Avik Das

All stories by Avik Das

Q3FY26 results preview: IT companies' growth likely to remain muted
Rediff.com1 days ago

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...

HCLTech emerges fastest growing IT firm amid global headwinds
Rediff.com27 Oct 2025

Indian information technology (IT) services companies reported lacklustre growth in the...

Freshers Back in Demand At IT Majors
Rediff.com23 Oct 2025

Infosys, HCL, Wipro ramp up fresher intake as AI reshapes skills demand and hiring...

Physical AI: The Next Big Leap in Manufacturing
Rediff.com18 Oct 2025

Physical AI equips machines with the ability to perceive, learn, and act in the real...

Infosys wins 14K cr deal to modernise UK's NHS workforce management system
Rediff.com15 Oct 2025

The 15-year agreement will see Infosys develop a next-generation, data-driven workforce...

Tech Mahindra profit down 4.5%, sees limited impact from H-1B visa fees
Rediff.com15 Oct 2025

Tech Mahindra's net profit declined 4.5 per cent to 1,195 crore in the September...

HCLTech profit flat at Rs 4,235 cr, revenue rises 10.7% in Q2FY26
Rediff.com14 Oct 2025

HCLTech reported flat net income of Rs 4,235 crore in the second quarter of 2025-26...

NatWest Wants To Hire 3,000 Engineers In India
Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

With 18,000 employees already, NatWest eyes 3,000 engineers in India by next year to...

Global headwinds likely to show in IT firms' Q2 results
Rediff.com8 Oct 2025

Indian information-technology (IT) service providers are likely to report another...

H-1B Visa: Which US Cities Topped Pay Scale?
Rediff.com3 Oct 2025

Companies such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCLTech usually have big centres in cities to...

Bengaluru Traffic Test Corporate Patience
Rediff.com20 Sep 2025

'We do not need short-term measures but long-term ones. Companies seem to have given up...