Romita Majumdar &Amp;Amp; Debasis Mohapatra

Stories by Romita Majumdar &Amp;Amp; Debasis Mohapatra

Home sweet home indeed!

Home sweet home indeed!

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2018

Bengaluru-based developers, such as Puravankara Limited and Sowparnika Projects, have witnessed over 85-90 per cent of their customers being first time buyers or end users.

How Infy plans to capture the digital market

How Infy plans to capture the digital market

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2018

As IT majors face a decline in their legacy business, they are realigning their sales strategies to push up revenues from newer technologies.

Weak rupee puts I-T firms in a spot over contract renewals

Weak rupee puts I-T firms in a spot over contract renewals

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2018

Analysts are of the opinion that given the change in the business model, which is resulting in smaller deals spreading across the whole year, clients may be already renegotiating prices.

How chatbots, AI and big data are changing investing habits

How chatbots, AI and big data are changing investing habits

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2018

Thousands of retail investors are reaping the benefits of the disruption that the latest technologies have brought to the equity market. Brokerage firms are aggressively investing in technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and analytics, social media, chatbots, virtual assistants and so on.

South-based firms saw fund infusion of $6.5 billion since 2014

South-based firms saw fund infusion of $6.5 billion since 2014

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2018

A steady demand environment, prudent debt management and faster absorption of office space gave them an edge over others.

Why Voda-Idea won't lead to a drop in call, data charges

Why Voda-Idea won't lead to a drop in call, data charges

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2018

With their net debt estimated at Rs 1.15 trillion, the merged entity will not be in much of a position to dole out freebies, says Romita Majumdar.

What's holding back Digital India

What's holding back Digital India

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2018

Compared to a 64 per cent penetration in Brazil (130 million users total) and 53 per cent in China (total 733 million users), India has barely 28 per cent penetration. Of the digital reach, almost 80 per cent are from affluent segments in urban areas. How can this change?

How social media helps movie promotions

How social media helps movie promotions

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2018

A scroll through Akshay Kumar's Instagram feed shows numerous posts and stories promoting Gold. Sonakshi Sinha, on the other hand, posts stories from her shoots and events to drive home the message of an upcoming release. In both cases, the film in question gets much-needed attention.

How TCS is tweaking its business

How TCS is tweaking its business

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2018

TCS plans to build ignio as a standalone company.

With revenue of $31 mn, ignio is another feather in TCS cap

With revenue of $31 mn, ignio is another feather in TCS cap

Rediff.com   14 Aug 2018

ignio has more than 75 patents filed in the artificial intelligence, machine-learning and intelligent-automation space

Vodafone-Idea tech integration may take 4 years

Vodafone-Idea tech integration may take 4 years

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2018

A large team led by Kumar Mangalam Birla has taken charge of the integration process.

Bad loans: All is not lost for India's public sector banks

Bad loans: All is not lost for India's public sector banks

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2018

Factors like dedicated recovery teams, centralised follow-up on bad loan accounts and resolutions via NCLT are driving the trend

1 lakh jobs: Will this be world's largest recruitment drive?

1 lakh jobs: Will this be world's largest recruitment drive?

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2018

TCS will manage 'Question Creation Wizard' to frame question papers unique to each candidate with the same level of difficulty.

Digital lending set to become a $1 trillion business in India

Digital lending set to become a $1 trillion business in India

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2018

India's huge digital prowess and potential will play a huge role in enabling digital lending, says Romita Majumdar.

Good news for techies, IT cos to step up hiring this fisc

Good news for techies, IT cos to step up hiring this fisc

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2018

While there has been an improvement in the overall demand environment, the other reason expected to trigger this growth is the absence of a bench strength in most companies

Why share buybacks is not a good idea for IT companies

Why share buybacks is not a good idea for IT companies

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2018

The strategy of returning cash to shareholders through stock purchases could hinder their digital expansion plans

'Wipro is an execution company'

'Wipro is an execution company'

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2018

'We are not in the race of how much is the revenue, but how good is the revenue.'

Why Wipro will hire more freshers this year

Why Wipro will hire more freshers this year

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2018

The company's decision comes when there has been a dip in intake due to tepid demand, increasing automation, reports Debashis Mohapatra.

Infy hit by exits of high performers

Infy hit by exits of high performers

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2018

Overall attrition jumped to 20.6 per cent in the quarter, a 400 basis points rise over 16.6 per cent in the earlier quarter.

Jio GigaFiber, the next disruptor from Mukesh Ambani's stable

Jio GigaFiber, the next disruptor from Mukesh Ambani's stable

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2018

While existing players are expected to first drop prices, acquisition of smaller firms by larger ones is likely in future