After a torrid period for Indian startup stocks which saw the values of listed companies erode over a period of more than two…
The list of global tech companies manufacturing their products in India continues to grow longer. India’s Dixon has partnered with Nokia to make…
AI has already begun impacting all manner of fields, but there are some that could fall before the rest. Former Google CEO Eric…
All manner of multinational companies already have their presence in India, but India is now featuring ever more prominently in their plans. US-based…
If you’d been wondering where to find goons to beat up your cheating boyfriends or get back money from friends who don’t repay the money they owe you, don’t fear . A new startup, GundaJoy, aims to provide on-demand access to henchmen through its revolutionary doorstep gunda delivery app.
Bangalore based on-demand shuttle service ZipGo has had a stormy relationship with Bangalore’s RTO. Late last year, the transport authority had raided ZipGo’s offices claiming that its services were illegal. ZipGo had gone off the roads, only to make a quiet return a few days later. This time ZipGo’s in trouble again, and its founders are appealing for help.
In what could possibly be the biggest lay offs in the corporate history, IBM is reportedly planning to axe more than a jobs across the board.
The package delivery was wholly unremarkable, much like the thousands that take place everyday across India. Except that it wasn’t the typical e-commerce delivery. For one, I’d mailed the package to myself. And secondly, I’d just scammed Quikr and Paytm of 2,000 rupees.
Startups in India have been experimenting with some innovative ways to recruit talent. Flipkart is the latest to break away from hiring convention. The ecommerce retailer is embracing an “interview-less hiring” approach, and hiring candidates based directly on Udacity projects.
Zuckerberg famously is almost always seen wearing the same plain gray T shirt and faded jeans. So when he shared a pic of his wardrobe while getting ready for his first day back to work after paternity leave, it looked exactly like what you’d expect.
Before there was an Ola or Uber, there was Auto Raja, Chennai’s first autorikshaw aggregator service. However unable to compete with the bigger, if newer players like Ola and Uber, in a highly competitive and valuation led market, Auto Raja to shut shop soon.
Former Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), R.K. Pachauri, accused of sexually harassing a 29-year old researcher in February last year, is in fresh trouble. A male researcher has now filed a complaint with the Delhi police alleging pressure from seniors in TERI to ‘ask’ the complainant to settle the case out of court.
The United States is home to 29 billionaires on the list, more than any other country. While, only four billionaires from China and three from India made the top 50.
