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How Classplus is helping tutors manage their classes through an app

The platform charges subscription fees, which starts from Rs 15,000 and can grow upto Rs 50,000 depending on the services required.

OYO hires ex-IndiGo boss Aditya Ghosh as CEO India and South Asia

He will be reporting to the founder and group chief executive officer of OYO Ritesh Agarwal.

Opinion | Amazon’s bet on local language content is a hunt for fresh e-commerce customers

With local language content, Amazon seems to be targeting the bottom of the pyramid population hoping to convert them into consumers of its core e-commerce business over a period

Binny Bansal refutes allegations of misconduct in letter to employees, says will remain on board of Flipkart  

Bansal had stayed on at Flipkart while his other co-founder Sachin Bansal left the company after Walmart acquired majority ownership in the web retailer.

OYO Hotels to double number of hotels to over 400 in a year in Odisha

The company is a participant in the ongoing 'Make in Odisha Conclave 2018' enjoys a strong presence in the state with presence in cities including Bhubaneswar, Puri, Cuttack, Rourkela and Jharsugda.

Flipkart Group CEO Binny Bansal resigns after probe into misconduct charges

While Walmart did not specify the exact nature of the charges against Bansal, a top source told Moneycontrol that the development is related to a complaint from a female colleague a few months ago.

Ecommerce firms may get a breather on TCS returns

Online market places have been complaining of technical glitches on 1% tax collected at source (TCS) that came into effect from October 1

Alibaba's Singles' Day sales: Are the Indian and Chinese e-commerce sectors like apples and oranges?

The numbers were 27 percent higher compared to the sales last year with $24 billion of gross merchandise value (GMV)

What is Singles' Day? The Chinese holiday-festival where products worth $30.8bn were sold in 24 hours

The numbers were 27% higher as compared to the sales last year when it had reported $24 billion of gross merchandise value.

Mobile spending by Indian shoppers to almost double by 2020: PayPal

The PayPal IPSOS Cross-Border Consumer Research 2018 analysed online and cross-border shopping behavior of over 34,000 consumers across 31 markets including India

Chinese big data industry boosts futuristic start-ups

The project, being piloted in Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou, can also help citizens know if they are likely to win a case.

Opinion | Why Amazon wants a slice of Future Retail

With a stake in Future Retail, Amazon will have the advantage of being well-spread across India which Walmart does not have right now

Courier firms need to create compelling offering to stay ahead in the e-comm game: DHL SmarTrucking CEO

Indian e-commerce retail logistics market at $1.35 billion, expected to grow 36% in the next five years

Will Saar Wilf's InitiativeQ be the next foolproof alternative digital payment network?

The company claims to be the future payment network challenging the years-long payment system in the world. One can join the network through invites only

After success in the South, HireMee plans national expansion

HireMee is a job-matching platform that assesses graduating students on general key skills and specific subject knowledge that help employers identify the most suitable candidates and provides the results to prospective employers for their recruitment needs.

Snapdeal trims losses to Rs 613 cr for FY18, exudes confidence on hitting profits

The company had posted a consolidated loss of Rs 4,647.1 crore in FY2016-17, documents filed with the Corporate Affairs Ministry showed.

Reporter's Take | Filpkart or Amazon: Who won the festive season war?

The festive season face-off between Amazon India and Flipkart is the biggest annual showdown in the Indian e-commerce space.

Meesho raises $50mn in Series C funding from Shunwei Capital, DST Partners and others

The funds will be used to build a product, scale its technology team while expanding into more categories and scaling domestic and international markets

Festive sale: Amazon, Flipkart stake claim to be the top e-tailer

Amazon's The Great Indian Festival saw three dedicated sale events with the first one starting on October 10. The company claimed it to be the biggest shopping ever for Amazon.in.

Oyo to raise $200 mn from new investor by December: Ritesh Agarwal

Flipkart remains a 'local business' even after Walmart deal: Binny Bansal

Walmart acquired 77 per cent of Flipkart for $16 billion in May.

With zero brokerage fee, our business model depends on scalability: Tejas Khoday, CEO and co-founder, FYERS

He claimed that the traditional broker platform does not help in self-analysis.

WeWork to open 4 new co-working centres in Gurugram this year; plans to enter Noida soon

Virwani said the company currently has 12 centres operational with 18,000 desks in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gurugram. It is opening three more centres soon, one each in three cities, having 4,000 desks, taking the total number of seats to 22,000 in November.

Exclusive| Yatra laying off 270 employees as it plans to outsource non-core services

The employees are being given the option to either join the third-party firms from where Yatra will be outsourcing the services or look for openings outside

BigBasket may raise up to $400 million at $1.5-2 billion valuation: Report

The Alibaba-backed startup is reportedly in talks with at least one new investor and its existing investors for a fresh round of funding