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The Day Indrani Mukerjea Was Missed

The Day Indrani Mukerjea Was Missed

Rediff.com26 Feb 2026

'On August 22, 2015, Shyamvar Rai disclosed to you that he had committed the murder of Sheena Bora along with Rahul Mukerjea.' How would Indrani have reacted to this?

Armed With Just A Laptop, This Teen Founded Skillzo

Armed With Just A Laptop, This Teen Founded Skillzo

Rediff.com23 Jul 2025

Adarsh Kumar, the son of a farmer and a Class 12 student from rural Bihar, is on a mission to build one of India's largest free skill development movements, powered only with a laptop, free Internet and his relentless determination.

Nokia India head P Balaji resigns

Nokia India head P Balaji resigns

Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

Later, he joined Ericsson India where he handled corporate affairs and communication.

Nokia planning to launch 'Windows tablet'

Nokia planning to launch 'Windows tablet'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2013

Nokia was looking at how Microsoft's Surface tablet went in the market before launching its own.

Coming soon: New Nokia 3310 for Rs 3500

Coming soon: New Nokia 3310 for Rs 3500

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

"All the products that we have announced -- Nokia 3310, Nokia 6, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 -- will be available in the second quarter of this year in India. Average global selling price for Nokia 3310 is 49 euros," HMD Global Oy Chief Marketing Officer Pekka Rantala said.

Nokia names Rajeev Suri as new CEO

Nokia names Rajeev Suri as new CEO

Rediff.com29 Apr 2014

Rajeev Suri will become the new chief executive of Finnish telecommunications gear maker Nokia, the company said on Tuesday, confirming what analysts had expected.

Microsoft sells Nokia branding rights to HMD Global, Foxconn

Microsoft sells Nokia branding rights to HMD Global, Foxconn

Rediff.com18 May 2016

Nokia Technologies will receive royalty payments from HMD for sales of Nokia-branded mobile products, covering both the brand and the intellectual property rights.

Nokia completes handset business sale with Microsoft

Nokia completes handset business sale with Microsoft

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

Nokia said that due to an ongoing tax dispute with Indian authorities, it would operate the Chennai factory as a contract manufacturing unit for Microsoft.

Nokia's revenues fall by 15%

Nokia's revenues fall by 15%

Rediff.com10 Jun 2010

Leading mobile handset maker Nokia has registered nearly 15 per cent decline in revenue at Rs 14,100 crore (Rs 141 billion) in 2009-10 over Rs 16,567 crore (Rs 165.67 billion) in the previous fiscal mainly due to low prices and fierce competition from smaller players.

Why Microsoft is betting big on Rs 1500-Nokia phone

Why Microsoft is betting big on Rs 1500-Nokia phone

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

With handsets like the Nokia 130, Microsoft is seeing a tremendous potential to deliver the experience of a 'mobile-first' world to people seeking their first device.

Microsoft lucky to avoid Nokia's India tax bill

Microsoft lucky to avoid Nokia's India tax bill

Rediff.com12 Dec 2013

Microsoft is lucky to dodge Nokia's tax bill in India. On Dec. 12, the Delhi High Court allowed the Finnish group to transfer its Chennai factory to the U.S. software giant as part of its planned $7.4 billion sale of its mobile handset business.

Nokia shareholders expected to approve Microsoft deal

Nokia shareholders expected to approve Microsoft deal

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Nokia agreed in September to sell its devices and services business and license its patents to Microsoft for 5.44 billion euros after failing to recover from a late start in smartphones.

Nokia launches Lumia 925 and 625 in India

Nokia launches Lumia 925 and 625 in India

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

Lumia 925 costs Rs 33,449 and 625 will be available for Rs 19,999.

Nokia's young retirees face an uncertain future

Nokia's young retirees face an uncertain future

Rediff.com20 May 2014

The workers who were hired straight out of school as unskilled labourers are now struggling to find alternative employment because they lack skills.

Why did Nokia suspend manufacturing in India?

Why did Nokia suspend manufacturing in India?

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

While the tax holiday for the factory coming to an end might be a factor, many say the business model of Microsoft (which acquired Nokia's handset division last year), as well as freebies offered by the Vietnamese government, might also have played a role.

Bharti signs Rs 580 cr deal with Nokia

Bharti signs Rs 580 cr deal with Nokia

Rediff.com23 Aug 2005

In yet another major outsourcing deal, Sunil Mittal-owned Bharti Group on Tuesday entered into a over Rs 580 crore ($125 million) deal with telecom major Nokia to expand the network in eight circles.

BlackBerry Messenger for Windows Phone, Nokia X soon

BlackBerry Messenger for Windows Phone, Nokia X soon

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

The Canadian smartphone maker in October last year launched BBM for rival Android- and iOS-based handsets and the app since then has been downloaded on over 40 million such handsets.

Essar pulls out of race to buy Nokia's Chennai mobile plant

Essar pulls out of race to buy Nokia's Chennai mobile plant

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Nokia's Chennai plant is under freeze over tax dispute.

Dixon Technologies: Q4FY24 performance disappoints, valuation rich

Dixon Technologies: Q4FY24 performance disappoints, valuation rich

Rediff.com29 May 2024

Dixon Technologies' January-March quarter (Q4) results came in well below expectations, but the potential for signing up a new mobile client, and plans for backward integration into display manufacturing kept investors happy. Dixon's Q4FY24 revenue grew 52 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 4,660 crore, below Street consensus, due to weakness in consumer electronics (Rs 890 crore) and home appliances (Rs 294 crore) segments.

Nokia to buy out Siemens equipment venture; shares surge

Nokia to buy out Siemens equipment venture; shares surge

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

Loss-making Nokia gains full control of the profitable venture Nokia Siemens Networks for $2.2 billion, a cheaper than-expected price, analysts said, although they also noted the acquisition would put pressure on Nokia's balance sheet.

Nokia's Chennai plant may be left out of Microsoft deal

Nokia's Chennai plant may be left out of Microsoft deal

Rediff.com3 Dec 2013

Finnish phone maker Nokia may have to exclude its Chennai plant from the $7.2 billion deal with Microsoft if tax issues facing the India unit are not resolved by next week.

Low-cost Net-enabled handsets from Nokia soon

Low-cost Net-enabled handsets from Nokia soon

Rediff.com11 Dec 2007

Indians can look forward to availing Internet services even on low-cost mobile handsets as the world's largest cell phone maker Nokia is gearing up to offer such handsets through which the web can be accessed. Nokia also aims to be the number one in bringing the Internet to mobile devices. According to estimates, the total internet services market will be approximately euro 100 billion in 2010.

Hundreds of Chinese Nokia workers protest Microsoft deal

Hundreds of Chinese Nokia workers protest Microsoft deal

Rediff.com21 Nov 2013

Lack of trust in employers has often led Chinese workers to balk at takeovers they fear will worsen employment conditions.

India born Rajeev Suri may become Nokia's next CEO

India born Rajeev Suri may become Nokia's next CEO

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

Rajeev Suri, the head of Nokia's telecoms network equipment division, is likely to become the Finnish group's next chief executive following the sale of its handset business to Microsoft.

Innovation: Tata ahead of BMW, Nokia, Dell!

Innovation: Tata ahead of BMW, Nokia, Dell!

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

While 89 per cent of executives in India said innovation was key to economic growth, in the US, only 72 per cent said innovation was important.

Nokia opens call centre in India

Nokia opens call centre in India

Rediff.com6 Oct 2004

Mobile device firm Nokia on Wednesday opened its 120-seater India call centre here to serve local customers in Indian languages.

Ericsson sets up 6G R&D centre in India

Ericsson sets up 6G R&D centre in India

Rediff.com28 Oct 2023

Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson on Saturday announced setting up a 6G research and development centre in Chennai. Ericsson is also looking to partner with other premier engineering institutes in India for 6G-related research. "This R&D centre in India is a small unit which will become bigger. We only have three in the world.

Court verdict in Vodafone case will help Nokia, other cos: Prez

Court verdict in Vodafone case will help Nokia, other cos: Prez

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

The order in favour of Vodafone is being considered significant because some domestic companies too are involved in similar transfer pricing cases.

Nokia, Wipro, H-P get nod for SEZ

Nokia, Wipro, H-P get nod for SEZ

Rediff.com21 Dec 2005

The government on Wednesday granted approval to Nokia, Wipro, Hewlett Packard, Reliance, Biocon, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Mahindra and Mahindra, Reliance energy and Adani Group's to set up Special Economic zones.

Will Made In India Google Pixel Phones Sell Better?

Will Made In India Google Pixel Phones Sell Better?

Rediff.com30 Oct 2023

Making the Pixel 8 in India will not necessarily bring the price down -- witness iPhones made in India that are more expensive than those in the US and Dubai.

How govt's PLI scheme is fuelling Dixon's global dreams

How govt's PLI scheme is fuelling Dixon's global dreams

Rediff.com27 Dec 2023

Dixon Technologies right now is a beehive of activity. It is building a new facility in Noida to make 1.3 million laptops for Taiwanese PC maker Acer. The facility must be up and running in four months. The pace of activity will only increase. Last week Dixon won a similar contract from Lenovo, the Chinese personal computer maker and the third largest information technology (IT) hardware brand in India, to assemble laptops and notebooks. Though the clientele in these two cases is Taiwanese and Chinese, Dixon is a company reaching for the stars with its feet planted firmly in the Indian government's policy.

Finland Wants Indian Techies!

Finland Wants Indian Techies!

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

In the last 12 months, over 7,500 Indians have applied for a resident permit.

Airtel to launch 5G services by end-August

Airtel to launch 5G services by end-August

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel will start rolling out 5G services later this month as it signed requisite agreements with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung. At the recently held much-awaited spectrum auction for 5G services by the Department of Telecom, Airtel bid for and acquired 19867.8 MHZ spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 3300 MHz, and 26 GHz frequencies. "We are delighted to announce that Airtel will commence roll out of 5G services in August.

Xiaomi leads Indian smartphone market; Samsung in 5G phones

Xiaomi leads Indian smartphone market; Samsung in 5G phones

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi led the Indian smartphone market during the April-June 2022 period despite a 22 per cent decline in its sales volume, a Cyber Media Research (CMR) report said on Thursday. Xiaomi stayed on top position with 20 per cent market share, followed by Samsung with 18 per cent share. The Korean phone maker, however, led the growth in 5G phone category with 28 per cent market share in that segment, according to the report.

Telcos pay Rs 17,873 crore as first instalment of 5G spectrum dues

Telcos pay Rs 17,873 crore as first instalment of 5G spectrum dues

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

The Department of Telecommunications (DOT) on Wednesday received over Rs 17,873 crore from companies towards 5G spectrum dues. Nearly half the amount (Rs 8312.4 crore) was paid by Bharti Airtel, which made advance payments for four years to free up cash for future investments. Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea paid Rs 7,864 crore and Rs 1,680 crore, respectively.

Microsoft's cheapest Internet phone with battery that lasts 29 days!

Microsoft's cheapest Internet phone with battery that lasts 29 days!

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Microsoft Devices Group has unveiled the Nokia 215, its most affordable Internet-ready phone.

Will Samsung continue to rule global electronics industry?

Will Samsung continue to rule global electronics industry?

Rediff.com8 Nov 2020

History of electronics indicates that no company, nor any nation for that matter, has been able to cement pole position and maintain it through several cycles. he death of its iconic promoter, Lee Kun-hee, raises questions over how long the chaebol can maintain its gigantic footprint in the global electronics industry, says Devangshu Datta.

How Tatas plan to grab the $100 billion-plus global 5G market

How Tatas plan to grab the $100 billion-plus global 5G market

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

The Tata group's tryst with mobile services, with either CDMA or GSM technology, did not really fly, forcing it to close operations and write off losses. Now the group is back in the big game, this time straddling the telecom equipment, network and technology space in India as well as the global market. To this end, it is leveraging the opportunities that flow from 5G technology through open radio access network, or O-RAN. Recently, the Tata Sons' subsidiary Panatone Finvest acquired 43.3 per cent in Bengaluru-based telecom equipment manufacturer Tejas Network for Rs 1,850 crore and announced it would buy another 26 per cent of the voting capital through an open offer.

Shiv Nadar steps down from HCL board, named Chairman Emeritus

Shiv Nadar steps down from HCL board, named Chairman Emeritus

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

HCL Technologies on Monday said its founder Shiv Nadar will take on the role of Chairman Emeritus and Strategic Advisor to the company's board. Nadar, chief strategy officer and managing director of the company, on completing 76 years of age, has tendered his resignation as the MD as well as the Director with effect from close of business hours on July 19, according to a regulatory filing. "In order to continue to benefit from his vast knowledge, experience, and wisdom in an advisory role, the Board of Directors in its meeting held today, after considering the recommendations of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, has approved the appointment of Shri Shiv Nadar as the 'Chairman Emeritus and Strategic Advisor to the Board' for a term of five years with effect from July 20, 2021," it added.

Meet India's Latest Billionaire

Meet India's Latest Billionaire

Rediff.com15 Apr 2022

'It has taken us 15 years to get to where we are. It obviously doesn't happen overnight.'