Jacinta D'Souza In Bangalore

Stories by Jacinta D'Souza In Bangalore

Flu scare: Restaurants' home delivery orders go up

Flu scare: Restaurants' home delivery orders go up

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2009

The parcel counter at various restaurants and hotels are busy thanks to the increase in orders for food to be delivered at home, according to industry sources. Some of the restaurants are working out plans to check out persons who come in and display symptoms of cough and cold while others are planning to come out with leaflets about precautionary measures to be handed over to customers at the entry.

India to see an uptake in desktop virtualisation

India to see an uptake in desktop virtualisation

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2009

IT services followed by telecom are expected to lead the virtualisation wave considering their need for technology savings, Krishnan Thyagarajan managing director, India sub-continent, Quest Software, a NASDAQ-listed enterprise system management vendor, said. Quest's clients in India include Infosys, Wipro, Ranbaxy and Cummins.

Pre-school brands make their presence felt

Pre-school brands make their presence felt

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2009

Pre-school brands have now become a popular trend with parents with higher disposable income and exposed to international educational trends turning to branded players. Once a largely untouched arena by the corporate world, the pre-school space has increasingly seen a spate of forays by new entrants, all hoping to capture a pie of this growing revenue stream in the changing economic scenario.

India-inspired comics take on western superheroes

India-inspired comics take on western superheroes

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2007

The popular Indian concept of 'nagin' makes an appearance as the 'Snakewoman' stalking the streets of Los Angeles, to seek revenge.

When the king decides to cook

When the king decides to cook

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2005

Desi teachers give tuition to US kids

Desi teachers give tuition to US kids

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2005

Want a clean floor? Use bacteria

Want a clean floor? Use bacteria

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2005