All stories by Karan Choudhury
Start-up India: Bloodbath on job street
Rediff.com10 May 2017Online marketplace majors, e-grocers, Internet of Things firms, app-based companies and transport service aggregators are among those that have had to shut shop or scale down operations. Now, survival skills like upskilling and retraining will determine who makes it.
10 ways the Rera Act affects realtors
Rediff.com8 May 2017Promoters must mandatorily deposit 70% of unused fund collected for project in separate bank account
FreeCharge, MobiKwik in merger talks
Rediff.com27 Apr 2017New entity is likely to get a top-up of $200 million from a Chinese investor
How WhatsApp plans to spread its wings
Rediff.com27 Apr 2017WhatsApp to foray into digital payments & expand to other markets
Will rivals unite to fight Amazon India?
Rediff.com24 Apr 2017Amazon India Country Head Amit Agarwal refers to all talk of mergers as 'noise'. 'All this is a distraction, when the focus should be on the customer,' he says.
What PMO will do for affordable housing
Rediff.com12 Apr 2017Realty players want single window clearance for all affordable projects, reports Karan Choudhury.
India Internet Day: Of guerrilla warfare and barbarians at the gate
Rediff.com11 Apr 2017Most Indian start-ups and e-commerce are largely funded by foreign investors
eBay India hopes to win war after losing ecommerce battle
Rediff.com11 Apr 2017US major lost its first mover advantage, now wants to secure its investments in the country.
For Snapdeal, D-Mart IPO serves as inspiration
Rediff.com5 Apr 2017Snapdeal's Kunal Bahl tells team to follow DMart example. Sources close to the company says Snapdeal plans to launch an IPO by 2019.
The case that will make builders more accountable
Rediff.com5 Apr 2017Karan Choudhury reports on the implications of the strict Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act and the prosecution of Unitech MDs, Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra, in an alleged fraud case.
Bar-owners look for way out of SC ban
Rediff.com4 Apr 2017'This is almost like demonetisation and is overwhelming,' says a bar-owner.
Why Amazon is fashionably happy
Rediff.com24 Mar 2017Amazon Fashion flaunts its triple digit month-on-month growth, races ahead of competitors Flipkart, Jabong and Myntra.
Hacking: All it takes is good coding skills and greed
Rediff.com23 Mar 2017After a group of young hackers beat companies that claim to spend a bomb on cyber security, Karan Choudhury reports on just how easy it is to exploit digital wallets.
Tata Trusts to invest in socially relevant start-ups
Rediff.com10 Mar 2017The partners intend to invest $2 million annually through the India Innovation Growth Programme for the entrepreneurs to develop technology-based solutions for the betterment of the society
FMCG to get a major push via govt's common service centres
Rediff.com9 Mar 2017Talks on with P&G, HUL, Patanjali, among others to push their products via 250,000 common centres
Paytm is the new Indian unicorn on the block
Rediff.com3 Mar 2017Paytm e-commerce plans to add close to a billion products from across the globe to its platform before the festive season this year.
Alibaba takes first step into India's marketplace, launches Paytm Mall
Rediff.com28 Feb 2017To take on Amazon, Paytm e-commerce plans to add close to a billion products from all across the globe to its shopping cart.
'Hardest decision we have taken': Kunal Bahl on Snapdeal layoffs
Rediff.com23 Feb 2017According to sources, employees from marketing, ad-tech, category, digital marketing, engineering team, catalogues, have all been asked to leave.
Congress-SP are allies in UP, but not in Amethi
Rediff.com21 Feb 2017Despite both parties joining hands to fight the elections, they have fielded different candidates for the polls in this region.
Ecommerce rivals put up joint fight over GST clause
Rediff.com10 Feb 2017Tax collection at source would lock in Rs 400 crore of seller money, say Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal.