Samreen Ahmad &Amp; Surajeet Das Gupta

Stories by Samreen Ahmad &Amp; Surajeet Das Gupta

Mr NSA, what are you doing about Huawei?

Mr NSA, what are you doing about Huawei?

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2018

Chinese equipment contracts had been given by many public sector undertakings and government companies for their networks, even in sensitive places such as the north east.

COAI defends Huawei, says it is no threat to national security

COAI defends Huawei, says it is no threat to national security

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2018

COAI has argued that in India the government has been working to keep telecom networks secure, with reviews of the security policy and the insertion of specific clauses into the licences to prevent any risk to network security.

Huawei gets DoT call to hold 5G trials

Huawei gets DoT call to hold 5G trials

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2018

'The recent incident in the US has no bearing in India.' 'We are not aware of any request from the US to India about 5G.'

Rivals blame TRAI rule tweak for spurt in Jio's revenue

Rivals blame TRAI rule tweak for spurt in Jio's revenue

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2018

Jio's revenue increase was phenomenal in many circles: In Haryana, the RMS gain was 13 percentage points; in Bihar, 20 percentage points; in Odisha, 15 percentage points; and in Assam, 11 percentage points. However, incumbent telcos said this increase was only in three quarters, and it happened because of an order by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, which tweaked the definition of significant market player (SMP) for predatory pricing.

SBI orders forensic audit of Jet's accounts

SBI orders forensic audit of Jet's accounts

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2018

Jet has come under regulatory scrutiny twice this year.

Top level churn at IndiGo; Ronojoy Dutta may be next CEO

Top level churn at IndiGo; Ronojoy Dutta may be next CEO

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2018

IndiGo will seek board approval for Dutta's appointment soon. Till then, promoter Rahul Bhatia will continue to act as interim CEO.

Why Google chose this firm for its first Indian start-up investment

Why Google chose this firm for its first Indian start-up investment

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2018

After the Google investment, the company's monthly transactions have spiralled up from 65,000 to nearly one million in just a year. According to reports, the start-up is in fresh talks to raise about $6 million from investors, including Google, says Samreen Ahmad.

Hike rates, end price war: govt nudges cell cos, airlines

Hike rates, end price war: govt nudges cell cos, airlines

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2018

Move comes in view of big debt overhang in two sectors; companies unwilling.

Hike rates, end price war: govt nudges cell cos, airlines

Hike rates, end price war: govt nudges cell cos, airlines

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2018

Move comes in view of big debt overhang in two sectors; companies unwilling.

Tiger Global back on the prowl in Indian start-up arena

Tiger Global back on the prowl in Indian start-up arena

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2018

The investor has now put together a fund of $3.75 billion to back private companies.

IndiGo will score a double century soon

IndiGo will score a double century soon

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2018

Based on the Skytrax ranking for 2018, IndiGo is number two among the best low-cost carriers in Asia, behind rival AirAsia.

Jio's low-cost 4G phone beats rivals in non-metro circles

Jio's low-cost 4G phone beats rivals in non-metro circles

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2018

Jio's adjusted gross revenue share went up by 7 percentage points in Q2FY18-19 over the previous quarter in the circles of the C category.

Yulu bikes: Pedal your way to beat the traffic

Yulu bikes: Pedal your way to beat the traffic

Rediff.com   5 Dec 2018

Yulu founder Amit Gupta believes bicycle sharing is the next big thing.

It's season for Indian airlines to make money

It's season for Indian airlines to make money

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2018

Airlines are now pushing up fares and hopes to improve margins over the next three months to make up for the poor September quarter, even if it leads to a slight fall in their passenger load factor.

Bajaj's quadricycle Qute set to roll out in Feb

Bajaj's quadricycle Qute set to roll out in Feb

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2018

An alternative to a small car, it is expected to be priced ex-showroom between Rs 260,000 and Rs 300,000, and will offer better mileage (more than 30 km a litre) and less pollution than a car, and will be a convenient alternative to a two-wheeler but at the same operating costs.

Did Naresh Goyal scupper the Tatas?

Did Naresh Goyal scupper the Tatas?

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2018

For debt-laden Jet Airways, bitter foe Tata may turn into timely saviour.

How Sanjiv Bajaj changed Indian finance

How Sanjiv Bajaj changed Indian finance

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2018

'Research shows that customers want their loans instantly.' 'So the team asked can we reduce the time for approval from 5 days to 30 seconds?' 'It took the company two years of hard work to tear apart our operations and processes and rebuild them through fresh ideas and by leveraging technology.' 'We reduced the time of loan approval to 3 hours and another year to get it down to 30 seconds,' Sanjiv Bajaj tells Surajeet Das Gupta.

The Complete Man shuns online, sticks to physical stores

The Complete Man shuns online, sticks to physical stores

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2018

In this era of online commerce and virtual shopping, Raymond Ltd, one of India's oldest textile manufacturers and retailers, has tailor-made an offline strategy to maintain a strong foothold in the tier III and IV towns. Samreen Ahmad reports.

The race for Hindi blockbusters digital rights

The race for Hindi blockbusters digital rights

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2018

Amazon Prime leads the race to buy digital rights for Bollywood blockbusters with Hotstar and Netflix trailing far behind.

To make 5G affordable in India, 'Jio will play a critical role'

To make 5G affordable in India, 'Jio will play a critical role'

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2018

Pricing is a vital part of strategy to take high speed broadband to 265 million homes