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eBay: Is it the new Palika Bazaar?
Today’s guest post is written by, Vishal Gondal, Founder and CEO of Indiagames, who also recently started a new venture called Sweat And Blood Venture Group – an early stage startup investment fund.
The age of the Internet has thrown…
Modi calls for a nano of IT
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was here in Bangalore for BangaloreIT.biz. Modi has called for a Nano of IT.
Indians are working at the low-end jobs of the outsourcing sector and they should move up the value chain to become a…
My image of America has changed with Barack Hussein Obama winning the presidential campaign –…
American President – Barack Hussein Obama !!!
Yes, John McCain, an American Hero and War Veteran has conceded defeat to America’s now the first African-American president Barack Obama.
Till couple of years back, I thought America…
The age of Viral Videos
Today’s guest post is written by Krishnakumar - fondly called KK - CEO of one of the well known digital media agency based in Mumbai. While I was having a chat with him last week, he mentioned that most of the corporates have been…
Hottest Indian Startups : Easytolet.in – Go green with your re-location
How much carbon footprint do you leave when you are shifting? My guess is none of us has thought about it. Well there is someone who thought about it. The folks at Easytolet.in have thought about it and built a business around it. Their…
Reliance Big TV takes advantage of Airtel DTH teaser ads !
Airtel has entered the heated up DTH space. A bit late, but an entry nevertheless. It has launched an ad campaign, which runs for 10 seconds and tells the audience “See you at Homeâ€. I could not guess what was happening and did not know…
No Smoking! Smoking in Public Places is Prohibited in India!
Smoking kills 900,000 people in India every year. 102 people every hour. (Source)
A new regulation bans smoking in public places starting October 2nd (today). Today is Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. As a tribute to the father of the nation,…
India needs Tata Prius and not Tata Nano
Toyota Prius uses the energy produced from braking and tries to replenish it for running the car. It also uses the kinetic energy produced from the spinning of wheels on a downhill to replenish some of the energy required to run the car.…
Crowded telecom space becomes over-crowded, needs consolidation
Already crowded telecom space is becoming over crowded - 6 more operators will join the scene. Though Bharti in GSM and Reliance in CDMA dominate the space, the new operators will add to the competition. Indian telecom industry is seeing an…
India Inc losing its shine? How can we resurrect brand India?
I hate to paint a gloomy picture but things certainly are not going well for India Inc. Started with Singur's Nano plant shutdown, lynching a Noida CEO by the labour . Though these are not as catastrophic as what is happening in the US,…
Is mobile number India’s answer of having a Social Security number?
This story has caught my attention. IMIMobile (Hyderabad based) is collaborating with BPL Mobile to help Mumbai Police track drunk drivers. This would help in tracking the mobile database and check and see if the person is a repeat drunk…
The wall is cracking, which side are you on?
The wall is cracking. I am not talking about Berlin Wall (that would be nostalgic) though, and I am not talking about Rahul Dravid either. I am referring to the famous Wall Street (Dalal street equivalent of USA). A 158 year old company…
India set to become the oyster of the world board meetings
Did someone say China is winning in this battle of two Asian giants? Now, they have to think again. China’s dominance primarily comes from the manufacturing sector and the way it runs the government. India, on the other hand carries…
E-passport to become a reality soon- to be issued in 3 days flat
I remember the time when I applied my passport back in 1999. There was a long application process, waiting process, and the verification process. This would take anywhere between 20 days to 1 month. Did I mention there was a lot of red tape…
Doing Business in India is even tougher than in Pakistan, SriLanka or Nepal
Now that does not sound very positive, is it? India touted as the next world super power is unfriendly to entrepreneurs who want to setup shop in India, so much so that war ravaged, terrorism prone, unsettled political economy like Pakistan…
ISD at Rupee 2 per minute, STD at 50 paise!
Couple of months back, most of the mobile companies slashed their local and STD rates by as much as 40%, making STD calls rates at 1.50 paise per minute. India already has the cheapest call rates worldwide and I did not expect the rates to…
How to get Admissions in Top Indian B-schools, IITs & IIMs
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The real estate numbers speak otherwise
Contrary to popular belief, recently released real estate numbers suggest that the property market is not slowing down, Infact it is still rising. I am really surprised and not really sure if these numbers reflect the reality of situation.…
Reliance Retail winning battle against Bharti- Walmart !
Last year I had written about interesting Test match between 2 retail giants who had announced their plans to open hundreds of stores across India.
Bharti Wal-Mart had announced their wholesale cash-and-carry and back-end supply…
Internet Poll Verdict: Indian Broadband connections are expensive…but why ?
I had set up a poll a fortnight back on this to understand why Indian Internet penetration is lagging behind so much so that a country of size of Hong Kong beats India, even when we out number them in population by over a billion people.…