With aggressive brand-building initiatives, the companies' advertising budgets ahead of Diwali is understood to have seen a 15% spike
Another point of contention is the invoice issued by the e-companies.
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Despite being cheaper, the Chinese technology is not the preferred option.
The market is abuzz with the talk of Snapdeal raising up to $600 million (Rs 3,600 crore) with new investors such as Japan's Softbank and Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten.
While global competitors Amazon and Walmart are looking to explore B2B online in India, traditional Indian retailers like the Future group and Reliance Retail and e-commerce players such as Snapdeal and Flipkart have no immediate plans in this area.
Alstom is accused of paying bribes to Indian public officials to secure Delhi metro contracts.
Despite public-private partnership projects announced in several rail budgets, the investment since 2000 has been merely Rs 3,000 crore.
To facilitate foreign direct investment (FDI) in high- speed rail projects, the government is likely to allow private sector entry in operations.
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is hoping to get more than 30,000 consumers through its e-commerce pilot project that will be launched in the first week of July.
An inquiry by the safety commissioner has been ordered. Anusha Soni reports
The company is likely to choose one of its existing auditing partners -- PricewaterhouseCoopers, EY (formerly Ernst & Young) and KPMG -- as an advisor for the listing process.
Nets three more foreign brands for exclusive retailing, but the cost of the business model may be high, say experts.
Today, more about 35 per cent of Amazon's traffic is through mobiles.
The manifesto proposes to launch a Sagar Mala project to set up new ports and upgrading the existing ones and "stringing them together".
In a recent interview, Narendra Modi, set to take charge as prime minister in a few days, had said his government wouldn't roll back any policy in the sector.
Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, last month urged small traders to compete with foreign retail chains through e-commerce.
CAG says Railways lost about Rs 4,300 crore in 2008-2012 because of improper documentation.
With over 200 brands and websites as participants this year, the Google Online Shopping Festival is turning bigger.
A consortium of 10 banks, led by Axis Bank, funded the Delhi Airport Express line.
Because of high rents in Mumbai and the response from Delhi, most luxury retail players want to expand in the capital.
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