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What Cyrus Mistry thinks about Modi's Make in India

What Cyrus Mistry thinks about Modi's Make in India

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

In 2014, Tata group had launched Tata Engage, a group volunteering programme that already has participation of over 55,000 employees of the group from over 100 companies spread across 65 countries.

Lessons for Modi on good governance

Lessons for Modi on good governance

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

Vishal Sikka's big plans to turn around Infosys

Vishal Sikka's big plans to turn around Infosys

Rediff.com5 Dec 2014

Infosys boss says new strategy moving in right direction, optimistic of regaining bellwether status.

India's labour laws force employers to use 5 billion sheets of paper!

India's labour laws force employers to use 5 billion sheets of paper!

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

It's time we dispensed with the paper trail and shifted all labour law paper, workflows and permissions online.

Infosys attends colleges to brush up on innovation

Infosys attends colleges to brush up on innovation

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

CEO Vishal Sikka's strategy is in line with focus on academic research in new technologies.

With Alibaba investors on its side, Snapdeal eyes high growth

With Alibaba investors on its side, Snapdeal eyes high growth

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

The market is abuzz with the talk of Snapdeal raising up to $600 million (Rs 3,600 crore) with new investors such as Japan's Softbank and Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten.

Indian banks develop an appetite for start-ups

Indian banks develop an appetite for start-ups

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Lenders taking up incubator-style roles with small investments in start-ups

Will the Supreme Court declare the Aadhaar Act a black law?

Will the Supreme Court declare the Aadhaar Act a black law?

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

Unless the judges factor in the ungovernability of technologies and their beneficial owners, present and future Presidents, prime ministers, judges, legislators and officials handling sensitive assignments may become redundant with reference to their age-old roles for securing 'national resources and assets', warns Dr Gopal Krishna.

Connecting women to technology

Connecting women to technology

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

The National Digital Literacy Mission is helping educated women turn around their lives.

How Indian banks will change by 2025

How Indian banks will change by 2025

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

Most adult Indians should have access to bank deposits, credit and remittance facilities as well as insurance and mutual fund products in the next decade, and technology will play a big role in this transformation, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Infosys to step on the gas, eyes big acquisitions

Infosys to step on the gas, eyes big acquisitions

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

Pravin Rao says firms with revenue of $600-700 millon will be preferred.

At this point, beating FY14 looks difficult: TCS chief

At this point, beating FY14 looks difficult: TCS chief

Rediff.com18 Oct 2014

CMC has strong presence in the domestic market. It certainly compliments TCS.

Trump's Triumph: The Fear of Others

Trump's Triumph: The Fear of Others

Rediff.com16 Nov 2016

'Competence, experience, matter, did you say?' 'No music was sweeter than the mash of xenophobia, jingoism, racism, misogyny.' 'And the master busker to play the tune was round the corner to capture an eager audience just in the nick of time.' Shreekant Sambrani on the Trump Triumph a week after his upset victory.

Why VC firms are closing deals faster in start-ups

Why VC firms are closing deals faster in start-ups

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

In India, where it is tougher to do business, a start-up gets established by the Series-B stage, and it gets expensive for investors.

Markets end flat amid volatility; Nifty reclaims 7,900

Markets end flat amid volatility; Nifty reclaims 7,900

Rediff.com26 Aug 2014

Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.

Does the Indian IT industry need trade unions?

Does the Indian IT industry need trade unions?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

Being leaders in compensation and benefits, collective bargaining for wages is a non-issue in the industry.

Life of Pi revolves around next-gen cloud services

Life of Pi revolves around next-gen cloud services

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Hyderabad-based Pi Datacenters wants to be the first destination of choice for enterprises in data and cloud services.

10 start-up ideas for Indian MBAs

10 start-up ideas for Indian MBAs

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.

TCS plans workforce restructuring

TCS plans workforce restructuring

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

Move to keep pace with tech landscape; senior employees might be affected

Marketers admit to their digital fears

Marketers admit to their digital fears

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

It is imperative to invest in real time marketing, even at double speed.

Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security

Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret ballot system a party of history, warns Dr Gopal Krishna in the 5th part of his series against Aadhaar.

PM assures public sector banks of zero interference

PM assures public sector banks of zero interference

Rediff.com4 Jan 2015

At the retreat, PSBs had suggested the government cut its stake in these entities to less than 51 per cent over a period of time and empower the boards of individual banks.

The rise of a Silicon Valley in India

The rise of a Silicon Valley in India

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

Ever since India became a force to reckon with in software services, doing for clients what they want done, the big void that has been constantly talked about is its absence from the space of software products - those over which you own intellectual property rights.

'Next decade to be golden era of entrepreneurship in India'

'Next decade to be golden era of entrepreneurship in India'

Rediff.com13 May 2014

Hundreds of Indian companies are expected to go big, issue public issues and even acquired by top global IT firms.

Many big companies live in fear for their future in digital age

Many big companies live in fear for their future in digital age

Rediff.com25 Jun 2015

Industries with the highest number of top-rated companies at risk were hospitality/travel, media and entertainment, retail, financial services and consumer goods/manufacturing

'Failure is a part and parcel of entrepreneurship'

'Failure is a part and parcel of entrepreneurship'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

'As a society, we are very intolerant to failures which is contrary to entrepreneurship because all entrepreneurs will not succeed.'

Snooping target: How UIDAI puts India at risk

Snooping target: How UIDAI puts India at risk

Rediff.com27 Dec 2013

Isn't National Intelligence Grid and UIDAI engineered by vested interests, asks Gopal Krishna.

Sikka 'disappointed' over India's current state of IT services sector

Sikka 'disappointed' over India's current state of IT services sector

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

More than 100 days as the chief executive of India's second-largest information technology (IT) services company Infosys, Vishal Sikka on Wednesday said he was upset at the sector. He added there was a "better direction" the industry must look to take.

Will 'Make in India' reform trade, too?

Will 'Make in India' reform trade, too?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2015

An ambitious long-term vision to ensure economic connectivity between India and the rest of Southern Asia is critical to India's trade policy objectives.

Containing China: Why India and US are building close defence ties

Containing China: Why India and US are building close defence ties

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

'India-US defence pacts are seen by many analysts as a subtle move to jointly contain China's growing militarism, especially in the strategic Indian Ocean Region.'

'India has talent. Our best asset is our people'

'India has talent. Our best asset is our people'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

An excerpt from Conde Nast India's Make In India magazine.

Tesla's Gigafactory promises to change the world

Tesla's Gigafactory promises to change the world

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

The Powerwall 'will be great for India where there is a scarcity of electricity. The sun is there pretty much all day and there is no real good way to store its energy,' Tesla CIO Jay Vijayan tells Ritu Jha/Rediff.com.

Meet 10 Indians who head global tech companies

Meet 10 Indians who head global tech companies

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.

10 things I wish I knew before starting a business

10 things I wish I knew before starting a business

Rediff.com8 May 2015

I did a lousy job of making my wife understand the need for me to start my own business and this haunted me through my start-up journey.

Heavyweight Ananth Kumar can't knock out newbie Nilekani easily

Heavyweight Ananth Kumar can't knock out newbie Nilekani easily

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

One of the many contrasts that Kumar versus Nilekani highlights is that of a traditional career politician as against a highly successful professional entering politics for the first time. Rupa Subramanya reports

Amish: You cannot judge 1.25 bn people by 5, 10 incidents

Amish: You cannot judge 1.25 bn people by 5, 10 incidents

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

'When you are returning your award you are commenting on the country and not the government.' 'Can we actually say that a vast majority of Indians have become communal? The data shows actually no. That is not true.' 'In religious terms India has a lot to teach the world because we are genuinely liberal, but in gender terms we have to learn lot from the West. In gender terms, we are terrible.'

'Can I appear for IELTS and TOEFL?'

'Can I appear for IELTS and TOEFL?'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.

For Bahl, it's 18 all over again

For Bahl, it's 18 all over again

Rediff.com18 Dec 2014

Network18 founder Raghav Bahl is all set to launch his new venture.

'Nobody can find fault with Modi's execution skills'

'Nobody can find fault with Modi's execution skills'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Aditya Puri thinks the government is on track.

'In 2015-16, IT sector expects over 2 lakh new jobs'

'In 2015-16, IT sector expects over 2 lakh new jobs'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2015

Transcript of the Ganesh Natarajan chat on rediff on Friday.