Start Ups
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Need to turn development into mass movement: PM Narendra Modi tells young CEOs
Aug 22, 2017, 07:56 PM ISTThe Prime Minister was addressing a gathering of startups and entrepreneurs at NITI Aayog's 'Champions of Change' programme in the capital
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VIDEO | PM Modi to CEOs: I want 'Champions Of Change' to be soldiers of prosperous India
Aug 22, 2017, 06:39 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed CEOs and Start ups at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in Delhi.
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Over 90 pc startups in India fail in first five years: IBM
May 17, 2017, 06:01 PM ISTMore than 90 per cent startups in India fail in the first five years, a study by software major IBM revealed on Wednesday.
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From avoiding illicit money to lack of finance, the many struggles of a Pakistani startup
World | May 09, 2017, 07:50 PM ISTSeven years ago, banks in Pakistan turned down Faraz Khan's loan applications for his fledgling advertising company. That, as it turned out, was only a part of the challenge
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Start-up funding down 50 pc in India, at its lowest since 2014
Apr 27, 2017, 01:57 PM ISTThe number of funding deals recorded during the first quarter of 2017 stood at 165, registering a sharp drop in comparison to 314 in the same period last year
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GST to simplify taxation process; bring in transparency, say experts
Feb 04, 2017, 07:44 PM ISTThe Goods and Services Tax (GST) has the real potential to bring transparency and will bring great improvement in the ease of doing business, feel experts. At an interactive awareness programme for start-ups here, experts
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IITs fourth largest producer of unicorn entrepreneurs worldwide: Study
Jan 28, 2017, 09:42 PM ISTThe Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have been celebrated across the country for long. Known to be giving India some of its top-notch engineers, IITs are the all-time favourites of students and their parents. Over
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India world's third biggest tech start-up hub, claims study
Aug 21, 2016, 01:51 PM ISTIndia is home to the third largest number of technology driven startups in the world, with the US and the UK occupying the top two positions, according to a report. The study, done by
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IITs set to blacklist 20 startups this placement season, Flipkart could be let off with warning
Aug 16, 2016, 04:27 PM ISTWith many companies having reneged on offers made to graduating students last year, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are now looking to blacklist about 20 startups and e-commerce companies this placement season.
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Start-ups can now fetch IPR benefits with just eligibility certificate
Jul 24, 2016, 08:52 PM ISTExplaining the new criteria, Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry Minister, said a start-up would now need only a certificate of recognition from the government to enjoy these benefits.
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Grofers cancels joining letters of 67 students, lays off 10 per cent of its employees
Jun 30, 2016, 03:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Weeks after ecommerce giant Flipkart delayed joining dates of students, grocery delivery start-up Grofers has gone one step further and has cancelled the joining letters of 67 students. The company, funded by Softbank
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Chinese Investors to Fund 10 Indian Tech Startups
May 04, 2016, 01:46 PM ISTBengaluru: As many as 15 Chinese investors representing nine firms have shortlisted 10 Indian startups, operating in mobile technologies, e-commerce and medical technology, for up to $5 million (roughly Rs. 33.2 crores) seed and Series
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Government to Launch 'Twitter Seva' for Startups on Thursday
Apr 18, 2016, 12:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: As part of its steps to support budding entrepreneurs, the government on April 21 will launch a new service, Twitter Seva, to address various queries of startups in a timebound manner. "On April
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Online start-ups helping foreign patients with cost-effective medical care in India
Mar 10, 2016, 06:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: The surge in foreign patients seeking Indian health facilities for specialised and cost-effective medical care has resulted in the mushrooming of online start-ups that help foreign nationals find the best treatment in the
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Start up India: Meet the actresses who are 'glamorizing' Entrepreneurship in India
Bollywood | Feb 16, 2016, 08:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Few of the Bengaluru based actresses seems to have changed the notion that females can just play the pretty faces in the movies. Many leading ladies from the tinsel town have joined the
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Ratan Tata invests in two more start-ups
Feb 09, 2016, 07:27 AM ISTBengaluru: To encourage entrepreneurship, Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata on Monday announced investing an unspecified amount in two more start-ups Moglix and Invictus Onclogy, which are based in New Delhi.As an e-commerce firm, Moglix
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'Balanced approach required to foresee the future of startups'
Feb 05, 2016, 06:36 PM ISTIndore: Just as one cannot predict the future of an infant, people should be cautious and balanced about valuation of startups, Tata Sons Director R Gopalakrishnan said today."Startup companies are in infancy in India. After
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Labour Ministry asks EPFO, ESIC not to inspect startups for 3 years
Jan 25, 2016, 05:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Labour Ministry has directed retirement fund body EPFO and health insurance provider ESIC to exempt startups from inspection and filing returns for 3 years.In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to
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Funding in Indian start-ups increases 2.3 times: Jefferies
Jan 25, 2016, 05:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian start-up companies saw a 2.3 times increase in number of private equity (PE) or venture capital (VC) funding deals in 2015, which indicated a significant broadening of the sector beyond e-tailing, a
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Congress accuses PM Modi of 'deafening silence' on net neutrality
National | Jan 17, 2016, 06:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "deafening silence" on the issue of net neutrality at the launch of Start-Up India action plan and demanded the Rs.10,000 crore fund for