Neha Alawadhi, Romita Majumdar &Amp; Debasis Mohapatra

Stories by Neha Alawadhi, Romita Majumdar &Amp; Debasis Mohapatra

Infy board may consider share buyback, special dividend

Infy board may consider share buyback, special dividend

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2019

According to the capital allocation policy approved by the shareholders in April last year, Infosys plans to give back around Rs 10,400 crore to shareholders by the end of this financial year.

How Infosys has changed under CEO Salil Parekh

How Infosys has changed under CEO Salil Parekh

Rediff.com   7 Jan 2019

2019, however, will be a bigger test as the firm continues to deal with rising attrition and margin pressure.

Airtel, Vodafone to lose 50 mn users

Airtel, Vodafone to lose 50 mn users

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2018

These customers will be unable to meet the lowest recharge requirements for Jio, meaning they will either exit the market or migrate to BSNL/MTNL.

As legacy business slows, Mindtree eyes IPs in new-age tech

As legacy business slows, Mindtree eyes IPs in new-age tech

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2018

The move comes at a time when the traditional software maintenance and support works, once the bread and butter for export-driven IT services business, are slowly drying up.

Hackathon major plans to set up US ops in 2019

Hackathon major plans to set up US ops in 2019

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2018

While HackerEarth has clients and developers globally, the US consists more than a third of the revenue stream, and plans to ramp it up to 60 per cent of the total share.

Indian IT cos ready plan to cope with stricter H-1B laws

Indian IT cos ready plan to cope with stricter H-1B laws

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2018

Canada and Mexico emerge as preferred destinations to service clients in the US; east Europe and Nordic nations are favoured alternatives

Soon you can register your idea on K'taka's digital IP platform

Soon you can register your idea on K'taka's digital IP platform

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2018

The initiative is being undertaken by the government of Karnataka, considered one of the leaders in the technology space. Currently, India doesn't have such a platform and, globally, there are very few privately-run platforms.

Anil Ambani all set to sell RCom's spectrum to Jio

Anil Ambani all set to sell RCom's spectrum to Jio

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2018

Supreme Court had asked the government to issue RCom a NoC for spectrum sale to Reliance Jio Infocomm by December 9 if it furnishes a corporate guarantee of Rs 1,400 crore

Emotix, a Mumbai-based startup launches personal robot for kids

Emotix, a Mumbai-based startup launches personal robot for kids

Rediff.com   29 Nov 2018

The robot can hold long conversations, track the child's mood and is controlled from an app on the parents' smartphone

How Voda Idea readies to fight rivals

How Voda Idea readies to fight rivals

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2018

The management plans to invest Rs 27,000 crore in 2019-20, supported by savings of around Rs 14,000 crore that it expects to come from synergising operations of merged entities.

Tax ruling on back-office services shocks IT, BPO sector

Tax ruling on back-office services shocks IT, BPO sector

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2018

The recent ruling by the Authority of Advance Rulings making back-office services provided by a company to global firms taxable under GST, has sent shockwaves through the information technology and business process outsourcing industry.

Democrats' win in US mid-terms opens a door of hope for IT firms

Democrats' win in US mid-terms opens a door of hope for IT firms

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2018

With Democrats having an upper hand in US Congress, the Donald Trump administration will find it difficult to come up with any future legislative changes with regard to visa regulations.

IT services firms wake up to client leakage

IT services firms wake up to client leakage

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2018

Despite higher gross additions, growth in overall customer base has been tepid for these companies, says Debasis Mohapatra.

Why Binny Bansal will continue to remain a director of Flipkart board

Why Binny Bansal will continue to remain a director of Flipkart board

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2018

A board position requires one to hold at least 3 per cent of the outstanding shares. Binny holds around 5 per cent stake in Flipkart

Why NRIs are so gung-ho about buying property in India

Why NRIs are so gung-ho about buying property in India

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2018

NRI demand would help offset the liquidity problem, which is presently affecting realty sales.

IT services contracts now come with strings attached

IT services contracts now come with strings attached

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2018

With clients increasingly looking at cost optimisation by passing on the risks to the IT vendors and IT services players demanding longer tenure deals to hedge their risks, a mix of these two factors are giving rise to large deals coming up in the market with a lot of strings attached.

TCS buys digital design firm W12 Studios, its 1st acquisition in 5 years

TCS buys digital design firm W12 Studios, its 1st acquisition in 5 years

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2018

W12 Studios will be part of TCS Interactive, further strengthening the already impressive array of creative and experience services it offers

Top four IT firms double net staff addition in Q2

Top four IT firms double net staff addition in Q2

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2018

The record in net addition from the top four was in 2016-17, of 59,427 employees.

TCS to hire 28,000 fresh engineering grads

TCS to hire 28,000 fresh engineering grads

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2018

The candidates will be selected through a National Qualifier Test. The top 1,000 will be offered a much higher salary -- almost double of that being offered to peers.

5th top-level exit hits Infosys

5th top-level exit hits Infosys

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2018

The latest one being Ken Toombs, global head of consulting at the Bengaluru-based entity.