Bibhu Ranjan Mishra &Amp;Amp; Romita Majumdar

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

Accenture to continue to look at India for hires

Accenture to continue to look at India for hires

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2018

Accenture -- considered as one of the top-most employers in India among the global technology services companies -- is believed to have over 150,000 workers in India, next to IBM.

Salil Parekh: 'Infosys is building a business for the future'

Salil Parekh: 'Infosys is building a business for the future'

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2018

With Infosys emerging out of an uncertain phase, the new management, led by CEO & MD Salil Parekh, is trying to catch up with market leaders, with the new strategy in place.

Infy now plans to spread its wings in Europe, Australia

Infy now plans to spread its wings in Europe, Australia

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2018

Even though North America still accounts for 60 per cent of Infosys's revenue, the company is starting to see good growth in Europe, which contributes around 25 per cent to the company's top line. Even Australia also has emerged to be a strategically important market, with a contribution of 10 per cent to the overall revenues.

Meet Dheemanth Nagaraj, first Indian to get Intel Fellow award

Meet Dheemanth Nagaraj, first Indian to get Intel Fellow award

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2018

What makes Nagaraj's achievement significant is the fact that there have been only about 80 Intel Fellows globally in the 50 years of the company's operation.

Why Voda-Idea won't lead to a drop in call, data charges

Why Voda-Idea won't lead to a drop in call, data charges

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2018

With their net debt estimated at Rs 1.15 trillion, the merged entity will not be in much of a position to dole out freebies, says Romita Majumdar.

What's holding back Digital India

What's holding back Digital India

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2018

Compared to a 64 per cent penetration in Brazil (130 million users total) and 53 per cent in China (total 733 million users), India has barely 28 per cent penetration. Of the digital reach, almost 80 per cent are from affluent segments in urban areas. How can this change?

How social media helps movie promotions

How social media helps movie promotions

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2018

A scroll through Akshay Kumar's Instagram feed shows numerous posts and stories promoting Gold. Sonakshi Sinha, on the other hand, posts stories from her shoots and events to drive home the message of an upcoming release. In both cases, the film in question gets much-needed attention.

How TCS is tweaking its business

How TCS is tweaking its business

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2018

TCS plans to build ignio as a standalone company.

With revenue of $31 mn, ignio is another feather in TCS cap

With revenue of $31 mn, ignio is another feather in TCS cap

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2018

ignio has more than 75 patents filed in the artificial intelligence, machine-learning and intelligent-automation space

Vodafone-Idea tech integration may take 4 years

Vodafone-Idea tech integration may take 4 years

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2018

A large team led by Kumar Mangalam Birla has taken charge of the integration process.

1 lakh jobs: Will this be world's largest recruitment drive?

1 lakh jobs: Will this be world's largest recruitment drive?

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2018

TCS will manage 'Question Creation Wizard' to frame question papers unique to each candidate with the same level of difficulty.

Digital lending set to become a $1 trillion business in India

Digital lending set to become a $1 trillion business in India

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2018

India's huge digital prowess and potential will play a huge role in enabling digital lending, says Romita Majumdar.

Good news for techies, IT cos to step up hiring this fisc

Good news for techies, IT cos to step up hiring this fisc

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2018

While there has been an improvement in the overall demand environment, the other reason expected to trigger this growth is the absence of a bench strength in most companies

'Wipro is an execution company'

'Wipro is an execution company'

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2018

'We are not in the race of how much is the revenue, but how good is the revenue.'

Srikrishna privacy report an original model for India: Nilekani

Srikrishna privacy report an original model for India: Nilekani

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2018

'Please don't forget there's still one final piece to fall in place, which is the Supreme Court judgment. Once that happens, it will be ready for being passed.'

Jio GigaFiber, the next disruptor from Mukesh Ambani's stable

Jio GigaFiber, the next disruptor from Mukesh Ambani's stable

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2018

While existing players are expected to first drop prices, acquisition of smaller firms by larger ones is likely in future

How much did top honchos of tech firms earn?

How much did top honchos of tech firms earn?

Rediff.com   10 Jul 2018

While Tech Mahindra's Gurnani earned Rs 146 crore in 2017-18, his actual gross salary component was Rs 2.77 crore. Wipro's Neemuchwala, on the other hand, took home Rs 18.23 crore

Farm loan waiver a serious challenge for Kumaraswamy govt

Farm loan waiver a serious challenge for Kumaraswamy govt

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2018

The Karnataka CM with only 37 JD-S MLAs in the assembly is on shaky ground and overly dependent on the Congress for every decision, reports Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.

Why M&As are on the rise in Indian tech firms

Why M&As are on the rise in Indian tech firms

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2018

In the last couple of months, the IT and BPO space has seen a big uptick in M&A activities, with companies merging with other entities to become bigger players.

Why it's time for a social media primer for brands

Why it's time for a social media primer for brands

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2018

Online bullies, haters, trolls - call them what you will - are the blight of social media, for not just individual users but also brands and companies.