Prada Kolhapuri 'sandal scandal' sparks bright business idea in India; local brands race to tap heritage pride for sales boostIndian artisans are seeing a surge in Kolhapuri sandal sales after Prada's design sparked controversy. The incident has ignited nationalist...
02 Jul, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
Flipkart says sorry for an ad calling husbands 'aalsi, kambakkht, and bewakoof' during Big Billion Days saleFlipkart has apologized for a promotional video that referred to husbands in derogatory terms. The ad, which was part of the 'Big Billion D...
27 Sep, 2024, 05.47 PM IST
Sequoia delays close of $2.8B fund amid probes; RBI dents Sachin Bansal’s banking dreamsThe storied venture capital firm has told its limited partners it has decided to postpone the close of its $2.8-billion India and Southeast...
18 May, 2022, 07.31 AM IST
CCI raids Cloudtail, Appario; Meta, Twitter Q1 resultsEarly on Thursday morning, the Competition Commission of India launched raids against Cloudtail and Appario, two top domestic sellers of Am...
28 Apr, 2022, 07.55 PM IST
CCI clears Amazon’s Cloudtail takeover; Tiger, A91 tuck into Box8In late December we reported that Amazon was seeking regulatory approval to acquire Catamaran Ventures' entire stake in Prione Business Ser...
09 Mar, 2022, 07.19 PM IST
Flipkart apologises for promoting kitchen appliances on Women's DayOn March 7, the eve of International Women’s Day, the company shared a message that read, “Dear Customer, this Women’s Day, let’s celebrate...
09 Mar, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
How to earn money onlineWith the Internet taking over and influencing a large part of our lives, especially now with the work from home and social distancing situa...
17 Sep, 2021, 09.39 AM IST
Swiggy's plan beyond food deliveryIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch: Swiggy gets $1.25 billion funding after Zomato IPO; Income Tax department comes knocking on crypto exch...
21 Jul, 2021, 12.15 PM IST
Tata's neobanking pushIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch, Tata Digital to add neobank to its super app, India's cryptocurrency industry attracts foreign funds, S...
18 Jun, 2021, 09.09 AM IST
From pens to plastics, how Cello Group started producing everythingCello produces over 1,700 unique products in the plastic houseware segment alone. This paved the way for the Rathod family-owned company to...
06 Jun, 2021, 10.13 AM IST
Why don’t India-developed apps go viral like TikTok? Here’s whyEcosystem doesn’t back huge cash burn for entertainment apps, market lacks scale and investors bet on tested ideas.
06 Jun, 2019, 07.31 AM IST
How Punjab became home to India’s biggest non-film music industryThese are heady days in Punjab’s music industry and Mohali is where the action is.
08 Jul, 2018, 05.24 PM IST
How startups are building business models around challenges posed by smaller marketsEntrepreneurs are realising there is huge untapped potential in India’s many underserved markets and are coming up with technology and busi...
04 Aug, 2017, 12.11 AM IST
On-site marketing company ViralMint to bring advertisers, publishers on common platformWhile the platform incentivises publishers and bloggers to use their site for relevant advertising and increase revenues, it allows adverti...
16 Feb, 2015, 05.27 PM IST
Big businessmen turn mentors for startups like Demand Farm, OlaCabs and othersThe success of companies in newage sectors such as e-commerce, cloud and others, has made the young startups rely on those who have seen ea...
25 Oct, 2014, 11.27 AM IST
How Indian entrepreneurs are giving it back to the ecosystemIndian entrepreneurs have started giving it back to the ecosystem by not only investing their time and money on young startups, but also be...
20 Oct, 2014, 11.00 AM IST
In a world where social media can build or damage brands, apology for errors a survival skillBiyani recalls the first Big Bazaar sale, where irate consumers waited in long queues and did not get to enter the store during the sale.
09 Oct, 2014, 02.28 PM IST