Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now the world’s largest political organisation, or so his party claims. With 88 million registered members, the right-wing…
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In three years, Jeff Bezos’ big bet on India will deliver the goods for Amazon
This story has been updated. Asia’s third largest economy is poised to add to the bottom line of the world’s largest online retailer. Launched in…
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How Australia knocked India out of the Cricket World Cup—in two charts
The crowd of over 40,000 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, mostly Indians, must have known that fireworks were in order. After all, Australia is the…
After cows and bullet-proof cars, now order your next yacht online
With more and more Indians taking to the internet to shop, it seems there is nothing that e-commerce companies don’t want to sell today. India’s…
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Forget flash sales—Flipkart and Snapdeal have a new obsession
Flash sales and discounts are passé. Two of India’s largest e-commerce companies are now obsessing over an entirely different challenge: Putting their supply chain and…
TICK. TOCK.
India’s largest mobile payment company is sitting on a ticking time bomb
In 2009, Paytm was incubated by Noida-headquartered One97 as a mobile wallet to help consumers conveniently pay for cellphone bills and movie tickets. Today, it…
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Infosys is taking on the biggest problem in tech: Getting women to the top
Vishal Sikka wants to transform Infosys. Ever since he took over as the CEO in June 2014, Sikka has brought new clients on board, revived…
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No one can beat Indians when it comes to finding flaws on Facebook
Clearly, India is a country of software engineers. With 112 million users, India has the maximum number of Facebook users after the US—and many of…
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India is already facing a water crisis—and it is only going to get worse
Water scarcity has begun early in India. Corporations and farmers have been guzzling surface water, groundwater levels have been reducing, and the amount of pollutants…
It’s not just the Delhi bus rapist—even India’s college students believe women invite rape
The 2012 gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student in New Delhi shook the nation. Many young boys and girls from schools and colleges…
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People in Delhi don’t feel safe staying out late—and it’s hard to blame them
“What is the latest time in the day that you feel safe returning home alone?” This seemingly simple question throws light on how safe do…
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How one of the world’s largest railways is using technology to reinvent itself
With a track length of 116,000 kilometre and 23 million daily passengers (pdf), India has one of the world’s largest railway networks. But this massive…
