Karan Choudhury
Business Standard
Bengaluru, KA, India
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Protests from hotel and asset owners, mishap come in way of Oyo's dream run
Over the last three months or so, the company has been grappling with a series of protests by hotel owners, who have been alleging that the hospitality giant has not paid their dues → Read More
WeWork India fights for funds, relevance; hopes to raise $200 million
Read more about WeWork India fights for funds, relevance; hopes to raise $200 million on Business Standard. Embassy Group may pitch in → Read More
Experts laud OECD's idea of taxing digital giants but seek clarity
Read more about Experts laud OECD's idea of taxing digital giants but seek clarity on Business Standard. Different countries have tried different ways to tax digital firms → Read More
Oyo raises $1.5 billion at $10 billion valuation; to focus on US market
Read more about Oyo raises $1.5 billion at $10 billion valuation; to focus on US market on Business Standard. A significant part of the Series-F funding will be diverted in boosting US footprint, and in strengthening position in the vacation rentals business in Europe → Read More
New Amazon Prime sign-ups show users value convenience: Amit Agarwal
Read more about New Amazon Prime sign-ups show users value convenience: Amit Agarwal on Business Standard. Agarwal says embracing technology and not complaining is the way forward. → Read More
Govt policy on e-commerce industry may miss year-end deadline: Sources
Read more about Govt policy on e-commerce industry may miss year-end deadline: Sources on Business Standard. The committee will provide clarification on FDI in e-commerce → Read More
Free meals, little rest: Amazon, Flipkart HQ turn war rooms for mega sale
Read more about Free meals, little rest: Amazon, Flipkart HQ turn war rooms for mega sale on Business Standard. War rooms of the two e-commerce giants are buzzing as they prepare for the big battle on Sunday → Read More
Abhinav Kumar, face of Trivago ads, joins Paytm as VP-product marketing
Read more about Abhinav Kumar, face of Trivago ads, joins Paytm as VP-product marketing on Business Standard. Paytm which has been on a hiring spree for the last several months confirmed Abhinav Kumar's appointment → Read More
eBay makes festive prep and bulks up global offers on Paytm Mall
Read more about eBay makes festive prep and bulks up global offers on Paytm Mall on Business Standard. eBay, Paytm Mall set aside Rs 30 crore for promotions and customer acquisition → Read More
Zomato fails to buy peace with restaurants, Gold remains bone of contention
Read more about Zomato fails to buy peace with restaurants, Gold remains bone of contention on Business Standard. Restaurants make it clear they won't be part of membership scheme → Read More
Zomato enters video-streaming space, to bundle content with ads on platform
The food delivery platform's OTT foray comes at a time when online marketplace Amazon is going big with Prime Video and Flipkart is working on its own content vertical → Read More
Ahead of festive season, Flipkart partners 27,000 'kirana' stores
Read more about Ahead of festive season, Flipkart partners 27,000 'kirana' stores on Business Standard. Flipkart started with a customised training programme to onboard these kirana partners → Read More
Fewer online offers likely to boost offline sales this festive season
Read more about Fewer online offers likely to boost offline sales this festive season on Business Standard. Retailers believe they would be able to boost sales this festive season on the back of better services and differentiated products → Read More
Flipkart plans expansion, bolsters logistics before festive sales
Read more about Flipkart plans expansion, bolsters logistics before festive sales on Business Standard. The company has taken massive logistic operations to bring in thousands of new sellers, MSMEs, domestic manufacturers, and artisans into the e-commerce fold → Read More
Realty developers hopeful about festive season after slew of govt reforms
Read more about Realty developers hopeful about festive season after slew of govt reforms on Business Standard. According to major real estate players, there has been a sharp increase in enquiries over the past few weeks → Read More
Paytm Money plans to offer stockbroking services for new investors
Read more about Paytm Money plans to offer stockbroking services for new investors on Business Standard. Paytm Money also offers free risk assessment and advisory investment portfolios to new users → Read More
Explained: Why NBCC's new trouble-shooting role may be troublesome
A segment-wise breakup of NBCC's order book shows that close to 95 per cent comprises PMC, the remaining five per cent is EPC and real estate combined → Read More
Ola puts electric plan in top gear, rejigs management to bolster project
Read more about Ola puts electric plan in top gear, rejigs management to bolster project on Business Standard. The company, according to sources, is diverting a part of its manpower from teams which mainly manage Foodpanda and Ola Play → Read More
Clueless on where to get funds, ShopClues may shut shop in a few months
Read more about Clueless on where to get funds, ShopClues may shut shop in a few months on Business Standard. The company does not have much cash in bank; 150 more employees likely to be laid off → Read More
Start-ups laud Finance Bill amendments, penalty on flouting angel tax norms
Read more about Start-ups laud Finance Bill amendments, penalty on flouting angel tax norms on Business Standard. Penalty of 200% for not complying with the conditions laid down for availing angel tax exemption → Read More