Oyo Rooms In Talks To Acquire Fierce Rival Zo Rooms

Bart Eshwar

Oyo Rooms and Zo Rooms have been slugging it out for supremacy in the budget hotels space. There are, however, signs that there’s some consolidation that’s imminent in this sector. It has emerged that Oyo Rooms is interested in buying out Zo Rooms, which is scrambling to raise funds to avoid being sold.

Indian Startups Pitch In To Help With Chennai Floods

Bart Eshwar

Chennai has been hit by record levels of rainfall over the last few days. The rains have left thousands of people stranded, shut down offices and businesses, and 188 lives have been lost. But amidst the gloom, there’s some hope. Indian startups are going out of their way to help Chennai’s stricken populance in any way they can. Here are some Indian startups that have pitched in to help with the Chennai floods.

Tinder Starts Hiring In India, Comes Up With The Coolest Job Ad Ever

Bart Eshwar

As startup founders would readily attest, hiring is never easy. You send messages to potential employees on LinkedIn, post on job portals, and pay recruiters large sums of money just to get that one hire. But if you run a large website with a dedicated userbase, you sometimes need to do none of that.

Earlier this week, Indian Tinder users browsing through their daily quota of eligible singles came up with a strange new match. It wasn’t quite the usual hottie with five selfies from five angles. This match meant serious business.

Snapdeal Launches Its Image Search Tool, SnapSearch

Bart Eshwar

If Flipkart does it, can Snapdeal be far behind? After Flipkart had launched its image search tool this July, Snapdeal has also come out with its own version. Called SnapSearch, the tool will allow desktop users to upload pictures of clothes they fancy, and will show up suggestions of similar products available on Snapdeal.