Indulekha Aravind And Itika Sharma Punit

Stories by Indulekha Aravind And Itika Sharma Punit

IT services industry goes slow on fresh recruitment

IT services industry goes slow on fresh recruitment

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2014

Technology evolution forces private players to downsize operations.

I could do to IT what Henry Ford did to cars: Rohan Murty

I could do to IT what Henry Ford did to cars: Rohan Murty

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2014

His mandate at Infosys, he says in an interview at the family office in Jayanagar and his first after the stint at Infosys, was to solve the problem of how to measure the individual productivity of a software engineer.

Why Rohan Murty decided to join Infosys

Why Rohan Murty decided to join Infosys

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2014

I was given two mandates -- to work on individual productivity and to drive automation, says N R Narayana Murthy's son.

Offbeat holidays: The road less travelled

Offbeat holidays: The road less travelled

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2014

Mongolia on horseback or hiking through Bhutan -- niche travel firms are offering out-of-the-ordinary holiday alternatives

Zoho's success, thanks to college dropouts and high school grads!

Zoho's success, thanks to college dropouts and high school grads!

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2014

Zoho founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu noticed that there was not much of a correlation between an employee's academic credentials and his performance at work.

Jungle Ventures, Google's Anandan may invest in startup firm Appknox

Jungle Ventures, Google's Anandan may invest in startup firm Appknox

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2014

Mobile application vulnerability detection start-up, Appknox is in talks to raise funds from Singapore-based Jungle Ventures, along with a slew of angel investors including Google India head Rajan Anandan.

Flipkart plans to depend on experimentation and learning

Flipkart plans to depend on experimentation and learning

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2014

Rejig likely every few years to make company flexible to the changing needs of business

Zoho looks to compete with Microsoft, Google in India

Zoho looks to compete with Microsoft, Google in India

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2014

In the US, Zoho gets close to 80 per cent of its revenue from small companies, while the remaining comes from large ones.

How an IT firm is helping worried parents

How an IT firm is helping worried parents

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2014

Bengaluru-based NorthStar uses Internet of Things platform to monitor school buses, facilitate disaster prevention & better emergency management.

After Mars Mission, what is ISRO planning next?

After Mars Mission, what is ISRO planning next?

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2014

It has already tasted success with the moon mission and Mangalyaan. Is man in space the next frontier for ISRO?

World's largest tech fair at Bengaluru, Sikka to skip meet

World's largest tech fair at Bengaluru, Sikka to skip meet

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2014

The event, organised by Deutsche Messe AG, is held each year at the Hanover fairground, the world's largest, in Hanover, Germany.

Indians still flock to e-tailers despite several glitches

Indians still flock to e-tailers despite several glitches

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2014

On Tuesday, while several consumers took to social media to share their grievances about the Snapdeal site crash, many others said they visited the website to either compare prices or for window shopping.

These guys make science fun for rural India

These guys make science fun for rural India

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2014

Ramji Raghavan is using this principle to help village children from government schools enjoy science and maths. Indulekha Aravind reports

CEO explains why Cognizant is going slow on large buys

CEO explains why Cognizant is going slow on large buys

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2014

Rajeev Mehta, chief executive officer for IT services, explains to Business Standard that the company was faced with some client-specific issues, which led to this.

Traditional retail staffers rush to join online bandwagon

Traditional retail staffers rush to join online bandwagon

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2014

12,000: Number of people Flipkart plans to hire in FY15.

Indian flavours soon in LinkedIn products

Indian flavours soon in LinkedIn products

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2014

India has the second-largest user base for LinkedIn after the US. The US-based company, which has over eight per cent of its global user base of 332 million from India, is looking at expanding its product development team in the country, Michael Korcuska, vice-president of product management at LinkedIn told Business Standard.

Lounge, play games and binge at the dhaba in InMobi's office!

Lounge, play games and binge at the dhaba in InMobi's office!

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2014

Walking around InMobi's office, it is hard not to compare what you see here with the images one has seen of Google's global offices.

How 2 IIT-ians built a $1 billion company in 3 years

How 2 IIT-ians built a $1 billion company in 3 years

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2014

OlaCabs' hyper-growth and an ambitious plan to expand to 100 cities by the end of 2015 are perhaps what attracted Japan's richest man, Masayoshi Son, chairman of telecom and media group SoftBank Corp, to announce an investment of $210 million (around Rs 1,260 crore) in the company.

The best pizza in town

The best pizza in town

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2014

Experts tell you where to find the finest crusts with the most savoury toppings in these Indian cities

Startup mania: Are we looking at the next internet bubble?

Startup mania: Are we looking at the next internet bubble?

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2014

E-commerce is awash in money, raising concerns about whether this is just another unsustainable internet trend headed for a bust.