Digbijay Mishra

Stories by Digbijay Mishra

Flipkart has biggest piece of Indian e-tail pie

Flipkart has biggest piece of Indian e-tail pie

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2015

Most of Flipkart's business came from consumer electronics.

Meru Cabs raises Rs 300 crore; lines up Rs 600 crore more

Meru Cabs raises Rs 300 crore; lines up Rs 600 crore more

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2015

The fresh funds would be used for expansion of Meru's network.

Flipkart may be readying itself for Nasdaq listing

Flipkart may be readying itself for Nasdaq listing

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2015

Flipkart might consider Singapore, too, as listing norms aren't very strict.

Snapdeal to spend $1 billion on 5-6 acquisitions this year

Snapdeal to spend $1 billion on 5-6 acquisitions this year

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2015

Snapdeal to spend $1 billion on 5-6 acquisitions this year.

Ola launches cashless rides on auto rickshaws

Ola launches cashless rides on auto rickshaws

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2015

Your next ride via the Ola app in an auto rickshaw could be cashless.

Ratan Tata may roll out e-cart, again

Ratan Tata may roll out e-cart, again

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2015

Tata made personal investments in four companies last year.

AAP win: What impact will it have on ecommerce

AAP win: What impact will it have on ecommerce

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2015

Recently, e-commerce firms have been under the lens for tax violation.

Shanghvi springs a surprise with payment banks bid

Shanghvi springs a surprise with payment banks bid

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2015

People close to Shanghvi reveal he is known to make surprising moves both inside and outside the pharma industry.

Sun gets US trade regulator nod for Ranbaxy merger

Sun gets US trade regulator nod for Ranbaxy merger

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2015

Torrent to buy Ranbaxy's anti-bacterial generic

Govt tightens noose around e-tailers, 9 depts to monitor biz

Govt tightens noose around e-tailers, 9 depts to monitor biz

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2015

Each dept could handle a designated area.

Ranbaxy loses exclusivity on heartburn drug in US

Ranbaxy loses exclusivity on heartburn drug in US

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2015

FDA allows Teva to launch Nexium generic; Cipla, which supplies formulation, to gain

TaxiForSure to raise $100 mn, to expand to 100 cities

TaxiForSure to raise $100 mn, to expand to 100 cities

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2015

The company is in talks with investors and the deal could be closed in a few weeks. At present, it operates in 37 cities in India.

Before Obama visit, US drug firms lobby for ease of doing business

Before Obama visit, US drug firms lobby for ease of doing business

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2015

Unlike India, the US is a free-pricing market.

Meru to check drivers' Aadhaar every time you book a ride

Meru to check drivers' Aadhaar every time you book a ride

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2014

Radio taxi service provider Meru Cabs is planning to put in place the next level of driver verification, one liked to biometric identification tool Aadhaar.

Meru Cabs caught in a legal row over Rs 120-crore tax claim

Meru Cabs caught in a legal row over Rs 120-crore tax claim

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2014

Meru Cabs, one of the first radio taxi services in the country, is contesting service tax notices sent to it since 2010 in the Bombay High Court.

Ola Cabs, Meru, TaxiForSure low on financial mileage

Ola Cabs, Meru, TaxiForSure low on financial mileage

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2014

There are about 600,000 taxis in India, generating combined annual revenue of about Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion).

Ranbaxy brand may fade away as Sun takes charge

Ranbaxy brand may fade away as Sun takes charge

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2014

The joint entity will have a market share of nine per cent in India. Analysts tracking the company said one of the key outcomes of the merger would be to create a single brand entity of Sun and the Ranbaxy brand would eventually dissolve.

Complaints rise exposing the ugly side of online shopping

Complaints rise exposing the ugly side of online shopping

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2014

A soap bar got delivered instead of a mobile phone to a buyer, defective Diwali lights were couriered to another and fake items were dispatched in yet another case.

Retail majors unite to stand up to e-commerce onslaught

Retail majors unite to stand up to e-commerce onslaught

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2014

The big boys of India's traditional retail have finally come together to fight the onslaught of their online counterparts.

Will e-com bubble last longer with Tata, Premji, Murthy in fray?

Will e-com bubble last longer with Tata, Premji, Murthy in fray?

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2014

At Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion), e-commerce has seen one of the fastest rates of growth in investment activity this year.