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Adani, GVK win Australian state backing to expand coal port

Adani, GVK win Australian state backing to expand coal port

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

Adani, GVK win Australian state backing to expand coal port.

Sushil Modi draws flak for alleging no help from Oppn towards Covid relief

Sushil Modi draws flak for alleging no help from Oppn towards Covid relief

Rediff.com5 May 2020

The senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader had made the allegation in a tweet on Sunday wherein he had also launched a veiled attack on a sitting Congress MLA, who had shot off a letter to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, seeking return of Rs 50 lakh released from his local area development fund.

Top 25 US cities for fresh graduates!

Top 25 US cities for fresh graduates!

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

The Daily Beast announced it second annual ranking of the best American cities for fresh graduates.

G20 ministers praise India's rural job scheme

G20 ministers praise India's rural job scheme

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

US hopes to learn from these innovative and dynamic programmes in India.

2010's list of the most annoying phrases

2010's list of the most annoying phrases

Rediff.com23 Dec 2010

The Plain English Foundation drew up a list of annoying words and phrases for 2010. And yes Palin's 'refudiate' made the cut too!

Reform H-1B visa system: Trump to officials

Reform H-1B visa system: Trump to officials

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

Under these reforms, the H-1B programme will prioritise those workers who are offered the highest wage, ensuring that the highest-skilled applicants are admitted, the White House said.

Crimes against women rise while PM tiptoes around garden: Rahul

Crimes against women rise while PM tiptoes around garden: Rahul

Rediff.com26 Jun 2018

Gandhi was referring to a poll which said that India is the world's most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labor.

US Labour Secretary denies plan to kill H-1B visa

US Labour Secretary denies plan to kill H-1B visa

Rediff.com6 May 2011

H-1B visa programme has over the years brought hundreds of thousands of Indian skilled professionals to the United States.

OCC gets $1 m to help new immigrants integrate

OCC gets $1 m to help new immigrants integrate

Rediff.com5 May 2010

The federal and Ontario governments have granted $1 million to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce for allocation to 15 regions -- including Brampton and Mississauga that have high South Asian population -- to help new immigrants adjust. The funds will be further divided between local organizations for the execution.

US trade bodies file lawsuit against Trump's visa rule

US trade bodies file lawsuit against Trump's visa rule

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

The lawsuit seeks to overturn these sweeping and unlawful immigration restrictions that are an unequivocal not welcome sign to the engineers, executives, IT experts, doctors, nurses, and other critical workers who help drive the American economy.

Look at India, the air is filthy: Trump at presidential debate

Look at India, the air is filthy: Trump at presidential debate

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Trump has repeatedly blamed countries like India and China for not doing enough on climate change, labelling them as regions with air that is impossible to breathe.

Employee strikes and suicides push up wages

Employee strikes and suicides push up wages

Rediff.com10 Jun 2010

A spate of suicides in Foxconn and employee strikes in Honda Company's plants in China have spurred a major change in "the world's factory", as foreign and domestic enterprises prepare for hefty pay rises in the coming years, a national daily reported on Thursday.

ICMR allows Covid 'testing on demand', issues advisory

ICMR allows Covid 'testing on demand', issues advisory

Rediff.com5 Sep 2020

It also advised testing on demand for 'all individuals undertaking travel to countries or Indian states mandating a negative COVID-19 test at the point of entry'.

Melbourne may pull the plug on F1 after 2014

Melbourne may pull the plug on F1 after 2014

Rediff.com17 Nov 2010

Melbourne may not continue to host the Australian Grand Prix after the current contract runs out in 2014, the Premier of the state of Victoria John Brumby said on Wednesday.

Trump suspends H-1B, other visas till year end

Trump suspends H-1B, other visas till year end

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

The proclamation that comes into effect on June 24, is expected to impact a large number of Indian IT professionals and several American and Indian companies who were issued H-1B visas by the US government for the fiscal year 2021 beginning October 1.

Visa processing time for IT firms may get longer

Visa processing time for IT firms may get longer

Rediff.com2 Oct 2013

If shutdown stays for an extended period, there would be an overall macroeconomic impact that may affect the IT industry.

Fired? Laid-off? 5 tips to find a NEW job

Fired? Laid-off? 5 tips to find a NEW job

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

Upskill. Network. Increase your employability status. Don't be redundant, says Gaurav Vohra.

How beetroot juice can help heart failure patients

How beetroot juice can help heart failure patients

Rediff.com25 Feb 2018

Read more about its benefits.

How India can woo firms leaving China

How India can woo firms leaving China

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

Nomura Group Study found that in 2019, out of the fifty-six companies which shifted their production out of China, only three of these invested in India; while 26 went to Vietnam, 11 to Taiwan, and 08 to Thailand. In April 2020, Nikkei noted that out of the 1,000 firms which were planning to leave China and invest in Asian countries, only 300 of them were seriously thinking of investing in India.

Faced with huge layoffs, US tech workers call for pausing H-1B

Faced with huge layoffs, US tech workers call for pausing H-1B

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

Economic experts fear massive layoffs in various sectors of the American economy due to the current economic distress that is only going to deteriorate in the coming months. A record 3.3 million Americans have filed initial jobless claims for the week ending March 21. Even as the peak of coronavirus in the US is two weeks away, millions of people in the country have lost their jobs.

First Aus Muslim minister racially abused for taking oath on Quran

First Aus Muslim minister racially abused for taking oath on Quran

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

Hours after Ed Husic became Australia's first ever Muslim minister, he was flooded with online racial abuse for taking oath of office on the Quran.

A Constitution for ALL Indians

A Constitution for ALL Indians

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

'Constitutional narratives are forged both inside and outside courtrooms,' says Rohit De.

'LTTE tortures Tamils in Lanka'

'LTTE tortures Tamils in Lanka'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2008

Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers are subjecting ethnic Tamils in their northern stronghold, Vanni, to forced recruitment, abusive forced labor, and restrictions on movement that place their lives at risk, the Human Rights Watch said in a report.

Adani walking away, or upping ante on Australian coal project?

Adani walking away, or upping ante on Australian coal project?

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

The immediate denial of any issues with approvals by the Queensland government raises questions as to what Adani is trying to accomplish

Why layoffs are better than pay cuts

Why layoffs are better than pay cuts

Rediff.com19 Feb 2009

The main reasons layoffs and their alternatives are done poorly, according to Sullivan: They're left in the hands of employees and human resources professionals.

Now, China aims to gain from Satyam mess

Now, China aims to gain from Satyam mess

Rediff.com18 Feb 2009

While India has long been the preferred IT outsourcer, the Satyam crisis could give China's services companies a chance to catch up

Iceland: World's hardest working nation

Iceland: World's hardest working nation

Rediff.com29 May 2009

Where do people spend the most time at their jobs?

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Not to say that India couldn't have handled the situation better, but on average, it didn't do anywhere near as badly as the naysayers make it out argues Rajeev Srinivasan.

Why US needs smarter, not fewer, H-1B visas

Why US needs smarter, not fewer, H-1B visas

Rediff.com12 May 2009

The new Grassley-Durbin bill would weaken the economy. Here's how to let the H-1B visa program strengthen the US instead.

Global vaccine supply hit due to Covid surge in India:

Global vaccine supply hit due to Covid surge in India:

Rediff.com28 May 2021

The 'terrible' surge of the coronavirus cases in India has severely impacted COVAX's vaccine supply in the second quarter of this year to the extent that there will be a shortfall of 190 million doses by the end of June, according to a joint statement by the WHO, UNICEF, GAVI and CEPI.

Recession: Start-up snags and solutions

Recession: Start-up snags and solutions

Rediff.com14 Apr 2009

Lessons from entrepreneurs who have launched businesses in the last 18 months.

Australia: Rudd flayed for not selling uranium to

Australia: Rudd flayed for not selling uranium to

Rediff.com10 Jun 2008

Terming Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's initiative of setting up nuclear disarmament commission as "half-baked", Australia's opposition party has said it was "an excuse to continue the ban on uranium sale to India".

America's backdoor layoffs

America's backdoor layoffs

Rediff.com3 Apr 2009

Underemployed freelancers and involuntary part-timers are hidden casualties of the deepening recession.

US job losses drop; unemployment rate at 9.4%

US job losses drop; unemployment rate at 9.4%

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

The number of jobs lost in the United States came down sharply by 247,000 as the unemployment rate declined to 9.4 per cent in July, one of the strongest indications yet that recession in the world's largest economy is easing.

South Africa to chase 149 after Olivier's 11-wicket haul

South Africa to chase 149 after Olivier's 11-wicket haul

Rediff.com27 Dec 2018

Seamer Duanne Olivier completed an 11-wicket match haul as South Africa roared back into contention in the first Test

America's new menace: 'Zombie' debtors

America's new menace: 'Zombie' debtors

Rediff.com17 Jan 2009

More has-been companies like Citi and GM will feed off taxpayers, investors, and workers. That threatens to sap the lifeblood of healthier rivals and the economy

One man's quest to help the world learn

One man's quest to help the world learn

Rediff.com8 Jan 2009

Eight hundred million people are illiterate. John Wood aims to change that.

Mittal's Bulgarian plant takeover plan hit

Mittal's Bulgarian plant takeover plan hit

Rediff.com16 Jul 2008

Steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal's move to revive and take over the sick steel plant of his brother, Pramod Mittal, in Bulgaria is facing hurdles after a major trade union representing over 2,000 workers raised its opposition.

US: 30,000 jobs gone and still counting

US: 30,000 jobs gone and still counting

Rediff.com8 Dec 2008

The whopping numbers are just a continuation of a strained labor market as employers in America slashed 5,33,000 jobs in the month of November, the maximum downsizing in 34 years. Right from telecom giant AT&T to battered banking major Credit Suisse to steel maker ArcelorMittal, the layoffs are spread across the sectors, amid the worst financial turmoil since the Great Depression of 1930s.

Fed cuts rates by 75 basis points

Fed cuts rates by 75 basis points

Rediff.com19 Mar 2008

The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut interests rates by 0.75 points from 3 per cent to 2.25 per cent. The cut initially disappointed markets which had risen sharply on hopes of a 1 percentage point cut. The decision was taken by eight votes to two. First quarter earnings at the two Wall Street firms fell less than analysts had expected, easing concerns about the state of the investment banking sector.