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DCW curbs threat to women safety in Delhi; issues notices to Uber, Ola and three others on fleet, driver details

Uber opposes Karnataka govt's ban on surge pricing

The state government recently banned surge pricing, where fares are raised when demand for a particular service is high.

Apr 14, 2016

Private equity, venture capital inflows into India plunge

Inflows from private equity players, venture capitalists and angel investors dropped 49 percent in the first quarter of calendar year 2016.

Apr 2, 2016

China's Anbang abandons $14 billion bid to buy Starwood Hotels

The surprise withdrawal marks an anticlimactic end to a bidding war that had pitted Marriott's ambitions to create the world's largest lodging company.

Apr 1, 2016

Uber adds another $500 million to ramp up India operations

The decision may start a regime of heavy discounts for commuters and incentives for drivers.

Mar 28, 2016

Big basket online grocery portals e-commerce startups

BigBasket raises $150M in fresh funding; Abraaj Group, IFC, Sands Capital participate

Bigbasket raised funds to expand even as many similar portals such as Groffers, PepperTap are downsizing.

Mar 22, 2016

Marriott wins back Sheraton-owner Starwood with new offer

The bidding war for Starwood has pitted Marriott's ambitions to create the world's largest lodging company with about 5,700 hotels.

Mar 22, 2016

Bangalore Metro Namma Metro Bangalore infra

Liquor, petrol, diesel, aerated drinks to cost more in Karnataka

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, who also holds the finance portfolio, proposed to raise taxes on these items while presenting the budget for 2016-17 Friday.

Mar 18, 2016

Nasscom opens facility in Vizag to nurture budding start-ups

Aiming to boost the start-up ecosystem in India, the facility would provide co-working space for start-ups to be incubated for a period of six months.

Mar 16, 2016

Infibeam becomes first Indian e-commerce company to go public; aims raising Rs 450 cr

The company has fixed the price band at Rs 360 to Rs 432 per share and the issue will remain open from March 21-23.

Mar 15, 2016

GoPro acquires Splice and Replay for their video editing tools

GoPro buys mobile editing apps Splice and Replay for $105 million

GoPro's acquisition is aimed at making video editing easy and quick.

Mar 1, 2016

Budget 2016: Projects that may bring rural reform

From modernisation of land records to an e-marketing platform to provide competitive market to farmers, the budget indeed focuses on rural reform.

Feb 29, 2016

Budget 2016: Govt announces tax holiday for start-ups

The Budget provided for a 100 percent tax exemption for first three out of five years for start-ups set up during April 2016 and March 2019.

Feb 29, 2016

Arcatron Mobility is SURGE PITCH winner 2016

Pune-based Arcatron Mobility wins big at SURGE 2016

Arcatron Mobility builds next-generation devices to enhance lives of people with limited mobility and elderly care needs.

Feb 24, 2016

Rocket Internet in talks with Future Group to sell FabFurnish

A report by The Economic Times said that FabFurnish could be sold for $5-10 million.