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Makemytrip Accused Of Tax Evasion To The Tune Of Rs.75 crores

January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 OfficeChai Team

While the founder Deep Kalra was in spotlight at the startup India event, the Nasdaq-listed travel company MakeMytrip had a run-in with the tax authorities of India. According to the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI), MakeMytrip has failed to deposit all of the service tax the online travel aggregator has collected from the public. An executive from the company was taken into police custody for the same and later released on bail.

Here’s What Prime Minister Modi’s Startup India 2016 Plan Looks Like

January 16, 2016January 17, 2016 OfficeChai Team

The much awaited startup India event by the Indian government took place today. A series of stimulating sessions and talks by the most…

Ecommerce Startups Are Now Focussing On Real Estate In A Big Way

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Looks like consolidation in the online real estate market in India is on the anvil, and strategic investments and partnerships would be the key to dominating it. Snapdeal is pushing its real estate arm and is also rumoured to be in talks to buy housing.com.
Quikr recently acquired commonfloor.

Capgemini Looks For Consultants In This Accidentally Funny Ad

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Capgemini recently posted an ad for the position on the professional networking site, Linkedin which was rather interesting.
The position – senior consultant – had the word “mule” in brackets, seemingly coming across as a rather honest description about the position-holder needing to be hard-working and obedient, much like its working class hero and spirit animal, the mule.

Cleartax Launches Online Rent Receipts Calculator

January 14, 2016June 25, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Aiding professionals to simplify their tax filing and investment proofs is online tax startup Cleartax. Their latest offering is an online rent receipt calculator.

Why Does Your Restaurant Bill Cost As Much As It Does

January 14, 2016January 15, 2017 OfficeChai Team

A handy guide on decoding restaurant bills and elaborating how service tax, VAT and service charge work in India.

China’s Baidu Is Making Strategic Inroads Into India Through Investments

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 OfficeChai Team

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According to a report by ET, Baidu is eyeing making strategic investments in Indian big players like Zomato, Big Basket, and BookMyShow.

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos As Lord Vishnu On Magazine Cover Enrages Hindus

January 13, 2016January 14, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Jeff Bezos depicted as Hindu deity Lord Vishnu on the latest cover of New York based business magazine, Forune has drawn flak from the Hindu community worldwide.

6 Obvious (And Non-Obvious) Ways To Get In Touch With Someone From A Company

January 13, 2016January 14, 2016 OfficeChai Team

People need to get in touch with people working at certain companies for a lot of reasons. For exploring a business partnership, to explore a marketing opportunity, soliciting a favour, for an employee reference at the company, what have you.
However, finding a contact in that company can be tricky. While most people would ask around, there are more ways than one to increase your hit rate of finding the one.