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March 30, 2016 Will Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, Paytm have to stop online discounts?
Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint Bengaluru: One would expect Internet companies to cheer the fact that India allowed foreign direct investment (FDI) in e-commerce marketplaces on Tuesday. As usual, however, the devil is in the details, in particular two conditions attached to the approval of FDI in e-commerce. One, no group company or seller on a marketplace […]
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March 27, 2016 This Chennai Startup Wants to Bring Local Kabadiwallas Online
A research report on solid waste management in India conducted by Columbia University in 2012 found that more than 91 percent of the municipal solid waste collected in India is dumped in open landfills. According to the report, 10 percent of the country’s waste is disposed through garbage fires, and a prominent example of this […]
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March 17, 2016 UK’s Contentious Online Spying Law Passes Test in Parliament
A proposed British law that gives police and spies unprecedented powers to look at the Internet browsing records of everyone in the country passed its first major vote in Parliament on Tuesday. The country’s interior minister, Home Secretary Theresa May, vowed its intrusive reach would be governed by “the strongest safeguards” against abuse. Opening a […]
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March 16, 2016 Small Publishers Use Face-to-Face, Online Methods to Market Books
You’re a creative and hardworking person and you’ve just written a book or created a terrific piece of art. Where do you take it? How do you make a living doing what you love? Small publishers, Stephen Pytak of Mazz Press, and husband and wife team, Michael and Michelle “Presto” DiBaggio of Ascension Epoch have […]
NEWS March 16, 2016 Online Harassment Must Be Met Head-On: SXSW Panel
Online harassment and sexism is demeaning women and can no longer be brushed aside as an ugly side of social media and the gaming industry if they are to thrive, panellists on Saturday said at the South By Southwest (SXSW) tech meeting in Austin. The gaming summit at one of the premier events on the […]
NEWS March 11, 2016 Quikr buys online real estate portal Commonfloor.com
Quikr has been strengthening the portfolio of services it offers since mid-last year. Photo: AFP Bengaluru: Online classifieds firm Quikr India Pvt. Ltd, one of India’s most valuable start-ups, bought real estate portal CommonFloor in a distress sale orchestrated by Tiger Global Management Llc, the influential US-based hedge fund that is an investor in both. […]
NEWS March 11, 2016 Will online pharmacies work in India, and are they even legal?
Zigy co-founder Hemant Bhardwaj hired three law firms just to ascertain if the business of online pharmacies was legal. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint New Delhi: It’s a $18 billion market set to grow to $55 billion by 2020 and it’s finally beginning to get the kind of attention from investors and entrepreneurs those numbers warrant—despite uncertainty […]
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March 9, 2016 Lava Iris Fuel F2 With 3000mAh Battery Available Online
Lava appears set to launch a variant of the Iris Fuel F1 smartphone, the Iris Fuel F2, priced at Rs. 4,444. Although the handset is available to buy via an e-commerce website, the company is yet to officially launch the smartphone in India. It is worth mentioning that the Lava Iris Fuel F1 was launched […]
ALL DEALS March 2, 2016 Tiger Global invests $10 million in online videos creator The Viral Fever
A file photo of TVF co-founder Biswapati Sarkar. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint Mumbai: Tiger Global Management Llc has invested $10 million (Rs.65.6 crore) in popular online video content creator ‘The Viral Fever’ (TVF), picking up a significant minority stake in the firm, according to filings made by the company with the registrar of companies (RoC). The […]
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February 25, 2016 Black Friday Sales: The Best Online Deals for International Buyers
Wondering how you can make the most of Black Friday deals that are available right now in the US? While you can’t really get hold of most of the heavy appliances, you can easily buy other gadgets online and have them delivered to your place in India. Below are some of the best deals we […]
