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Technical glitch at NSDL hits e-voting at many firms

Technical glitch at NSDL hits e-voting at many firms

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

Cochin Shipyard, BASF India, Ingersoll Rand, Eicher Motors, Federal Bank, and Timken India are some of the firms where voting could have got affected, sources said.

India builds first 'smart' city as urban population swells

India builds first 'smart' city as urban population swells

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

Some experts believe that building new cities may not be the answer to India's swelling urban population.

Top Indian IT firms form consortium to bag projects in China

Top Indian IT firms form consortium to bag projects in China

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

India has consistently asked China to open up its market for IT and pharmaceuticals.

Modi gifts Indian tea to US CEOs

Modi gifts Indian tea to US CEOs

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gifted famous Indian tea to the captains of 11 large American corporations.

Home ministry targets VPNs

Home ministry targets VPNs

Rediff.com27 Oct 2010

After Research In Motion (owners of BlackBerry), the home ministry will now turn the screws on Microsoft, Google, IBM and Oracle. These companies provide technology and services for the virtual private networks (VPNs) run by various operators in India. The government will ask them to conform to regulation that allows intelligence agencies to lawfully intercept data. Failure to do so could result in the termination of VPN services by operators using their technology.

How Europe is learning to live with offshoring

How Europe is learning to live with offshoring

Rediff.com18 Jan 2011

Europe learning to live with offshoring, but Indian firms slow in riding the shift.

Jack Ma and India's e-commerce mirage

Jack Ma and India's e-commerce mirage

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

The Chinese billionaire and founder of Alibaba is said to be planning a significant investment in business to business e-tailing as well as payment services and logistics companies.

Zoho looks to compete with Microsoft, Google in India

Zoho looks to compete with Microsoft, Google in India

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

In the US, Zoho gets close to 80 per cent of its revenue from small companies, while the remaining comes from large ones.

 TCS, Wipro shortlisted for UID project

TCS, Wipro shortlisted for UID project

Rediff.com28 May 2010

Domestic information technology services majors Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro Technologies and Tech Mahindra and global players like IBM and Japan-based NEC are among the 10 shortlisted companies for the Nandan Nilekani-headed Unique Identification Authority of India biometrics job.

NITI Aayog's artificial intelligence proposal gets FinMin's nod

NITI Aayog's artificial intelligence proposal gets FinMin's nod

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

NITI Aayog had been asking for Rs 7,500 crore for three years to set up an AI framework.

Secret behind Philips' success? It's 'Made in India'

Secret behind Philips' success? It's 'Made in India'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Global management recognised India's potential.

IT cos open doors for visually challenged

IT cos open doors for visually challenged

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

As part of their special responsibilities, Information Technology industry in India is slowly opening its eyes towards the visually challenged by offering them jobs, training and even taking up infrastructural modifications to accommodate them.

Indian IT may remain immune to Ohio ban

Indian IT may remain immune to Ohio ban

Rediff.com9 Sep 2010

But MNCs like IBM, Accenture, CSC and HP likely to get affected more.

Tech Mahindra bags Rs 2000 cr IT deal

Tech Mahindra bags Rs 2000 cr IT deal

Rediff.com7 Sep 2009

Tech Mahindra on Monday pipped IT giants Wipro and IBM to bag a Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) outsourcing deal spread over 10 years from new telecom player Etisalat DB, which is in the process starting mobile services in India.

UIDAI's first big IT project gets 19 bids

UIDAI's first big IT project gets 19 bids

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

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

Chidambaram asks I-T to avoid raids

Chidambaram asks I-T to avoid raids

Rediff.com3 Jun 2013

Dept to focus on real estate, infra, mining and manufacturing to detect evasion.

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Combining affordable IT with native Indian ingenuity and entrepreneurship F C Kohli believed would enable Indian small businesses match anyone and thrive.

Indian IT captured quarter of top 100 outsourcing deals in 2014

Indian IT captured quarter of top 100 outsourcing deals in 2014

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Top five vendors captured more than 50% of the total contract value.

Modi extends $150m credit to Caribbean nations

Modi extends $150m credit to Caribbean nations

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Modi announced a USD 14-million grant for community development projects in the Caricom and another USD 150 million line of credit for solar, renewable energy and climate- change related projects, a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Yahoo! asks 45 staff in Bangalore to quit

Yahoo! asks 45 staff in Bangalore to quit

Rediff.com14 Feb 2008

Though a spokesperson of Yahoo! India refused to comment on the development, highly-placed sources within the company claimed that it was a routine "trimming process" and more "poor performers" would be sacked.

'India's dominance in IT will continue'

'India's dominance in IT will continue'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

'India is the number one IT destination in the world as we have the largest number of IT professionals in the world.'

Facebook data leak leaves Indian digital advertisers jittery

Facebook data leak leaves Indian digital advertisers jittery

Rediff.com26 Mar 2018

India is Facebook's largest market with 250 million active monthly users. Along with Google, it has a 70 per cent share in the Rs 1,000 crore domestic digital ad market.

Is the worst over for Satyam?

Is the worst over for Satyam?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2009

Fresh suitors have emerged, and a cleanup is proceeding under a board appointed by the government. But the fraud leaves a cloud over Indian outsourcing.

Infy sets up domestic BPO operation

Infy sets up domestic BPO operation

Rediff.com9 Jun 2009

India's second-largest IT services firm, Infosys Technologies, has set up a separate unit within its business process outsourcing arm (Infosys BPO) to concentrate solely on the domestic BPO market.

How SBI plans to keep YONO ahead of the curve

How SBI plans to keep YONO ahead of the curve

Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

Apart from fulfilling banking services, one can access more than 100 e-commerce sites, book tickets, and even pay for small value groceries through the app. The bank is now proposing to allow other banks to use this to serve their own customers.

Wipro close to Rs 1,500-crore IT deal with Etisala

Wipro close to Rs 1,500-crore IT deal with Etisala

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

If the deal goes through, this would be the second largest deal for Wipro in the telecom space. Earlier in April, the IT major bagged a Rs 2,500-crore (Rs 25 billion) contract from another new operator, Unitech Wireless. Importantly, Wipro will be pipping seven other IT vendors, including IBM and Tech Mahindra, who were also in discussions with Etisalat, according to sources.

Global IT firms make R&D fashionable

Global IT firms make R&D fashionable

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

"We sponsor faculty awards, sabbatical grants, student fellowships, workshops and internships," said IBM India Research Lab Director Dr Daniel Dias.

The top 20 IT exporters

The top 20 IT exporters

Rediff.com27 Jun 2006

Tata Consultancy Services has retained its position as the number one software services exporter (excluding ITeS and BPO) followed by Infosys and Wipro in the Nasscom's Top 20 software exporter list.

Wary of traffic jams? Work from home

Wary of traffic jams? Work from home

Rediff.com8 Aug 2008

With traffic jams and other commuting related issues becoming the biggest excuse for employees reporting late to work, companies seem to have found a middle path for solving this problem by asking their workers to work from home.

IT firms go slow on hiring from IITs

IT firms go slow on hiring from IITs

Rediff.com25 Feb 2008

Information technology firms appear to have lost their appeal at the Indian Institutes of Technology. Campus recruitment figures by major Indian and foreign IT firms have dipped this year, raising further concerns of an industry slowdown.

Lenovo to use ThinkPad for SMB thrust

Lenovo to use ThinkPad for SMB thrust

Rediff.com23 Nov 2006

Lenovo, the Chinese giant which acquired IBM's PC business a year ago, is aggressively positioning its ThinkPad brand of notebook products for the small and medium business customers in India.

What can hit Indian auto firms' global dreams

What can hit Indian auto firms' global dreams

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

A study says shortage of skilled workers, inferior quality and inadequate highway infrastructure can defeat Indian carmakers.

Wipro, HCL in race for Sebi's fraud detection system upgrade

Wipro, HCL in race for Sebi's fraud detection system upgrade

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

Wipro, HCL in race for Sebi's fraud detection system upgrade,

CEOspeak: Cost-cutting is passe, innovation in

CEOspeak: Cost-cutting is passe, innovation in

Rediff.com7 Dec 2006

52 percent of Indian CEOs feel that their organisations are satisfactorily integrated compared with global average of 45 percent.

AIMS-2006 at IIM-Kozhikode

AIMS-2006 at IIM-Kozhikode

Rediff.com10 Aug 2006

The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, invites industry delegates and management students to attend its annual IT Management seminar, AIMS 2006.

'You can't stand on a podium and preach to India'

'You can't stand on a podium and preach to India'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.' 'It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.' 'In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC President Mukesh Aghi tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com about how he advises American companies to do business with India, what he thinks of Modi's government and the way forward for the India-US relationship.

Why Indian IT firms are staring at a bleak future

Why Indian IT firms are staring at a bleak future

Rediff.com7 Dec 2016

5,565 contracts, valued at $201 billion are up for rebids across geographies and verticals by 2018.

Nokia brand valued at Euro 35 billion

Nokia brand valued at Euro 35 billion

Rediff.com28 Mar 2008

Valued at Euro 35 billion, Nokia is the world's fifth most valuable brand, after Coca Cola, Microsoft, IBM and General Electric. With annual turnover at 3.6 billion euro, India contributed nearly seven per cent to Nokia's total global revenues of 51 billion euro in 2007. Nokia has invested $ 210 million for setting up a manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu and the Indian facility is 1 of the best among 9 Nokia factories. It has estimated 100mn new phone subscribers in India.

Now, Jio takes its battle against Airtel to the cloud

Now, Jio takes its battle against Airtel to the cloud

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

With intense competition in telecom sector, the two companies are rushing to diversify into other revenue streams, prominent among which are cloud services.

Bangalore is Lenovo's marketing hub

Bangalore is Lenovo's marketing hub

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

The initial focus of the hub will be to formulate marketing strategies and create marketing deliverables for print and online.