Raghu Krishnan

Stories by Raghu Krishnan

The story of Ajit Isaac's entrepreneurial success

The story of Ajit Isaac's entrepreneurial success

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2016

Ajit Issac started as a management trainee at Godrej.

United Spirits shows proof of Mallya's fund diversion

United Spirits shows proof of Mallya's fund diversion

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2016

USL claims it has given a report on how the liquor baron channelled money from the company to Kingfisher Airlines, Force India and Watson.

Bengaluru's infrastructure mess taints Karnataka's future

Bengaluru's infrastructure mess taints Karnataka's future

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2016

Bengaluru dominates Karnataka's economy and its infrastructure mess compounds the problems, with policies lagging need and expectations.

Karnataka: Pay hikes due in 2017, unions get restless

Karnataka: Pay hikes due in 2017, unions get restless

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2016

State employees in Karnataka will have to wait longer for wage hike.

US mutual fund marks down Flipkart share value by 25%

US mutual fund marks down Flipkart share value by 25%

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2016

This is the sixth mark down for the largest e-commerce marketplace of the country in as many months.

'Even NASA wants to work with us now'

'Even NASA wants to work with us now'

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2016

ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar talks of what's on and what lies ahead for the Indian space agency.

Ola vs Uber: A bitter battle in Karnataka

Ola vs Uber: A bitter battle in Karnataka

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2016

The firm is fighting a court battle over new rules that mandate licensing & cap fares that remove surge pricing.

Ola plays nationalist card in race against Uber

Ola plays nationalist card in race against Uber

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2016

Ola accuses Uber of violating local laws, run business for profit.

Xerxes Desai: The man behind Titan's success

Xerxes Desai: The man behind Titan's success

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2016

In the '80s after Xerxes Desai, moved to Bengaluru and spent the initial days on building Titan from a factory in Hosur.

Making Rs 2 crore a day, Nikesh Arora rocked at his job

Making Rs 2 crore a day, Nikesh Arora rocked at his job

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2016

Nikesh Arora has an engineering degree in electronics and worked for a brief period at Wipro, selling computers.

After clean chit, SoftBank heir apparent Arora quits

After clean chit, SoftBank heir apparent Arora quits

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2016

Arora will resign less than two years since he joined the Japanese Internet conglomerate

Ola to raise $1 billion to fend off Uber

Ola to raise $1 billion to fend off Uber

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2016

The development comes close on the heels of Uber planning to invest substantial part of $3.5 bn Saudi money in India.

India's first private rocket launch in 4 years

India's first private rocket launch in 4 years

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2016

If successful, this would increase capacity to hurl small satellites into space, meeting both local demand and serving global customers.

Mallya accuses CBI, ED of holding him guilty without trial

Mallya accuses CBI, ED of holding him guilty without trial

Rediff.com   13 Jun 2016

'Civil matters like loan recovery are being connected with criminal allegations, without any basis.'

Saudi funds to fuel Uber's India race

Saudi funds to fuel Uber's India race

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2016

US taxi-hailing firm raises the money from Saudi Public Investment Fund to support global expansion.

Karnataka to Uber, Ola: Get licence or go off roads

Karnataka to Uber, Ola: Get licence or go off roads

Rediff.com   30 May 2016

Ola and Uber have committed to spending Rs 15,000 cr to win the taxi market.

A successful entrepreneur who wants to start an airline

A successful entrepreneur who wants to start an airline

Rediff.com   26 May 2016

VRL investors have punished the stock for his move, but Sankeshwar is defiant.

Why Apple chose Hyderabad to set up its map development centre

Why Apple chose Hyderabad to set up its map development centre

Rediff.com   19 May 2016

The city houses National Remote Sensing Centre and is also home to several companies offer geographical information system services.

Phase one of Bengaluru Metro to be launched today

Phase one of Bengaluru Metro to be launched today

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2016

People will be able to cut commute times significantly.

A Congress government headed for doom

A Congress government headed for doom

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2016

Failure to deliver on governance, corruption allegations, preoccupation with Lok Sabha and gram panchayat polls and factionalism have weakened Siddaramaiah's government in Karnataka. This may well hand the BJP a chance to make a comeback in the state, says Raghu Krishnan.