Samreen Ahmad &Amp; Debasis Mohapatra

Stories by Samreen Ahmad &Amp; Debasis Mohapatra

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.

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.

Swiggy's losses double, but revenue jumps 4-fold

Swiggy's losses double, but revenue jumps 4-fold

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2018

Swiggy had in June entered the elite Unicorn club after raising $210 million from a group of investors

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

Akshaya Patra takes tech help to better feed 1,761,734 children a day

Akshaya Patra takes tech help to better feed 1,761,734 children a day

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2018

Its newly-built Jigani kitchen in Bengaluru is piloting the use of technologies such as data analytics, blockchain and Internet of Things to speed up the huge volume of its operations while ensuring strict quality control, reports Samreen Ahmad.

Britannia wants to makes 100th year memorable

Britannia wants to makes 100th year memorable

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2018

Britannia, which is celebrating its centenary year in 2018, will first look at expanding its dairy and bakery businesses, before turning its attention towards new food categories. The attempt is to become a total foods company, as it eyes a well-rounded presence in the market.

Homes get smarter, are you ready?

Homes get smarter, are you ready?

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2018

Smart homes that do your everyday tasks are now coming on the Indian market. Several real estate firms are making this reality as they venture into constructing automated homes.

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.

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.

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.

Soon, you will be able to be 'Vokal' in 6 regional languages

Soon, you will be able to be 'Vokal' in 6 regional languages

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2018

TaxiForSure's Aprameya Radhakrishna's new venture, Vokal, is a peer-to-peer content generation platform that is a cross between Reddit and Quora.

How Allergan plans to boost Botox sales in Indian market

How Allergan plans to boost Botox sales in Indian market

Rediff.com   15 Aug 2018

While the Botox segment is growing annually at around 20-25% in the country, Allergan India's aesthetics business is growing at 60%

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