Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Shivani Shinde

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Shivani Shinde

HCL bullish on retail growth

HCL bullish on retail growth

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2007

The company will be taking its total outsourcing offering to the retailers in the small and medium enterprise category, whereas for the large retailers, it will pitch the best-of-the-breed target solutions to cater to specific problems.

B-schools to get more teachers

B-schools to get more teachers

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2007

AICTE to induct 75 professors from across the country to implement programme.

Now, shell out more for luxury stay

Now, shell out more for luxury stay

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2007

Industry analysts suggest that the revision in Mumbai and Delhi could be up to 25 per cent. At destinations such as Goa and Kerala it could be as much as 30 per cent.

TCS, Wipro, Infosys increase branding investments

TCS, Wipro, Infosys increase branding investments

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2007

Infosys spent Rs 70 crore last year on its brand building exercise. The company underlines that it focuses on earning the respect of all its stakeholders.

Indian hotels find Re more charming than dollar

Indian hotels find Re more charming than dollar

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2007

With the global weakening of dollar against the rupee making a dent in revenues, hotels across the country have decided to charge their domestic and international customers in rupee.

Sub-prime fear now haunts BPOs

Sub-prime fear now haunts BPOs

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2007

The US sub-prime lending crisis forced Mumbai-based WNS Holdings to revise its net income guidance by 60 per cent, and this is worrying the $8 billion business process outsourcing sector players and analysts.

Global hotels to mushroom in India

Global hotels to mushroom in India

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2007

There are approximately 300 million domestic travellers each year and this number is expected to grow by 10-15 per cent every year.

Allocation for higher, tech education to treble

Allocation for higher, tech education to treble

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2007

Increased allocation to the higher and technical education sector would mean more funds to revamp the university education system and lay a thrust on technical education.

Machines to make sales pitch on phone soon

Machines to make sales pitch on phone soon

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2007

Next time you answer the phone, chances are there won't be a caller at the other end, but a recorded message trying to sell a product or service. It doesn't expect an answer, but goads you to punch in a few keys in acceptance or simply hang up.

Gartner bullish on Dell India's retail model

Gartner bullish on Dell India's retail model

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2007

After having depended largely on direct online marketing since 1990s, Dell's personal computers are now on sale in Wal-Mart stores in the US and Puerto Rico.

Italian hotel major to enter India

Italian hotel major to enter India

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

The Domina Hotel Group, Italy's largest hotel and resort operator, will start operations in India in the next two years.

Brands fail to make inroads into PC market

Brands fail to make inroads into PC market

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2007

The PC assembling segment has held firm despite stiff competition from branded players.

Oracle not to delist i-flex for 5 more yrs

Oracle not to delist i-flex for 5 more yrs

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2007

To consider open offer if price falls below Rs 2,100 a share.

B-schools take to smart online marketing

B-schools take to smart online marketing

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

Education institutes are using a new technique - search engine marketing - to spread awareness about their programmes and to create a niche for themselves in the students' minds.

Midsize IT cos raising foreign funds

Midsize IT cos raising foreign funds

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

Mid-sized Indian IT companies are increasingly adopting the Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds route to raise funds.

150 B-schools, tech institutes face axe

150 B-schools, tech institutes face axe

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2007

AICTE to seek states' help to close institutes.

Govt plans capital sops to promote budget hotels

Govt plans capital sops to promote budget hotels

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2007

India has a shortage of 150,000 rooms and the government hopes this will create additional 7,000 hotel rooms for events like the Commonwealth Games, scheduled in New Delhi in 2010.

Harvard to study civic ills of Mumbai, Delhi

Harvard to study civic ills of Mumbai, Delhi

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2007

Harvard will now study the civic ills of Mumbai and Delhi. But will any good come of it?

Rupee appreciation hits IT majors' revenues

Rupee appreciation hits IT majors' revenues

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

The revenue growth rate for Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys Technologies has declined by over 20 percentage points to about 25 per cent from over 45 per cent in the quarter ended June 2006.

Guarding secret data against 'enemies' within

Guarding secret data against 'enemies' within

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Enterprise rights management software, which controls access to any information being floated within an organisation, is set to see widespread use