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ALL DEALS April 1, 2016 Serious academic research and high teaching quality is our winning proposition: Ilian Mihov
By: sristy SahaIlian Mihov. New Delhi: In January, when the Financial Times released its annual Global MBA Rankings, a business school with a one-year MBA programme made it to the top of the list. INSEAD, with campuses in Fontainebleau (near Paris), Singapore and Abu Dhabi topped the 2016 rankings, dislodging the previous year’s leader Harvard Business School. […]
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ALL DEALS April 1, 2016 Delivery start-ups explore additional income streams
By: sristy SahaHyperlocal delivery start-ups, including food-tech and logistics companies, together garnered $270 million in funding in 2015, but the sector has also seen a massive correction in the form of closure. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint With investors turning increasingly cautious, hyperlocal delivery start-ups are exploring additional revenue streams such as advertisements and promotions to try and mitigate […]
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ALL DEALS April 1, 2016 Start-up deals of the day
By: sristy SahaTrue Balance is a mobile app that keeps users updated about their prepaid mobile account. Photo: Softbank Ventures Korea invests in True Balance New Delhi: SoftBank Ventures Korea, the venture capital arm of Japan’s SoftBank, has invested an undisclosed amount in True Balance, a mobile app that keeps users updated about their prepaid mobile account, […]
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NEWS April 1, 2016 How CarDekho is planning to redefine car ownership business
By: sristy SahaAnurag Jain, chief operating officer of CarDekho, says he expects the automobile portal to become a unicorn by 2017. New Delhi: Brothers Amit and Anurag Jain, founders of the automobile portal CarDekho.com, went from stall to stall at the Delhi Auto Expo in 2008, patiently collecting all the brochures they could lay their hands on. […]
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NEWS April 1, 2016 New rules, 100% FDI in e-commerce give short shrift to consumers
By: sristy SahaPhoto: iStockphoto New Delhi: The government on Tuesday allowed 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in marketplace e-commerce companies. While this may bring regulatory clarity to the existing and future online retail sellers in the country, it may hamper consumer interest on several accounts. First, the government has now prohibited any discounts to consumers by e-commerce […]
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NEWS April 1, 2016 E-commerce firms will have to restructure businesses
By: sristy SahaFashion retailers such as Flipkart’s Myntra are moving to a marketplace model, but currently depend on one seller for most sales. Photo: Bloomberg New Delhi/Bengaluru: A day after the government approved foreign direct investment (FDI) with riders in online marketplaces, law experts said many e-commerce companies will have to rework their already complex corporate structures, […]
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NEWS April 1, 2016 Fidelity marks down start-ups; e-commerce firms to restructure businesses
By: sristy SahaPhoto: Priyanka Parashar/Mint What to watch out for New online marketplace rules fail to halt discounts, for now If you were worried that the new government rules for Internet companies will mean the end of eye-popping discounts on popular online marketplaces, breathe easy, at least for now. E-commerce firms will have to restructure businesses A […]
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ALL DEALS April 1, 2016 Portea acquires Health Mantra
By: sristy SahaThe acquisition of Health Mantra is Portea’s third attempt to expand its offerings in the home healthcare segment via acquisitions and strategic investments in the last six months. Bengaluru: Home healthcare service provider Portea Medical, run by Health Vista India Pvt. Ltd on Thursday said it has acquired medical equipment service provider Health Mantra India […]
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ALL DEALS April 1, 2016 Transcell Biologics raises funds from Indian Angel Network
By: sristy SahaTranscell Biologics was started in 2009 by Dr. Subhadra Dravida who has 16 years of experience in stem cell research. New Delhi: Indian Angel Network (IAN), a network of angel investors who invest in early-stage businesses, has invested an undisclosed amount in Hyderabad-based healthcare start-up Transcell Biologics in a round led by angel investor Sanjay […]
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NEWS March 30, 2016 Inoperative EPF accounts to earn interest from 1 April
By: sristy SahaEPF accounts are deemed inoperative when there is no contribution for 36 months. Such accounts stopped earning interest from financial year 2011-12. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint New Delhi: The government on Tuesday reversed a five-year-old decision and announced that inoperative employees provident fund (EPF) accounts will earn interest, a move that will cheer millions of workers. […]
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NEWS March 30, 2016 Supreme Court allows Sebi to sell Sahara properties
By: sristy SahaSupreme Court has allowed Sebi to initiate sale of the properties to raise bail money for Sahara chief Subrata Roy. Photo: Hindustan Times New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the capital market regulator to initiate the sale of Sahara group properties to raise the money payable by group chief Subrata Roy for his […]
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NEWS March 30, 2016 Will Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, Paytm have to stop online discounts?
By: sristy SahaPhoto: 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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