Bibhu Ranjan Mishra &Amp;Amp; Romita Majumdar

Stories by Bibhu Ranjan Mishra &Amp;Amp; Romita Majumdar

Sachin Bansal wants to start a bank

Sachin Bansal wants to start a bank

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2020

'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank.'

Inside the toxic world of online trolls

Inside the toxic world of online trolls

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2020

A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media.

How Shreyas Shibulal plans to disrupt EV space

How Shreyas Shibulal plans to disrupt EV space

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2020

Lightning Logistics, Shreyas Shibulal's start-up, rents out electric scooters along with the riders for last mile delivery.

Byju's pips Ola as India's 3rd largest Unicorn

Byju's pips Ola as India's 3rd largest Unicorn

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2020

Byju's has emerged as the leader in the Indian education-tech sector. They are pioneering technology shaping the future of learning for millions of school students in India.

How Infosys plans to check attrition

How Infosys plans to check attrition

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2019

With the attrition rate continuing well above 20 per cent, one of the highest in the segment, Infosys is on a drive to reimagine the way it engages with employees starting from the time of recruitment itself. The company is using digital technologies in order to simplify recruitment, provide faster career track to employees, and incentivise people with top skills. The company is looking at doubling the number of recruits from tier-I engineering colleges such as IITs and NITs to enrich its talent base. These candidates who are offered twice the salary as compared to regular campus recruits, join as 'power programmers', a term that has been internally coined by the company to recognise the top coders.

E-commerce, tech firms call for clarity on Personal Data Protection Bill

E-commerce, tech firms call for clarity on Personal Data Protection Bill

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2019

The biggest fear many of the e-commerce firms have is the possible requirement to change business models overnight, which would drastically increase costs as well as disrupt businesses.

Will Sachin Bansal's Rs 740 crore bet in CRIDS pay off?

Will Sachin Bansal's Rs 740 crore bet in CRIDS pay off?

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2019

This September, Sachin Bansal picked 94 per cent stake in microfinance company Chaitanya Rural Intermediation Development Services. His immediate plan is to scale up the company's operations as quickly as possible without making much investment in physical infrastructure and by leveraging technology.

Jio, too, is bitten by the slowdown bug

Jio, too, is bitten by the slowdown bug

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2019

It reported adding 698,3146 subscribers in September, the lowest since it added 6.1 million in November 2017.

Cognizant job cuts: 'Effect on India minimal'

Cognizant job cuts: 'Effect on India minimal'

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2019

'In India, the impact will be less than 1% of employee headcount.'

Will Salil Parekh manage to bring Infosys back to its heyday?

Will Salil Parekh manage to bring Infosys back to its heyday?

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2019

The latest whistleblower complaint accusing him of pressuring finance team members to inflate profitability has come right out of the blue. There's another allegation that he made racist remarks against some board colleagues. For a man with a singular focus on the business and clients, all of this must have blindsided him.

How online video is becoming a promotional tool for brands

How online video is becoming a promotional tool for brands

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2019

Video isn't just about old school television shows, advertisements and tutorials anymore - short, crisp and engaging content across different formats is becoming increasingly popular in a world where stories are consumed on the go.

How TCS employees can become eligible for higher pay package

How TCS employees can become eligible for higher pay package

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2019

Campus recruits can also aim to double the existing entry level package by proving their skills through the TCS national qualifier tests.

Active telecom user base falls in August

Active telecom user base falls in August

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2019

Active subscriber base declined by 2.2 million on a month-on-month (MoM) basis to 970.2 million in August 2019, on the back of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea losing customers. Jio was the only operator to add 7.2 million active subscribers in the same month.

Tech Mahindra secures large multi-year AT&T deal

Tech Mahindra secures large multi-year AT&T deal

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2019

Together, AT&T and TechM aim to improve the agility in rolling out and supporting networks of the future, while improving returns on investment through technology-led transformation.

Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel continue to lose users; Jio gains

Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel continue to lose users; Jio gains

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2019

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,183.15 million at the end of May to 1,186.63 million at the end of June.

Airtel beats Vodafone Idea to become India's No 2 telco

Airtel beats Vodafone Idea to become India's No 2 telco

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2019

What worked for Airtel was that its data traffic growth was 13 per cent sequentially and its average data usage was even higher than Jio's at 11.9 gigabyte per month per user.

Why JioPhone is no more popular in Bharat

Why JioPhone is no more popular in Bharat

Rediff.com   5 Aug 2019

Used smartphones are gaining popularity in the hinterland, the main market for JioPhone. Share of JioPhone in the feature phone market had shrunk from 47% in Q2 of 2018 to 28% a year after.

CCD board to probe Siddhartha's transactions, plans to monetise assets

CCD board to probe Siddhartha's transactions, plans to monetise assets

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2019

Among other things, the company is considering monetising the Global Village tech park located off Mysore Road in Bengaluru, for which private equity major Blackstone was said to have shown interest.

Salil Parekh on how Infy beat TCS' growth rate in Q1

Salil Parekh on how Infy beat TCS' growth rate in Q1

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2019

In his second year at the helm, Infosys CEO & MD Salil Parekh looks optimistic about the company's growth prospects. With stability back in the industry, Parekh, in an interview with Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Debasis Mohapatra, says turbulence is over and Infosys is on its way to regaining its old glory.

'Rishad has all the values of Mr Premji and Wipro'

'Rishad has all the values of Mr Premji and Wipro'

Rediff.com   18 Jul 2019

'There's a lot of continuity in terms of basic values and there's also a lot of new thinking based on the generational shift... it's a combination of continuity and change,' says Wipro Chief Executive Officer Abidali Neemuchwala.