Shivani Shinde &Amp; Shilpy Sinha

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No place for Big 3 in first UID project

No place for Big 3 in first UID project

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2010

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys Technologies and Wipro were eliminated from the selection process for the project on technical grounds. Another IT major, HCL Technologies, was also rejected. The size of the project is not yet known.

Now company health insurance post-retirement too

Now company health insurance post-retirement too

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2010

Firm offers no-pain switch from company cover.

Tax sunset clause unnerves small,mid-size IT firms

Tax sunset clause unnerves small,mid-size IT firms

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2010

Polaris gets over 90 per cent of its revenue from exports. Till financial year 2009-10, the company did not actively think about a strategy to buy space in a special economic zone.

Tech Mahindra arm to launch mobile applications

Tech Mahindra arm to launch mobile applications

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2010

CanvasM, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and Motorola, is planning to launch 6,000 new indigenously developed applications for mobile phones.

Wireless broadband now in your pocket's bandwidth

Wireless broadband now in your pocket's bandwidth

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2010

Players slash prices to leverage the popularity of IPL matches on the internet.

Insurance claims to cost more

Insurance claims to cost more

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2010

Making non-life insurance claims is going to become more expensive in the new financial year.

ICICI Venture taps health insurance sector

ICICI Venture taps health insurance sector

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2010

The first private equity deal in the Indian health insurance sector is set to be sealed soon.

LIC for Rs 75,000-cr market booster for next year

LIC for Rs 75,000-cr market booster for next year

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2010

Life Insurance Corporation of India, the country's largest institutional investor, is planning to pump in at least Rs 75,000 crore in equities during the next financial year.

Coming soon: 'Portable' health policies

Coming soon: 'Portable' health policies

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2010

The proposed portable health insurance policy, earlier to be sold only to those between 18 years and 40 years, is to now cover individuals from three months to 65 years. The product, which has been in the works for over a year, has been cleared by the General Insurance Council, the industry lobby, which will approach the regulator to approve the product.

Irda forms six panels to revamp rules

Irda forms six panels to revamp rules

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2010

The rules are being reviewed for the first time after the sector was opened to private competition at the start of the decade.

Cutting-edge tech for all from Indian labs

Cutting-edge tech for all from Indian labs

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2010

Imagine this scenario. Pyarelal Shankar a grocery store owner in Haryana is not computer literate. Yet, he manages to regularly update his inventory online.

'We think IT spends will pick up this year'

'We think IT spends will pick up this year'

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2010

Bangalore-based information technology services firm MindTree has set up an ambitious target of becoming a $1-billion (around Rs 4,600-crore) company over the next five years.

'Better corporate governance needed'

'Better corporate governance needed'

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2010

The recent case of embezzlement by a Wipro insider, believe industry experts and analysts, would have little impact on the company's business or image. However, they simultaneously caution that the issue yet again highlights the need for better measures on corporate governance and fraud.

Telco price wars hit BPO margins

Telco price wars hit BPO margins

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

The plethora of new pricing schemes from telecom companies, like 'one paisa per second' billing, has squeezed the margins of their business process outsourcing partners.

LIC may seek bank licence

LIC may seek bank licence

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

The country's largest insurer had been keen to run a bank for a long time to manage the large premium collection and claim settlement work.

IT cos favour enabling women to get top positions

IT cos favour enabling women to get top positions

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

The proportion of women to men falls radically after the mid-management level.

UIDAI's first big IT project gets 19 bids

UIDAI's first big IT project gets 19 bids

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2010

Professional services firm Ernst & Young bagged the contract from UIDAI to become consulting partner for the project.

After 2-year lull, IT majors plan 8-12% hike

After 2-year lull, IT majors plan 8-12% hike

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2010

The increases are expected to be in the 8 to 12 per cent range, which do not compare too badly with the 13 to 15 per cent increments of pre-slowdown years such as 2007-08.

Tatas may have to buy out AIG in insurance JV

Tatas may have to buy out AIG in insurance JV

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2010

The Tatas will have to either buy out the 26 per cent stake in its life insurance joint venture or rope in another partner if Prudential UK buys out the Asian life insurance business of American International Group (AIG).

TCS, Wipro eye UK cloud computing deal

TCS, Wipro eye UK cloud computing deal

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2010

The project involves building a network around a dozen secured centres, each priced at pound 250 mn.