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Crypto wrap 2024: Bitcoin, altcoins remain popular among Indian investors

Crypto wrap 2024: Bitcoin, altcoins remain popular among Indian investors

Rediff.com27 Dec 2024

The majority of crypto investors in the country have invested in mainstream virtual digital assets (VDAs) such as Bitcoins, altcoins like Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Ethereum, followed by non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and stablecoins, a compilation of year-end reports of crypto majors CoinDCX and CoinSwitch revealed. The crypto exchange platform CoinDCX reported that 14.6 per cent of total investments on its platform were allocated to Bitcoin, while CoinSwitch saw the share of the VDA at 7 per cent.

Zetwerk Manufacturing plans IPO in 15-24 months, aims to raise $500 million

Zetwerk Manufacturing plans IPO in 15-24 months, aims to raise $500 million

Rediff.com17 Mar 2025

Zetwerk Manufacturing, a $3.1 billion company in the contract manufacturing space, is planning to come up with an initial public offering within the next 15-24 months, a top company executive said on Saturday. The Bengaluru-based company aims to raise at least $500 million, targeting a valuation of around $5 billion.

Is it time to buy or sell Delhivery shares?

Is it time to buy or sell Delhivery shares?

Rediff.com11 Feb 2025

Delhivery share price dropped 6.6 per cent to a low of ?295.8 per share on the BSE on Monday after analysts cut their earnings estimate on the stock, following weak results for the December quarter (Q3) of the current financial year (FY25). Q3 is a seasonally strong quarter due to festive pick-up in demand.

Why So Much Hatred For English?

Why So Much Hatred For English?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

There is no guarantee that if we speak in only Indian languages, all our faults will be washed away and India will shine. Why then do they bully and belittle the English-speaking? asks Shyam G Menon.

Zuckerberg invests $50 mn in Bengaluru firm

Zuckerberg invests $50 mn in Bengaluru firm

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

This is the first investment in Asia from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which was founded by Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan

Zee sacks 50% staff at its Bengaluru-based tech centre

Zee sacks 50% staff at its Bengaluru-based tech centre

Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

Zee Entertainment on Friday said it has "pruned" its Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) by about 50 per cent following the guidance of a special committee, which had conducted a critical assessment of its several business verticals. The MD & CEO has pruned TIC staff strength by 50 per cent to achieve a cost-effective structure, a Bengaluru-based business vertical of the company that offers technology solutions, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) said in an official statement.

A Home That Truly Knows You: Smart Living Is Here!

A Home That Truly Knows You: Smart Living Is Here!

Rediff.com9 Jun 2025

The smartest homes are not the ones that dazzle with tech, but the ones that disappear into your daily life while quietly elevating it.

Want To Invest In IPOs? Read This

Want To Invest In IPOs? Read This

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

Patience can be rewarding. 'Post-listing, sanity often returns to valuations of newly-listed businesses within six to nine months. Buy then.'

Tech: Bengaluru may host 40% of PE investments

Tech: Bengaluru may host 40% of PE investments

Rediff.com7 Jun 2010

Around $7.5 billion is expected to come into India in the technology space by way of PE investment of which Bengaluru could net $3 billion.

Harvard's 788 Indian Students: What Next?

Harvard's 788 Indian Students: What Next?

Rediff.com23 May 2025

The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University's eligibility to enrol foreign students, raising concerns over the legal status of thousands of students, including nearly 800 from India, currently enrolled at the varsity.

Delhi boy skips exams, ends up as labourer in Tamil Nadu

Delhi boy skips exams, ends up as labourer in Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com3 Mar 2025

A 17-year-old boy from Delhi's Rohini, unwilling to take his final exams, left home and travelled over 2,000 kilometres in Tamil Nadu to work as a labourer at a construction site and was living in a slum, an official said on Monday.

Agassi hopes to make a generational change in India...

Agassi hopes to make a generational change in India...

Rediff.com10 Dec 2024

'What I hope to do is provide a vehicle for that scale and growth in literacy and English as a second language here.'

Vibe Coding's Challenge For India's IT Cos

Vibe Coding's Challenge For India's IT Cos

Rediff.com14 May 2025

'Could the impending new crisis, vibe coding, similarly create not a disaster like what befell Indian handlooms during the Industrial Revolution but another opportunity like what the Y2K crisis created?' asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Wipro Q3 net profit zooms 24.4% to Rs 3,354 cr

Wipro Q3 net profit zooms 24.4% to Rs 3,354 cr

Rediff.com17 Jan 2025

IT services company Wipro on Friday reported a 24.4 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit for the just-ended December quarter at about Rs 3,354 crore. The Bengaluru-based tech major saw its revenue from operations inch up by 0.5 per cent to about Rs 22,319 crore.

WPL can do for women what IPL has for male cricketers: Mandhana

WPL can do for women what IPL has for male cricketers: Mandhana

Rediff.com3 Feb 2025

Mandhana had led RCB to the WPL triumph last year, the team's first title in franchise cricket.

What's A Stealth Fighter?

What's A Stealth Fighter?

Rediff.com30 May 2025

If I were to explain stealth to a layperson, I'd ask them to think of the game chupan-chupai (hide and seek) we played as children, explains Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).

KKR eye encore under new leadership

KKR eye encore under new leadership

Rediff.com15 Mar 2025

'I have always played wherever the team wanted me to play. Team thinking has always come first.'

Be Prepared! Heat Waves Coming!

Be Prepared! Heat Waves Coming!

Rediff.com1 Apr 2025

'The intensity and frequency of heatwaves will be much higher than in previous years over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.'

'I want to do something special for Shah Rukh Bhai'

'I want to do something special for Shah Rukh Bhai'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

Venkatesh, one of the marquee players this season, was bought back by KKR for a massive Rs 23.75 crores, making him one of the most expensive players in the league.

Bengaluru outstrips Beijing, Shanghai in tech VC funding in 2021

Bengaluru outstrips Beijing, Shanghai in tech VC funding in 2021

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

With $18.6 billion in investments, Bengaluru made it to the top-five leading VC funding hubs across the world in 2021 - following San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Greater Boston Region and London. However, it outstripped Beijing ($13.6 billion) and Shanghai ($13.4 billion). Global tech VC investment into start-ups hit a record level of $675 billion in 2021, doubling the previous all-time high of $340.6 billion in 2020, a report by London & Partners and dealroom.co.

Sunrisers Hyderabad acquire Northern Superchargers in Hundred

Sunrisers Hyderabad acquire Northern Superchargers in Hundred

Rediff.com6 Feb 2025

This is SRH's second overseas investment after owning the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20.

Want To Invest In Kamanewala Ghar?

Want To Invest In Kamanewala Ghar?

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

This sort of property is better suited for an investor rather than an end user.

Alternatives to China: Vietnam, India slug it out for semiconductor investments

Alternatives to China: Vietnam, India slug it out for semiconductor investments

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

India and Vietnam are vying with each other to woo semiconductor companies to their country. With the tension between the US and China escalating, and Taiwan getting vulnerable both countries are trying to present themselves as alternative destinations for global players. Vietnam, which started the effort as early as 2010, has got a leg-up after US President Joe Biden's visit last month.

'I'll mix Gambhir's secrets with my style'

'I'll mix Gambhir's secrets with my style'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2025

Dwayne Bravo, the new mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders, has stated that he will incorporate elements from former KKR strategist Gautam Gambhir's successful blueprint with his own distinct approach for the upcoming IPL season. Bravo, who replaced Gambhir after his departure to become the head coach of the Indian team, acknowledges the importance of building on KKR's previous success while also bringing his own style to the role.

SAP to step up hiring in India: CEO

SAP to step up hiring in India: CEO

Rediff.com7 Nov 2024

German technology major SAP views India as the fastest growing market, where it plans to embark on an aggressive hiring spree, a top company executive said on Wednesday. "India is among the top 10 markets for SAP and growing fastest. We will continue to invest in India. "We are expanding our campus to accommodate 15,000 more people.

Manga Fever Takes Over India

Manga Fever Takes Over India

Rediff.com12 Feb 2025

'Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and Disney+ Hotstar are continuously expanding their Anime libraries.'

Land deals for housing, warehousing rise to over 2,200 acres

Land deals for housing, warehousing rise to over 2,200 acres

Rediff.com13 Jan 2025

Indian real estate sector saw more land deals in 2024 at over 2,200 acres as developers were looking to expand the business, according to CBRE. Real estate consultant CBRE data showed that land deals of more than 2,200 acres last year as against about 1,900 acres in the preceding year. Out of the total land transactions in 2024, around 2,000 acres were located in the eight major cities -- Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

Wipro Q4 PAT up 26%; sees up to 3.5% drop in revenue for Q1FY26

Wipro Q4 PAT up 26%; sees up to 3.5% drop in revenue for Q1FY26

Rediff.com16 Apr 2025

Wipro on Wednesday reported a 25.9 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit for the March quarter to Rs 3,569.6 crore, but warned of a weak quarter ahead with up to 3.5 per cent expected drop in IT services revenue for Q1FY26, amid global uncertainties. CEO and Managing Director Srini Pallia said clients remain cautious in the face of macroeconomic uncertainty.

Tighter norms, rising compliance failures driving scrutiny for startups

Tighter norms, rising compliance failures driving scrutiny for startups

Rediff.com24 Apr 2025

Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi, once hailed as rising stars in India's clean energy sector, are now facing serious regulatory action.

High-level delegation of US pension funds to visit India next week

High-level delegation of US pension funds to visit India next week

Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

A delegation of high-level executives from US public pension funds (non-profit and government sectors) is visiting India next week to assess and familiarise themselves with the investment opportunities in the country. These executives belong to various American states and cumulatively represent $1.8 trillion in assets under management (AUM) invested across the US and global markets. The United States (US) mission to India, which includes its embassy and consulates and the Department of Treasury, along with India's Ministry of Finance and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), is hosting the delegation.

From Tesla to Mercedes, luxury carmakers head South

From Tesla to Mercedes, luxury carmakers head South

Rediff.com11 Mar 2025

In 2024 alone, South India saw the highest rise in sales in the luxury segment, with Tamil Nadu reportedly registering a 19.3 per cent increase in premium car registrations from 2022-23

India's Medtech Industry To Develop High-end Equipment

India's Medtech Industry To Develop High-end Equipment

Rediff.com17 Apr 2025

According to the Department of Pharmaceuticals' annual report for 2024-25, India imported medical devices worth $8.1 billion, while exports stood at $3.7 billion in the financial year 2023-24 (FY24)

'Old Tax Scheme Will Naturally Go Away'

'Old Tax Scheme Will Naturally Go Away'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2025

'We are not incentivising the old tax scheme. These taxpayers will also shift to the new regime after comparison.'

CSK Vs RCB: Who Bowled Best? Vote!

CSK Vs RCB: Who Bowled Best? Vote!

Rediff.com29 Mar 2025

Led by Josh Hazlewood, RCB produced a dominant bowling performance to crush Chennai Super Kings by 50 runs.

Sebi's new disclosure rule escalates rift at Bengaluru-based TD Power

Sebi's new disclosure rule escalates rift at Bengaluru-based TD Power

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

A new regulation concerning the disclosure of family arrangements by listed companies is exacerbating rifts between feuding shareholders. The latest example is Bengaluru-based TD Power Systems (TDPS), currently enmeshed in a legal dispute before the Karnataka high court over ownership of its 16 per cent equity. Vijay Kirloskar, who is asserting a claim over the 16 per cent stake held by Mohib Khericha (chairperson of TDPS) and Nikhil Kumar (managing director of TDPS and nephew of Kirloskar), has sent a letter to the market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), and stock exchanges. He accuses TDPS of insufficient disclosure concerning shareholder agreements.

World Savings Day: Your Career Is Your BIGGEST Saving!

World Savings Day: Your Career Is Your BIGGEST Saving!

Rediff.com30 Oct 2024

The best way to achieve financial security isn't by cutting out every vada pav or limiting yourself to home-cooked meals; it's by making yourself indispensable at work, says Vatsal Ramaiya.

Before Buying Home, Consider This...

Before Buying Home, Consider This...

Rediff.com26 Dec 2024

'Consider your household's financial health and all your other goals.' 'Buying a house might seem like an urgent goal, but it is rarely the only one.'

Mysuru layoffs: Infosys denies using force, intimidation tactics

Mysuru layoffs: Infosys denies using force, intimidation tactics

Rediff.com19 Feb 2025

IT services company Infosys on Wednesday said it did not use force or intimidation tactics when it laid off trainees at Mysuru campus over performance-related issues, and that it was explaining the circumstances to the labour department authorities. In an interview to PTI, Shaji Mathew, chief human resources officer at Infosys, however, conceded that assessment failure percentages this time around have been "slightly higher" than in the past but dismissed charges that the tests had been designed for failure.

'Residential and hospitality are best-performing sectors'

'Residential and hospitality are best-performing sectors'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

'The overall market cycle is very positive.'

New initiatives, margin gain hopes positives for Delhivery

New initiatives, margin gain hopes positives for Delhivery

Rediff.com27 Nov 2024

Logistics major Delhivery has had promising Q2FY25 results. The Q2FY25 consolidated revenue was Rs 2,190 crore (up 0.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter or Q-o-Q and 12.8 per cent year-on-year or Y-o-Y). Express parcel revenue was Rs 1,300 crore, (up 1.7 per cent Q-o-Q/7.3 per cent Y-o-Y) alongside better yield (+5 per cent Y-o-Y) in the segment.