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TinyOwl-employee termination talks come to a head

Employees have been asked to return company-owned assets such as laptops, phones and data cards

Indian start-ups tie up with global biggies to expand

Health care start-up Practo ties up with Uber; OYO Rooms joins hands with Thomas Cook

Square Yards funds employees' home down-payments

LocalOye lays off 60 employees as part of restructuring its call servicing unit

This is a result of the local services' startup's growing focus on automating the entire process of hiring service professionals

Lessons from a freelancer who earns $20,000 per month

Danyal Saleem is an example of how hard work and perseverance can reap rich reward, reports Tech in Asia

CashKaro receives Rs 25 crore in series A funding from Kalaari Capital

The funds will be used for global expansions particularly in Indonesia and Singapore, reports Tech in Asia

This week in Asia start-ups

Tech in Asia presents you with the hottest Asian start-ups making the news

Play or die: the musical chairs of tech start-ups

The survival of a start-up rests on four key pillars. Venture investor John Dougery tells you more in Tech in Asia

Virtual reality startup Absentia raises Rs 1.2 crore

The device-agnostic technology can convert any media or game to virtual reality and simulate it on the company's device

Start-ups on review path

Alarms go off if budgets are crossed; weekly & monthly reviews catching up

Why Japanese venture capital is fuelling Indonesia's tech boom

Japanese investors have been active in Indonesia for decades not only in technology but in energy, garments and manufacturing, reports Tech in Asia

Ola Launches standalone Ola Money app

Users will be able to recharge their mobile phones and send money to family and friends through the app

Technology start-ups ride health care wave

Paid health care application market in India set to grow at 33% in a year

Flashdoor raises money from former, current Flipkart executives

Money to be used to expand the team and on technology, logistics

Chennai Angles invests in Hyderabad gaming start-up

In Hitwicket, you play the role of a manager of a T20 Cricket team and make all strategic decisions

Xiaomi launches insurance cover, Mi Protect, in India

Mi Protect is an insurance cover for accidental and liquid damage for one year after activation, reports Tech in Asia

Tech startup Trupik Inc to raise funds in Series-A round

The company had raised $1 mn in a seed round from Silicon Valley-based Kommareddy Group of Investors a year-and-a-half ago

Six years after a civil war, Sri Lanka bets on start-ups, lures investors

Five million out of Sri Lanka's 20 million people are on the Internet and 4G colonies are present across the country, reports Tech in Asia

Alibaba crushes records, brings in $14.3 billion on Singles Day

Mobile sales accounted for nearly 70% of Alibaba's revenue on Singles Day, reports Tech in Asia

Consolidation in Indian auto ecommerce: CarTrade buys CarWale

German media conglomerate Axel Springer sells its majority stake in CarWale to CarTrade, reports Tech in Asia