Sunny Sen was part of Hindustan Times’ nationwide network of correspondents that brings news, analysis and information to its readers. He no longer works with the Hindustan Times.
Articles by Sunny Sen
Tata Motors gets a makeover, once again
But Tata Motors still wants to be a full service player. At the Auto Expo that just ended, it showcased its new range of products — Zica, Kite5, Nexon and Hexa. None of them resemble the Indica.
This Valentine’s, love is not just in the air but in apps too
With changing trends, finding love has gone hi-tech and moved on from clubs and classrooms to apps and digital forums.
Paytm takes cashless solution to campuses
Paytm, India’s largest mobile wallet company that claims to have 110 million wallets,is taking its cashless solution to campuses, making it easier for students to pay fees, buy books, order food, among many other things.
Steered by former Obama adviser, Uber to ride on car-pooling in India
Taxi-hiring app Uber is looking at ride sharing as its next focus area in India. David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s campaign manager during the 2008 elections, and currently Uber’s chief strategist, is spearheading the company’s expansion drive in the country.
Father didn’t tell him to, but Kavin Mittal took a Hike
Kavin Mittal’s Hike messenger has ratcheted up 100 million users to become the six largest in the world, his challenge is to monetise without ruining user experience.
Snapdeal to take a decision on Aamir Khan next week
Has Snapdeal, India’s second-largest ecommerce company after Flipkart, discontinued the services of brand ambassador Aamir Khan
Why cos like Enfield, Harley and Skoda are staying away from Auto Expo
Bajaj Auto, maker of the Pulsar motorcycles, launched its new brand ‘V’ on Monday at a Delhi hotel. The bike is not on any agenda published by the organizers of the AutoExpo, which is scheduled to open to the public on Friday. The Pune-based motorcycle major is not taking part.
Suzuki says Toyota-Daihatsu alliance is a threat to Maruti
Maruti Suzuki is more Japanese than Indian, even though its largest market by volumes continues to be India, where it is head and shoulders above the competition in terms of marketshare.
Foodpanda on path to profitability, not up for sale, says CEO
Is Rocket Internet-invested Foodpanda up for sale? Who can tell you better than Saurabh Kochhar, CEO of the online food ordering platform. “Foodpanda is not up for sale... We have a sustainable business, we know our unit economics and we do not need anyone to bail us out,” Kochhar said.
Fashion statement: British Baron dresses up India via Koovs
Waheed Alli doesn’t like it when Koovs, the company he chairs, is compared with other online fashion sellers like Myntra and Jabong.
Flipkart, Paytm bosses invest in Rahul Yadav’s firm
Housing.com’s co-founder and former CEO Rahul Yadav, who had to leave the firm after skirmishes with investors, is back in business.
How a tip from Alibaba’s Jack Ma helped Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar
Last year Paytm doubled its business to $4 billion, and plans to double it again in 2016 by building a bouquet across mobile wallets, online marketplace, and financial services.
Bikxie Pink: A two-wheeler taxi service for women, by women
An exclusive two-wheeler taxi service for women, by women has changed the way commutation for females was tried to be made safer. Meet Divya Kalia, founder of Bikxie Pink.
Grabbing a great deal: Web apps offering deals, discounts boom once again
It now seems like another age. The year was 2009 and opening an online deals business was in vogue. In no time 70 odd deal companies like Flipkart and Snapdeal mushroomed, but the hype lasted for less than two years.
Thanks to Amazon, Indian merchants raking in more money from US, Japan
The e-commerce behemoth has something called the global selling program (GSP), which has nothing to do with its India business. GSP allows people like Khatri to put up their products on Amazon’s global websites, thereby creating mini-exporters.
Odd-even policy has Uber and Ola pitted in a price war
Accordingly, cab companies saw cab booking go up by 25-30% during the odd-even days, sources said. Meta-search app Ixigo Cabs, which aggregates inventory of Uber, Ola and others on its app, saw a 25% surge in demand during the 15-day period.
Start Up India to get a running start on Jan 16
The ‘Start Up India, Stand Up India’ initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have proposals on creating a liberal system to raise capital, on special incubation centres and to ease procedures to foster nascent companies in the country.
Published on Jan 10, 2016 11:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Timsy Jaipuria and Sunny Sen, New Delhi
Stakeholder Ctrip will not run MakeMyTrip, says co-founder
MakeMyTrip (MMT) sold 26.6% stake in the company to its Chinese counterpart Ctrip on Wednesday, but its co-founder Rajesh Magow assure that they will continue to run the company.
Plunging fuel cost brings down airfares to new low
Have travel plans this new year? It may feel like yesterday once more, with spot air fares this week – in contrast to advance bookings – cheaper by up to 25% over prices last January.
Not only Internet.org, even Airtel Zero has no customers
Reliance Communications will continue to test Facebook’s free internet service on its CDMA network even as it suspends the 1 million customers on its GSM network, as ordered by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
Chasing profit, Zomato says discounts not easy on food orders
Some of the best-known start-ups make losses. Zomato’s rivals in delivery, Foodpanda and TinyOwl, are both in precarious financial health. And Pickingo did find another buyer, Shadowfax, which too is into local deliveries.
