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Sushma UN, qz.com
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How one Indian startup bucked the trend in real estate and flourished despite demonetisation
Over the last 12 months, Quikr’s realty revenues have tripled.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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‘It’s a sweatshop’: Behind the glamour of India’s startups is a culture of all work, no play
Starting off on a quest for great ideas, the sector is now all about execution, revenue and profit, and work culture is taking a backseat.
Itika Sharma Punit, qz.com & Sushma UN, qz.com
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Flipkart is taking a second shot at selling used goods in India. Will it do any better this time?
The company shut down eBay India a month ago and has now launched 2GUD to sell refurbished products.
Sushma UN, qz.com
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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India’s solar power boom is riding on poor quality, finds a study
PI Berlin analysed six projects in collaboration with the ministry of new and renewable energy and two state-run organisations.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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Samsung is once again India’s most popular phone maker, but Xiaomi is close behind
With a series of new launches, the South Korean brand has reclaimed its position at the top after a slump.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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India, the world’s fastest growing startup ecosystem, has little space for female entrepreneurs
Only about 9% of the country’s startup founders are women.
Sushma UN, qz.com
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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An app that lets Indians rate their politicians is looking to go national by 2019 elections
Inspired by America’s approval rating system, 27-year-old Wharton graduate Pratham Mittal has launched the startup called Neta.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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IndiaMART: The stellar rise of a techie’s company who chose India over America to pursue his dream
Dinesh Agarwal quit his US job and moved back home in 1995. Now he is set to become a rare leader in the Indian e-commerce industry to take his company public.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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Indian startup Hike admits it got too ambitious, will reboot through layoffs
Hike, which joined the unicorn club in 2016, tried doing too much too fast and is going back to basics.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Combining cricket and Bollywood, Vivo has found the secret to success in India’s smartphone market
The brand owned by China’s BBK Electronics, paid Rs 2,199 crore (around $330 million) to sponsor India’s most-watched cricket event, the Indian Premier League.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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Smartphone-crazy Indians are falling in love with feature phones again
Driven by feature phones, India’s overall mobile phone market grew 48% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018, according to Counterpoint.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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As Facebook stumbles, Orkut’s founder says ‘hello’ to India once again
Orkut Buyukkokten introduced his new app in India on April 11.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver