Santosh Tiwari &Amp; Shivani Shinde

Stories by Santosh Tiwari &Amp; Shivani Shinde

Firstsource deal holds exit opportunity for investors

Firstsource deal holds exit opportunity for investors

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2012

ICICI bank, one of the investors, has been trying to reduce its stake for long, as it has to bring it below 5 per cent on directives of the US Federal Reserve.

Sanjiv Goenka leads race for Firstsource acquisition

Sanjiv Goenka leads race for Firstsource acquisition

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2012

The BPO's board will meet on Friday to finalise deal.

'Contracts worth $8 bn will change hands in 6 months'

'Contracts worth $8 bn will change hands in 6 months'

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2012

HCL Technologies' stock has been on a run since the company announced its good first quarter results. An interview with Anant Gupta, president and COO, on the company's future strategies.

Nationwide Aadhaar-based payment launch on Saturday

Nationwide Aadhaar-based payment launch on Saturday

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2012

210 millionth Aadhaar number to be handed over UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to also be present.

NIB likely to be toothless in cutting project delays

NIB likely to be toothless in cutting project delays

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2012

PM-led body won't have jurisdiction over state-level issues that contribute most to delays.

Mohandas Pai on new Infy CFO Rajiv Bansal

Mohandas Pai on new Infy CFO Rajiv Bansal

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2012

Ex-CFO says new incumbent steps in at the right time, will be able meet to meet challenges.

Analysts raise concern as Infy's Bala steps down

Analysts raise concern as Infy's Bala steps down

Rediff.com   12 Oct 2012

His resignation comes at a time when the company ventured in acquisitions. Bala has been one of the key players in driving this inorganic growth strategy.

Security threat? ZTE, Huawei lash out against US report

Security threat? ZTE, Huawei lash out against US report

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2012

Chinese telecom equipment manufacturers Huawei and ZTE on Tuesday hit back at a US House panel report that labeled both the companies as threat to US national security.

TCS bags multi-million pound deal from UK govt

TCS bags multi-million pound deal from UK govt

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2012

TCS is said to have bagged a multi-million pound contract to support the disclosure and barring services for the Criminal Records Bureau of the UK.

Micromax leads the tablet race in India

Micromax leads the tablet race in India

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2012

Micromax has the highest tablet sales in the second quarter of the financial year 2012, ahead of Samsung and Apple.

E-payment system likely to curb black money

E-payment system likely to curb black money

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2012

FinMin working to ensure all govt transactions are done electronically, says official

FinMin optimistic about meeting 2G auction target

FinMin optimistic about meeting 2G auction target

Rediff.com   2 Oct 2012

Supreme Court ruling on Presidential Reference a booster, it says.

Kelkar sets ball rolling on govt land monetisation

Kelkar sets ball rolling on govt land monetisation

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2012

Railways and port trusts have 60,000 acres of prime land for commercial use; nod for use of land with 50 loss-making PSUs on the cards.

Meru in search of profit track

Meru in search of profit track

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2012

Meru Cabs, launched in 2006, has everything going for it: A credible brand, loyal customers and a transparent pricing mechanism and technology. But, the only thing missing is profits. Meru wants to change that now. Says Meru CEO Siddhartha Pawha: FY13 will be focused towards achieving the last target.

Chidambaram to sell reform story in Tokyo

Chidambaram to sell reform story in Tokyo

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2012

This year's deliberations, on October 9-14, come in the backdrop of the persisting crisis in Europe and the US and its apparent effects on India, China and other countries supposedly driving growth.

Why the picture is blurred for personal computers

Why the picture is blurred for personal computers

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2012

In CY2010, 9.9 million PCs were shipped, a growth of 30% over 2009, while in CY2011 total shipments went up by just 7.3%

'Need 400,000 people to address cyber security'

'Need 400,000 people to address cyber security'

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2012

Gulshan Rai, director general of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and coordinator of the committee on cyber laws, says the team is gearing up to address the increasing mobile Internet usage.

DTC likely to MISS April 2013 deadline

DTC likely to MISS April 2013 deadline

Rediff.com   27 Aug 2012

Chidambaram wants it reworked; GAAR controversy weighs on implementation.

Transfer pricing norms out, to ease tax woes

Transfer pricing norms out, to ease tax woes

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2012

The finance ministry has decided to bring in greater clarity in transfer pricing norms.

Divestment target has to be achieved: FM

Divestment target has to be achieved: FM

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2012

The sluggish market situation notwithstanding, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday clarified to ministry officials he wouldn't accept any slippage in the government's Budget divestment target of Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion) for this financial year.