In today’s age of social media conformism, new developments are usually met either with fawning praise or with rabid anger. Zomato, through a simple tweet in which it publicly reprimanded a customer on social media, has managed to elicit both. Zomato is earning both bouquets and brickbats for its response to a customer who wanted his delivery to be made by a non-Muslim delivery partner because it was the holy Hindu period of Shrawan. “Just…

India’s digital payments space has been growing quite rapidly in the recent past, but it clearly isn’t growing fast enough for Truecaller — it’s gone ahead and spurred some growth that isn’t quite organic. Several Indian Truecaller users have been surprised to find out they’ve been signed up for UPI without their knowledge. Users discovered that upon updating their Truecaller apps, an encrypted SMS had been sent to verify their phone number, and they’d then…

In this modern digital age, the scenario of job search is completely different than it was decades back. People hardly look up the newspapers to find job vacancies and they have stopped mailing forms and resumes by post. Almost all job ads are posted on job search site and candidates can share their digital profiles to reveal their qualifications. Both employers and job seekers save countless hours ever since technology has revolutionized job search. The…

India e-commerce upstarts aren’t yet beating their offline counterparts, but they sure appear to be joining them. Flipkart, which has been proclaiming how its e-commerce model would end up disrupting traditional retail, has opened a “furniture experience center” in Bangalore. Flipkart said that the 1800 square feet space aims to give customers a glimpse into the selection that it offers in its furniture category, apart from creating awareness around seamless buying and installation. While Flipkart’s subsidiaries have previously…

Say what you will about Zomato, but there’s probably no other company that keeps coming up with as many innovations in the food tech space as it does. After introducing Zomato Gold, through which subscribers could get a dish free with another dish each time they dined at select restaurants, and Zomato Treats, through which subscribers got a free dessert each time they ordered online, Zomato has now introduced something called Infinity Dining. Infinity Dining,…

If there’s ever a sign that India’s startup ecosystem has come of age, it might just be this. Byju’s will replace Oppo as the chief sponsor of Team India’s cricket jersey from September this year. Chinese smartphone company Oppo had paid a whopping Rs. 1079 crore for the rights to display its brand name on India’s cricket team jerseys in March 2017 for a period of five years, but is now handing over the contract…

India’s home services market has seen quite a bit of churn over the years — several companies have tried their hands at cracking the space, but it hasn’t always been easy. Several startups shut down along the way, and others ended up being acquired by bigger players. One company that’s been going strong since being founded in 2014 is UrbanClap. It’s raised $110 million (Rs. 770 crore) so far, and at a reported valuation of…