Itika Sharma Punit And Nivedita Mookerji

Stories by Itika Sharma Punit And Nivedita Mookerji

Walmart sharpens India focus again

Walmart sharpens India focus again

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2014

The latest cash-and-carry or wholesale outlet, for selling products from grocery to apparel and consumer electronics to businesses, offices and organisations, is coming up in Agra by the middle of 2015, it is learnt.

How to have a holiday free from cyber threat

How to have a holiday free from cyber threat

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2014

For a little over two weeks, a group called 'Guardians of Peace' released a new bit of leaked information about Sony almost every day.

Flipkart's 'Big Billion Day': From behind the scenes

Flipkart's 'Big Billion Day': From behind the scenes

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2014

Flipkart has started working on it big day sale around six months ago.

Zomata co-founder on why it's imp to tap newer markets

Zomata co-founder on why it's imp to tap newer markets

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2014

Google of food, Zomato is keen to do more acquisitions in 2015.

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 did not waver from my loyalty to Indira Gandhi: Pranab Mukherjee

I did not waver from my loyalty to Indira Gandhi: Pranab Mukherjee

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2014

Pranab Mukherjee's book The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years takes the readers through the economic and social unrest of the period leading up to the emergency, rise and fall of leaders, many splits within the Congress, while promising to offer more in the next two volumes of the trilogy, says Nivedita Mookerji.

Flipkart might lie low on next mega funding

Flipkart might lie low on next mega funding

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2014

At that time, co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal had made a public announcement at a Bengaluru hotel, about a $1-billion fund raising, largest so far in the Indian e-commerce sector. A day later, Amazon issued a statement that it was investing $2 billion in India.

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.

Snapdeal targets $3-billion GMV sales

Snapdeal targets $3-billion GMV sales

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2014

Snapdeal's rival Flipkart had last announced its GMV in March this year -- $1 billion. Many rounds of funding later, sources estimate Flipkart's GMV at about $3 billion, a figure Snapdeal is trying to catch up with.

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

Jashodaben's security cover to stay; the jury is out on privileges for PM's wife

Jashodaben's security cover to stay; the jury is out on privileges for PM's wife

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2014

So far as entitlements and privileges of a PM's wife are concerned, the rules, though, are not as clear.

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.

Most ministries in Modi govt lying low on RTI disclosures

Most ministries in Modi govt lying low on RTI disclosures

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2014

The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government, like its United Progressive Alliance predecessor, seems to be failing on suo motu disclosures under the Right to Information Act.

E-commerce boom spells doom for big retailers

E-commerce boom spells doom for big retailers

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2014

The threat may be a decade away, but it has brick-and-mortar sellers rethinking their strategies and banking on the govt to regulate online companies.

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.

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.