Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Shivani Shinde

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Shivani Shinde

Hotels go in for 'she' change

Hotels go in for 'she' change

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2010

ITC Welcomgroup, The Leela and The Lalit are among those that ensure all touch-points for women travelling alone will be -- no prizes for guessing this -- ladies.

Mobiles: The next battleground

Mobiles: The next battleground

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2010

Google, Yahoo, Rediff vie for market share of mobile internet users.

ONGC expects early resolution to Cairn dispute

ONGC expects early resolution to Cairn dispute

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2010

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is expecting a resolution to the contentious royalty payment issue with Cairn India --for the Barmer oil fields--before it goes for a follow-on public offer (FPO) early next year.

NTT resumes talks for Patni promoter stake

NTT resumes talks for Patni promoter stake

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2010

NTT had earlier sought the combined 63 per cent stake of the promoters and private equity firm General Atlantic Partners, but their exclusive talks failed due to a valuation mismatch.

IT firms continue to gain market share

IT firms continue to gain market share

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2010

Private sector has continued to look at outsourcing and offshoring, despite government's measures.

Mobile booking for travel tickets gains speed

Mobile booking for travel tickets gains speed

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2010

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the country's leading online-ticketing platform, has seen a jump of 60 per cent in mobile ticket booking between January and October.

PEs, bankers divided on  BT's TechM exit

PEs, bankers divided on BT's TechM exit

Rediff.com   28 Oct 2010

Private equity (PE) players and investment bankers are divided over the timing of the BT Group's reported move to exit Tech Mahindra. BT owns about 30 per cent in TechM.

TCS to hire 50% more students for 2011-12

TCS to hire 50% more students for 2011-12

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2010

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country's largest information technology services company, will hire 50 per cent more students from campuses for 2011-12.

IITs see surge in placements

IITs see surge in placements

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2010

The process will start in December, but response from companies is very good.

Cracking CAT is a tad easier this year

Cracking CAT is a tad easier this year

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2010

Thanks to fewer applicants and more seats at IIMs.

Advertising guidelines for education sector soon

Advertising guidelines for education sector soon

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2010

During the first half of 2010, the sector topped the chart in print advertising.

Reliance offers to buy land from fuel retailers

Reliance offers to buy land from fuel retailers

Rediff.com   30 Sep 2010

The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) has offered to buy the land of RIL fuel retailers who wish to exit its dealership. Some of the retailers have been looking to exit the dealership as they are making losses in the venture.

Mallya's no-dues claim on fuel not factual

Mallya's no-dues claim on fuel not factual

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2010

He still owes hundreds of crores to OMCs.

Cinema halls, food courts at BPCL fuel outlets

Cinema halls, food courts at BPCL fuel outlets

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2010

State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is planning to expand its fuel retail outlets with food courts, cinema halls and provision stores in Haryana, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Mukesh eyes the EIH driver's seat

Mukesh eyes the EIH driver's seat

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2010

RIL & Oberois to have equal shares, post-rights.

Bid for a CEO of your choice

Bid for a CEO of your choice

Rediff.com   23 Sep 2010

The programme that began last year has seen the list of CEOs -- who will be put under the hammer -- grow.

Essar to bid for gas blocks in Indonesia

Essar to bid for gas blocks in Indonesia

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2010

London Stock Exchange-listed Essar Energy Plc plans to bid for coal-bed methane (CBM) and shale gas blocks in Indonesia next month.

Outsourcing rhetoric has a limit, says Infosys

Outsourcing rhetoric has a limit, says Infosys

Rediff.com   11 Sep 2010

India's second largest information technology services provider, Infosys, believes businesses in the US, including the government, will continue to favour global sourcing. This despite the increase in anti-outsourcing voices and a ban on it by the Ohio state government.

TCS No. 2 among UK's insurance BPO providers

TCS No. 2 among UK's insurance BPO providers

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2010

Tata Consultancy Services has become the second-largest insurance business process outsourcing provider in the UK, after winning two deals worth 250 million pound (around Rs1,800 crore).

Dell takes over No1 position from HP in PC market

Dell takes over No1 position from HP in PC market

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2010

Hewlett Packard has lost its personal computer market leadership in India for two reasons: Dell's focus on the retail and SME segments has started paying off and its new distribution strategy is going through initial troubles.