All stories by Itika Sharma Punit
Bansals strike a personal chord with Flipkart users
Rediff.com6 Oct 2014In an email to customers they say 'Big Billion Day' sale today to eclipse all other multi-day festive sales.
Infosys faces a beating again
Rediff.com6 Oct 2014At the very least, it will cost Infosys thousands of dollars to defend its position
Flipkart's discount campaign 'not linked to' Jeff Bezos' visit
Rediff.com30 Sep 2014'Big Billion Day' scheduled for October 6 is inspired by flat number where co-founders began their journey.
Start-ups on global acquisition spree
Rediff.com25 Sep 2014Seems to reflect a maturing of the segment; Delhi-based Wingify buys US-based entity a day after Zomato's Polish buyout
iPhone 6 debuts in Indian grey market at Rs 1 lakh
Rediff.com24 Sep 2014While iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are being sold at $199-499 (Rs 12,100-30,400) with a two-year contract in the US, buyers in India are purchasing these at the grey market for a whopping Rs 100,000-200,000.
Acquisitions on their mind, global majors scout for Indian start-ups
Rediff.com23 Sep 2014Retail giants are looking at Indian start-ups in the big data and analytics space
Sikka's 'murmuration' gets thumbs-up from Infosys staff
Rediff.com11 Sep 2014Company to set up task force to implement 2,000-plus ideas it has received.
Sikka seeks staff view to improve operations
Rediff.com9 Sep 2014After spending time at several of the company's delivery locations in India over the past week and holding town hall discussions with employees, on Monday Sikka wrote to the company's staff seeking their views on how to improve Infosys.
Wipro to invest in robotics, artificial intelligence
Rediff.com7 Sep 2014Company identifies areas like cognitive technologies, artificial intelligence, man-machine interface, robotics
No founder's exit is a loss: Mindtree chief
Rediff.com3 Sep 2014In an email interview with Business Standard, Mindtree's co-founder and chairman says the company was designed to outlive the founding team and no such departure is a loss.
Street waits as Vishal Sikka makes his moves at Infosys
Rediff.com24 Aug 2014Analysts say no pressure on new CEO for immediate results.
Sikka promotes 5,000 employees to keep them back at Infosys
Rediff.com8 Aug 2014Sources said the promotions, most of those on the delivery side of the business, would be handed out before October.
Why Cognizant has cut revenue growth estimate
Rediff.com8 Aug 2014Rajeev Mehta, chief executive for IT services, believes this is due to a few client-specific issues, saying the overall business environment continues to look good.
Microsoft to set up data centre in India to spur growth
Rediff.com6 Aug 2014Even as Microsoft has seen exponential growth for its cloud platform Azure in India, the firm has not yet set up local servers.
Infosys investors bet on new boss
Rediff.com31 Jul 2014Infosys Chief Executive Officer-designate Vishal Sikka might be new to Indian information-technology (IT) services business, but his past credentials were enough for the company's shareholders to offer him a warm welcome at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) that was called to seek approval for his appointment, among other things.
Infosys to strengthen sales teams in US, Europe
Rediff.com22 Jul 2014To hire 300 graduates in those regions in FY15; moves staff with strong tech skills into sales.
Tech firms use World Cup to engage employees
Rediff.com22 Jun 2014Fanfare of FIFA World Cup 2014 travels continents as Indian techies root for the tournament
Sikka connects with Infosys staff
Rediff.com14 Jun 2014Experts believe it is extremely important for Sikka to connect with employees to gain acceptance at Infosys, which has had home-grown leaders so far.
Pharma M&As to drive Infosys' life sciences biz
Rediff.com5 Jun 2014Launches cloud-based version of solution to target mid-size clients in life sciences.
Mindtree to spin off an independent subsidiary
Rediff.com22 May 2014VMUnify, incubated from staffers' idea, to be spun off into an independent company.