Shivani Shinde &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

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India to be Capgemini's largest centre

India to be Capgemini's largest centre

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2009

Capgemini, the information technology services and consulting major, plans to add 6,000 people in India over the next 12 months, which will make this the company's largest global centre, with over 26,000 employees. The company has a little over 20,000 employees at its headquarters in Paris.

3 Idiots: Battle brews over sharing of revenue

3 Idiots: Battle brews over sharing of revenue

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2009

The fight is between Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the producer of 3 Idiots, and multiplexes.

Google adds real-time updates to tackle Bing

Google adds real-time updates to tackle Bing

Rediff.com   11 Dec 2009

Bing clocks 18 million visits every month, while Google India has unique monthly visits of 753 million.. Analysts say while Bing is in its infancy, it can grow up rapidly once it powers Yahoo! searches across the world.

AOL India sharpens focus on digital ads

AOL India sharpens focus on digital ads

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2009

The company plans to strengthen the offerings of its digital platform, Adtech, which it launched a few months back.

ADAG bites into food business

ADAG bites into food business

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2009

To launch in BIG Cinemas in India, abroad. Brother Mukesh Ambani might be the king of retail, but Anil Ambani's ADAG is getting ready to make its presence felt in branded food products

Now, Dubai travel gets cheaper

Now, Dubai travel gets cheaper

Rediff.com   8 Dec 2009

Your holiday in Dubai just got a little cheaper. Thanks to Dubai World's crash, travel portals and agencies like MakeMyTrip, Yatra, Cleartrip and SOTC are offering packages at prices almost 40 percent lower than a week or two ago.

Turner to buy NDTV Imagine

Turner to buy NDTV Imagine

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2009

Turner International is close to acquiring a controlling stake in entertainment company NDTV Imagine, which runs three entertainment channels.

Reliance Media World to list on BSE, NSE

Reliance Media World to list on BSE, NSE

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2009

Anil Ambani's radio business, Reliance Media World, which operates radio station BIG FM 92.7, will list on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange on Thursday. This makes BIG FM 92.7 the second radio station to be listed on the stock exchanges.

Game on: IPL team owners vs BCCI

Game on: IPL team owners vs BCCI

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2009

The eight team owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) are all set to lock horns with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by refusing to pay their next instalment of the franchisee fee which is due in January 2009.

Computer call: When your PC becomes a phone

Computer call: When your PC becomes a phone

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2009

VoIP services come in real handy to make cheap overseas calls.

Brand endorsements: Cricketers lose their edge

Brand endorsements: Cricketers lose their edge

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2009

The heat from the cricket endorsement pitch is cooling, with rates falling between 25 and 50 per cent as advertisers shy away from new deals.Industry sources say the only major cricketer to have signed on for a new brand in the last six months is Yuvraj Singh. Up-and-coming players like Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina are charging Rs 40 lakh to Rs 60 lakh but have not signed any new individual deals in the last few months.

India Inc discovers the power of two

India Inc discovers the power of two

Rediff.com   18 Nov 2009

When United States-based drug major Merck bought Schering-Plough early this month, it decided to go off the beaten track. Instead of having one managing director for the merged entity, it decided to retain both: Naveen A Rao will continue to head Merck's subsidiary MSD Pharmaceuticals in India and K G Ananthakrishnan will retain his position as MD of Schering-Plough's subsidiary Fulford India.

Mid-sized firms to drive IT spend, says Gartner

Mid-sized firms to drive IT spend, says Gartner

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2009

Almost 80% mid-sized firms plan to raise IT budget for 2010.

SET Max making another pile from IPL ad revenue

SET Max making another pile from IPL ad revenue

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2009

SET Max, the official broadcasters of the Indian Premier League (IPL)cricket tournament, has already hit a sixer with the third edition of the twenty20 league. The channel is estimated to rake in over Rs 650 crore, 30 per cent higher than it got in IPL-2.

'WNS back to focusing on finding a CEO'

'WNS back to focusing on finding a CEO'

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2009

WNS, an NYSE-listed business process outsourcing company, recorded good second quarter numbers, reflecting the improving market conditions in global markets. Neeraj Bhargava, Group CEO, attributed the performance to better volume growth and a robust pipeline. In a chat with Business Standard, he spoke about the recent stake sale talks with Warburg Pincus, appointing a new CEO and other issues.

Big deals begin to click again for IT companies

Big deals begin to click again for IT companies

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2009

That the flow of deals has resumed is evident from the third quarter Global TPI Index that tracks commercial contracts valued at $25 million or more.

IT firms heave a sigh of relief as US recovers

IT firms heave a sigh of relief as US recovers

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2009

With the US economy showing a positive annual growth rate of 3.3 per cent, the Indian IT industry - which gets over 50 per cent of its revenue from the US - is heaving a sigh of relief.

Dell takes the SME path

Dell takes the SME path

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2009

Dell says the credit goes to its campaign -- 'Take Your Own Path' -- launched in October, 2008. It was the first such campaign by Dell anywhere in the world as the company mainly relied on direct marketing earlier.

Indian IT firms lift lid on hiring

Indian IT firms lift lid on hiring

Rediff.com   13 Oct 2009

IT companies hire an average of 50 students each from engineering campuses and 20 students from management institutes. Headhunters confirm that many of the IT companies have given them mandates for hiring over the next couple of quarters. "We have seen an uptick in the hiring patterns among the IT firms. We ourselves have received good mandates from firms like Infosys and others.

Natarajan Chandrasekaran : A CEO with a difference

Natarajan Chandrasekaran : A CEO with a difference

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2009

The newest CEO in the Tata group brings an aggressive pace and style to India's largest IT consultancy firm.