News for 'Microsoft India'

What Bill Gates plans to do in India

What Bill Gates plans to do in India

Rediff.com23 Mar 2011

Software czar Bill Gates and wife Melinda will meet government health officials and community workers in Bihar today.

'Prepaid customers our thrust area in India'

'Prepaid customers our thrust area in India'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2010

While the brand is facing stiff competition from Apple's iPhone and Google's Android platform in the consumer market and is likely to come face to face with renewed competition in the enterprise market from Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 in early 2011, Frenny Bawa, managing director, RIM India, is confident of staying ahead of the pack.

Technology has enabled us to reduce costs and time: Infosys

Technology has enabled us to reduce costs and time: Infosys

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

Infosys Head India Business Unit C N Raghupathi said for the manufacturing sector, the key areas to focus on include new product innovation.

MS launches Windows Phone software in India

MS launches Windows Phone software in India

Rediff.com12 Oct 2011

The Windows Phone 7.5 version, which is also known as Mango, has a new rich user interface of Live Tiles and Hubs, which will help users to quickly find the information required and connect.

GST Bill to spur growth: ICT industry

GST Bill to spur growth: ICT industry

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

Consumer products like mobile phones and laptops may become cheaper as the overall taxes on goods are likely to come down

RBI wants customers' financial data stored in India

RBI wants customers' financial data stored in India

Rediff.com7 Apr 2018

Experts say the new guideline is likely to hurt foreign players more, especially card companies such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express who process and store credit card transaction data outside of India.

BlackBerry's cheaper smartphone Z3 to land in India next week

BlackBerry's cheaper smartphone Z3 to land in India next week

Rediff.com18 Jun 2014

BlackBerry will unveil the 'next generation BlackBerry 10 devices' on June 25.

Indian diplomat to America: 'Come and study in India'

Indian diplomat to America: 'Come and study in India'

Rediff.com30 May 2019

You will be part of fastest growing major global economy, India's ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringala told young American students.

Lenovo opens India innovation arm

Lenovo opens India innovation arm

Rediff.com28 Dec 2006

Lenovo announced on Thursday the launch of its first innovation centre in India in partnership with global giants like Intel, Microsoft, IBM and Cisco, which would focus on the development of new PC solutions.

US may be banning TikTok, says Trump

US may be banning TikTok, says Trump

Rediff.com1 Aug 2020

India has banned as many as 106 Chinese apps, including TikTok, a move welcomed by both the Trump administration and the US lawmakers.

Yuvraj Singh, India's Warrior Prince

Yuvraj Singh, India's Warrior Prince

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

'What I would love him to do most is to become a life coach and share his incredible story of struggle, success, and survival,' says marketing guru Sandeep Goyal.

Nadella embraces E-comm cos, ropes in PayTm, Snapdeal for cloud

Nadella embraces E-comm cos, ropes in PayTm, Snapdeal for cloud

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Microsoft chief Satya Nadella said the tech giant will fund hundreds of new generation entrepreneurs in India's 'smart cities' space and is overwhelmed by the start-up culture in the country, especially in e-commerce.

MSN India gets new look

MSN India gets new look

Rediff.com21 Sep 2006

The new and improved look of the home page features a more vibrant and user-friendly interface.

Tax row: I-T department rejects Nokia India's offer

Tax row: I-T department rejects Nokia India's offer

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

Nokia India, however, stuck to its offer and said it is for the department to decide if they are better off with the proposed amount or without it.

India must not copy US economic model: Pitroda

India must not copy US economic model: Pitroda

Rediff.com14 Apr 2010

Telecom guru Sam Pitroda on Wednesday said India should not try to copy the consumption-based economic model of the United States, saying it won't work for this country.

Data of 500 mn LinkedIn users allegedly leaked

Data of 500 mn LinkedIn users allegedly leaked

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

A report has alleged that personal data of 500 million users of LinkedIn has been put on sale, a charge that the professional networking platform has denied, saying no private member account data was impacted. The report by CyberNews claimed that an archive containing data purportedly scraped from 500 million LinkedIn profiles has been put for sale on a popular hacker forum, with another 2 million records leaked as a proof-of-concept sample by the post author. This included full names, email addresses, phone numbers and workplace information, among other data, it said. The report, however, did not specify the impact on users in India.

Pakistan's new strategy: Bleed India with a thousand tweets

Pakistan's new strategy: Bleed India with a thousand tweets

Rediff.com9 May 2020

Indian agencies have been engaged in countering Pakistani cyber-attacks on social media platforms for a very long time. But just like the fight against the coronavirus, only through the active participation of ordinary citizens that this war on fake news can be won, suggets Colonel S Dinny (retd).

The 20 best IT employers in India

The 20 best IT employers in India

Rediff.com25 Sep 2010

The Dataquest-IDC best employer top 20 list is made up of a mix of firms Indian IT firms and the India development centres of software multinationals.

Who Stoked Migrant Labour 'Exodus' From Tamil Nadu?

Who Stoked Migrant Labour 'Exodus' From Tamil Nadu?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

Unless controlled and contained, given the untested belief that the north Indian labour support and follow the Hindutva kind of political ideology, there is a potential in terms of ideological clashes with their Dravidian brethren in the local neighbourhoods, and it all escalating into violence, especially during election time, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.

Starbucks names Laxman Narasimhan as its new CEO

Starbucks names Laxman Narasimhan as its new CEO

Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran in leading and advising global consumer-facing brands, has been named as the new CEO of coffee giant Starbucks, joining a growing cohort of Indian-origin business leaders at the helm of global corporations.

Four Seasons plans expansion in India

Four Seasons plans expansion in India

Rediff.com22 Mar 2010

Microsoft founder Bill Gates- promoted luxury hotel group Four Seasons on Monday said it will have four new properties in India within the next five years

Naidu, India's leading reformer

Naidu, India's leading reformer

Rediff.com12 May 2004

Indian co dreams of halting Facebook-Google

Indian co dreams of halting Facebook-Google

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

Bengaluru-based InMobi and Microsoft combine their powers to break the stranglehold of Google and Facebook in the digital advertising space.

A peculiar problem plagues India's AI roadmap

A peculiar problem plagues India's AI roadmap

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

National artificial intelligence unit stuck for lack of anchor department

India's new e-fab four

India's new e-fab four

Rediff.com10 Mar 2006

5 Tech Trends To Watch Out For

5 Tech Trends To Watch Out For

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

Humans will work far more collaboratively with artificial intelligence for rapid and complex decision-making.

Now, get your email address in Hindi

Now, get your email address in Hindi

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

Email sent from these addresses is supported by leading service providers like Gmail and Microsoft

Sabeer 'Hotmail' Bhatia's next: social video platform to upskill, find jobs

Sabeer 'Hotmail' Bhatia's next: social video platform to upskill, find jobs

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

Silicon-Valley based serial techpreneur and Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia has launched a purpose-driven social video messaging platform, ShowReel, that aims to enable employment and upskilling opportunities for job seekers globally.

Indian investors can trade in select US stocks via NSE IFSC from March 3

Indian investors can trade in select US stocks via NSE IFSC from March 3

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

From March 3, investors in India will be able to trade in select US stocks through the NSE International Exchange (NSE IFSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Investors can invest in NSE IFSC receipts on US stocks, which will be in the form of unsponsored depository receipts (DRs). For a start, this will include DRs of 50 US stocks such as Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Nike, P&G, Coca-Cola, and Exxon Mobil. Indian retail investors will be able to transact on the NSE IFSC platform under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) limits prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which currently stand at $250,000 per year.

Hiranandani Group opens giant data centre in Mumbai

Hiranandani Group opens giant data centre in Mumbai

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

Hiranandnani's new venture is well-timed, but it will face heavy competition from both international majors and domestic peers like Adani Group.

Motherland calling: NRI investments in India

Motherland calling: NRI investments in India

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

NRIs are preferred borrowers in India and their assets in India and other property rentals are accepted as supportive income streams.

India shining at WEF

India shining at WEF

Rediff.com28 Jan 2005

Pedal Delhi is here, but is India ready?

Pedal Delhi is here, but is India ready?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2017

The mass cycling event is all set to kick off on November 5, but looks like Indian roads, offices are not yet cycle-ready!

Global companies are recognising India as a hotbed of talent

Global companies are recognising India as a hotbed of talent

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

While the first wave of moving work to India was driven by cost considerations, increasingly companies are banking on local talent to add value to their business by jointly developing products and solutions.

India attracts US CEOs: Now, Mark Zuckerberg to visit India

India attracts US CEOs: Now, Mark Zuckerberg to visit India

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

After Sheryl Sandberg, it's now the turn of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to visit India, the second biggest market for the social networking giant, later this month.

Will Obama's new tax proposal affect India?

Will Obama's new tax proposal affect India?

Rediff.com6 May 2009

Most large American companies earn more than 50 per cent of their revenue from markets outside the US and will be affected by the proposed tax reforms. Business groups in the US had assailed the proposal, arguing it would subject them to far higher taxes than their foreign competitors must pay and ultimately endanger US jobs. Global companies that earn profits in India are subject to a tax rate of 33.9 per cent and the impact of the proposed reforms on them would be marginal.

How MSN-Yahoo! combo may affect India

How MSN-Yahoo! combo may affect India

Rediff.com2 Feb 2008

If Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! goes through, the combination will mean stiff competition for Google and AOL in the Rs 230 crore online advertising market in India that is growing rapidly.

India's MIT basks in Nadella-Suri glory

India's MIT basks in Nadella-Suri glory

Rediff.com6 May 2014

Institute recalls them as fairly average in their batch of 1989 while students attribute success stories to the environment here.

Made-in-India Chinese mobiles rule

Made-in-India Chinese mobiles rule

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Only one in five handsets sold in India this year is likely to be made locally.

Foreign IT cos growing fastest in India

Foreign IT cos growing fastest in India

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

Industry estimates peg the turnovers of MNCs like Dell, Intel, Microsoft and IBM at well over the half-billion dollar mark. Firms, like Cisco, are said to have crossed the billion-dollar mark in domestic sales in 2006-07, and for a player like HP India, it is estimated in excess of $2.5 billion.