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Woman believed to have died in fire was killed by colleague

Woman believed to have died in fire was killed by colleague

Rediff.com21 Jan 2026

The fire at the LIC office and the resultant death of the manager occurred at 8.15 pm on December 17. The accused officer Ram(45), who also sustained burns on his legs, has been admitted to a private hospital, they added.

Lakshmi Narayanan is new Nasscom chairman

Lakshmi Narayanan is new Nasscom chairman

Rediff.com10 Apr 2007

Ganesh Natarajan, deputy chairman and managing director, Zensar Technologies Limited has been appointed vice chairman, Nasscom for the current year.

Cognizant's V-C stumped by its growth

Cognizant's V-C stumped by its growth

Rediff.com2 Apr 2012

Size of targeted firms for M&As increases from $10-20 mn to $80-100 mn.

National Heritage award for Bharata Natyam artiste

National Heritage award for Bharata Natyam artiste

Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan, popularly known as Kumari Kamala during her early career in India, last month became the first Bharata Natyam artist in the United States to receive the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship for 2010, the country's highest honour in the traditional and folk arts.

Chanda Kochhar joins the ISB board

Chanda Kochhar joins the ISB board

Rediff.com12 Jan 2010

Three new directors including private sector lender ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and Citigroup South Asia head Mark Robinson have joined the board of Indian School of Business (ISB).

'We have lost a strategist of the highest order'

'We have lost a strategist of the highest order'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2010

In the demise of C K Prahalad, the corporate world has lost a management guru and a corporate strategist of the highest order. While he will indeed be missed by all in the corporate world, his lifelong commitment and work towards helping shape the future of global economy will inspire and guide leaders all over the world for a long time to come. His fresh and ever-evolving business insights, and the sheer depth and breadth of his knowledge helped entrepreneurial ambitions

'Cognizant is constantly looking for targets'

'Cognizant is constantly looking for targets'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2009

In a chat with Shivani Shinde, Cognizant vice-chairman Lakshmi Narayanan explained the rationale behind the current acquisition and the way ahead.

Som Mittal to takeover as Nasscom chief

Som Mittal to takeover as Nasscom chief

Rediff.com3 Oct 2007

Mittal, who is the head of services business of Hewlett Packard for Asia Pacific and Japan, will succeed Karin Karnik and will assume office from January 2008.

Cognizant opens first Kerala arm

Cognizant opens first Kerala arm

Rediff.com11 Jul 2007

In the first phase, 400 professionals would be recruited and trained for the 37,000 square feet new facility housed at the special economic zone notified Muthoot IT park, Cognizant Vice-Chairman Lakshmi Narayanan told reporters in Koch.

Cognizant opens Mumbai centre

Cognizant opens Mumbai centre

Rediff.com31 Aug 2005

Cognizant, a leading provider of IT services on Wednesday opened its Mumbai development centre.

India's software exports to cross $40 bn

India's software exports to cross $40 bn

Rediff.com11 Feb 2008

The slowdown of the US economy and the appreciating rupee hardly have any affect on the India's IT sector. The IT industry is poised to grow at 33 per cent growth in the fiscal year 2008 and is on target to emerge as a $75 billion sector by 2010, Nasscom said on Monday.

Moderation in IT, BPO wages to begin next year

Moderation in IT, BPO wages to begin next year

Rediff.com6 Sep 2007

With manpower supply improving, industry body NASSCOM said on Thursday wages of IT and BPO workers would see moderation beginning next year.

Cognizant rejigs top brass

Cognizant rejigs top brass

Rediff.com3 Aug 2006

Cognizant plans 3,500-seat centre in Chennai

Cognizant plans 3,500-seat centre in Chennai

Rediff.com28 Mar 2005

Nasdaq-listed Cognizant Technology Solutions on Monday announced Rs 115 crore investments in Chennai for setting up a training academy and two software development blocks, which can accommodate 3,500 employees.

IT, ITeS revenues touch $39.6bn mark

IT, ITeS revenues touch $39.6bn mark

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

Buoyed by growth in exports and strong domestic demand, the Indian IT-ITeS industry has recorded $39.6 billion in revenues in 2006-07, up 30.7 per cent against a projected growth of 27 per cent, according to Nasscom.

Cognizant announces 2-for-1 stock split

Cognizant announces 2-for-1 stock split

Rediff.com14 Apr 2004

The board of directors of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a leading provider of information technology services, has declared a two-for-one stock split on its capital stock in the form of a stock dividend.

'Indians masters at getting high grades in US'

'Indians masters at getting high grades in US'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2004

When you go to US B-schools, you find that most of the student getting high GPAs are Indians. So, we had to do a different mix in order to make sure we had a good mix of people.

Cognizant to hire 6,500 engineers

Cognizant to hire 6,500 engineers

Rediff.com29 Mar 2005

IT services major Cognizant Technology Solutions has said it would hire 6,500 people in the next nine months and announced that its Chinese centre would start operations in April.

The carrot for tax compliance

The carrot for tax compliance

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

Experts say only three per cent individuals pay taxes.