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How Shreyas Shibulal plans to disrupt EV space

How Shreyas Shibulal plans to disrupt EV space

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

Lightning Logistics, Shreyas Shibulal's start-up, rents out electric scooters along with the riders for last mile delivery.

K V Kamath: A man who always challenges the status quo

K V Kamath: A man who always challenges the status quo

Rediff.com12 May 2015

Under KV Kamath's leadership, ICICI Bank's revenues grew multi-fold.

Narayana Murthy irked by lack of reliable jobs data

Narayana Murthy irked by lack of reliable jobs data

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

The government has kicked off a new employment survey to create closer-to-real-time credible information, the first tranche of which is expected to be revealed in December next year.

How Wipro plans to beat Street estimates in profit terms

How Wipro plans to beat Street estimates in profit terms

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

It had reorganised its India business by carving out public sector undertaking and government businesses. Besides the company had also split its India and West Asia businesses.

Of passionate riders and a motorcycling career

Of passionate riders and a motorcycling career

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

Veer Arjun Singh finds out what a bunch of passionate bikers can teach us about the adrenaline-fuelled hobby

The huge opportunity for India in machine learning and AI

The huge opportunity for India in machine learning and AI

Rediff.com17 May 2017

Microsoft Research India's MD Sriram Rajamani tells Alnoor Peermohamed & Raghu Krishnan how India can reap the benefits of the changing industry.

Wipro gets fresh tax demand of Rs 816 cr

Wipro gets fresh tax demand of Rs 816 cr

Rediff.com13 Jun 2013

The Bengaluru-headquartered company said the 'draft assessment order' from tax authorities for 2008-09 fiscal has arised primarily due to denial of deduction under section 10A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, in respect of profit earned by its undertaking in the Software Technology Park at Bengaluru.

Meet IBM's Transformation Man

Meet IBM's Transformation Man

Rediff.com8 Sep 2017

'My simple instruction to every IBM salesperson is, "When you go to the customer, use less of this (he points to his mouth) and more of this (ear)".' 'Talk less, listen more",' Karan Bajwa tells Raghu Krishnan.

The rise of a Silicon Valley in India

The rise of a Silicon Valley in India

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

Ever since India became a force to reckon with in software services, doing for clients what they want done, the big void that has been constantly talked about is its absence from the space of software products - those over which you own intellectual property rights.

Lockdown blues? Amazing things you can do online

Lockdown blues? Amazing things you can do online

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

A roundup of what you can do from the comfort of your couch while sipping on a dalgona coffee in your pajamas.

US visa fee hike to have a huge impact: Wipro

US visa fee hike to have a huge impact: Wipro

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

Almost all Indian IT companies would pay between $8,000 and $10,000 per H1B visa from April 1

Will IT firms see a meltdown in 2017?

Will IT firms see a meltdown in 2017?

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

It's the second time Nasscom has projected single-digit growth in a decade.

Govt strategy to unearth black money is a joke: Mohandas Pai

Govt strategy to unearth black money is a joke: Mohandas Pai

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

'Reservation for the private sector is a bad idea.'

Innovations can't be killed under 'garb of privacy': Centre on Aadhaar

Innovations can't be killed under 'garb of privacy': Centre on Aadhaar

Rediff.com12 Jan 2018

He also made an appeal not to 'overblow' the issue of data breach.

Wipro getting ready to hit the magic target of $15 bn by 2020

Wipro getting ready to hit the magic target of $15 bn by 2020

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

To double revenues in four years; asks staff to 'think like a start-up', to brainstorm out-of-the-box ideas

Sudha Murty: We are not an equal society

Sudha Murty: We are not an equal society

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

Sudha Murty has various roles -- philanthropist, author, teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt -- and she revels in each one of them, discovers Savera R Someshwar.

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.

'India needs out-of-the-box thinkers'

'India needs out-of-the-box thinkers'

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

'Every educational institution should have incubating centres so that students will get exposed to entrepreneurship early.'

IT jobs: Worst challenge ahead

IT jobs: Worst challenge ahead

Rediff.com16 May 2017

Expert staff in the line of fire in the tech sector. Analysts attribute these job losses to a slowdown in growth, automation of lower-end work.

Unlike some large Indian start-ups, we believe in consistent profits: Vishal Sikka

Unlike some large Indian start-ups, we believe in consistent profits: Vishal Sikka

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

'The big thing is on the works on Zero Distance, the initiative to bring innovations in every project.'

For CCD's VG Siddhartha, brewing fortunes is second nature

For CCD's VG Siddhartha, brewing fortunes is second nature

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

Siddhartha's knack for value investment dates back to 1995 when he infused capital in Kshema Technologies, which was acquired by MphasiS. He also took an early exposure in Mindtree way back in 1999. Since 1995, he had invested in more than 15 technology companies including chip-designing firm Ittiam Software, and GlobalEdge Technologies, among others, says Debasis Mohapatra.

May's Diwali gift: UK tightens visa rules for techies

May's Diwali gift: UK tightens visa rules for techies

Rediff.com5 Nov 2016

The UK contributed to nearly $20 billion or 18% of India's $108 billion software exports for 2016.

Elite CISF commandos to guard Tata campus in Odisha

Elite CISF commandos to guard Tata campus in Odisha

Rediff.com6 Dec 2015

A squad of about 300 special Central Industrial Security Force commandos has taken over the security of a large Tata Steel manufacturing facility in coastal Odisha, making it the 7th private sector concern in the country to get armed cover by the paramilitary force to ward off terror threats.

Strong dollar dents Indian IT companies' revenues

Strong dollar dents Indian IT companies' revenues

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

The greenback rose 9 percent against currencies.

$1.6 bn Alight deal puts Wipro back in the game

$1.6 bn Alight deal puts Wipro back in the game

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

The contract has not only cemented the position of its chief executive officer (CEO) Abidali Neemuchwala, it has also proven the ability of the current management to successfully chase and close larger deals that are becoming scarcer in the market.

New FDI norms pose rejig challenge for e-commerce majors

New FDI norms pose rejig challenge for e-commerce majors

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

Some companies are already seeking review of the new norms.

Indian cricketers' security tightened in Brisbane after hostage crisis

Indian cricketers' security tightened in Brisbane after hostage crisis

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

No decision yet on the fate of the Sydney Test, which starts December 26, but for us the tour is still on, says the Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary, Sanjay Patel.

'Why promote silly characters like Mickey Mouse and Goofy?'

'Why promote silly characters like Mickey Mouse and Goofy?'

Rediff.com11 May 2016

'Children should be brought up connected to our culture and should be introduced to characters from our mythologies. What is this Baa Baa Black Sheep?'

Why young techies must be very worried

Why young techies must be very worried

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

'Middle-level managers account for 10 per cent -- or 450,000 people -- in the IT industry in India.' 'And of these 225,000 would lose jobs over the next one decade as their work would get automated.' 'This is grim news for many reasons,' says Aakar Patel.

Coronavirus cases rise to 100; more states shut malls, schools

Coronavirus cases rise to 100; more states shut malls, schools

Rediff.com15 Mar 2020

Maharashtra has reported 31 positive cases, Kerala 19, Uttar Pradesh 11, Delhi and Karnataka six each, Ladakh three, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Telangana two each; and Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab one case each. The total number of confirmed cases also includes 17 foreigners -- 16 Italian tourists and a Canadian, it said.

In Brussels, Modi to push for stronger ties with EU

In Brussels, Modi to push for stronger ties with EU

Rediff.com30 Mar 2016

Besides firming up India-EU counter-terror partnership, the Summit in Brussels is expected to evince interest in other projects like cleaning of Ganga on the lines of River Rhine and Danube.

Bots may soon replace human workers at client sites

Bots may soon replace human workers at client sites

Rediff.com5 Apr 2018

Experts, however, are of the opinion that a world manned mostly by bots is still some time away. Also, new jobs -- of bot builders and supervisors -- will emerge with time.

Nilekani v/s Ananth Kumar: Battle for Bangalore South gets ugly

Nilekani v/s Ananth Kumar: Battle for Bangalore South gets ugly

Rediff.com26 Mar 2014

The Infosys co-founder has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against his opponent in Bangalore South

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.

Wipro net profit grows marginally, co unveils bonus issue

Wipro net profit grows marginally, co unveils bonus issue

Rediff.com25 Apr 2017

For the full 2016-17, Wipro's profit fell nearly 5 per cent to Rs 8,518 crore while total income grew 7.4 per cent to Rs 57,995 crore compared to the previous fiscal.

Automation to shave off 25,000 jobs in IT sector

Automation to shave off 25,000 jobs in IT sector

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Half of the people earning between Rs 30 lakh and Rs 70 lakh will lose their jobs in next 10 years.

Sudha Murty: India has not been united for 2,000 years

Sudha Murty: India has not been united for 2,000 years

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

Sudha Murty worries that India has still not learnt its lessons from history.

Nilekani to resign from UIDAI by March-end

Nilekani to resign from UIDAI by March-end

Rediff.com21 Feb 2014

Nilekani, whose name is doing the rounds for Bengaluru South constituency, however, did not say when he will join Congress party.

IT firms eye new markets in Japan, China, Germany

IT firms eye new markets in Japan, China, Germany

Rediff.com22 May 2017

Stricter regulations in US forces industry to look at these countries with a market size of $300 billion

Why is nobody talking about Air India losses, asks Mohandas Pai

Why is nobody talking about Air India losses, asks Mohandas Pai

Rediff.com13 Mar 2016

When the government is out to get Mallya, why is it quiet about those people who are responsible for Air India's massive losses is a million dollar question