Romita Majumdar &Amp;Amp; Debasis Mohapatra

Stories by Romita Majumdar &Amp;Amp; Debasis Mohapatra

Democrats' win in US mid-terms opens a door of hope for IT firms

Democrats' win in US mid-terms opens a door of hope for IT firms

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2018

With Democrats having an upper hand in US Congress, the Donald Trump administration will find it difficult to come up with any future legislative changes with regard to visa regulations.

IT services firms wake up to client leakage

IT services firms wake up to client leakage

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2018

Despite higher gross additions, growth in overall customer base has been tepid for these companies, says Debasis Mohapatra.

Why Binny Bansal will continue to remain a director of Flipkart board

Why Binny Bansal will continue to remain a director of Flipkart board

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2018

A board position requires one to hold at least 3 per cent of the outstanding shares. Binny holds around 5 per cent stake in Flipkart

Why NRIs are so gung-ho about buying property in India

Why NRIs are so gung-ho about buying property in India

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2018

NRI demand would help offset the liquidity problem, which is presently affecting realty sales.

IT services contracts now come with strings attached

IT services contracts now come with strings attached

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2018

With clients increasingly looking at cost optimisation by passing on the risks to the IT vendors and IT services players demanding longer tenure deals to hedge their risks, a mix of these two factors are giving rise to large deals coming up in the market with a lot of strings attached.

TCS buys digital design firm W12 Studios, its 1st acquisition in 5 years

TCS buys digital design firm W12 Studios, its 1st acquisition in 5 years

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2018

W12 Studios will be part of TCS Interactive, further strengthening the already impressive array of creative and experience services it offers

Top four IT firms double net staff addition in Q2

Top four IT firms double net staff addition in Q2

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2018

The record in net addition from the top four was in 2016-17, of 59,427 employees.

TCS to hire 28,000 fresh engineering grads

TCS to hire 28,000 fresh engineering grads

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2018

The candidates will be selected through a National Qualifier Test. The top 1,000 will be offered a much higher salary -- almost double of that being offered to peers.

5th top-level exit hits Infosys

5th top-level exit hits Infosys

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2018

The latest one being Ken Toombs, global head of consulting at the Bengaluru-based entity.

The new normal at India's IT companies

The new normal at India's IT companies

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2018

Analysts are of the opinion that 55 may emerge as the new age to retire for techies in India

Why Mukesh Ambani is a happy man today

Why Mukesh Ambani is a happy man today

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2018

Analysts expect RIL to report consolidated revenue of Rs 1.40 trillion and 10 analysts expect RIL's net income to be Rs 9,629 crore

Anil Kumble gives AI spin to cricket

Anil Kumble gives AI spin to cricket

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2018

The Power Bat is a visiting-card sized sticker on the shoulder of the bat that captures the speed of impact, quality of the shot and other parameters when the batsman hits the ball.

Campus placements: Infosys, TCS offer better salaries to freshers

Campus placements: Infosys, TCS offer better salaries to freshers

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2018

Colleges are witnessing more offers, with better salary packages. Median salary packages offered have improved over last year.

Brooklyn-based Etsy eyes next stage of India story

Brooklyn-based Etsy eyes next stage of India story

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2018

While e-commerce sites rush to meet mass demand, Etsy is positioning itself more as a community of artisans where buyers can seek uncommon and unique products rather than mass-produced discounted products.

Accenture to continue to look at India for hires

Accenture to continue to look at India for hires

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2018

Accenture -- considered as one of the top-most employers in India among the global technology services companies -- is believed to have over 150,000 workers in India, next to IBM.

IT majors take e-route to reskill employees

IT majors take e-route to reskill employees

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2018

The advent of internet of things, blockchain, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and self-driving cars has also created huge business opportunities for online training platforms such as Udacity and Coursera.

Salil Parekh: 'Infosys is building a business for the future'

Salil Parekh: 'Infosys is building a business for the future'

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2018

With Infosys emerging out of an uncertain phase, the new management, led by CEO & MD Salil Parekh, is trying to catch up with market leaders, with the new strategy in place.

Mid-sized firms join the hiring game

Mid-sized firms join the hiring game

Rediff.com   25 Sep 2018

Mid-sized IT firms have stepped up hiring in the current fiscal year, adding more than half as many employees in the first quarter of FY19 as compared to the whole of the previous financial year. This momentum is likely to continue for the rest of 2018-19 (FY19) as well.

$1.6 bn Alight deal puts Wipro back in the game

$1.6 bn Alight deal puts Wipro back in the game

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2018

The contract has not only cemented the position of its chief executive officer (CEO) Abidali Neemuchwala, it has also proven the ability of the current management to successfully chase and close larger deals that are becoming scarcer in the market.

Infy now plans to spread its wings in Europe, Australia

Infy now plans to spread its wings in Europe, Australia

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2018

Even though North America still accounts for 60 per cent of Infosys's revenue, the company is starting to see good growth in Europe, which contributes around 25 per cent to the company's top line. Even Australia also has emerged to be a strategically important market, with a contribution of 10 per cent to the overall revenues.