Surabhi Agarwal And Nivedita Mookerji

Stories by Surabhi Agarwal And Nivedita Mookerji

Upcoming guidance on L-1 visas worries IT industry

Upcoming guidance on L-1 visas worries IT industry

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2015

The guidance is expected to spell out what constitutes specialised skill

UIDAI devises a method to retrieve lost Aadhaar numbers

UIDAI devises a method to retrieve lost Aadhaar numbers

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2015

UID project was launched by the UPA government in 2009.

So what's keeping Modi's junior ministers busy?

So what's keeping Modi's junior ministers busy?

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2015

Empowered in the Modi government, junior ministers have enough on their plate.

Why trade unions have failed to make inroads into the IT sector

Why trade unions have failed to make inroads into the IT sector

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2015

Recently, when TCS laid off a handful of employees, prominent trade unions rushed to offer their support to workers who had lost their jobs.

How HCL managed to report such robust growth

How HCL managed to report such robust growth

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2015

The first reason is engineering services, says Anant Gupta

Was 2014 the breakthrough year for India's e-commerce?

Was 2014 the breakthrough year for India's e-commerce?

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2015

E-commerce companies typically stick to the gross merchandise value run rate to calculate sales.

BlaBlaCar enters India, assures safe inter-city car pooling

BlaBlaCar enters India, assures safe inter-city car pooling

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2015

Blablacars enables private cars to seek fellow passengers for inter-city commute.

Walmart India head may meet Sitharaman

Walmart India head may meet Sitharaman

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2015

The previous United Progressive Alliance government had permitted up to 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail but the current National Democratic Alliance government is opposed to it.

Rewards IT firms are giving to retain top talent

Rewards IT firms are giving to retain top talent

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2015

Best performers get gifts such as foreign holidays, high-end cars and mobile devices

Vinton Gray Cerf on the future of internet business in India

Vinton Gray Cerf on the future of internet business in India

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2015

Interent is a flourishing business in India.

Jaitley's pre-Budget meeting with IT sector on Jan 14

Jaitley's pre-Budget meeting with IT sector on Jan 14

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2015

IT sector has lots of hope from the Union Budget 2014-15.

Promotions on Twitter catching on in India; still lag other markets

Promotions on Twitter catching on in India; still lag other markets

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2015

Industrialist Gautam Singhania has close to 8,80,000 followers on Twitter, yet he has opted for a service that 'promotes' his tweets by displaying them to a wider audience beyond his own followers.

Revised rules to bring back taxi aggregators

Revised rules to bring back taxi aggregators

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2014

The amendment comes within a month of web-based taxi companies being banned in Delhi, after a taxi driver on Uber's network allegedly raped a finance executive early this month.

Modi's e-auction plan is good but experts warn of caution ahead

Modi's e-auction plan is good but experts warn of caution ahead

Rediff.com   25 Dec 2014

E-auaction cannot totally end corruption in the system.

Nadella in India for first holiday as Microsoft boss

Nadella in India for first holiday as Microsoft boss

Rediff.com   25 Dec 2014

For Microsoft so far, Nadella has proved a Santa

Walmart sharpens India focus again

Walmart sharpens India focus again

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2014

The latest cash-and-carry or wholesale outlet, for selling products from grocery to apparel and consumer electronics to businesses, offices and organisations, is coming up in Agra by the middle of 2015, it is learnt.

Flipkart's 'Big Billion Day': From behind the scenes

Flipkart's 'Big Billion Day': From behind the scenes

Rediff.com   22 Dec 2014

Flipkart has started working on it big day sale around six months ago.

Google's new ad-block service may not find many takers in India

Google's new ad-block service may not find many takers in India

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2014

Internet giant Google Inc is 'experimenting' with a service that will enable web surfers to block out all advertising for a small monthly fee of $3 or below.

WTO talks on ITA-II collapse, India heaves sigh of relief

WTO talks on ITA-II collapse, India heaves sigh of relief

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2014

India has been opposing the pact as ITA will only benefit the country when its domestic manufacturing is robust.

Ban on taxi apps to affect over a million customers

Ban on taxi apps to affect over a million customers

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2014

Uber said it is conducting a full audit of its verification, rider feedback and support processes apart from assessing its driver screening processes, Ola is getting GPS installed in all its partner taxis.