Gireesh Babu &Amp; Alnoor Peermohamed

Stories by Gireesh Babu &Amp; Alnoor Peermohamed

Tatas, Birlas, Ambanis take discount e-tailers head on

Tatas, Birlas, Ambanis take discount e-tailers head on

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2015

VCs have been especially bullish about India.

India's e-tail sees 3-fold growth in a year

India's e-tail sees 3-fold growth in a year

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2015

Amazon has seen its India sales growing four times this year.

Indian entrepreneurs start again after failed ventures

Indian entrepreneurs start again after failed ventures

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2015

There is more appetite for failure both in entrepreneurs and early-stage investors, say analysts

Amazing story of Xooglers making a big impact in India

Amazing story of Xooglers making a big impact in India

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2015

A number of Xooglers are employing lessons and practices learnt during their stint at Google to branch out into innovative ventures.

We want half our business in India to be on the public cloud: Karan Bajwa

We want half our business in India to be on the public cloud: Karan Bajwa

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2015

'We have close to 30 per cent share of the Indian public cloud market'

How entrepreneur Girish built $94 mln worth Freshdesk in no time

How entrepreneur Girish built $94 mln worth Freshdesk in no time

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2015

Freshdesk also launched an IT service management product Freshservice to offer cloud-based service desk solution for smaller companies for their internal IT support.

Will Foxconn re-employ sacked India workers?

Will Foxconn re-employ sacked India workers?

Rediff.com   15 Aug 2015

The Taiwan-headquartered manufacturer has said it would invest around $5 billion in Maharashtra

School celebrates Pichai's appointment

School celebrates Pichai's appointment

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2015

During assembly in the morning students held up posters.

Sun Group can bid in FM radio auction

Sun Group can bid in FM radio auction

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2015

Digital Radio collectively runs 45 radio stations across the country.

Govt action against Sun Group is legally untenable'

Govt action against Sun Group is legally untenable'

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2015

Sun Group CFO S L Narayanan's interview.

Entrepreneurship scene in India today is like in the US of 1970s, says Tata

Entrepreneurship scene in India today is like in the US of 1970s, says Tata

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2015

Tata, whose latest investment was in Ampere, a start-up that produces electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers from Coimbatore.

Wipro Enterprises moves HC against Heinz

Wipro Enterprises moves HC against Heinz

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2015

Firms are battling over glucose-based chewable tablets.

2G scam casts big shadow on Maran's Sun Network

2G scam casts big shadow on Maran's Sun Network

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2015

Analysts say the Sun Network's fundamentals may be sound but the troubles faced by Maran have caused a lot of volatility.

Feeling bored to do your laundry? A start-up will do it for you

Feeling bored to do your laundry? A start-up will do it for you

Rediff.com   11 May 2015

In February 2012, Laundry Project opened its first factory in Chennai. Initially, it catered to hotels - Taj, Oberoi, Marriot, Ascot and Radisson.

Sikka on how Infosys plans to deliver good results in FY16

Sikka on how Infosys plans to deliver good results in FY16

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2015

Infosys is on a growth path post a dull Q4.

Soon a satellite to pre-empt earthquakes, courtesy IIT-Madras

Soon a satellite to pre-empt earthquakes, courtesy IIT-Madras

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2015

IIT-M plans to meet the next milestone of its earth satellite project by the end of this year.

Affordable CFO services for firms that lack resources

Affordable CFO services for firms that lack resources

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2015

Affordable CFO services for firms that lack resources.

No more extremism, but wounds yet to heal in Tamil Nadu

No more extremism, but wounds yet to heal in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2015

The results of the recent presidential elections in Sri Lanka are likely to have stunned groups in Tamil Nadu that have been giving moral and material support to Tamils in the north and east of the island for decades. Tamil Nadu-based groups had asked Sri Lanka Tamils to protest against the election and boycott voting.

Chennai group looks to sue TCS for 'lay-offs'

Chennai group looks to sue TCS for 'lay-offs'

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2014

Says more than 120 who lost jobs have approached it; TCS says workforce optimisation leads to some involuntary attrition, nothing out of ordinary

When the waves came crashing

When the waves came crashing

Rediff.com   26 Dec 2014

On December 26, 2004, a devastating tsunami took a huge toll on life in Tamil Nadu. A decade later, here's a look at the changes it has brought