Raghuvir Badrinath &Amp; Bibhu Ranjan Mishra In Bangalore

Stories by Raghuvir Badrinath &Amp; Bibhu Ranjan Mishra In Bangalore

Wipro looks to gain ground in BFSI segment

Wipro looks to gain ground in BFSI segment

Rediff.com   16 May 2011

Wipro is trying to strengthen its presence in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) segment by increasing its revenue share on par with other leading Indian information technology (IT) service companies.

Former Patni CEO to get year's salary, stocks

Former Patni CEO to get year's salary, stocks

Rediff.com   13 May 2011

iGate Patni is all set to compete with the likes of IBM, Accenture, Infosys and Congnizant.

The man who shaped Wipro's IT business

The man who shaped Wipro's IT business

Rediff.com   3 May 2011

Banerjee was one of the people instrumental in shaping the future of Wipro's IT business in its early days.

Infy co-founder expands role in hospitality space

Infy co-founder expands role in hospitality space

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2011

N S Raghavan, one of the co-founders of Infosys, is expanding his presence in the hospitality sector.

Automobile sector will drive economy: Kirloskar

Automobile sector will drive economy: Kirloskar

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2011

We are upbeat on the opportunities in India, says Vikram Kirloskar.

PremjiInvest, Milestone up stake in Healthcare

PremjiInvest, Milestone up stake in Healthcare

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2011

PremjiInvest has invested close to $20 million in the hospital chain in the last three years.

Devas deal explodes on Isro's launch pad

Devas deal explodes on Isro's launch pad

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2011

The UPA government looks set to give the contract a decent burial and, in turn, redeem ISRO and itself.

Kirani creates value with start-ups

Kirani creates value with start-ups

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2011

Kirani, is passionate about working with start-ups when they are at the ideation stage.

I-T dept's refurbished unit cuts red tape

I-T dept's refurbished unit cuts red tape

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2011

This is where 300-odd executives of Infosys and 30 I-T officials, headed by commissioner Sanjai Kumar Verma, process all I-T returns filed electronically (e-filing) across the country and all paper filings of Karnataka.

Stanchart, 3i want to invest in expressway

Stanchart, 3i want to invest in expressway

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2011

Global private equity majors - Standard Chartered Private Equity and London-headquartered 3i - are understood to have shown keen interest to invest in the litigation-prone Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40 billion) Bangalore-Mysore expressway being developed by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Limited (NICE).

GMR close to clinching Indonesian mine

GMR close to clinching Indonesian mine

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2011

GMR Infrastructure, the Bangalore-based developer of power plant, airports, roads and urban infrastructure, is understood to be closing in on its second coal mine acquisition in Indonesia. The mine is expected to cost close to $150 million and has reserves of close to 200 million tonne.

Meet T K Kurien, Wipro's new CEO

Meet T K Kurien, Wipro's new CEO

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2011

In April 2008, Wipro's technology business saw one of its biggest churns in the wake of the appointment of Girish Paranjpe and Suresh Vaswani as joint CEOs under an experimental management structure devised by Chairman Azim Premji.

IT companies form local bodies in smaller cities

IT companies form local bodies in smaller cities

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2011

Information technology companies in smaller cities are forming regional associations to attract investments and get their demands fulfilled at the local level, as industry body Nasscom is unable to spread its wings in many such cities. Smaller companies in places such as Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Madurai, Kozhikode, Ahmedabad, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram have created regional fora to sell their locations and also lobby state governments.

Festive season brings cheer to PC makers

Festive season brings cheer to PC makers

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2011

The Indian PC market is all set to witness double digit growth in 2010. Backed by increasing demand from the consumer segment, major PC vendors like Dell, HCL, Lenovo and Acer expect a surge in sales, especially during the festive season.

Premji Foundation to set up schools

Premji Foundation to set up schools

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2010

To have at least one demonstration school in every district.

Walmart raises IT sourcing from India

Walmart raises IT sourcing from India

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2010

Selects Wipro, Collabera as vendors; total IT sourcing from India about $1 billion.

Mphasis finds tool to hire 'Right' people

Mphasis finds tool to hire 'Right' people

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2010

Mid-sized IT and BPO services company MphasiS has introduced a hiring methodology which gives candidates even with very poor academic record a chance to make their way into the company if they are good in their logical and reasoning skills.

Sabeer Bhatia's next mega project

Sabeer Bhatia's next mega project

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2010

The Live Documents service offered by the Bhatia-promoted InstaColl is already a big success in India, especially among the education fraternity.

Lenovo wakes up to the power of youth

Lenovo wakes up to the power of youth

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2010

Dell, which recently knocked out Hewlett Packard from the No 1position in the Indian personal computer market, isn't the only one to move from the men to the boys.

Uninor to raise over Rs 9,000 cr debt

Uninor to raise over Rs 9,000 cr debt

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2010

Despite mounting losses from its Indian operations and growing pressure from minority stakeholders back home, Norwegian telecom major Telenor said Uninor, its telecom joint venture in India, plans to raise about Rs 9,365 crore to support its expansion.