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H1FY23: Adani Stocks Add Rs 7.28 tn

H1FY23: Adani Stocks Add Rs 7.28 tn

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

All nine Adani stocks saw a rise in their share price in H1FY23, ranging from 6.1% in case of Adani Ports to 102% in case of Adani Power.

Mahindra Satyam ready to take on big boys of IT

Mahindra Satyam ready to take on big boys of IT

Rediff.com3 May 2012

Union of scam-tainted Satyam and telecom-focused Tech Mahindra has produced a fitter company.

The tech-armed fortress that are our data centres

The tech-armed fortress that are our data centres

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

From round-the-clock surveillance of people and equipment to choosing the right materials for the building that contains the servers that store data, these facilities are truly state-of-the-art.

Abid Ali Neemuchwala, a big asset for Wipro

Abid Ali Neemuchwala, a big asset for Wipro

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Neemuchwala will be a big asset when it comes to setting things right.

Chinese economy may be hit harder by war in Ukraine

Chinese economy may be hit harder by war in Ukraine

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

Amid China's economic slowdown, the country's economic challenges may increase manifold and its economy may be hit harder in the wake of the Ukraine-Russia crisis.

Yogi orders strict action against all illegal occupants of land

Yogi orders strict action against all illegal occupants of land

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed officials to take strict action against illegal occupants of any land, be it government or private, without discrimination.

Heads Rolled, But Buck Stopped

Heads Rolled, But Buck Stopped

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

The BJP ignored the principle of the Cabinet's joint responsibility and the adage of the buck stopping at the top, observes Amulya Ganguli.

High jumper Tejaswin wins gold at outdoor meet in US

High jumper Tejaswin wins gold at outdoor meet in US

Rediff.com16 May 2021

Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar has claimed a gold medal at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Manhattan, United States.

2021 may turn out to be India's year of IPOs: RBI

2021 may turn out to be India's year of IPOs: RBI

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

The year 2021 could turn out to be India's year of IPO with the domestic unicorns through their public issues setting "domestic stock markets on fire and global investors in a frenzy", an RBI article said on Tuesday. The successful Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) by new age companies in the recent months are a reflection of bullishness about Indian technology, it said. "...growth impulse is igniting financial markets. 2021 could well turn out to be India's year of the IPO.

Mahindra Satyam plans big expansion in China

Mahindra Satyam plans big expansion in China

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra together have Global Delivery Centres in Shanghai and Nanjing.

Infosys shoots off stern missive to staff on moonlighting

Infosys shoots off stern missive to staff on moonlighting

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

Infosys has shot off a missive to its employees, asserting that dual employment or 'moonlighting' is not permitted, and has warned that any violation of contract clauses will trigger disciplinary action "which could even lead to termination of employment". "No two timing - no moonlighting!" India's second largest IT services company said in a strong and firm message to employees on Monday. Put simply, moonlighting refers to employees taking up side gigs to work on more than one job at a time.

Why EV makers are flocking to Tamil Nadu

Why EV makers are flocking to Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

At Prestige Polygon Towers in Chennai's Teynampet, hectic preparations are on for a mega global investors' meet under the aegis of Guidance Tamil Nadu (the state investment promotion agency) scheduled for January 2024. Asked about the key focus areas of the meet, the agency's managing director and chief executive officer, V Vishnu, said the state was betting big on electric mobility. This is no surprise, given that the state has signed electric vehicle (EV)-related memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with several companies in the recent past that may bring in investments worth around Rs 33,000 crore with the potential to create over 43,000 job opportunities.

How Infosys plans to boost digital tech services

How Infosys plans to boost digital tech services

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

Nia builds on Mana, the first AI platform introduced by the software services major last year. It also includes the robotic process automation capabilities of AssistEdge, another Infosys solution.

Mohandas Pai bets big on these companies

Mohandas Pai bets big on these companies

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

Pai has direct and indirect investments in about a dozen companies.

Why India Inc is moving to Dubai in droves

Why India Inc is moving to Dubai in droves

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani might have made news for purchasing the most expensive beach-side villa in Dubai recently, but he is not the only Indian eyeing the city for investment. Since Dubai allowed foreign investors full ownership in specific sectors in June 2021, a horde of Indian companies have moved or expanded into the desert city. The list even includes a kindergarten, an elementary and middle school, and a hotel that has sought 100 per cent ownership.

Abhijeet weds Sansriti: India's First Metaverse Wedding

Abhijeet weds Sansriti: India's First Metaverse Wedding

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

Abhijeet Goel and Dr Sansrati Jain tied the knot on the Yug Metaverse to become India's first couple to get married on a Metaverse platform.

'US Won't Pressure India On Russia'

'US Won't Pressure India On Russia'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

'Washington appears to be playing the long game, and making the argument to India that over the longer term, Russia -- sanctioned, cash-strapped, isolated by the West -- will no longer be a viable defence partner for India'

Facebook shows the way to other tech giants

Facebook shows the way to other tech giants

Rediff.com29 Jul 2013

Number of people going to Facebook via mobile devices continues its inexorable rise.

TMC's Gokhale splurged funds on wining, dining; got cash from Rahul's aide: ED

TMC's Gokhale splurged funds on wining, dining; got cash from Rahul's aide: ED

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

Sawai, a former banker, is a close aide of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and heads his research team.

Future Group is going hi-tech to grab market

Future Group is going hi-tech to grab market

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

Under its door-step delivery model, consumers can shop at any of the three Future Group-owned convenience formats - Easyday, Nilgiris and Heritage - both online or offline.

Engineering services: Big outsourcing opportunity

Engineering services: Big outsourcing opportunity

Rediff.com16 Oct 2006

Taking the BPO-KPO wheel forward, the offshoring industry is looking to tap the $750 billion-a-year global engineering services industry.

Deal wins, digital demand put IT companies back on growth track

Deal wins, digital demand put IT companies back on growth track

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

Without exception, the top four majors beat Street estimates across all parameters - revenues, profitability, or net profit growth. However, what stood out were the large deal wins reported by the big two, TCS and Infosys.

Punjab Alkalies' MD saw 6,279% jump in salary in FY21

Punjab Alkalies' MD saw 6,279% jump in salary in FY21

Rediff.com15 Apr 2022

Despite Covid downturn, CEO salaries went up by an average of 19% in FY21.

India set to have 150 unicorns by 2025

India set to have 150 unicorns by 2025

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

$47.6 bn capital invested across 921 deals in India in 2020, despite pandemic.

Salary Costs At IT Services Are Growing

Salary Costs At IT Services Are Growing

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

'Companies are being forced to pay higher salaries to retain and hire employees due to a big rise in attrition in the industry.'

C Vijaykumar on HCL Tech's growth strategy and NexGen products

C Vijaykumar on HCL Tech's growth strategy and NexGen products

Rediff.com4 May 2018

HCL Technologies is betting big on next-generation services and products that are likely to contribute 40 per cent of its revenues in 2-3 years.

'Cyber attackers are 10 steps ahead'

'Cyber attackers are 10 steps ahead'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2023

'Hacking of an ID or an account will have the same impact on a user in a city and one in a small town.' 'Security is like a railroad, you create it to last for every customer.'

Investor wealth jumps Rs 3.35 lakh cr in two days

Investor wealth jumps Rs 3.35 lakh cr in two days

Rediff.com15 Sep 2021

Investors have gained Rs 335,770.71 crore in two days of market rally, with the Sensex scaling its fresh lifetime peak on Wednesday. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE benchmark jumped 476.11 points or 0.82 per cent to close at its new all-time high of 58,723.20. During the day, it gained 529.97 points to 58,777.06, its intra-day record.

BYJU'S is ICC's global partner until 2023

BYJU'S is ICC's global partner until 2023

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

As a global partner, BYJU's will have extensive in-venue, broadcast, and digital rights across all ICC events.

How India can win future wars

How India can win future wars

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

Future, even present, wars -- at least those involving such tech giants as China -- include hi-tech battlefields, which a Pakistan-obsessed India has not sufficiently prioritised. Today's generals plan on how to disrupt an enemy city's power supplies, rail networks, airports, ports, and government departments, not just by bombing or torpedoing them; they also examine the option of tripping up the computer networks that run these, notes David Devadas.

What Went Wrong For Adani Stocks

What Went Wrong For Adani Stocks

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

The 'sudden volatility' in Adani stocks is entirely due to a series of events that was extreme and unique, and played out in too short a period. Investors and regulators pretended that it wasn't so. But then, along came Hindenburg, which forced some eyes to open, points out Debashis Basu.

5 high tech gadgets from Hyundai to change the way you drive

5 high tech gadgets from Hyundai to change the way you drive

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

We have already seen bigger names like Mercedes, BMW and Honda providing top notch safety facilities and now Hyundai is upping the ante as well.

How tech alumni plan to raise 21,000 crore to fight COVID-19

How tech alumni plan to raise 21,000 crore to fight COVID-19

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Over 5 million alumni from the Indian Institutes of Technology, Mumbai University and Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, plan to raise Rs 21,000 crore to start the world's largest infection testing lab in Mumbai.

Sensex crashes 1,066 points; investors lose Rs 3.25 lakh cr

Sensex crashes 1,066 points; investors lose Rs 3.25 lakh cr

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

Bajaj Finance was the top loser, tumbling 4.68 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel and HCL Tech. NSE Nifty crashed 290.70 points or 2.43 per cent to 11,680.35.

E-commerce giants to absorb big real estate this year

E-commerce giants to absorb big real estate this year

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

From 690,800 sq ft in 2013, the absorption by e-commerce companies in Chennai dropped to 31,150 sq ft last year.

'Data protection bill veered away from core issues'

'Data protection bill veered away from core issues'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

'There were two options before the government -- create a complex, cumbersome law, which will cause a tremendous amount of compliance challenges for startups or say let's go back and do a clean slate, where we do a framework of laws and policies'

After week's delay, Trump signs $900 bn Covid relief bill

After week's delay, Trump signs $900 bn Covid relief bill

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

The US president had in past expressed dismay with the $2.3 trillion package that Congress passed Monday, which includes $900 billion in coronavirus relief and $1.4 trillion to fund the government until October, conflating the two bills and saying the spending goals were misguided.

'We couldn't imagine this 15 years ago'

'We couldn't imagine this 15 years ago'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

'At the heart of the strategic relationship between our countries are economic ties.'

As legacy business slows, Mindtree eyes IPs in new-age tech

As legacy business slows, Mindtree eyes IPs in new-age tech

Rediff.com9 Dec 2018

The move comes at a time when the traditional software maintenance and support works, once the bread and butter for export-driven IT services business, are slowly drying up.

'My son wants to pursue Big Data in the US'

'My son wants to pursue Big Data in the US'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2015

Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra offers advice on how to pick the right course and college.