Twitter acquires Indian mobile marketing startup ZipDial
Twitter has just acquired an Indian startup ZipDial, a mobile marketing and analytics company based in Bangalore. ZipDial came into prominence in 2013, when it effectively converted missed calls into business, allowing users to call a business and hang up before being charged, and subsequently... read more »
Government hikes import tariff value on gold, silver
NEW DELHI: The government today hiked import tariff value on gold to $401 per 10 grams and on silver to $543 per kg in line with global price trends. The tariff value on imported gold was at $392 per 10 grams and for silver it was at $519 per kg in the first fortnight of this month. The import... read more »
RSS wants Modi government to ban Flipkart, Amazon and eBay?
Claiming that foreign e-commerce firms such as Amazon and eBay are ‘killing domestic players in the Indian market’, the economic wing of the RSS has asked the government to ban them. However, that is not the end of the story. The RSS reportedly wants Indian e-retailers such as Flipkart... read more »
Google in Talks to Buy Mobile-Payments Company Softcard: Report
Google Inc is in talks to buy mobile-payments company Softcard, technology news website TechCrunch reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could help pair Google with the largest U.S. wireless carriers to battle Apple Inc and its new Apple Pay service, TechCrunch... read more »
