Avik Das

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AI-Skilled Graduates Make Up 60% Of TCS Fresher Hiring
Rediff.com2 Mar 2026

'A prime hire can have a salary as high as Rs 11 lakh at the entry level and above.'

AGI Dream 'Meaningless': Godfather Of AI
Rediff.com21 Feb 2026

'We could well be in a world where AI already has these dangerous capabilities and that...

AI startup Sarvam launches two made-in-India large language models
Rediff.com19 Feb 2026

Indian artificial intelligence (AI) startup Sarvam launched two indigenous large...

Anthropic's Scores Big On India Revenue
Rediff.com19 Feb 2026

India is emerging as Claude.ai's second-largest user base, driven by strong adoption in...

What Caused Nifty IT's 6% Fall On Thu?
Rediff.com13 Feb 2026

The Nifty IT index hit a more than nine-month low, trading at its weakest level since...

India-US trade deal brings glimmer of hope for beleaguered IT services players
Rediff.com11 Feb 2026

The India-US trade deal has offered a much-needed breather for the Indian information...

Cybersecurity biggest risk for enterprises: Ficci-EY report
Rediff.com9 Feb 2026

Cybersecurity breaches have emerged as the top risk shaping organisational performance,...

'What We Need Is Technology Skills Plus Learnability'
Rediff.com27 Jan 2026

AI is changing how IT companies hire, with skills like learning fast and solving...

HCLTech counts on M&As to add 1.5% to revenue
Rediff.com14 Jan 2026

HCLTech expects its recent large acquisitions to contribute about 1.5 per cent to...

Indian IT Cos Unfazed by Venezuela Crisis
Rediff.com14 Jan 2026

While Infosys never had a presence, Wipro's Venezuelan unit was liquidated many years ago.

Q3FY26 results preview: IT companies' growth likely to remain muted
Rediff.com12 Jan 2026

With discretionary spending still under pressure, the information technology (IT)...

India Tech Hiring Near 6-Year Low
Rediff.com3 Jan 2026

As of January 2026, the number of active job openings stood at 103,000, down 24 per...

'AI Enablement Requires Engineering'
Rediff.com26 Dec 2025

'It requires tail layering and customising, and you can't just sprinkle your...

Developers Must Rethink Coding For AI Era
Rediff.com12 Dec 2025

'Perhaps unlike any previous era of software, this one requires a rethink in even the...

Karnataka Bets Big On Space
Rediff.com28 Nov 2025

'This policy is a vision to position Karnataka as the epicentre of India's space...

IT Firms Brace For DPDP With Minimal Disruption
Rediff.com26 Nov 2025

'The impact will be minimal and it will only increase compliance cost on consent, data...

Why IT Firms Face 5-10% Payroll Hike
Rediff.com24 Nov 2025

'Companies will need to revisit compensation structures, contracts, staffing models,...

Sarvam AI To Launch India's First LLM In Feb
Rediff.com20 Nov 2025

Sarvam's LLM will have more than 17 trillion tokens with 17 to 20 per cent coming from...

OpenAI Trains ChatGPT To 'Think in Indian'
Rediff.com13 Nov 2025

'The aim is to have curated datasets that create cultural and historical nuances that...

OpenAI WARNS Of Superintelligence Risks
Rediff.com10 Nov 2025

To prevent the race for superintelligence from going off the rails, OpenAI recommends...