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How TCS is tweaking its business

How TCS is tweaking its business

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

TCS plans to build ignio as a standalone company.

5 ways to reduce farm distress

5 ways to reduce farm distress

Rediff.com5 Feb 2018

'By 2020 around 34% of India's population will be in the 15-34 age group.' 'More than 70% of them live in rural areas.' 'Their energy and enthusiasm need to be tapped in order to meet their aspirations and transform agriculture and the rural economy,' says P K Joshi.

Stocks you must buy, hold or exit

Stocks you must buy, hold or exit

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:

Partnership with Jio a virtual merger: Anil Ambani

Partnership with Jio a virtual merger: Anil Ambani

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

Ambani said, in the telecom space, the focus will be on debt reduction, and the virtual merger did away with the need for major capex and will help towards this

Modi & Obama's back-room boys broke impasse on N-deal in London

Modi & Obama's back-room boys broke impasse on N-deal in London

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

The agreement was reached in intensive negotiations between contact groups that Obama and Modi had set up in September.

Third quarter is traditionally weaker for IT firms: Infosys

Third quarter is traditionally weaker for IT firms: Infosys

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

The business is impacted by low volume growth amid Christmas and New Year holidays.

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.

Will the funds for rural India reach the poor?

Will the funds for rural India reach the poor?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

Sustained rural poverty can't be eradicated without capacity building.

Chinese companies' love affair with India: The real story

Chinese companies' love affair with India: The real story

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

China accounts for 90% of imports of mobile phones to India.

'We have meekly surrendered to the US'

'We have meekly surrendered to the US'

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

'The biggest lacuna in this agreement is it is called 'full civil nuclear cooperation agreement.' Actually, it is anything but full.'

What shares should you invest in if you had Rs 5 lakh?

What shares should you invest in if you had Rs 5 lakh?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2020

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.

Lessons to ensure a safer future for Indian farmers

Lessons to ensure a safer future for Indian farmers

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Commercial banks are also expected to be soft on loan repayments and restructure the loans, if not write them off.

Why 2019 will be a very busy year for auto cos

Why 2019 will be a very busy year for auto cos

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

While hybrids, CNG and biofuels found favour in 2018 among many carmakers including Maruti Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda, others such as M&M and Tata Motors have shown full faith in electric vehicles.

With revenue of $31 mn, ignio is another feather in TCS cap

With revenue of $31 mn, ignio is another feather in TCS cap

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

ignio has more than 75 patents filed in the artificial intelligence, machine-learning and intelligent-automation space

Four money lessons from Dussehra

Four money lessons from Dussehra

Rediff.com3 Oct 2014

As you spruce up for Dussehra puja this year, we have a suggestion for you! How about looking at your finances in a whole new way?

Many initiatives on amenities in railways but progress still long way

Many initiatives on amenities in railways but progress still long way

Rediff.com25 May 2015

The ministry has also decided to offer station for redevelopment by inviting open bids from companies.

Economy-wise, Modi's re-election will be favourable: Marc Faber

Economy-wise, Modi's re-election will be favourable: Marc Faber

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

With the frontline Indian benchmark indices trading near all-time highs ahead of the general elections that begin later this week, Marc Faber, Editor and Publisher of "The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report" tells Puneet Wadhwa that the Indian stock market is relatively expensive, especially the index (large-cap) stocks.

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.' 'Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.' 'A classical dancer can fall back on tradition, but Astad created something absolutely new.'

Infosys bets big on engineering services

Infosys bets big on engineering services

Rediff.com3 Jun 2013

The six service lines that Infosys is focusing on include manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, logistics, lifescience, energy, communications, financial services and insurance.

Promising future awaits India, says President

Promising future awaits India, says President

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

The government is determined to stop generation of black money, he said.

The curious case of Modi-Obama nuclear 'breakthrough'

The curious case of Modi-Obama nuclear 'breakthrough'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

Weeks after 'breakthrough', substantial work is yet to be done

ASK AJIT: 'How can I make money?'

ASK AJIT: 'How can I make money?'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.

Sensex gains 35 points to close at 28,635

Sensex gains 35 points to close at 28,635

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each

Buffett donates record $2.84 billion to Gates, family charities

Buffett donates record $2.84 billion to Gates, family charities

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

Buffett typically makes his donations in July, reducing the number of shares by 5 percent from the prior year.

Wipro Q2 profit rises 6%, sees muted revenue growth in Q3

Wipro Q2 profit rises 6%, sees muted revenue growth in Q3

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

The company's growth was driven by a decline in total expenses, lower finance cost and higher other income.

Handsome hike? Be prepared for a long wait

Handsome hike? Be prepared for a long wait

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

The average variable pay across sectors is projected at 17.4%.

Should investors bet on Coal India?

Should investors bet on Coal India?

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

If investors still have appetite to buy shares in one of the region's most expensive markets, Coal India might stack up.

Post a dull Q4 Wipro chief has lots to fix, will manage, he says

Post a dull Q4 Wipro chief has lots to fix, will manage, he says

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

If I focus on today, I will have to give up the future, says T K Kurien.

Infosys elevates 12 leaders as executive VPs

Infosys elevates 12 leaders as executive VPs

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

With the appointment of Vishal Sikka as CEO and Managing Director of the company, IT major Infosys has elevated 12 leaders to the position of Executive Vice President with additional responsibilities.

IL&FS now looks at restructuring, appoints consultant

IL&FS now looks at restructuring, appoints consultant

Rediff.com30 Sep 2018

Alvarez & Marsal will develop a detailed restructuring plan for the group to demonstrate to shareholders and lenders that it was self-sufficient in repaying its liabilities. So far, the IL&FS management had been working on its revival plan.

PM Modi asks secretaries to approach him directly

PM Modi asks secretaries to approach him directly

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

In a first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the secretaries of all the government departments collectively and asked them to directly get in touch with him to resolve issues and expedite decision-making.

Come on board on climate change: Washington tells Delhi

Come on board on climate change: Washington tells Delhi

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

'It is absolutely critical on pure economic terms, but it's also smart politically, because a recent survey reported that 73 percent of Indians view climate change as the most pressing global concern,' US Secretary of State John Kerry tells a high-power audience in Washington, DC.

SCARY! 59,000 farmer suicides linked to climate change

SCARY! 59,000 farmer suicides linked to climate change

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

'The number of deaths attributable to warming is likely to rise in the future.'

'Economy on right track; FY17 GDP could rise to 7%'

'Economy on right track; FY17 GDP could rise to 7%'

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

According to the global financial services firm, FY16 would be a notable year for India with gradual improvement in economic growth and declining inflationary pressures amid falling global commodity prices and policy initiatives.

Can Modi & co deliver? The world awaits

Can Modi & co deliver? The world awaits

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Modi's visit to some developed countries such as the US, Japan, China and Australia were sprinkled with humongous investment figures. But do we have the wherewithal to absorb such big investments?

Exposed: 4 false claims made by financial planners

Exposed: 4 false claims made by financial planners

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

Some planners sell dreams and deliver nightmares. Look before you leap!

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.

TCS posts better-than-expected result; Q3 net up 11%

TCS posts better-than-expected result; Q3 net up 11%

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

TCS said employee addition during the quarter stood at 18,362

IL&FS board readies turnaround plan

IL&FS board readies turnaround plan

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

JM Financial Consultants, Arpwood Capital and Alvarez & Marsal will advise the board going forward