News for 'Silicon India'

'I have never wanted to distance myself from India'

'I have never wanted to distance myself from India'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

'The more I lived in India, the more I realised that America was my home too.'

Reliance Info in $100-mn deal with US firm

Reliance Info in $100-mn deal with US firm

Rediff.com11 Mar 2003

California-based telecommunications equipment provider UTStarcom Inc is making major inroads into the Indian market with an unannounced sales deal worth more than $100 million with Reliance Infocomm

Nehru legacy undermined daily by those who rule us today: Sonia Gandhi

Nehru legacy undermined daily by those who rule us today: Sonia Gandhi

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

The former Congress president said Jawaharlal Nehru, as India's first prime minister, "consolidated democracy and entrenched the basic values of India's polity -- values to which we are still proud to lay claim."

Arzoo.com in expansion mode

Arzoo.com in expansion mode

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

Arzoo.com, a leading online travel portal promoted by Sabeer Bhatia, is in an expansion mode and has launched it Bangalore operations on Tuesday. Headquartered in Mumbai, this is the third branch office of Arzoo.com.

Apple seeks wholesale licence

Apple seeks wholesale licence

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

The maker of the iPhone and the iPad has made a proposal to the government for a wholesale foray.

Giving wings to startups

Giving wings to startups

Rediff.com13 May 2019

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a recipe for creating 100,000 plus angel investors in India.

OnMobile to raise up to $100 mn

OnMobile to raise up to $100 mn

Rediff.com10 Jul 2006

US-based telecom software company OnMobile in which Infosys holds about 14 per cent stake, is in talks with Silicon Valley investors to raise up to $100 million to fund the company's future expansion plans.

How to get money to fund your idea

How to get money to fund your idea

Rediff.com9 Jun 2005

World over, venture capitalists have become the most popular source of funding for upcoming entrepreneurs

ATI opens R&D centre in Hyderabad

ATI opens R&D centre in Hyderabad

Rediff.com29 Apr 2005

Bangalore's IT future under scanner

Bangalore's IT future under scanner

Rediff.com7 Nov 2005

But any speculation that Hyderabad, which has emerged as a hub of IT industry in a relatively short span of time, might stand to gain, might be premature.

Rs 10,000 PC? VIA has the solution

Rs 10,000 PC? VIA has the solution

Rediff.com2 May 2006

Developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions VIA Technologies on Tuesday said it has opened a new innovation centre in Mumbai and plans to set up a team in India to give a push to sub Rs 10,000 personal computer.

Cong to give privilege motions against Swamy, Parrikar in RS

Cong to give privilege motions against Swamy, Parrikar in RS

Rediff.com12 May 2016

Going on the counteroffensive, the Congress will be giving privilege motions against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Rajya Sabha on Friday

US Bill seeks to double H-1B visas

US Bill seeks to double H-1B visas

Rediff.com14 Mar 2006

A Bill to double the number of H-1B visas to 115,000, with the option of raising the limit 20% annually is now pending before US Congress.

Modi's US tour: Which company pledged what

Modi's US tour: Which company pledged what

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

Apple Inc may have the best to offer in the near term.

The world on your mobile phone!

The world on your mobile phone!

Rediff.com2 Dec 2004

Now, NASA supercomputer is 'fastest'

Now, NASA supercomputer is 'fastest'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2004

Why trade unions have failed to make inroads into the IT sector

Why trade unions have failed to make inroads into the IT sector

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

Recently, when TCS laid off a handful of employees, prominent trade unions rushed to offer their support to workers who had lost their jobs.

Net neutrality: Netizens, Facebook in a war of words

Net neutrality: Netizens, Facebook in a war of words

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

The comments drew sharp criticism from netizens with some calling Facebook's Free Basics plan as Internet colonialism.

Paytm enters bus ticketing business; hotels next

Paytm enters bus ticketing business; hotels next

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

It aims to grow gross merchandise value to Rs 19,000-25,500 crore.

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan.

Start-up diaries: Waging battle in a brave new world

Start-up diaries: Waging battle in a brave new world

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

India is witnessing its own tech tsunami, and is poised to become the second largest global startup hub by the end of the decade

7 ways Indian startups will get a big boost

7 ways Indian startups will get a big boost

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

IIM Ahmedabad's CIIE signed a MoU with Tata Trust for founding partner for the Bharat Fund, which will provide seed funding to Indian entrepreneurs.

Ahead of hosting Modi, Facebook rebrands internet.org as Free Basics

Ahead of hosting Modi, Facebook rebrands internet.org as Free Basics

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

This is a significant move by Facebook considering the backlash it had from various quarters in India following debates on net neutrality

Twitter shuts down 1,25,000 accounts for promoting terrorism

Twitter shuts down 1,25,000 accounts for promoting terrorism

Rediff.com6 Feb 2016

Twitter condemned the use of its platform to promote terrorism.

TI to make low-cost cellphones

TI to make low-cost cellphones

Rediff.com7 Aug 2004

Global chipmaker Texas Instruments has said it will work with partners to build low-cost cellphones and silicon chip-embedded consumer electronic products for India's booming market in the next five years.

BPO's first couple

BPO's first couple

Rediff.com18 Oct 2003

'Many Indian-Americans could be part of Trump administration'

'Many Indian-Americans could be part of Trump administration'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Under Trump presidency one should expect much more cooperation between the US and India, said Indian-American Republican from Texas Ashok Mago.

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.

Choices before the IT industry

Choices before the IT industry

Rediff.com21 Jan 2003

Zuckerberg post on Modi visit gets 172,000 'like's, 7,300 comments

Zuckerberg post on Modi visit gets 172,000 'like's, 7,300 comments

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

This will be Modi's second US visit after he was elected PM.

As power shifts back to Bengaluru, Infy may hire less in US

As power shifts back to Bengaluru, Infy may hire less in US

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

Firm's dented image following Sikka's exit could bring down revenues in the margin rich US market and force Infy to hire fewer Americans, as hiring locals in developed markets comes at a cost.

World Cup 2019: When coaches took over

World Cup 2019: When coaches took over

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

'This World Cup is likely to be much more a clash of plans than of talent,' says Devangshu Datta.

In 18 months Modi spent 2.5 months out of India

In 18 months Modi spent 2.5 months out of India

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

Do Modi's foreign visits actually serve India or they nothing more than expensive tools for domestic positioning and image-building, asks Shehzad Poonawalla.