Indulekha Aravind And Itika Sharma Punit

Stories by Indulekha Aravind And Itika Sharma Punit

After Infosys & Wipro, more IT cos invest in start-ups

After Infosys & Wipro, more IT cos invest in start-ups

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2014

A company with a size exceeding $1 billion finds it really hard to innovate.

Murthy will forever be known as Mr Infosys: Sikka

Murthy will forever be known as Mr Infosys: Sikka

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2014

Vishal Sikka talks about his chemistry with N R Narayana Murthy and about his plans to strengthen the leadership team.

US-based FIS pips Infy, TCS to get Bandhan bank contract

US-based FIS pips Infy, TCS to get Bandhan bank contract

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2014

Bandhan expects to commence banking operations in 2015, by opening nearly 600 branches targeting 10 million customers.

All eyes on Infosys Q2 results, Sikka's new growth strategy

All eyes on Infosys Q2 results, Sikka's new growth strategy

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2014

Infosys has been struggling to revive high growth for two years.

Lost your Yahoo! job? So what?

Lost your Yahoo! job? So what?

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2014

Indian start-ups are waiting to spread red carpet for engineers to be laid off.

Flipkart claims $100-mn sales clocked in 10 hours

Flipkart claims $100-mn sales clocked in 10 hours

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2014

Buyers complain about server errors, allege discounts were 'not real'.

Bansals strike a personal chord with Flipkart users

Bansals strike a personal chord with Flipkart users

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2014

In an email to customers they say 'Big Billion Day' sale today to eclipse all other multi-day festive sales.

Infosys faces a beating again

Infosys faces a beating again

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2014

At the very least, it will cost Infosys thousands of dollars to defend its position

Flipkart's discount campaign 'not linked to' Jeff Bezos' visit

Flipkart's discount campaign 'not linked to' Jeff Bezos' visit

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2014

'Big Billion Day' scheduled for October 6 is inspired by flat number where co-founders began their journey.

We do well because we don't think of competition: Jeff Bezos

We do well because we don't think of competition: Jeff Bezos

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2014

The chief executive of the e-commerce giant is making his second visit to India -- the first since Amazon entered this market.

Prior to Jeff Bezos' visit, e-commerce war intensifies

Prior to Jeff Bezos' visit, e-commerce war intensifies

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2014

It all started with Flipkart and Amazon trying to outdo each other - after Flipkart announced $1-billion fund-raising in July.

Start-ups on global acquisition spree

Start-ups on global acquisition spree

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2014

Seems to reflect a maturing of the segment; Delhi-based Wingify buys US-based entity a day after Zomato's Polish buyout

iPhone 6 debuts in Indian grey market at Rs 1 lakh

iPhone 6 debuts in Indian grey market at Rs 1 lakh

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2014

While iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are being sold at $199-499 (Rs 12,100-30,400) with a two-year contract in the US, buyers in India are purchasing these at the grey market for a whopping Rs 100,000-200,000.

Acquisitions on their mind, global majors scout for Indian start-ups

Acquisitions on their mind, global majors scout for Indian start-ups

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2014

Retail giants are looking at Indian start-ups in the big data and analytics space

Inspiring story: 'The Ugly Indian' is cleaning up dirty cities

Inspiring story: 'The Ugly Indian' is cleaning up dirty cities

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2014

'The Ugly Indian' in Bangalore is inspiring people across India to transform the cities they live in, one mile at a time.

Sikka's 'murmuration' gets thumbs-up from Infosys staff

Sikka's 'murmuration' gets thumbs-up from Infosys staff

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2014

Company to set up task force to implement 2,000-plus ideas it has received.

Sikka seeks staff view to improve operations

Sikka seeks staff view to improve operations

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2014

After spending time at several of the company's delivery locations in India over the past week and holding town hall discussions with employees, on Monday Sikka wrote to the company's staff seeking their views on how to improve Infosys.

Wipro to invest in robotics, artificial intelligence

Wipro to invest in robotics, artificial intelligence

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2014

Company identifies areas like cognitive technologies, artificial intelligence, man-machine interface, robotics

No founder's exit is a loss: Mindtree chief

No founder's exit is a loss: Mindtree chief

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2014

In an email interview with Business Standard, Mindtree's co-founder and chairman says the company was designed to outlive the founding team and no such departure is a loss.

In Kerala, the bar is closed

In Kerala, the bar is closed

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2014

While the state's decision to take the road to Prohibition has been given a communal twist, there are several political imperatives of the move