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Snapdeal looks abroad for talent

Firm has shortlisted four candidates for engineering head post

Snapdeal plans American listing in 2016-17

Snapdeal had appointed merchant bankers for listing on an American stock exchange, company sources said

Ratan Tata-backed Urban Ladder raises $50 mn from Sequoia Capital, others

The other investors are TR Capital as well as existing investors Steadview Capital, SAIF Partners and Kalaari Capital

Despite euphoria, only 4 cr Indians shop online: Study

A T Kearney report shows India not even among top 30 e-commerce nations

Flipkart hires Google's Peeyush Ranjan as engineering head

Ranjan has worked at Google's California headquarters for nine years

Dharwad village adopts hi-tech civic complaint redressal system

Sequoia Capital-backed cloud telephony firm Knowlarity Communications helps Mishrikoti village in Dharwad implement system for addressing civic issues; in talks with other villages to replicate model

Ola raises Rs 1,952 cr from DST Global, Tiger, others

Fund-raising comes less than 6 months after Ola raised $210 mn from Japan's SoftBank, and close on the heels of Ola's acquisition of TaxiForSure for Rs 1,240 cr

Komli Media sale stuck over price

Sources say buyers looking at a fifth of valuation sought by company

Infy looks to incubate ideas from its first-ever global hackathon

Hackathon hosted by company across 20 locations, saw participation by over 1,100 employees; company to identify "top problem solvers" through the event

Refurbished goods retailer Greendust ties up with Amazon for buyback, exchange

Cash payment, pick-up options for products as part of the deal

E-commerce firms to give higher increments

10-30% increments e-commerce companies are giving

IT salary increments expected to remain subdued

After Infosys, wage increments in other IT companies also seen in 6-9% range

Jack Ma eyeing Indian e-commerce universe

Mandates 3 investment bankers to scout for partners across segments

I am leaving a firm with a great future: Suresh C Senapaty

Interview with Outgoing group chief financial officer, Wipro

Retail investors eye India's lucrative startup ecosystem

Bengaluru-based internet broking platform Zerodha working to set up a fund to enable retail investment in early-stage startups

Snapdeal eyes Rs 1,000-cr furniture GMV

Delhi-based firm may be looking at a total annual GMV of Rs 54,000-60,000 cr in 2015

Paytm looks to double its headcount in FY16

Company has added about 1,500 people to its total headcount in FY15

Obama's statement on L-1B visa fails to cheer Indian IT leaders

Besides high rate of rejection, experts say administrative processes remain tedious and frustrating

E-commerce firms eye big hiring in 2015

Several players look at more-than-doubling employee base; majority of hiring focused on tech, marketing roles

What has changed for Indian new-tech firms in the past 2 weeks?

A cloud of doubt seems to have hung over the usual euphoria in India's tech start-up ecosystem