Times Internet Limited (Indiatimes.com), a part of the Times Group, has acquired a 50% stake in Webnotions Books India, which owns an online book marketplace A1Books.co.in. Owned by Shinu Gupta, the US-based Webnotions was founded in 1995, and entered India in December 2007. As part of this investment, the Times Group will create value for [...]
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Lawyers, like other professionals, are now free to advertise their services on the Internet as the Bar Council of India informed the Supreme Court that it has relaxed its rules on the issue in view of the changing global scenario. The BCI’s latest turnaround marks a significant departure from its earlier stand under which it [...]
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Education-related technology solutions provider Idenizen Smartware has received venture capital funding of $2.25 million (Rs 9 crore) from Vinod Dham-led NEA-IndoUS Ventures, to fund its pan-India growth plans. Idenizen plans to use the funding to set up branch offices and servicing centres, and market its patented product, SmartCampus, to educational campuses and institutions nationwide. “The [...]
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Total Broadband subscribers base has reached 4.38 million by the end of June 2008 as compared to 4.15 million by the end of May 2008, a growth of 5.5% according to Trai. This also represents a growth of 74% over the subscribers numbering 2.52 million on June 2007. Broadband is still described as speeds in [...]
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Cuil pronounced “cool,” the new search engine on the block, is in the news for quite a few reasons: It’s already raised about $33 million in two rounds of funding It’s founders and execs include 3 ex-Googlers They claim to have a larger index size than any other search engine (“Cuil searches more pages on [...]
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Starting with In.com, Web 18 seems to be moving towards a design philosophy marked by a lot of white space, less colours that are also easier on the eyes, and extensive use of AJAX. Indiaearnings seems to be following the same philosophy, and so is MoneyControl.com if the redesign of the markets page is any [...]
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