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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.
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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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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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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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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal