Surabhi Agarwal

Stories by Surabhi Agarwal

Nikesh Arora's tweet on Pichai: Now I feel cheated

Nikesh Arora's tweet on Pichai: Now I feel cheated

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2015

In an earlier tweet Arora who recently left Google to join SoftBank Corp and is now its President said, "Brilliant guy, clear thinker, gets things done and a wonderful person at that.

Paytm aims to bring a million small merchants online

Paytm aims to bring a million small merchants online

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2015

The company is modelling its many ventures on Alibaba in China.

Top eCom firms to raise up to $5 billion in a year

Top eCom firms to raise up to $5 billion in a year

Rediff.com   21 Jul 2015

In about a year, top e-commerce companies are expected to raise as much funds as the three sector leaders raised in about five years.

Rahul Gandhi talks tech with start-ups

Rahul Gandhi talks tech with start-ups

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2015

Recently, he had surprised many by talking of net neutrality

Change of heart for first generation IT entrepreneurs

Change of heart for first generation IT entrepreneurs

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2015

Feel they can't run companies anymore but can be there as guides

Why Indian IT firms may face bigger US visa hurdle this year

Why Indian IT firms may face bigger US visa hurdle this year

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2015

According to experts, while allegations against Indian IT firms of visa misuse are nothing new, this time the scrutiny could be much greater.

'There is no standard definition of a smart city'

'There is no standard definition of a smart city'

Rediff.com   24 Jun 2015

Airports and hotels are among the smartest buildings.

The curious case of Hughes Network Systems

The curious case of Hughes Network Systems

Rediff.com   10 May 2015

After 5 yrs, firm's offer to set up private satellites for digital push has seen some interest from Isro

Paytm's gameplan to replicate China's biggest ecom in India

Paytm's gameplan to replicate China's biggest ecom in India

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2015

Paytm is just embarking on building a TaoBao like entity in India, it may want to address a challenge that the latter faced a few years after its launch.

Net neutrality: Reliance Jio against the rest

Net neutrality: Reliance Jio against the rest

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2015

It has suggested OTTs be subject to the same security requirements that a traditional TSP has to adhere to.

Anonymous India attacks Trai website again

Anonymous India attacks Trai website again

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2015

The attack comes in the backdrop of the regulatory authority uploading about one million comments on net neutrality

WhatsApp calls stumble on clogged networks

WhatsApp calls stumble on clogged networks

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2015

Bharti Airtel had planned to charge separately for internet-based voice calls provided by Skype.

Indian power cos want ban on Chinese equipment on security fears

Indian power cos want ban on Chinese equipment on security fears

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2015

Power transmission infrastructure in 18 major cities could be potentially hacked.

Why scrapping Section 66A may hurt us

Why scrapping Section 66A may hurt us

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2015

What the celebrations overlook is that the law covered cyber crime which users will now be vulnerable to.

Upcoming guidance on L-1 visas worries IT industry

Upcoming guidance on L-1 visas worries IT industry

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2015

The guidance is expected to spell out what constitutes specialised skill

UIDAI devises a method to retrieve lost Aadhaar numbers

UIDAI devises a method to retrieve lost Aadhaar numbers

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2015

UID project was launched by the UPA government in 2009.

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.com   4 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.

How HCL managed to report such robust growth

How HCL managed to report such robust growth

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2015

The first reason is engineering services, says Anant Gupta

BlaBlaCar enters India, assures safe inter-city car pooling

BlaBlaCar enters India, assures safe inter-city car pooling

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2015

Blablacars enables private cars to seek fellow passengers for inter-city commute.

Rewards IT firms are giving to retain top talent

Rewards IT firms are giving to retain top talent

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2015

Best performers get gifts such as foreign holidays, high-end cars and mobile devices