Priyanka Joshi, New Delhi

Stories by Priyanka Joshi, New Delhi

Why gamers will like these headsets

Why gamers will like these headsets

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2009

A good headset enhances the gaming experience. While the top-end headsets are excellent, here are some cheaper alternatives you could consider.

RIM gets ready to retail BlackBerrys

RIM gets ready to retail BlackBerrys

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2009

Research in Motion, maker of Blackberry devices, is putting together its retail footprint with distribution tie-ups with partners like Redington India, which will help in setting up a national retail distribution channels for its smartphones.

Retailers plan to step up discounts as sales slow

Retailers plan to step up discounts as sales slow

Rediff.com   20 Jan 2009

The disclosure comes within days after Kishore Biyani-owned Pantaloon Retail said that same store sales in December dropped for the first time in four years. Analysts were more surprised at the drop in value retailing, which indicated that value retailers were not benefiting from downtrading.

Ranbaxy to exit Japanese JV with Nippon Chemiphar

Ranbaxy to exit Japanese JV with Nippon Chemiphar

Rediff.com   16 Jan 2009

Ranbaxy's investment in the six-year-old joint venture for the 50 per cent stake is estimated at Rs 30.5 crore (Rs 305 million). Industry sources said the deal was unlikely to impact Ranbaxy's financials as revenues and investment in the joint venture was not significant. Sources said revenues from NPI were only $25 million in 2007 through the sale of four generic products.

Hitting the Ghajini jackpot

Hitting the Ghajini jackpot

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2009

Madhu Mantena, Ghajini's producer, entered the film world almost by chance, and now he has a hit on his hands.

Using unsecure Wi-Fi? You could land up in jail!

Using unsecure Wi-Fi? You could land up in jail!

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2009

The Mumbai police, along with a group of enthusiastic citizens including Mumbai Sheriff Indu Shani, combed commercial complexes, malls, office buildings and residential premises in south and south-central Mumbai to identify and get rid of unsecured Wi-Fi connections in the city, following terrorist attacks last year.Terror mails were sent via unsecured Wi-Fi connections before the Delhi and Ahmedabad serial blasts also.

Sasan mega project closure in a few weeks

Sasan mega project closure in a few weeks

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2009

Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Power is likely to announce the financial closure of its 3,960-Mw Sasan ultra mega power project (UMPP) in a few weeks.

Want some great in-car entertainment?

Want some great in-car entertainment?

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2009

All those who spend a lot of time on the road, gear up your cars with these Road Warrior essentials, spanning GPS navigation systems, in-car sound systems and Bluetooth devices.

Social networking sites hope for a better tomorrow

Social networking sites hope for a better tomorrow

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2008

It was a mixed year for social networking sites, which began the year with a bang. Social media sites like MySpace, BigAdda, Ibibo, Orkut and Facebook firmed up operations while sites like Yahoo Mash, popularly touted as competitor to Facebook, shut shop in September 2008 after a year of being launched.

Legal outsourcing set to boom

Legal outsourcing set to boom

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2008

An Indian legal professional who takes home Rs 25,000 a month earns a tiny fraction of the Rs 10,000 an hour that his counterpart in the US earns.

Companies hedge on ATF to tackle price volatility

Companies hedge on ATF to tackle price volatility

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2008

In addition to that, an increasing number of airlines like SpiceJet, national carrier Air India and GoAir are either getting into hedging of aviation turbine fuel or increasing the quantum of ATF hedged on the MCX. Last month, state-run Indian Oil Corporation approached MCX to provide it with a platform to hedge its refinery margins and end products from crude oil.

Investors give realtors the chill

Investors give realtors the chill

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2008

Investors, at a recent property exhibition concluded by magicbricks.com, were seen selling flats at 30 per cent discount to the market rate compared with the builders' offer of 15-20 per cent, according to reports. Investors normally comprise about 30 per cent of the property markets.

Roche to sell arthritis drug in India

Roche to sell arthritis drug in India

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2008

Roche expects to start selling Actemra by April 2009, company sources said. India will be the second country to launch the drug, Japan being the first. The Indian drug regulator Drug Controller General of India usually approves a new drug marketing application based on safety and efficacy data cleared by regulators in the US, EU and other developed countries.

An audio treat for music lovers

An audio treat for music lovers

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2008

The latest generation of Altec Lansing speakers, the FX3022 ex-pressionist Bass, make an interesting set of speakers. ex-pressionist Bass are meant to be an audio treat for music lovers and are priced at roughly Rs 7,000.

Terror attacks to boost security gadget sales

Terror attacks to boost security gadget sales

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2008

Sophisticated security-related electronics are expected to flood the domestic market after the Mumbai terror attacks.

Airlines brace for 15% cancellations

Airlines brace for 15% cancellations

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2008

Since Thursday, several carriers, mainly international, have cancelled their flights in and out of Mumbai due to sparse load factor or the inability of the crew to reach the airport. Amongst the domestic carriers, Kingfisher Airlines combined around eight flights. Air India also clubbed some of its flights in the domestic routes. Jet Airways, JetLite, IndiGo and SpiceJet did not cancel any flight.

i-bankers sink in marriage mart

i-bankers sink in marriage mart

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2008

Considered, till recently, the "blue-chips" of the estimated $15 billion Indian matrimonial market, the marriage value of non-resident Indian (NRI) and India-based investment bankers is rapidly being eroded.

Retail players leverage falling rentals

Retail players leverage falling rentals

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2008

With store rentals dropping as much as 35 per cent in the last one year, retailers say opening stores in certain locations has become profitable. As a result, some retailers plan to roll out their bigger format stores and others are booking retail spaces that will come up in two years at a much lower cost.

Cybercrime, phishing flourish as markets falter

Cybercrime, phishing flourish as markets falter

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2008

Sample this. Five cyber-thieves, allegedly part of a network that hacked into the account of a Noida businessman, were nabbed today for a Rs 1.66 crore (Rs 16.6-million) cyber hack. They used Internet banking to transfer the money from the businessman's account with the Punjab National Bank's Noida branch to their own account.

Banks gearing up to reduce rates

Banks gearing up to reduce rates

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2008

Yes Bank plans 100 bps cut, other private players to wait; public sector may move first. The bank, which currently disburses loans to corporate clients at around 17 per cent, may also pare deposit rates by 50 basis points in December.