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Rohit Bansal, Co-Founder & COO, Snapdeal, Chaitanya Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Juvalia & You India and Dhruv Gupta, Founder & CEO, GKBOptical.com <em>Photo: Vivan Mehra/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>

Not surprisingly, banias dominate e-commerce space in India

by Dearton Thomas Hector |Nov 22, 2013

Four of the top 10 e-commerce outfits in India have been founded or co-founded by Banias. But five of these are foreign entities - which leaves only one Indian e-commerce company in the top 10 wit...

Om P. Manchanda, CEO, Dr Lal Pathlabs <em>Photo: Vivan Mehra</em>

BT-YES Bank Emerging Companies - Dr Lal PathLabs

by Dearton Thomas Hector |Oct 1, 2013

Even though it was set up shortly after India achieved independence, it is only in the past decade that Dr Lal PathLabs embarked on a major expansion drive and emerged as one of the country's la...

Pradeep Gidwani, owner of The Pint Room, plans to have 20 outlets by end-2013 <em>Photo: Vivan Mehra/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>

Two entrepreneurs hope to make beer as ubiquitous as coffee in India

by Dearton Thomas Hector |Jun 22, 2013

At least two entrepreneurs hope so. Pradeep Gidwani and Rahul Singh, owners of two respective beer cafe chains, want to make the drink as easily available and as widely consumed as coffee in India.

Ritu Dalmia, Co-Founder, Riga Food <em>Photo: Vivan Mehra/www.indiatodayimages.com</em>

Ritu Dalmia - Life hasn't always been a cakewalk for this pioneer of Italian food in India

by Dearton Thomas Hector |Aug 29, 2013

Life hasn't always been a cakewalk for this pioneer of Italian food in India.

F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone didn't specify what the problem was with India hosting the event, saying only that it was "very political". PHOTO: Reuters

Indian F1 Grand Prix runs into trouble

by Dearton Thomas Hector |Jul 29, 2013

Indian race aficionados were left shocked on Sunday after F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said the Indian Grand Prix will "probably not" happen in 2014 as Russia prepares for its debut.

IRCTC-Yebhi partnership to benefit non-metros

by Dearton Thomas Hector |Jul 17, 2013

The IRCTC site will sell apparel, footwear and home decor online. The site will be operational from August.

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Strong need to increase spending on literacy, says Pearson's Ranu Kawatra

by Dearton Thomas Hector |Jul 11, 2013

In India, there is a strong need to increase spends on literacy programmes especially at local levels, says Pearson Education India CEO Ranu Kawatra.

Jaypee Sports International MD & CEO Sameer Gaur. PHOTO: Reuters

Sports is the new arena of business, says Jaypee's Sameer Gaur

by Dearton Thomas Hector |Jul 9, 2013

Jaypee Sports International MD &amp; CEO Sameer Gaur says the company is working towards being good at handling championships like Formula One and World Superbike.

RedBus.in founders Phanindra Sama (left) and Charan Padmaraju

Country roads take redBus home

by Dearton Thomas Hector |Jun 21, 2013

IbiboGroup hs acquired redBus.in for an undisclosed amount. The combined volumes of redBus.in and ibiboGroup's existing travel sites will make it a formidable player in the online travel market.

Will India's improved Fitch rating influence investors?

by Dearton Thomas Hector |Jun 12, 2013

Fitch Ratings has raised India's sovereign outlook from negative to stable. The upgrade comes at a time when the rupee has been battered due to shifting global trends and weak domestic macroeconom...