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Groceries turn essential for startup survival

The foray into grocery and delivery of essentials have been pushed by local governments and allows these businesses to stay operational during the lockdown period read more...

Oyo to furlough employees in US, other markets

The hospitality chain says employees in India to remain unaffected till lockdown read more...

Bengaluru technocrats pitch in with relief efforts

They are using technology platforms and managerial knowhow to alleviate the distress of daily-wage labourers read more...

TCS, Cognizant, Persistent bring tech tools to Covid-19 battle

IT firms collaborate with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to test and synthesise chemical compounds to develop drugs read more...

Alibaba invests $50 million in BigBasket's bridge round

Last year, BigBasket had raised $150 million led by Mirae Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund, UK government-owned CDC Group, and existing backers like Alibaba, at a valuation of $1.2 billion. read more...

Indian IT to face near-term disruption, but will revive soon: Nasscom chairman Pravin Rao

Rao, the second leader from Infosys to head the grouping after founder N R Narayana Murthy, says the $191 billion Indian IT industry will face near-term disruption, but its fortunes will revive soon after the outbreak is contained. read more...

Jupiter scores $2 million in top-up funding round

Startup now valued at $100 million; plans to officially launch services in July read more...

Govt to release Rs 18,000 crore as pending tax refunds to individuals, businesses

Income tax refunds to individuals, upto Rs 5 lakh that have been pending will be released quickly, which will benefit some 14 lakh people. read more...

Coronavirus lockdown hurts small online sellers

Manpower shortage at courier companies and a lack of clarity on the ground on opening up factories continue to be key concerns read more...

Govt set to notify new social media norms

Once the guidelines are in place, companies will have to ensure that if unlawful content is going viral on their platforms, others should also take steps to remove it read more...

Retailers ask mall landlords for revenue-sharing model

Mall owners said it is too early to discuss and gauge the final impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it is still unclear when they would be able to open for business. read more...

Vedantu raises $12.5 million from Legend Capital, Omidyar

The investment comes at a time when Vedantu, like rivals Byju's and Unacademy, has doubled down on growing its user base by offering free access to its platform to students read more...

Aarogya Setu, drone data to play part in lockdown exit strategy

Aarogya Setu, the government's Covid-19 tracker app, is helping govt in contact tracing, and also raising one's alert level if they were in the vicinity of someone who had been tested Covid-19 positive. read more...

Zupee raises $8 million in Series A funding led by Matrix Partners

Falcon Edge Capital, WestCap Group, Orios Venture Partners and Zupee's early stage investor Smile Group also participated in the latest round. read more...

Nasscom seeks govt help for benched staff

Nasscom has suggested that benched employees be paid only minimum wages along with statutory entitlements read more...

Ecommerce giant ropes in cybersecurity experts on spike in app downloads

Cybersecurity experts have noted a sharp increase in concerns over advertising frauds, digital security and company-related sensitive data, among others read more...

IT firms, key govt offices can function with half the staff in Karnataka: Expert panel

Panel suggests lockdown must be extended in districts identified as Covid-19 hotspots read more...

Bitcoin beats coronavirus blues

The Supreme Court order that trading in Bitcoins couldn't be banned has come in at the right time bringing in more traders leading to higher trading volumes read more...

ICICI Bank & HDFC Bank lead the pack in digitization: Report

Performances of several high street lenders such as Bank of Baroda, Citi Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Federal Bank were deemed average in MeitY's scorecard read more...

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