Raghu Krishnan &Amp;Amp; Alnoor Peermohamed

Stories by Raghu Krishnan &Amp;Amp; Alnoor Peermohamed

Right to Privacy: Data harvesting by web firms under threat

Right to Privacy: Data harvesting by web firms under threat

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2017

People use Internet on smartphones, using apps which use their data to provide tailor-made services

KS Puttaswamy, 92-yr-old, who fired first shot in Right to Privacy case

KS Puttaswamy, 92-yr-old, who fired first shot in Right to Privacy case

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2017

The retired Karnataka high court judge is frail but sharp as a tack is a staunch disbeliever of Aadhaar, saying all it does is replace other forms of identification.

With 'apni hi gadi samjho,' Uber aims to break outsider tag

With 'apni hi gadi samjho,' Uber aims to break outsider tag

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2017

With a new campaign that talks about togetherness, Uber challenges Ola's homegrown narrative.

Can Flipkart 2.0 beat Amazon?

Can Flipkart 2.0 beat Amazon?

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2017

After raising $2.5 billion from SoftBank's Masayoshi Son and his Vision Fund, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are back in the driving seat at Flipkart, the company they founded over a decade ago.

Innoviti, the Google Maps of digital payments

Innoviti, the Google Maps of digital payments

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2017

A platform that helps retailers reduce failed transactions while keeping the cost down, Innoviti is all set for India's digital payments revolution.

Lessons from Snapdeal's failures

Lessons from Snapdeal's failures

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2017

India's first true e-commerce marketplace is struggling for its survival and in it lies valuable lessons for pure play aggregators, say experts.

Titan taps Amazon to enter US

Titan taps Amazon to enter US

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2017

Titan will become the latest Indian brand to ride on the back of the global e-retail major

Has language war put BJP on back foot in Karnataka?

Has language war put BJP on back foot in Karnataka?

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2017

With one year left for assembly elections in Karnataka, the last big bastion of the Congress, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has found an emotive issue to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party as the latter prepares the ground for a fight to grab power. Raghu Krishnan and Nikita Puri report.

Can Nykaa teach Amazon, Flipkart a lesson?

Can Nykaa teach Amazon, Flipkart a lesson?

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2017

Unlike some of India's largest online retailers like Flipkart, Amazon, Myntra and Jabong, which are very secretive about their data and use it to cut better deals with brands than their competitors, the Nykaa monetising its insights. If it is is able to do so without giving away any of its advantages to competitors, it could be on to a winning model.

Narayana Murthy asks Infosys to make Panaya report public; firm says no

Narayana Murthy asks Infosys to make Panaya report public; firm says no

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2017

Murthy's letter comes even as Sikka celebrates the completion of three years at the helm of India's second largest software exporter.

Why winning in India is so important for Uber

Why winning in India is so important for Uber

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2017

The Indian arm is the second largest unit for the company, crosses 500 mn trips milestone

The speed bumps for India's electric cars

The speed bumps for India's electric cars

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2017

Even as India goes green, lack of uniform standards for setting up charging stations is holding back companies. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.

Suresh Vaswani set to drive IBM's global tech services

Suresh Vaswani set to drive IBM's global tech services

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2017

It looks like IBM is betting on Vaswani to replicate the success he had with Dell

Tomato prices go through the roof

Tomato prices go through the roof

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2017

Farmers shifted to other vegetables as they could not realise price in past 9 months

IT layoffs: Getting skilled is the makeover mantra

IT layoffs: Getting skilled is the makeover mantra

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2017

Building front-end and stitching it with back-end is a task that IT firms are learning the hard way, finds Raghu Krishnan.

In digital, our expertise is unique: Wipro CEO

In digital, our expertise is unique: Wipro CEO

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2017

One of the good things about our business is, if customers are under pressure and in a cost-cutting mode, we are able to provide more efficient solutions.

Will India choose Rupay over Visa, Mastercard?

Will India choose Rupay over Visa, Mastercard?

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2017

RuPay has 42% of total debit cards, but contributes only 16% of PoS, e-commerce transactions. With banks scheduled to renew deals with Visa, Mastercard, here's how RuPay plans to increase its reach to premium customers.

With Halli Labs, Google makes its first Indian acquisition

With Halli Labs, Google makes its first Indian acquisition

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2017

Joins Facebook, Apple and Twitter in buying Indian start-ups

'We are ardent believers of digital first'

'We are ardent believers of digital first'

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2017

Sanjay Jalona, CEO & MD of LTI says the push would be to increase digital business and look at outcomes in projects for customers.

'Jobs are not a problem in India'

'Jobs are not a problem in India'

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2017

'If we chose to do the right things, it is possible to avoid job losses at a mass scale,' ABB MD Sanjeev Sharma tells Raghu Krishnan.