Priyanka Joshi, New Delhi

Stories by Priyanka Joshi, New Delhi

Now, book your DVD online

Now, book your DVD online

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2007

With the country's DVD market growing rapidly, online rentals are the next big thing.

FM asks banks to curb home and retail loans

FM asks banks to curb home and retail loans

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2007

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has asked public sector banks to go slow on disbursals of home and other consumption loans to help fight inflation.

All about Lenovo 3000 Y500

All about Lenovo 3000 Y500

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2007

The machine, which weighs almost 2.5 Kg, has washed its hands off the traditional fingerprint reader that most of contemporary laptops sport.

Pharma firms face ban on Merck generic

Pharma firms face ban on Merck generic

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2007

Over 30 domestic pharmaceutical companies, including Ranbaxy, Cipla, Nicholas Piramal, Zydus Cadila and Torrent, face a possible ban on the sale of the generic version of Merck's pain management drug in the Indian market.

Outsourcing may see revival in 2007

Outsourcing may see revival in 2007

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2007

US companies, hoping to save money during the recessionary phase, are likely to increase outsourcing of information technology services.

Playing Net nanny

Playing Net nanny

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

What's your protection strategy for online teenagers being stalked by predators?

Uber chic but at what cost?

Uber chic but at what cost?

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

High-end luxury brands are beginning to recognise the untapped potential in India. Import duties, however, are playing spoilsport.

Rate hike won't ruin party: CEOs

Rate hike won't ruin party: CEOs

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2007

Thirty-four of the CEOs polled, or 89.5 per cent, said they would not scale down business projections for 2007-08, though 28 of them, or 73.7 per cent, expect money to become costlier.

Logan may not spawn price cuts for now

Logan may not spawn price cuts for now

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2007

The two petrol models of the Logan are priced between Rs 428,000 and Rs 644,000, while its diesel model's price range is Rs 547,000 to Rs 651,000. The range overlaps the pricing of the premium hatchbacks as well as of mid-size cars.

Hexaware to acquire US IT firm for $40 mn

Hexaware to acquire US IT firm for $40 mn

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

Hexaware Technologies, a provider of IT and BPO services, is planning to acquire an IT company in the US or Europe for $20-40 million

Check out Blackberry 8800

Check out Blackberry 8800

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

The slimmest phone from the stable of the US phone maker, will be available to the Indian public through services providers Airtel and Hutch

Cement manufacturers unmoved by duty cuts

Cement manufacturers unmoved by duty cuts

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

The country's leading steel companies were considering a price increase of Rs 1,000-2,000 per tonne from April 1, despite a partial rollback last month.

Tata Power buys 30% in Indonesian firm

Tata Power buys 30% in Indonesian firm

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2007

Tata Power, the country's largest private utility by sales, announced the acquisition of 30 per cent stake in two coal mining units and a related trading outfit of Indonesia's PT Bumi Resources for nearly Rs 4,740 crore ($1.1 billion).

Check out these swanky phones

Check out these swanky phones

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

Launching W880i as an extension to the fast-swelling Walkman line up and the K550i Cybershot, Sony Ericsson has re-instated its belief in Walkman and Cybershot series.

The show that will replace KBC

The show that will replace KBC

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2007

Fox Production will debut on Star Plus with a musical to fill the gap left by SRK.

Durables' prices may rise

Durables' prices may rise

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2007

Refrigerators or ACs could be dearer soon as the consumer durable companies start conforming to energy efficiency standards.

Google logs into rural India

Google logs into rural India

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2007

The latest company to seek a fortune in India's rural markets is Google. It is developing with local vendors a simpler search engine, as well as content tailored to the needs of rural users.

All about the unique media centre PC

All about the unique media centre PC

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2007

You can watch them at your leisure with a media centre PC that can play movies, burn DVDs, record TV games and even allow you to surf the Internet.

Sachin joins Superman league

Sachin joins Superman league

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

Imagine Sachin Tendulkar as the saviour of the world -- fighting the baddies and averting catastrophes!

PDAs vs smartphones: who will win?

PDAs vs smartphones: who will win?

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

Not wanting to be burdened with unwanted bulk, software applications that are never used, Indian users are clearly steering towards the new generation smartphones.