Ayan Pramanik &Amp;Amp; Kiran Rathee

Stories by Ayan Pramanik &Amp;Amp; Kiran Rathee

Indian businesses are in serious need of security makeover

Indian businesses are in serious need of security makeover

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2018

According to a survey despite the intensity and magnitude of attacks, Indian businesses are still not prepared to defend themselves against determined attackers

Why India will find it difficult to become a $1-trn digital economy

Why India will find it difficult to become a $1-trn digital economy

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2018

The government needs to make the right policies and further execute them properly if it wants to move towards this goal

Who will gain the most from easier spectrum caps?

Who will gain the most from easier spectrum caps?

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2018

According to a Deutsche Bank report, the Idea-Vodafone combine will have to pay a 30 per cent lower annual installment on spectrum due to the longer duration of the payment tenure.

Non-predatory rules: Jio is once again the gainer

Non-predatory rules: Jio is once again the gainer

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2018

The Mukesh Ambani-owned company had complained to Trai about incumbents offering segmented offers to different customers

Erase our Aadhaar data: Meghalaya residents ask UIDAI

Erase our Aadhaar data: Meghalaya residents ask UIDAI

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2018

In emails to the UIDAI, they have also asked for details about the organisations with whom their Aadhaar numbers had been shared.

UIDAI plans to use face recognition for Aadhaar

UIDAI plans to use face recognition for Aadhaar

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2018

However, the facility will be allowed on a need basis and can be used only in "fusion mode", which means people can use it only along with other existing means of authentication.

Good news for telcos; spectrum-holding cap to be relaxed

Good news for telcos; spectrum-holding cap to be relaxed

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2018

The move will help telcos, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular

100% FDI in telecom via automatic route soon

100% FDI in telecom via automatic route soon

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2017

At present 100% FDI is allowed, of which up to 49% investment in a company can be done through the automatic route

Jio, 4 other telcos understated AGR by over Rs 14,800 cr

Jio, 4 other telcos understated AGR by over Rs 14,800 cr

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2017

The CAG report, tabled in Parliament, states the interest on the short payment stood at Rs 1,052.13 crore for the period up to March 2016.

Govt vows to keep web access equal for everyone

Govt vows to keep web access equal for everyone

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2017

India's stand is important against the backdrop of US FCC's decision to roll back its net neutrality rules adopted in 2015

Traders can now edit their GSTR-3B returns of August, September

Traders can now edit their GSTR-3B returns of August, September

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2017

At least 2,00,000 traders encountered difficulties in August, September, and October since there was no editing facility in summary return filing.

All is well at Infosys, assures Murthy

All is well at Infosys, assures Murthy

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2017

Nilekani is an organised person and his strength is simplification of complex ideas, said Murthy.

Why IT firms are not hiring for empty posts

Why IT firms are not hiring for empty posts

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2017

'The world has changed and nobody has the patience to start a project and wait for six months to look at the outcome.'

H1B issues affect people, not companies

H1B issues affect people, not companies

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2017

'We are only talking about 65,000 H1B visas a year, it is not going to go down drastically.' 'If the number reduces and when you spread that reduction across all the top IT services companies, the impact will be marginal.'

Why Bengaluru now has an IT union

Why Bengaluru now has an IT union

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2017

'There is large-scale sacking, and salaries in smaller companies are lower than the minimum wages of Rs 18,000 a month.'

43,000 gram panchayats to get Net connection soon

43,000 gram panchayats to get Net connection soon

Rediff.com   8 Nov 2017

To make the scheme attractive, the government has announced a rate structure wherein the operators may take the optical fibre on lease and provide broadband connectivity to customers.

How IT services cos are fighting shrinking client budgets

How IT services cos are fighting shrinking client budgets

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2017

IT firms are training employees of their clients and even aspiring IT professionals, in order to create fresh revenue streams amid shrinking deal sizes in traditional software maintenance, says Ayan Pramanik.

Airtel overcomes Jio challenge; adds 1 mn users

Airtel overcomes Jio challenge; adds 1 mn users

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2017

The incumbent operators faced the onslaught of free offers and cheaper rates from Jio.

What does Nandan Nilekani have in store for Infy shareholders?

What does Nandan Nilekani have in store for Infy shareholders?

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2017

Will Infosys, which will announce its Q2 results on Tuesday, be able to break away from the single-digit growth rates the IT services sector has been seeing?

Telcos take smartphone battle to Bharat

Telcos take smartphone battle to Bharat

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2017

Battleground shifts to rural and small towns, where user base aspires to upgrade to smartphones.