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Have Indian IT firms ganged up to keep salaries of freshers low?

Have Indian IT firms ganged up to keep salaries of freshers low?

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

To attract people from tier-1 colleges IT services companies must increase payment to freshers: Mohandas Pai.

Nilekani invests in eye care chain Drishti

Nilekani invests in eye care chain Drishti

Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

Drishti was started by IT professionals Kiran Anandampillai and Anjali Joshi.

Biocon chief: Sebi's insider trading laws need an overhaul

Biocon chief: Sebi's insider trading laws need an overhaul

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

When Biocon chairperson Kiran Majumdar-Shaw - well known for raising issues ranging from lack of civic services in Bengaluru to climate change - decided to take on the Indian stock market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), she forced the Indian corporate world and legal community to take notice. In an interview to Business Standard, Majumdar-Shaw called a Sebi order to impose a fine on insider trading charges against a Biocon employee and an external consultant an "Agatha Christie" fiction, which destroyed the reputation of "innocent people". "The order is pure harassment and has caused huge reputational damage to us and goes against the principles of good governance promised by this government," Mazumdar-Shaw said. "We will certainly appeal this," she added.

Why a weak rupee is good news for Indian IT companies

Why a weak rupee is good news for Indian IT companies

Rediff.com30 May 2018

According to analysts, IT firms like Infosys, TCS and HCL Technologies are likely to benefit the most on account of larger US exposures and dollar billing.

Sikka finds place in Glassdoor's top 50 CEOs list

Sikka finds place in Glassdoor's top 50 CEOs list

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

Sikka ranks 35th in the list.

1.28 L over 60-yr-olds get 1st dose of COVID vaccine

1.28 L over 60-yr-olds get 1st dose of COVID vaccine

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with the inoculation of healthcare workers, while the vaccination of the frontline workers started from February 2.

Changing Infy culture a challenge: Sikka

Changing Infy culture a challenge: Sikka

Rediff.com27 Dec 2014

He had said the sector was running on a treadmill of lowering costs

A tale of crumbling infrastructure in India's IT cities

A tale of crumbling infrastructure in India's IT cities

Rediff.com19 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?

Akshaya Patra takes tech help to better feed 1,761,734 children a day

Akshaya Patra takes tech help to better feed 1,761,734 children a day

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

Its newly-built Jigani kitchen in Bengaluru is piloting the use of technologies such as data analytics, blockchain and Internet of Things to speed up the huge volume of its operations while ensuring strict quality control, reports Samreen Ahmad.

Infy founders distance themselves from baby

Infy founders distance themselves from baby

Rediff.com11 Oct 2014

Murthy no more chairman emeritus; founders do not want to be addressed as promoters.

Sikka 'disappointed' over India's current state of IT services sector

Sikka 'disappointed' over India's current state of IT services sector

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

More than 100 days as the chief executive of India's second-largest information technology (IT) services company Infosys, Vishal Sikka on Wednesday said he was upset at the sector. He added there was a "better direction" the industry must look to take.

India has 43% of global IoT market: Survey

India has 43% of global IoT market: Survey

Rediff.com8 Aug 2017

Persistent, L&T Technology and TechM named among leading service providers

Fund crunch hits ambitious plans of space start-ups

Fund crunch hits ambitious plans of space start-ups

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

While Team Indus had backing from Nandan Nilekani, Ratan Tata and Flipkart founders Sachin and Binny Bansal, it could not even muster half of the Rs 4.5 billion it required for the mission to the moon.

Uber faces a big challenge in Karnataka

Uber faces a big challenge in Karnataka

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

Uber says it is engaging with state govt to explain why its business model encourages savings for customers.

IT sector sees highest-ever hires in AMJ quarter

IT sector sees highest-ever hires in AMJ quarter

Rediff.com2 Sep 2019

Industry experts are of the opinion that the spurt in recruitment happened as IT services firms went aggressive on hiring in anticipation of a strong demand environment.

Nandan Nilekani formally joins Congress, to contest from Bangalore South

Nandan Nilekani formally joins Congress, to contest from Bangalore South

Rediff.com9 Mar 2014

Infosys Co-founder-turned-Aadhaar Chairman Nandan Nilekani will battle it out against five time MP Ananth Kumar in the Bangalore South constituency.

Rohan Murty, the master of many trades

Rohan Murty, the master of many trades

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

Rahul is fascinated by history and ancient texts

A 'billionloans' for small businesses

A 'billionloans' for small businesses

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

Ayan Pramanik reports on former Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan's fintech firm, which aims to make borrowing easy for small firms and individuals.

India's IT outsourcing firms seek booster shot from Obamacare

India's IT outsourcing firms seek booster shot from Obamacare

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

The US is the biggest market for the outsourcing industry.

Brexit: Bear shadow on India Inc

Brexit: Bear shadow on India Inc

Rediff.com25 Jun 2016

Firms to find alternative export routes or face increased trade barriers

H1B issues affect people, not companies

H1B issues affect people, not companies

Rediff.com12 Nov 2017

'We are only talking about 65,000 H1B visas a year, it is not going to go down drastically.' 'If the number reduces and when you spread that reduction across all the top IT services companies, the impact will be marginal.'

Kejriwal to hold fundraising dinner; at Rs 20,000 per head

Kejriwal to hold fundraising dinner; at Rs 20,000 per head

Rediff.com9 Mar 2014

he Aam Aadmi Party will host a fundraising dinner in Bengaluru on March 15 during AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's two-day visit to the city.

Desh Deshpande: He is building India's largest start-up incubator

Desh Deshpande: He is building India's largest start-up incubator

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

To promote entrepreneurship in India's tier-II and tier-III cities, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande's Deshpande Foundation will open the sandbox in Hubballi. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.

Markets slip from record to end flat on profit-booking

Markets slip from record to end flat on profit-booking

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.

Chiki Sarkar: The 'Power Trailblazer' who is changing the way we read

Chiki Sarkar: The 'Power Trailblazer' who is changing the way we read

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

Chiki Sarkar's literary juggernaut.

IT services industry goes slow on fresh recruitment

IT services industry goes slow on fresh recruitment

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Technology evolution forces private players to downsize operations.

No merit in news about massive layoffs in IT sector: Kris Gopalakrishnan

No merit in news about massive layoffs in IT sector: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

IT industry always looks for talent with right technical capability, says Gopalakrishnan

Tamil Nadu allows unions in IT sector

Tamil Nadu allows unions in IT sector

Rediff.com9 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.

Mid-sized firms join the hiring game

Mid-sized firms join the hiring game

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

Mid-sized IT firms have stepped up hiring in the current fiscal year, adding more than half as many employees in the first quarter of FY19 as compared to the whole of the previous financial year. This momentum is likely to continue for the rest of 2018-19 (FY19) as well.

When CEO is Chief Everything Officer, CTO is Tech Alladin!

When CEO is Chief Everything Officer, CTO is Tech Alladin!

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

The former Infosys business process outsourcing head's visiting card for his recently launched start-up, Antworks, says he's the 'chief everything officer'.

Absolutely no plans to join politics: Narayana Murthy

Absolutely no plans to join politics: Narayana Murthy

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Murthy met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal last week.

Digitisation pushes ITES cos to hire off campus

Digitisation pushes ITES cos to hire off campus

Rediff.com16 Oct 2017

IT services firms would no longer focus on large volume hiring from campuses like they did at least two to three years ago, as demands of clients are changing.

Nandan Nilekani invests in telecom startup Mubble

Nandan Nilekani invests in telecom startup Mubble

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

The Mubble app helps users track and control their mobile data usage and telecom spends.

There's an orchestrated campaign to malign Aadhaar: Nilekani

There's an orchestrated campaign to malign Aadhaar: Nilekani

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

Nilekani said the issue has been blown out of proportion as Aadhaar have built far too many security layers and it is not possible to randomly pore it.

REVEALED: Satya Nadella's plans for his India visit

REVEALED: Satya Nadella's plans for his India visit

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

On his three-day trip, the Microsoft CEO will meet governments and businesses to get them to use the company's platforms.

Amazing story of Xooglers making a big impact in India

Amazing story of Xooglers making a big impact in India

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

A number of Xooglers are employing lessons and practices learnt during their stint at Google to branch out into innovative ventures.

Markets settle holiday-truncated week lower, Nifty ends at 9,150

Markets settle holiday-truncated week lower, Nifty ends at 9,150

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

The breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was slightly positive

'I quit my corporate career to pursue acting'

'I quit my corporate career to pursue acting'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Young Kannada actor Dhananjay explains why he is so passionate about acting.

'I quit my corporate career to pursue acting'

'I quit my corporate career to pursue acting'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Young Kannada actor Dhananjay explains why he is so passionate about acting.