Itika Sharma Punit

Stories by Itika Sharma Punit

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

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.

Street waits as Vishal Sikka makes his moves at Infosys

Street waits as Vishal Sikka makes his moves at Infosys

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2014

Analysts say no pressure on new CEO for immediate results.

Wipro has strong succession plans in place: CFO

Wipro has strong succession plans in place: CFO

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2014

It has replacements ready even for senior managers, in case someone quits.

Sikka promotes 5,000 employees to keep them back at Infosys

Sikka promotes 5,000 employees to keep them back at Infosys

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2014

Sources said the promotions, most of those on the delivery side of the business, would be handed out before October.

Why Cognizant has cut revenue growth estimate

Why Cognizant has cut revenue growth estimate

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2014

Rajeev Mehta, chief executive for IT services, believes this is due to a few client-specific issues, saying the overall business environment continues to look good.

Microsoft to set up data centre in India to spur growth

Microsoft to set up data centre in India to spur growth

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2014

Even as Microsoft has seen exponential growth for its cloud platform Azure in India, the firm has not yet set up local servers.