Rozelle Laha

Small towns drive online gold sales this Dhanteras

While buyers from metro cities led online gold shopping, buyers from non-metro, so-called tier-2 and tier-3 cities boosted jewellery sales across e-commerce platforms.

Spotlight on Ratan Tata-funded startups in Tata’s new role

After stepping down as the as chairman of the Tata Group in 2012, Ratan Tata has invested in a number of Indian startups, including Snapdeal, UrbanClap, CashKaro, Urban Ladder, Paytm, Ola Cabs and Swasth India, among others.

Get a handyman to lend you a hand in cleaning the house this Diwali

Who says e-commerce firms are only for buying apparels, accessories, cellphones, gadgets and other products.

Niche job offers go to elite colleges at Delhi University

Recruiters prefer to recruit from individual Delhi University colleges over the central placement cell to fill specialised roles, a look at job profiles and salaries reveal.

Puja essentials to push up e­com sales this festival season

Big online retailers are set to make puja item shopping much less painful for customers, and are eyeing up to 100% sales growth in the category this year.

Pleasure seekers from non-metros drive up sex toys sales

While the metros of Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore top the list of buyers across e-commerce platforms that sell adult products, the “business of pleasure” is gaining popularity in smaller cities such as Ahmedabad, Chennai, Faridabad, Pune, Roorkee and Hyderabad.

Co-working, with mug of beer and free coffee

A concept that is catching up fast, co-working space is where individuals or firms can hire a space, from a single desk to an enclosed team room, for 10 days a month to several months at a time.

IITs revoke invitation to blacklisted companies

These three companies — Medd, NowFloats and Indus Insights — were among the 30 companies blacklisted by the All IIT Placement Committee (AIPC) for disrespecting job offers.

E-tailers gear up with 20,000 temporary staff

The number of jobs on offer in Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal are much higher this year. Most openings are in logistics, fulfilment centres, delivery stations and seller support teams.

E-tailers gear up with 20,000 temp staff

Want to do an MBA? A CFA course could definitely help

While IIM classes are dominated by engineers, those with commerce certifications are likely to be better for finance roles

IIMs doing their bit to make classrooms inclusive

To ensure that students don’t feel left out because of their educational background, IIMs are going the extra mile to help them.

Hiring! More PSUs expected on IIT campuses this year

Hiring! More PSUs expected on IIT campuses this year

Job prospects for Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) graduates look better this year with public sector undertaking (PSUs) planning to increase to direct hiring from campuses.

IITs ban startups, then invite them to placement meets

Three of the 30 startup companies that had been blacklisted by the All-IITs Placement Committee have got invitation to participate in upcoming campus placements at IITs Delhi, Kanpur, Madras, Kharagpur and Guwahati, just 15 days after they got their snub.

Startup phobia spreads to private management institutes

The rising skepticism towards start-ups on engineering and management campuses has spread to private institutes, which have decided to scrutinise them during placements based on financial indicators, job roles, career growth, learning opportunity, alumni feedback and past relationships.

Startup phobia spreads to private management institutes

Want a Jio SIM card? Arm yourself with right documents or battle armour

Right from Thursday, when Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani launched the telecom network, all Reliance outlets -- Xpress, Xpress Mini stores and Reliance Digital stores – have been seeing consumers queue up, jostling to get their hands on a working SIM card. We tried it on Monday, and this is what we learned.

iPhone-like rush for Jio as chaos reigns

By 10 am today, it was clear that half of Delhi was waiting for this day. Jio stores here were bursting at the hems with people waiting to get their hands on the free SIM cards with free services. Though the free services expire on December 31, 2016.

Secrets to being a good web developer

Any company with a website needs web developers. With the growth of e-commerce firms and startups, these professionals are in high demand

Are you sporty? Be a sports administrator

Sports administrators ensure that every match is hassle-free for players and an interesting experience for spectators

How to become a product designer

Product designers need to constantly think about innovative ways to make a product look better than the rest and stand out in the crowd

31 companies blacklisted from IIT campus placements after flurry of complaints

The panel responsible for campus hiring across all the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the country has blacklisted 31 companies and banned them from recruiting students for a year after a flurry of complaints against the firms

Nine companies blacklisted from IIT Bombay campus placements

Nine companies, mostly startups, have been blacklisted from IIT Bombay placements

Battle for space in IITs between UG students, research scholars

Inadequate infrastructure is the key obstacle in the way of IITs wanting to accommodate fellows and undergraduates under one roof.

IIM bill: Filling up faculty quota seats will be tough, say directors

Vacancies will be difficult to fill unless institutes compromise on quality of faculty hired - leading to fall in education standards, some IIM chiefs say

New science majors from Ashoka University

Ashoka University currently offers majors in computer science, mathematics and psychology, within the sciences programme.

Askme Group shuts operations, leaving employees jobless

IITs gear up to improve student performance

While medium of instruction is a key reason for students’ underperformance , it is not the only reason.

Grofers defends revoking offer letters, says students were not promised jobs

Grocery delivery startup Grofers, which got into a legal tangle for revoking 67 offer letters of graduates just two days prior to their joining date, has denied promising jobs to the students.