Finance ministry considering tax rebates for debit and credit card transactions
In a bid to boost transactions using debit cards and credit cards, the finance ministry is mulling providing tax benefits to merchants for accepting electronic... .
View ArticleIndian Pharmacists Association writes to DGCI protesting online pharmacies
The Indian Pharmacists Association (IPA) has written a letter to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for not allowing ecommerce companies and online pharmacies... .
View ArticleSEBI chairman UK Sinha approves alternative platform for startups to list on...
Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairman UK Sinha said that the markets regulator will set up a new alternative trading platform for Internet startups... .
View ArticleMTNL to enable advertisers to insert pop up ads in user’s browser
MTNL is seeking external advertisers to insert pop-up ads in browsing sessions of consumers connected to MTNL Wi-Fi connections through their laptops, mobile phones or... .
View ArticleBelong raises $5M from Matrix Partners, Blume Ventures and others
Belong, a company which helps organisations hire talent, has raised Series A funding worth $5 million from Matrix Partners, with participation from Blume Ventures, Snapdeal... .
View ArticleEduKart raises $1 million from United Finsec, YouWeCan, 500 Startups & others
E-learning marketplace EduKart has raised $1 million from Holostik Group’s United Finsec (family office arm), YouWeCan and 500 Startups. Other than this, existing investors Vijay... .
View ArticleFunding roundup: Goodservice, Vidgyor and Cupick
Goodservice, a 24 hour chat-based concierge app, has raised seed funding worth $1.6 million from Sequoia Capital. Goodservice will invest the funds in technology and... .
View ArticleFitbit to launch in India next month; preorders live on Amazon
Fitness tracking company Fitbit is launching in India in the first week of July, reports BGR India. To start off, the device maker has entered... .
View ArticleFoxconn to start making Xiaomi phones in India
Foxconn, a Taiwan based electronics contract manufacturing company, will start making Xiaomi phones in Andhra Pradesh, India, reports The Economic Times. The report mentions that this... .
View ArticleIndustry moves: Jabong, Flipkart, Snapdeal and OgilvyOne
Jabong has appointed Jai Vohra to head women’s fashion at the platform, replacing Manjula Tiwari, reports ET Tech. He also heads Jabong’s sourcing business. Vohra previously... .
View ArticleHero Group’s Munjal family forays into electronics buying majority stake in...
Hero MotoCorp’s Munjal family has entered the electronics business and has acquired a majority stake in set top box manufacturer MyBox Technologies, reports Mint. However the... .
View ArticleReliance Jio in 2014-15: FY15 results, Jio Chat, Wi-Fi services, spectrum...
Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) telecom & digital arm Reliance Jio Infocomm, which recently confirmed that it will commence commercial operations by December this year, finally... .
View ArticleI don’t know
I’ve also never seen this kind of a blocked page notification before (and I’ve seen lots) http://t.co/ZSfYoaz2ib pic.twitter.com/VE0hrNpQWi — Nikhil Pahwa (@nixxin) November 8, 2014... .
View ArticleGoogle launches free and ad-supported version of Play Music
Google has launched a free and ad-supported version of its Play Music service ahead of rival Apple launching its own music streaming application. The free... .
View ArticlePratham Books launches crowdsourcing platform for children’s books
Non profit trust Pratham Books has launched DonateABook, a crowdsourcing platform which will let nonprofits and schools raise funding for books in order to provide... .
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