Bharat Desai And Neerja Sethi-Founded Syntel Acquired By Atos For Rs. 23,000 Crore In Cash
Indian entrepreneurs aren’t getting big exits in India at the moment, but they seem to be doing alright abroad. Syntel, founded by Bharat Desai…
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Paytm Is Partnering With Softbank To Launch A Digital Payments System In Japan
A few years ago, Softbank had backed Paytm and helped it build a digital payments platform in India. It’s now using its expertise…
Treebo Fires 10% Of Its Workforce As It Struggles To Compete With Bigger Players In The Space
As bigger names jostle among themselves in India’s hospitality startup space, the smaller players are in danger of getting squeezed out. Treebo Hotels…
Google Translate Is Returning Strange Religious Translations Of Innocuous Phrases, And The Internet Is Spooked
In the ancient world, prophecies came from shamans with crystal balls, witches with bubbling potions, and soothsayers who spoke in tongues. In the 21st…
TVF Raises Rs. 40 Crore In Fresh Funding, Sees Valuation Slashed By 33%
The Viral Fever’s very own script might be seeing a bit of a twist. After a torrid 2017, during which its CEO was…
Weapons Used In Aurangabad Riots Were Bought On Flipkart, Says Maha CM; Congress Demands Ban
India’s e-commerce revolution has brought all manner of items right to customers’ doorsteps, but at times the convenience can go too far. The…
BookMyShow Is Now Valued At $850 Million After Raising $100 Million In Its Series D Funding
BookMyShow might be losing ground to Paytm in the movie ticketing business, but it’s just managed to nearly double its valuation. BookMyShow is…
Google Fined Rs. 34,000 Crore For Abusing The Dominance Of Android To Promote Its Own Products
Google often talks about how its free Android operating system is nobly changing the world. “The Android operating system is completely open source. That means…
Netflix And Amazon Prime’s Latest Original Shows In India Have Opened To Diametrically Different Reviews
In many ways, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are direct competitors in India — they entered the country at roughly the same time,…