Shivani Shinde &Amp; Kalpana Pathak

Stories by Shivani Shinde &Amp; Kalpana Pathak

'Cyber attacks meant to smear India's reputation'

'Cyber attacks meant to smear India's reputation'

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2021

'The hackers' objectives were centred around smearing India's reputation, causing productivity loss, creating operational damage and seeking financial gains.'

E-learning, WFH power up notebook and laptop sales

E-learning, WFH power up notebook and laptop sales

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2021

For Q4CY20, PC shipments grew by 27 per cent year-on-year, said data from the IDC.

At Rs 9500 cr, Tatas' buyout of BigBasket will be biggest in online grocery space

At Rs 9500 cr, Tatas' buyout of BigBasket will be biggest in online grocery space

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2021

The deal, which is expected to close in the next four to five weeks, will give exit to investors Alibaba, Abraaj Group and IFC. The parties are awaiting approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Xiaomi maintains No.1 position in a bad year for smartphones

Xiaomi maintains No.1 position in a bad year for smartphones

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2021

The first half of the year (H1-2020) was marked by sluggish growth with demand down 26 per cent YoY, while the second half saw recovery. H2-2020 recovered with 19 per cent YoY growth, reports Shivani Shinde.

IT majors to focus on localised hiring

IT majors to focus on localised hiring

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2021

TCS, Infosys ramp up onshore hiring; Infosys committed to hire 25,000 over 5 years.

'Cultural differences' cat is out of Infosys bag

'Cultural differences' cat is out of Infosys bag

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2017

I have no hesitation to say that the cultural milieu is different, said chairman R Seshasayee in a rare media interaction.

A tale of crumbling infrastructure in India's IT cities

A tale of crumbling infrastructure in India's IT cities

Rediff.com   19 Aug 2016

Can the country afford to have problems of such magnitude in the cities of Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad, which not only are the major growth drivers but are also the biggest revenue contributors in their respective states?

Tamil Nadu allows unions in IT sector

Tamil Nadu allows unions in IT sector

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2016

The issue arose after TCS dismissed hundreds of employees in January 2015, leading to the formation of the IT Employees Wing supported by the NDLF.

Tables turn as potential employees ask tough questions to start-ups

Tables turn as potential employees ask tough questions to start-ups

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2016

One of the reasons behind the changing trend is that the applicants are spoiled for choice

One more Housing.com co-founder quits

One more Housing.com co-founder quits

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2016

Advitiya Sharma is fifth co-founder to leave the start-up now left with three more co-founders.

Start-ups slow down hiring at IIMs

Start-ups slow down hiring at IIMs

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2016

Start-ups, especially the e-commerce players, are either staying away from these campuses or recruiting in much smaller numbers than last year

Panel proposes to unleash watchdog on private coaching

Panel proposes to unleash watchdog on private coaching

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2015

Needless to say, coaching institutes are unhappy with suggestion.

SoftBank to give Housing.com an early Christmas gift

SoftBank to give Housing.com an early Christmas gift

Rediff.com   9 Dec 2015

Japanese telecom major would invest $50 mn in the start-up in 'December or latest by January'.

Trust deficit among oil companies costs India dear

Trust deficit among oil companies costs India dear

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2015

Indian oil and gas exploration companies work in silos.

The man who uses instincts over numbers

The man who uses instincts over numbers

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2015

Naveen Tewari loves cycling but over the past few years, he has been keeping his first love waiting.

The more the merrier, say VCs to entrepreneurs

The more the merrier, say VCs to entrepreneurs

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2015

VCs say soft skills is one aspect they look at before investing.

Analysts upbeat on RIL outlook

Analysts upbeat on RIL outlook

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2015

Refining major optimistic on planned investment of $16 bn for expansion and new technology to post healthy margins

Coffers empty, staff fired: TinyOwl's story goes bust

Coffers empty, staff fired: TinyOwl's story goes bust

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2015

Questions were asked about the recent round of funding in which it raised Rs 50 crore but there was no answer.

Keeping KG-D6 alive took Rs 4.5k cr for RIL and its partners

Keeping KG-D6 alive took Rs 4.5k cr for RIL and its partners

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2015

RIL and BP completed the initial exploratory work on the 21 blocks, but decided to retain only four of them.

Sasha Mirchandani: A successful angel investor

Sasha Mirchandani: A successful angel investor

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2015

Sasha Mirchandani's tryst with investing began when his own venture failed to seek funding in early 2000s.