• ELECTRONICS
    US ‘likely’ to expand electronics ban to UK flights

    The ban would frustrate both business travellers and holidaymakers / Getty The US is considering expanding its electronics ban to all flights departing UK and European airports, according to a new report. Passengers travelling to the US would not be able to board a US-bound plane carrying any electronics larger than a mobile phone. Laptops, […]

  • Xiaomi Partners StoreKing to Expand to Rural India

    Xiaomi Partners StoreKing to Expand to Rural India Rural retail commerce provider StoreKing on Tuesday announced its partnership with smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi India to help increase their offline presence in the country’s rural areas. “With Mi India on-board, we aim to serve rural consumers better regardless of their location and give them access to the […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Apple Said to Expand HealthKit From Tracker to Diagnosis Tool

    Apple Said to Expand HealthKit From Tracker to Diagnosis Tool So far Apple’s HealthKit has mostly collected fitness data from its devices. In the future, if the company gets its way, the software will interpret that information, turning it into advice for users, doctors and others. Scores of health-care experts hired by Apple in recent […]

  • NEWS
    Zoho Corp to expand presence in domestic market

    Chennai-based cloud services firm Zoho Corporation is planning to increase focus in domestic market at a time when various overseas markets are slowing down. The company, as part of its strategy, is expected to intensify its marketing and sales in India and expects to increase the contribution of domestic business to its revenue from the […]

  • NEWS
    Practo to expand into fitness and personal care segments

    Practo’s planned expansion into these segments comes eight months after it acquired Delhi-based fitness and health solutions firm FitHo Wellness Services Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru: Practo Technologies Pvt. Ltd, one of India’s most funded online healthcare start-ups, has decided to look beyond doctors and diagnostic labs and expand to spas and fitness centres. The categories have […]

  • NEWS
    E-commerce firms expand their legal teams

    Web grocer Grofers, delivery firm Roadrunnr and ride hailing firm Ola are among those putting together legal teams, while Paytm is expanding its existing legal team given the growth in its business. Grofers has millions in its warchest but cannot spend any of it to sell baby foods at a discount as laws prohibit it. […]

  • ALL DEALS
    redBus plans to expand global footprint in next three months

    redBus joins homegrown consumer Internet start-ups such as Practo and Zomato that have gone global. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Online bus ticketing platform redBus is planning to expand its global footprint by launching operations in at least four South and Southeast Asian countries in the next three months, a top company executive said. redBus, which was […]

  • NEWS
    Nykaa looks to raise Rs 100 crore, expand private label offerings

    The company introduced on Tuesday its private label products in the bath and bodycare category. Nykaa.com, run by FSN Ecommerce Ventures Pvt. Ltd, is eyeing a near three-fold jump in revenue and is looking to expand its private label offering, as the online retailer of fashion and beauty products looks to turn profitable in the […]

  • NEWS
    BHIVE Workspace raises angels funds to expand services

    BHIVE provides start-ups with accessible and quality plug-and-play workspaces in Koramangla area of Bengaluru. Till date, it has housed 90 start-ups covering 4,000 active members. Mumbai: Bengaluru-based workspace solutions provider BHIVE Workspace said on Friday that it had raised an undislosed amount in funding from a group of angel (individual) investors. The investors include Raghunandan […]

  • NEWS
    Lenovo Looking to Expand Offline Sales and Support in India

    Lenovo seems to be on a launching spree as the company has launched five smartphones in the last two days, namely the Lenovo A1000, the Lenovo A6000 Shot, the Lenovo K3 Note Music, the Lenovo Vibe P1, and the Vibe P1m. Considering all these devices have been launched in the price range between Rs. 4,999 […]