Itika Sharma Punit

Over the last few months, valuations in India’s e-commerce industry have been widely accused of reaching unjustified heights amid the massive losses generated in the sector. Snapdeal has been no stranger to the skepticism. The company is reportedly struggling to raise funds at its preferred valuation while fighting to retain its position as the second-largest online retailer in the Indian market. Now Amazon plans to invest an additional $3 billion in India, which is expected to add to Snapdeal’s troubles.

The southern Indian state of Kerala may be campaigning to become the healthiest region in the country.

Facebook plans to test a feature that will let internet users in its second largest market view video without having to put up with India’s slow internet speeds. A pilot project for few users will be launched on July 11, TechCrunch reported.

When Amazon announced in 2016 an additional $3 billion investment in India, it made clear its intention to dominate the Indian market and pose a massive challenge for India’s homegrown e-commerce companies, among which Snapdeal could be hurt the most.

Narendra Modi’s “friendship” with US President Barack Obama doesn’t appear to be going in the direction that the Indian prime minister would like.

How fussy are Indian shoppers when it comes to buying online?

The holy month of Ramadan will end on July 6, when over 1.6 billion Muslims around the world will celebrate the end of the fasting month with the festival of Eid.

In India’s e-commerce industry, it isn’t just the customers who are scouting for deals.

At least 20 people have been killed by gunmen in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, as security forces stormed the Holey Artisan cafe the city’s diplomatic area. Thirteen hostages had been also been rescued by security forces at the end of a 10-hour-long seige, Reuters reported.

Leading news websites in India are taking a stand against readers who use ad blockers.

Google has revealed the name of its next operating system (OS), and it may break a few hearts in India.

India’s Silicon Valley seems to be losing steam.

Bharathi Veerath, who achieved minor celebrity status in India as the country’s first female Uber driver, was found dead in her Bengaluru home this week. The cause has not yet been confirmed but local reports say the 40-year-old’s death is being treated as a suicide.

Taxi wars in India have taken a patriotic turn.

In a country that is consistently losing its sense of humor, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is scared of making jokes because of the country’s media.

The Indian IT outsourcing industry is bracing itself for some major challenges following Britain’s vote to exit the European Union (EU) on June 23.

Google’s free internet at Indian railway stations is turning out to be a big hit.

Mobile advertising firm InMobi, which has been struggling with slowing growth and senior-level attrition, has received another major blow.

Before the current frenzy around startups, India was mostly known as an IT outsourcing destination that provided cheap labor for back-end jobs of global companies. That misses a rich history.

In May, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Subramanian Swamy wrote to prime minister Narendra Modi questioning Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan’s loyalty towards India, since he has been a non-resident Indian (NRI) for years.

When senior leaders of global companies exit, the announcement is typically limited to a brief press release or a few interviews with selected media outlets.

It’s almost like a Bollywood script: An engineering graduate from India borrows $3,000 from his father to study abroad. He comes to the US, where he flips burgers and works as a security guard to support himself. His hard work pays off; within 20 years, he is counted among the top executives at one of the world’s hottest companies. He gives up the cushy job, though, and makes a huge gamble with his career. And then contention strikes.

SoftBank Group’s second-in-command seems in little danger of losing his status as heir apparent to the CEO.

The Indian government is relaxing some of its notoriously stringent rules on foreign investment, meaning that Apple—after more than a decade of having to depend on resellers—will finally be able to open retail stores in India.