Oyo Rooms Claims 1 Million Check-Ins; Celebrates With a Flash Sale

Budget hotel aggregator Oyo Rooms made a splash on social media on Monday, claiming to have hit 1 million check-ins. The ticker on its website crossed the one million milestone…

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Microsoft Selfie App for iOS Updated With New Features and Interface

The Microsoft Selfie app that was introduced last month for iOS has now been updated with a new logo, new UI, and some new features as well. The Microsoft Selfie…

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Amazon, Tata Housing Partner to Sell Luxury Flats Online

Realty firm Tata Housing has tied up with online marketplace Amazon India to sell luxury apartments from its six projects across four cities. Tata Housing, the real estate arm of…

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Isis Develops ‘Alrawi’ Encrypted Messaging App for Android: Report

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) militant group has reportedly created an encrypted Android messaging app to enable secure communications between its members. Dubbed Alrawi, the app aims…

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India Funding Roundup: KartRocket, Care24, Remidio, Fitso, Zoctr, Zapr, Orahi, Snapshopr

Our latest funding roundup covers early stage investments made in AI, e-commerce, home healthcare, and fitness apps, with a couple of seed investments in media tech, apart from a manufacturer…

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Startup India: SoftBank Chief Promises More Money for India

Japan-headquartered SoftBank, which has pumped in $2 billion into Indian startups, will step-up such investments as it potentially sees the country driving the global growth in this century, the group's…

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Differential Pricing Debate: PMO’s Singh Meets Telecom Minister Prasad

Amid a raging debate on net neutrality, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh Friday met Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss the issues related…

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Only 21 Counter-Comments to 24 Lakh Submissions on Differential Pricing

Telecom regulator Trai only received 21 comments from individuals and organisations countering 24 lakh submissions over its paper on differential pricing of data, a key aspect of net neutrality. Telecom…

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WeWork Announces Plans to Enter India ‘Soon’

  WeWork, a New York-based provider of shared office space, is planning to set up a business in India, founder Adam Neumann said at the Startup India event in New…

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Prime Minister Modi’s Website Gets a Makeover

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website got a new look on Friday to provide detailed information on the various government initiatives and forge a greater connect with the people. Modi,…

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