All stories by Karan Choudhury
How Flipkart pipped Snapdeal to bag Jabong
Rediff.com27 Jul 2016It took Flipkart a little over 24 hours to complete due diligence and come up with a final offer that was $20 million higher than what Snapdeal was ready to forfeit.
Real estate hogs highest spend in smart city projects
Rediff.com21 Jul 2016The new real estate hubs could typically take between 5 and 10 years to develop depending on the state of economy of the city and the state.
Slowing e-commerce sector spells gloom for realty
Rediff.com5 Jul 2016The e-commerce sector's usage of commercial spaces was about 4.2 million square feet of the total of 17.5 million sq ft consumed in the first half of 2015.
24/7 biz: Retailers worry about security
Rediff.com1 Jul 2016To run 24/7 establishments require infrastructure such as public transport.
For major e-commerce players, discounts still the way forward
Rediff.com28 Jun 2016It is still "discounts" that e-commerce players have to rely on to bring in customers, though they might claim otherwise.
Nikesh Arora's exit clouds fresh funding from SoftBank
Rediff.com23 Jun 2016Experts believe more efforts would be needed in future funding rounds.
Masa and I are still in love with each other: Nikesh Arora
Rediff.com22 Jun 2016Nikesh Arora patiently answered all questions and responded to remarks and observations.
GST draft law brings all online purchases under its purview
Rediff.com15 Jun 2016The tax, in lieu of local levies, will be imposed at the first point of a financial transaction.
Zomato loss runs to Rs 1.5 lakh monthly
Rediff.com27 May 2016The loss before tax shot up 262 per cent to Rs 492 crore for the financial year ended March 2016.
Paytm may play white knight to IIM grads benched by Flipkart
Rediff.com27 May 2016Sources said the fresh batch of profiles include students whose date of joining has been delayed by Flipkart.
Flipkart no more bellwether of e-tail valuations
Rediff.com9 May 2016Loses notional value by 37.5% because of markdowns by investors
India Inc faces a cyber attack every 10 hours
Rediff.com3 May 2016India continues to rank as the third top source of overall malicious activity including spam, malware, phishing hosts and bots
Paytm ties up with Wipro for payments bank
Rediff.com2 May 2016Wipro will be implementing the core banking solution for Paytm.
Microsoft keen to get bigger pie in payments bank segment
Rediff.com2 May 2016Last year, the software giant launched a cloud adoption programme for SMBs.
Bumpy road ahead for Ola, Uber
Rediff.com25 Apr 2016The past few weeks have been rough for both Ola and Uber companies, dodging fire from almost all corners.
Uber, Ola may have to stop surge pricing
Rediff.com21 Apr 2016Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says surge pricing is daylight robbery and no responsible govt can allow that.
Uber, Ola cabs go missing in Delhi
Rediff.com20 Apr 2016According to company executives, the situation might worsen in the coming days.
Cyber security sector to create a million jobs
Rediff.com19 Apr 2016Nasscom set up a task force last year, to position India as a global hub for providing cybersecurity solutions
Companies get ready to cash in on odd-even rule
Rediff.com14 Apr 2016100,000 cabs and 45,000 autorickshaws would be plying on the Delhi-NCR routes to handle the rush.