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    Reliance Jio to offer free Wi-Fi at 6 stadiums for T20 World Cup

    Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio will offer free Wi-Fi services during the T20 World Cup across six stadiums in the country. The services, under the name JioNet, would be available to the spectators of the cricket matches in Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, IS […]

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    Uber turns to Bengaluru’s tech talent to beat Ola

    San Francisco-based ride hailing company Uber was forced to develop a mechanism for accepting cash payments from customers in India, given the extremely low penetration of credit cards in the country. Seen as an inconvenience at first, the company has exported the solution to other emerging markets such as Vietnam and Indonesia. To mine the […]

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    Facebook buys filters app Masquerade to counter Snapchat

    A 3D plastic representation of the Facebook logo is seen in this illustration in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: Reuters ALSO READ Facebook Messenger, Snapchat decline in popularityFacebook most preferred social network for Hyd GenZ: TCS Youth surveyFacebook to ban private gun sales on its social networkFlipkart invests in parenting social network TinystepFacebook’s broken hearts […]

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    Ola to extend auto service to eight more cities

    Even as rival Uber shut its auto-rickshaw service it piloted in Delhi late last year, domestic rival Ola is aggressively expanding its auto service in newer cities. The Bengaluru-based taxi aggregator which is backed by Tiger Global, Softbank and Chinese taxi hailing service Didi Kuaidi is now planning to launch the service in eight more […]

  • HOME & GARDEN
    Home services startups switch to subscription based business model

    Home services company Gapoon would like to have 25% of his customers on its subscription model, which will offer monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual packages. Bengaluru: Gapoon Online Consumer Services Pvt. Ltd, a home services company, will launch a subscription model for services such as home cleaning, electricians, appliance maintenance, plumbing, pest control and […]

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    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 […]

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    Uber partners Invest India to mentor entrepreneurs

    Uber Technologies Inc., valued at $50 billion, is the world’s most highly valued start-up. Photo: Reuters Bengaluru: Uber, a ride-hailing service provider, Wednesday said it has partnered with Invest India, India’s official agency dedicated to investment promotion and facilitation, to mentor entrepreneurs over the next 12 months. Uber said it would host a series of […]

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    Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to offer start-up tips at IIT-B on 19 January

    At IIT-Bombay, Travis Kalanick will speak to entrepreneur hopefuls on how to build a business, drawing parallels from his own entrepreneurial journey, and “what it takes to build the world’s fastest-growing start-up”. Photo: AFP Mumbai: Travis Kalanick, the co-founder and chief executive officer of taxi-hailing service Uber Inc., the most valuable start-up, will be in […]

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    Baidu says in talks to invest in Indian e-commerce start-ups

    Photo: Bloomberg Beijing: Baidu Inc. is in talks to invest in Indian e-commerce start-ups, including Zomato, BookMyShow and BigBasket, a spokesperson for China’s top online search provider said on Wednesday. “The Indian market represents an enormous opportunity for us to connect more people with services, and we plan to put more resources there in the […]

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    Govt may form panel to select start-ups eligible for incentives

    In August, while delivering the Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi floated the slogan “Start-up India, Stand up India” to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship among young people. Photo: Bloomberg New Delhi: The government is likely to set up an inter-ministerial board on the lines of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board […]