Nandini Lakshman And Surajeet Das Gupta

Stories by Nandini Lakshman And Surajeet Das Gupta

RCom raises retirement age to 65

RCom raises retirement age to 65

Rediff.com   21 Jan 2008

RComm has decided to raise the retirement age of its employees from 58 to 65 years. This move is seen as part of its expansion plan and difficulty of recruiting sufficient staff.

Manufacturing to match IT pay hikes in 2008:survey

Manufacturing to match IT pay hikes in 2008:survey

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2008

Overall, the survey shows that salary increases across industries at 14.8 per cent are roughly the same as last year (14.5 per cent).

Volkswagen plans rival to Tata's Nano

Volkswagen plans rival to Tata's Nano

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2008

Launch will be under separate brand name

RCom GSM order: 80-100 mn lines

RCom GSM order: 80-100 mn lines

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2008

This will be the country's largest order for telecom equipment and one of the world's biggest. The installed production capacity of GSM electronics worldwide is 250 to 300 million lines annually, suggesting that the order could account for more than 10 per cent of global production over the next three years.

My other car is a Tata!

My other car is a Tata!

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2008

The $2,500 'People's Car' to be unveiled on January 10 is a natural fit for India, but don't expect rivals to match it.

Bajaj to offer preview of small car at Auto Expo

Bajaj to offer preview of small car at Auto Expo

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2008

Now, sources in Bajaj Auto have confirmed that it is expected to offer a sneak preview of its small car, priced at roughly Rs 1.17 lakh, at the Expo. The country's second largest two-wheeler company had announced a tie-up with Renault and Nissan in October to develop an ultra-low cost small car for India.

A rising rupee hammers Indian textiles

A rising rupee hammers Indian textiles

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2007

The rupee's 11% gain against the dollar has driven U.S. and European retailers to switch their orders to countries with weaker currencies.

Incumbents can get spectrum: DoT arm

Incumbents can get spectrum: DoT arm

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2007

The Department of Telecommunications' Wireless Planning and Coordination arm has moved a note to issue start-up spectrum of 4.4 MHz to four leading service providers offering GSM technology, whose applications have been pending from December 2006.

A wireless revolution sweeps India

A wireless revolution sweeps India

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2007

With young people and others using their phones for texting, e-mail, and Web surfing, it's an increasingly wireless way of life on the Subcontinent.

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