Beware Indian social media influencers promoting brands. They may be resorting to fakery

Nearly 40% of Indian Instagram influencers use third party apps to inflate their numbers and get noticed by brands, as per digital marketing firm Social Booth.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Apr 07, 2019 · 01:30 pm

How L&T’s bid for a hostile takeover of Mindtree became all about theatrics and emotion

There was talk of ‘pyaar’ and ‘dil’ by L&T and a comparison to #MeToo by Mindtree.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Mar 22, 2019 · 01:30 pm

No more deep discounts? Changes in e-commerce norms will hurt Amazon and Flipkart

The changes follow complaints that the country’s largest e-tailers were indulging in predatory pricing.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Dec 28, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Swiggy, Udaan, OYO and more: The eight startups that joined the unicorn club in 2018

The average time taken by a startup to attain a billion-dollar valuation in India has come down to between five and seven years.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Dec 20, 2018 · 01:30 pm

E-commerce wars: Indians are shopping more on Amazon, but Flipkart earns more revenue

In the last financial year, Flipkart had a revenue of $3.8 billion compared with Amazon’s $3.2 billion, according to a report by Barclays.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Dec 03, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Can a new CEO turn OYO profitable?

The start-up has now joined the ranks of the few Indian unicorns where founders have made way for an external CEO.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Nov 17, 2018 · 09:30 pm

‘We have learned a lesson’: Facebook says it’s trying to tackle spread of misinformation in India

An interview with a public policy manager at Facebook.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Nov 03, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Indian children are the most cyberbullied in the world, according to a study

Instances of cyberbullying in India have increased this year, with over 37% parents saying their children have been victims at least once.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Oct 26, 2018 · 10:30 pm

After layoffs and up-skilling, India’s ailing IT sector is finally seeing an uptick

The past few quarters have seen the country’s three largest IT companies, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, and Wipro, steadily win large contracts.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Oct 23, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Discount wars: What goes into planning the mega festival sales of Amazon and Flipkart

For months before the festive season, Flipkart and Amazon go all out in scaling up storage capacity, packaging capabilities and manpower.

Durba Ghosh, qz.com

· Oct 10, 2018 · 08:30 pm