Unicorn start-up Byju's scouts for acquisitions ahead of global launch

Bengaluru: Unicorn startup Byju's is valued at US$ 3.6 billion, making it the most valuable edutech company in the world.

From NEC to Fujitsu, Japanese IT firms scout for acquisitions in India

Bengaluru: Information technology (IT) firms from Japan such as NEC, Hitachi, NTT Data and Fujitsu are actively seeking for acquisitions in India to give them a substantial deliver...

Overall outlook for hospitality sector is better: Yatra CEO Dhruv Shringi

New Delhi: Indian online travel company Yatra is looking forward to expand the business on the back of increasing corporate and consumer travel bookings, according to Mr Dhruv Shri...

Higher digital spends likely to boost IT budgets in 2019, say experts

Bengaluru: Indian information technology services companies are likely to expand their budgets in 2019, driven by increased spending on developing digital capabilities, according t...

UPI transactions rise 25%, cross Rs 1 trillion mark in December

Mumbai: The value of transactions via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) grew 25 per cent month-on-month to Rs 1.02 trillion (US$ 14.63 billion) in December 2018, as per data fro...

Order inflows up 30% for infrastructure, capital goods companies in 2018

Mumbai: India's listed capital goods, construction and infrastructure companies' combined order wins grew 30 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2.67 trillion (US$ 38.15 billion) i...

PE investors ride IPO boom, clock stellar returns by selling US$ 2-bn shares

Mumbai: Private equity investors in India have benefited the most from Initial Public Offering (IPO), with sale of shares worth US$ 2.1 billion over the past two years, according t...

Online education firms see higher pay, more jobs in AI, machine learning

Chennai: Online education companies in India are witnessing increased recruitment and higher salaries in the field of digital, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning.