING Vysya Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and YES Bank Finance Paytm eyes Rs 500 crore revenue from hotel bookings Digital payments company Paytm has expanded its platform to allow customers to make hotel bookings and expects revenue of Rs 500 crore from the service over the next six months. Finance Former chairman of Axis Bank PJ Nayak says consolidation can create only big weaker PSBs The government has reportedly identified some of the weak state-run banks to be merged with large ones. Finance DCB Bank decides to roll back aggressive branch expansion plan Shaken by the black lash from the stock market, private sector lender DCB Bank is rolling back its aggressive expansion plan. Software Indian IT players tying up with global technology hardware-centric companies to offer services in the internet of things (IoT) space Large Indian information technology (IT) services providers are tying up with global technology hardware-centric companies to offer services in internet of things (IoT) or connected machines space eyeing the growing multi-billion dollar market. Such Software Samsung sets up new team plan online sales strategy in India "The company is looking at online sales in India very closely. It has even formed a team at the headquarters to plan for the online sales strategy in India," a source said. Software Chinese smartphone maker Vivo to create over 2,200 jobs at Greater Noida unit Chinese smartphone maker vivo will create over 2,200 jobs at its Greater Noida facility, which will become operational by the end of this month. Software HCL begins shift from bell curve appraisals towards feedback-based system HCL is identifying departments where it can use a feedback-based performance appraisal system, joining a growing list of companies. Ecommerce Flipkart's Big Billion Days sale churns out $300 million GMV; three times bigger than last year with the participation of 40,000 sellers, millions of visitors The just concluded five-day 'Big Billion Days' sale of e-commerce major Flipkart, now in its second edition, saw a business turnover of over $300 million in gross merchandise volume... Ecommerce Why Paytm has a different strategy from Flipkart, Amazon during the festive season? Pursuing a slightly different strategy from Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal is ecommerce major Paytm, formerly a mobile payment solutions startup and no.. Ecommerce Housing.com appoints Mani Rangarajan as chief financial officer as it looks to strengthen its senior management team Firm appoints Mani Rangarajan as chief financial officer as it looks to strengthen its senior management team Franchise Franchisee Journey: From unemployed father with 6 kids to Liberty Tax franchisee with 6 locations With six kids to care for, Becky and Eric Elder were hit hard by the Great Recession. But they survived by fighting, and filing taxes, for their many clients. Franchise So what exactly is franchising and what makes a good franchise? Franchising is an opportunity for anyone to grasp the chance of business ownership. So what exactly is franchising? Franchise How should you approach franchise investment when times are bad? An interesting phenomenon of a general downturn in the economy has often been the growth in franchise systems that occur while the rest of the economy is going south. HR HCL begins shift from bell curve appraisals towards feedback-based system HCL is identifying departments where it can use a feedback-based performance appraisal system, joining a growing list of companies. HR E-surveillance may take away 2 lakh ATM security jobs Almost 2 lakh security personnel manning ATMs may lose their jobs over the next 2-3 years as banks have started deploying e-surveillance. HR India aims to be medical and wellness tourism hub On World Tourism Day, India unveiled new initiatives to promote the country as a medical and wellness tourism hub. HR Zomato cuts 300 jobs worldwide Restaurant listing and services company Zomato is laying off 300 employees or nearly 10 per cent of its global workforce. Logistics Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai meets members of auto unions ahead of car free day in the capital Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai meets members of auto unions ahead of car-free day - As many as 400 volunteers of the Union will also run an awareness campaign in this regard with pamphlets like 'Ab Bus Karein' to encourage people to participate in the programme in large numbers. Logistics AAI seeks CAG audit of Delhi airport JV partners after sharp drop in revenue Air-travellers flying IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir from terminal 1D (T1D) of the capital’s IGI airport could soon find their passage hassle-free. The government has directed air carriers to increase Logistics Modi to discuss investment proposals for Chabahar port, along with 3 similar proposals from other nations: Nitin Gadkari India is ready to invest Rs2 trillion at the Chabahar SEZ in Iran but the investments would depend on gas prices, transport and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari said Logistics Indian Railways to be country's next growth economic engine: Report Leading brokerage JM Financial has come out with its report 'Railways: Turning the Corner' focussing on Indian Railways. Construction Builders to pay for damages in Delhi, According to Trial Court A trial court has said that buyers can claim damages from builders if the latter fails to hand over the property on time. Construction Google is looking to expand in Gurgaon Google has leased 4,30,000 sq ft of office space from real estate developer Unitech in the second phase of its Signature Towers II project in Gurgaon. The tech giant already has 160,000 sq ft of space spread over eight floors in the same complex.   Construction Property registrations pickup in Vizag Property registrations have zoomed by nearly 35 per cent in the first half of the current fiscal as compared to the same period last year in Vizag.   Construction Ahmedabad realtors bet on community living for senior citizens Real estate developers in the country are increasingly turning to a mostly untapped segment where demand is on the rise - senior homes - even as there's a slowdown in the overall housing market.   Marketing Google India marketing head heads to Googleplex : Report Google India is all set to get a new Country Marketing Head soon as Sandeep Menon's ascendant career graph has taken him to Googleplex in Mountain View, California, with higher responsibilities. Marketing Nothing like the Indian market : Report An advertising veteran looks at its diversity, quirks and contradictions Marketing Economic policy, marketing strategy tips for farmers Economist Dr Vinayak Govilkar shared his views, along with a demonstration on packaging and marketing tips with the farmers. He shared tips on global marketing of Indian farm produce and how farmers could avail benefits of the 'Make in India' campaign. Planned use of water, inhouse water conservation technique, and compost plant within farms are soem of the sessions attracting the farmers. Politics ‘Indian democracy cannot be a tyranny of the unelected’: Arun Jaitley’s ‘alternative view’ on NJAC verdict The key rationale behind the majority opinion appears to be that independence of judiciary is an essential ingredient of the basic structure of the Constitution. This is unquestionably a correct proposition. Having stated this, the majority transgresses into an erroneous logic. Politics Modi or the fringe? Apologists cannot keep running with the hare and hunting with the hounds The fringe group apologists in the intellectual circles confound one with their amazing ability to obfuscate matters and evade taking a stand. Politics ‘I am not Sheila Dikshit, won’t stay silent’: Kejriwal slams Delhi Police over rape of minor girls In the wake of gang-rape of two minor girls in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday took on the Centre over policing and said he will not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi sleep "peacefully" if such incidents recur. Politics Kejriwal takes a dig at ‘smart cities’ project, says make people’s lives ‘smart’ first Taking a jibe at the Centre for its 'Smart Cities' project, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said it is "impossible" to achieve it when common people remain poor, unemployed and starve for even basic facilities like drinking water. Sports India vs South Africa, 3rd ODI: MS Dhoni and Co let it slip through fingers From 193/2 in 42nd over, India collapse to 216/6 against Morne Morkel’s hostile bowling and proceed to lose 3rd ODI by 18 runs. Sports CSK, RR to stay, bids for 2 new IPL teams for period of their suspension BCCI, after Working Committee meet held in Mumbai, has taken decisions regarding CSK, RR and IPL. Sports Delhi Dynamos pip Sachin Tendulkar’s Kerala Blasters 1-0 Delhi Dynamos now have 9 points from four games after their third win. Sports We are looking for batsmen to play at Nos 5, 6 and 7: MS Dhoni MS Dhoni said that some of the players are not getting runs when their batting orders are reshuffled. Entertainment Tamil Nadu film body poll: Rival camp ousts Sarath Kumar While both Nasser and Vishal won the top posts of the film body, all other candidates of Pandavar Ani were leading at the time of filing this report. Entertainment Creating ‘Bajirao Mastani’ costumes challenge for Anju Modi Anju Modi says creating period attires for the historical love saga “Bajirao Mastani” was not an easy task. Entertainment Sylvester Stallone might be heading to Bollywood for action flick opposite ... Well, he's already broken Hollywood Entertainment ‘Bajirao Mastani’ toughest film of my career: Deepika Padukone "Bajirao Mastani" is turning out to be an arduous task for Deepika Padukone and the actress says the film is “physically, mentally and emotionally draining”. 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