Sequoia’s Bangalore Office Raided By Enforcement Directorate
Sequoia India’s Bangalore’ Office was raided on Monday night by officials from the Enforcement Directorate.
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Bangalore Citizen Gets 50% Refund From Ola After Complaining About Surge Pricing
While Bangalore’s taxi aggregators are continuing to charge surge pricing rates despite a government order, it turns out that there’s now a way to get a refund – complaining to customer care.
TCS Fined Rs. 6,100 Crore For Allegedly Stealing Software
TCS has been fined $940 million, or Rs. 6,100 crore, by a jury in the US on the charges of stealing healthcare software from an American healthcare company. This is one of the most serious verdicts ever handed down on an Indian company abroad.
Uber, Ola Cars Seized For Not Complying With Surge Pricing Directives
Vehicles belonging to Ola and Uber have been seized in Bangalore for continuing to apply surge pricing rates. Rame Gowda, the commissioner of transport and road safety, said that more than 30 vehicles have been impounded and operations against the two companies are continuing.
Paytm Makes Its Biggest Offline Push Yet; Launches Free Public Wifi
Paytm is planning to launch public Wifi hotspots which will allow people to access their Paytm accounts when they’re on the move.
Here’s How An Indian Student Made Money Off Mark Zuckerberg’s Daughter
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had been very public about his wife pregnancy and the impending birth of his daughter. He’d been posting updates and pictures, and the world had gushed at the arrival of the first infant of the tech world. However, an Indian student had been following the developments with completely different aims in mind, and now he’s made bank.
Burrp Copies Zomato’s Privacy Statement, Gets Hilariously Called Out
Businesses are often accused of copying images, content, designs, and sometimes the entire business models. But sometimes you can get called out for copying another website’s privacy page of all things.
In a Twitter post, Pramod Rao, Zomato’s head of marketing, today called out Burrp, one of India’s first restaurant review and lifestyle websites, for having copied its entire privacy page. How did Zomato know? The copy was such a shoddy job that Burrp managed to copy a link to Zomato’s website as it is.
Exclusive: Punit Soni Finally Quits Flipkart, Sends Farewell Mail
Punit Soni, after a protracted period of speculation, has finally quit Flipkart. He’s sent a farewell mail to senior management to this effect, and Friday will be his last day at work. An OfficeChai source has seen a copy of the email.
How WebEngage Quietly Created A Successful B2B Business
WebEnage’s success shows Indian B2B startups are slowly coming of age. They’re making inroads into international markets, and away from the attention and the hype, building some solid businesses.