Peerzada Abrar, Sai Ishwar

Stories by Peerzada Abrar, Sai Ishwar

IBM's AI push helps Parle, Mother Dairy go digital

IBM's AI push helps Parle, Mother Dairy go digital

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2020

The applications range from disaster recovery to predicting demand and understanding customer choices using artificial intelligence.

Professional gamers are in a tough zone after PUBG ban

Professional gamers are in a tough zone after PUBG ban

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2020

While some gamers are looking at alternatives like Call of Duty, most believe these might not become the craze among users like PUBG was.

PUBG Mobile sheds China link to woo Indian gamers

PUBG Mobile sheds China link to woo Indian gamers

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2020

Even though PUBG Corporation is a South Korean company with its headquarters in Seoul, Tencent Gaming, a subsidiary of Chinese investment and technology giant Tencent, holds the global franchise for the mobile version of the game.

Covid-19 may trigger third wave of outsourcing for Indian IT industry

Covid-19 may trigger third wave of outsourcing for Indian IT industry

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2020

A Goldman Sachs report said, in the past also, major crisis have led to a sharp increase in outsourcing and even offshoring particularly to India , thanks to lower wages for technology developers as compared to developed economies, and an increasing annual base of engineering graduates.

This edtech firm is using Covid as springboard for growth

This edtech firm is using Covid as springboard for growth

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2020

Simplilearn said the pandemic had accelerated demand for skills in areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data science and cybersecurity.

Paytm Mall suffers huge data breach, gets ransom call

Paytm Mall suffers huge data breach, gets ransom call

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2020

Hacker group John Wick is said to be responsible for the Paytm Mall database breach.

E-com recovers, grows 17% post-Covid-19

E-com recovers, grows 17% post-Covid-19

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2020

The consumer buying patterns and preferences have changed significantly with categories like health and pharma, FMCG and agriculture seeing a surge and exponential growth along with the rising number of first-time online shoppers.

Revealed! How JEE, NEET will be different

Revealed! How JEE, NEET will be different

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2020

Exam centres will not only ensure social distancing among examinees -- there will also be a strong focus on avoiding malpractices and conducting the test with minimal human intervention.

Parl panel plans to summon FB amid reports alleging bias towards BJP

Parl panel plans to summon FB amid reports alleging bias towards BJP

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2020

After a report mentioned that Facebook overlooked its hate speech policies in cases of BJP MLA T Raja Singh and 3 others, Shashi Tharoor, chairperson of Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT, said the committee 'would certainly wish to hear from Facebook'.

India Inc goes slow on increments; hikes pay for select few

India Inc goes slow on increments; hikes pay for select few

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2020

While salary growth may range from a marginally positive to stagnant or even negative, the increment for some of the "super-specialised" profiles can go beyond 15%.

E-com giants may see 25% jump in sales

E-com giants may see 25% jump in sales

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2020

Instead of making the sellers bleed, experts say, e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart have roped in banks to offer discounts to buyers.

Byju's buys edtech start-up Whitehat Jr for $300 million

Byju's buys edtech start-up Whitehat Jr for $300 million

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2020

Bajaj sold his 18-month-old start-up WhiteHat Jr to Byju Raveendran for $300 million in an all-cash deal - over the video conferencing platform Zoom. The deal is the biggest in the Indian edtech sector by far.

Myntra buys Deepika Padukone's fashion brand 'All About You'

Myntra buys Deepika Padukone's fashion brand 'All About You'

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2020

As part of the next step, Myntra plans to popularise the brand further by making the collection accessible to customers in unexplored markets in India.

With OCEN, small businesses have access to instant loans

With OCEN, small businesses have access to instant loans

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2020

The protocol aims to "democratise" lending, reduce costs of credit, and ensure accessibility of credit to small companies and street vendors, according to Nandan Nilekani.

Despite COVID crisis, this fintech is offering 10-12% salary hikes

Despite COVID crisis, this fintech is offering 10-12% salary hikes

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2020

Niyo is also offering bonuses and ESOPs, taking the total stock grants to over Rs 100 crore for all eligible employees.

India's top IT firms' headcount drops first time in a decade

India's top IT firms' headcount drops first time in a decade

Rediff.com   28 Jul 2020

By the end of the June quarter, the top four - TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Tech employed 10,15,000 employees - down by 9,144 employees over the previous quarter.

Indian start-ups shun China, turn to US firms for fund

Indian start-ups shun China, turn to US firms for fund

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2020

India's shift towards US companies for technology investments and partnerships fits well with the present government's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and 'Make in India' initiatives, say experts.

Clones of banned Chinese apps return to mobile phones in India

Clones of banned Chinese apps return to mobile phones in India

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2020

After India banned 59 Chinese apps last month, at least three more China-based video apps - Snack Video, Likee Lite, and Zili - have now made it to the list of top 10 downloaded apps in India on Google Playstore.

Paytm to launch stock-broking services soon

Paytm to launch stock-broking services soon

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2020

Paytm had received the approval for brokerage services from market regulator Sebi in January this year.

How TCS plans to make WFH its mantra

How TCS plans to make WFH its mantra

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2020

'At any given point in time, we expect only 25 per cent of our workforce will need to be in office.' 'And any given person will only be required to spend only 25 per cent of their time in office.'