Airbnb files confidentially for IPO with travel reboundingThe company began seeing signs of recovery in June, with bookings down only 30% for the month in 2019.
20 Aug, 2020, 09.58 AM IST
Uber's long road to an IPO is ending at a less-than-ideal momentUber’s offering is set to be among the 10 largest US IPOs of all time and the biggest on a U.S. exchange since Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s...
09 May, 2019, 09.30 AM IST
DoT secretary urges on need for holistic converged regulationThe secretary also stressed on the need to work with smaller players and local startups who are on the rise because of developments like 5G...
19 Mar, 2019, 01.27 PM IST
Uber lays out its plan for long-term self-disruptionThe company’s long-term goal is to let users book all transit within its app. It’s not the only startup with a vision of a fully tech-enabl...
08 Feb, 2019, 09.30 AM IST
Ride-hailing startup Lyft files confidentially for US IPORide-hailing companies have attracted billions in venture capital, and 2019 will test whether the money-losing businesses withstand wider i...
07 Dec, 2018, 09.56 AM IST
Automation will gulp up a lot of jobs, says NYU professor Arun SundararajanThe author also believes that jobs, heavily depending on unskilled people, will be automated.
20 Feb, 2018, 08.50 AM IST
Pricing of 5G spectrum bands crucial, says TraiSince the proposed airwaves sale would also include first-of-its kind of 5G frequency bands, fixing a base price is a sensitive issue, Trai...
05 Feb, 2018, 04.17 PM IST
Budget 2018: Government aiming to set up 5 lakh hotspots, allocates Rs 10000 croreThe government will work towards connecting 1.5 lakh more villages under Bharatnet initiative," Jaitley said while presenting the Union Bud...
01 Feb, 2018, 01.32 PM IST
DoT to seek detail over data breach from RJio: Telecom Secretary Arun SundararajanThere were reports on Sunday which claimed that customer data, including mobile numbers and other details of Reliance Jio users, were alleg...
14 Jul, 2017, 11.59 PM IST
Major reshuffle in secretary-level posts: Rajiv Gauba to take charge as the new home secretaryBesides him, 15 new secretaries have been appointed to various central government departments as part of a major top-level bureaucratic res...
21 Jun, 2017, 11.51 PM IST
Government to set digital targets for banks, payment firmsThis comes after finance minister Arun Jaitley set a target of achieving 2,500-crore digital transactions in the current financial year.
01 Mar, 2017, 08.39 AM IST
Taxi hailing firms like Uber, Ola and states haggle over dynamics of fare gameUber and Ola agreed to suspend surge pricing in Delhi after wide criticism and pressure from the government over fare increases.
21 Apr, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
Uber flags surge pricing for partygoers but Ola, TFS keep rates steadySurge pricing is a mechanism by which Uber raises prices when the supply of cars gets tight. This is then lowered when demand goes down.
31 Dec, 2014, 04.38 PM IST
Ola, Uber adopting a surge pricing policy to manage rush hour demandDrivers using the Uber platform love surge pricing, with at least five of them saying they were motivated to log in during rush hours.
17 Nov, 2014, 07.56 AM IST
Uber to invest $400 million in India to grow business, expand and hire“It is likely to use the cash to strengthen presence where it has a footprint, expand to newer cities and to aggressively hire,” said one s...
13 Nov, 2014, 07.53 AM IST
- Shriram Group plans venture and angel fund for entrepreneurs
The company, in a partnership with TVS Capital Fund operates TVS Shriram Growth Fund to promote private equity investments.
16 Jan, 2013, 05.17 PM IST
- Present slowdown should last till September: Ramanathan
India is likely to recover from current slowdown after September as a host of steps taken by government will help improve liquidity in syst...
04 Apr, 2009, 04.20 PM IST