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Nadella, Pichai among Silicon Valley CEOs to meet Modi

Nadella, Pichai among Silicon Valley CEOs to meet Modi

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

'Silicon Valley is the best model for driving growth and innovation. Meeting the right people who care about India is a fantastic step. India today stands out as the large potential global economy for growth.'

Hackathon major plans to set up US ops in 2019

Hackathon major plans to set up US ops in 2019

Rediff.com8 Dec 2018

While HackerEarth has clients and developers globally, the US consists more than a third of the revenue stream, and plans to ramp it up to 60 per cent of the total share.

IITians make a beeline to join Flipkart

IITians make a beeline to join Flipkart

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

The second day of the placement season at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Madras on Tuesday saw e-commerce major Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd recruiting 19 students - the highest offer so far this season.

Aarogya Setu tops charts with 75 million downloads

Aarogya Setu tops charts with 75 million downloads

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

The exponential number of downloads can be attributed to a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking people to have the app on their mobiles, combined with the government's push for downloading of the app through other channels, reports Neha Alawadhi.

Wanted! Some sports giants on the Sensex

Wanted! Some sports giants on the Sensex

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

By 2020, we should have some 10 listed sports companies, with one or two big enough to be on the Sensex

Walmart's $16 bn Flipkart buy is the biggest deal this year

Walmart's $16 bn Flipkart buy is the biggest deal this year

Rediff.com9 May 2018

Sachin Bansal, who had co-founded Flipkart with Binny Bansal in 2007, would exit the company

Infosys to make maiden start-up investment

Infosys to make maiden start-up investment

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

This will be Infosys' first investment from its innovation fund dedicated to start-ups and emerging technologies.

Investors divided over Snapdeals move to end merger talks

Investors divided over Snapdeals move to end merger talks

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

Snapdeal has a number of shareholders including Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, PremjiInvest, Ratan Tata, Foxconn, Temasek and BlackRock, among others.

China eyes Pune for smart city projects

China eyes Pune for smart city projects

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

Enters joint venture with Pune-based Unique Delta Force Security

Flipkart leases office space from Embassy in largest deal

Flipkart leases office space from Embassy in largest deal

Rediff.com18 Oct 2014

JLL had shortlisted over 10 developers and Embassy was selected after a long due and rigorous process of due diligence.

'I hope Modi understands the secret behind Facebook, Google'

'I hope Modi understands the secret behind Facebook, Google'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

Silicon Valley techies and investors who were at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India dinner analyse the parlay for Ritu Jha.

'For the first time, we are seeing start-ups die in India'

'For the first time, we are seeing start-ups die in India'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Start-ups in India with high valuations are witnessing a fund crunch and drop in valuations as investors tighten their belts and look at businesses that are sound.

Wipro sets up $100-mn VC fund to invest in start-ups

Wipro sets up $100-mn VC fund to invest in start-ups

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Wipro, has set up a venture capital (VC) fund that will look at investing in early-to-middle stage technology start-ups globally.

An online platform that connects mom and child

An online platform that connects mom and child

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

Mumbai-based BabyChakra is among the four start-ups Google has shortlisted from India for the fifth batch of its mentorship programme

'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.'

'More than Make in India, Modi govt should concentrate on Made in India'

'More than Make in India, Modi govt should concentrate on Made in India'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

When you say, Make in India, it means, Indians will work for you, but we should create our own brands and create a market for them internationally. Only then, money will come back to India.

How Lenskart is defying the start-up trend

How Lenskart is defying the start-up trend

Rediff.com23 May 2016

The eyewear market in India is worth $3 billion.

'I give him A+ for his speech'

'I give him A+ for his speech'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

Modi's speech touched the poor and the rich.

How can India create more entrepreneurs?

How can India create more entrepreneurs?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

When is the last time our government recognised a twenty something entrepreneur for introducing a break-out innovation?

Nasscom plans to give big push to innovation culture

Nasscom plans to give big push to innovation culture

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

Will help entrepreneurs collaborate and develop a culture of innovation in the country.

How this start-up helps poor people get good jobs

How this start-up helps poor people get good jobs

Rediff.com25 May 2015

Babajob.com is trying to help unorganised blue-collar workers get better employment.

Are we Indians technology-averse?

Are we Indians technology-averse?

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

Some examples that show we may be call for introspection, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Your old computer can educate a child thanks to them

Your old computer can educate a child thanks to them

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

Raghav tells Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier how he and his cousin Mukund co-founded Renew IT, which refurbishes discarded computers and makes them affordable for the poor in rural India.

World's 10 most innovative companies that will inspire you

World's 10 most innovative companies that will inspire you

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

There are few firms that are applauded for managing a healthy top line growth along with an impressive brand image that inspires most companies.

Why it is hard to call a bubble in tech stocks

Why it is hard to call a bubble in tech stocks

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

It is not clear as to whether we are in a bubble in technology stocks. What is clear, however, is that there is no reason why this potential bubble will pop anytime soon, notes Akash Prakash.

Homes get smarter, are you ready?

Homes get smarter, are you ready?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

Smart homes that do your everyday tasks are now coming on the Indian market. Several real estate firms are making this reality as they venture into constructing automated homes.

Can Flipkart 2.0 beat Amazon?

Can Flipkart 2.0 beat Amazon?

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

After raising $2.5 billion from SoftBank's Masayoshi Son and his Vision Fund, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are back in the driving seat at Flipkart, the company they founded over a decade ago.

Amazon's cloud unit looks to higher engagement with Indian start-ups

Amazon's cloud unit looks to higher engagement with Indian start-ups

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Amazon is working on deepening its engagement with young technology companies in the country.

'Learning is a lifelong process'

'Learning is a lifelong process'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Aditya Bhushan Dwivedi profiles Amitava Ghosh the chief technology officer at TaxiForSure.

A billion Indians on Pichai's homecoming radar

A billion Indians on Pichai's homecoming radar

Rediff.com13 Dec 2015

Pichai will visit India accompanied by the heads of various Google business units

Oh dear! Is Samsung making the same mistakes as Nokia?

Oh dear! Is Samsung making the same mistakes as Nokia?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

Ashish Pratap Singh wonders if Samsung will meet the same fate as Nokia?

Since taking over, Wipro CEO has spent $1bn on acquisitions

Since taking over, Wipro CEO has spent $1bn on acquisitions

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

Wipro has been quite aggressive among Indian IT services companies in acquisitions as a strategy to buy the capabilities in emerging technologies.

What India's youth can learn from Gandhi

What India's youth can learn from Gandhi

Rediff.com9 May 2017

'You are beginning your professional life in a time of global turmoil, when economic systems and the earth's eco-systems are in deep crisis.' 'Societies across the world are struggling with the complexity of technological and social change happening at a speed that our species has never experienced before.' 'May you be more excited than frightened by the times we live in.' 'Precisely because the crises are so deep, there are also unprecedented opportunities for pioneering and brave work that can transform society, culture and economy to create a much better world for your children.'

HealthifyMe: A start-up that helps people live healthy

HealthifyMe: A start-up that helps people live healthy

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

HealthifyMe is an app that connects users to fitness trainers virtually, motivate them on goals.

Mindtree to spin off an independent subsidiary

Mindtree to spin off an independent subsidiary

Rediff.com22 May 2014

VMUnify, incubated from staffers' idea, to be spun off into an independent company.

Meet the Jabong founder: A man who wears many hats

Meet the Jabong founder: A man who wears many hats

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Entrepreneurship hasn't been a cakewalk for him, says Sinha.

A fitness band from Vishal Gondal to take on gyms

A fitness band from Vishal Gondal to take on gyms

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

The Goqii fitness tracker is a wrist band that measures one's steps, calories burnt, distance travelled, and even tracks the sleeping patterns.

Happiest Minds: Ashok Soota to score big in second innings

Happiest Minds: Ashok Soota to score big in second innings

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

Happiest Minds expects revenue to touch $100 mn in 3 years, the fastest in India's tech services sector.

Lumoid: A unique start-up's success story

Lumoid: A unique start-up's success story

Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

The Lumoid site a is clean and user-friendly e-commerce experience, prompting visitors to select a category, like 'Landscape,' 'Sports,' and 'Student' for recommended custom created kits or 'Shop All Gear' for those who prefer to pick and choose the pieces they need.

Life of Pi revolves around next-gen cloud services

Life of Pi revolves around next-gen cloud services

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Hyderabad-based Pi Datacenters wants to be the first destination of choice for enterprises in data and cloud services.