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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.
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Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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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.
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Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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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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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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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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Football: AIFF five-member committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent dis
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj