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'Those days are over': Trump slams US tech for hiring workers in India

'Those days are over': Trump slams US tech for hiring workers in India

Rediff.com24 Jul 2025

Trump signed three executive orders related to AI, including a White House action plan, an order that establishes a coordinated national effort to support the American AI industry by promoting the export of full-stack American AI technology packages.

Silicon Valley to honour Jaitley; discuss some contentious issues

Silicon Valley to honour Jaitley; discuss some contentious issues

Rediff.com13 Jun 2015

His 7-day long trip to the United States starts on June 17.

Silicon Valley businessman charged with visa fraud

Silicon Valley businessman charged with visa fraud

Rediff.com1 Apr 2013

The indictment alleges that Patwardhan falsely represented to the government that 19 non-immigrant applicants had high technology job offers with an American employer, when in reality he knew that he did not have jobs for the applicants

Silicon Valley desis power Hillary campaign

Silicon Valley desis power Hillary campaign

Rediff.com22 Jun 2007

This was the first Indian-American fundraiser for Clinton not only in Silicon Valley, but on the entire West Coast of the USA.

50% of Silicon Valley jobs come to India

50% of Silicon Valley jobs come to India

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

About half the jobs that are being outsourced by Silicon Valley companies are going to India, according to a survey released in the US.

These are Silicon Valley's highest salary payers

These are Silicon Valley's highest salary payers

Rediff.com18 May 2012

Software engineers are one of the most highly paid employees.

Desh Deshpande to shut Silicon Valley venture

Desh Deshpande to shut Silicon Valley venture

Rediff.com28 Oct 2012

The Nasdaq-listed company, which develops and markets bandwidth management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide, shot into fame during the earlier technology bubble with market capitalisation at one point of time touching as high as $18 billion.

Developers Must Rethink Coding For AI Era

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 lifecycle of how we build.'

Bangalore set to beat Silicon Valley

Bangalore set to beat Silicon Valley

Rediff.com30 Jul 2004

Unseeded Joshna Chinappa triumphs in Japan Open

Unseeded Joshna Chinappa triumphs in Japan Open

Rediff.com13 Oct 2025

Two-time Asian champion Joshna Chinappa clinched her 11th PSA Tour title, beating Egypt's Haya Ali in four games in the final of the Japan Open.

Founder of China's 'Silicon Valley' dead

Founder of China's 'Silicon Valley' dead

Rediff.com10 Aug 2004

Chen Chunxian, who set up China's first private technology development company and founded the communist nation's 'Silicon Valley' in Zhongguancun, has died, media reports said on Tuesday.

Here's what techies earn in Silicon Valley

Here's what techies earn in Silicon Valley

Rediff.com22 Sep 2011

Silicon Valley has the highest concentration of high-tech workers of any metropolitan area.

10 Countries With The Most Indian Restaurants

10 Countries With The Most Indian Restaurants

Rediff.com17 Dec 2025

Have a look at the countries with some of the most Indian restaurants.

What Modi proved by his Silicon Valley visit

What Modi proved by his Silicon Valley visit

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

'If such is the ambition to effect change, India is a platform where an innovation can be tested on a scale unavailable in most places. To take the simplest example, where else are hundreds of millions in one country waiting for Internet access, for better broadband, for 4G roll out -- millions of them in each of these categories -- of the ascending scale?'

E-commerce boom lures engineers back from Silicon Valley

E-commerce boom lures engineers back from Silicon Valley

Rediff.com1 May 2015

Unprecedented pay and perks like free healthcare for in-laws helping the likes of Flipkart, Snapdeal tap talent

100 Kerala start-ups to travel to Silicon Valley

100 Kerala start-ups to travel to Silicon Valley

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Menlo Park Mayor Catherine Carlton is leading a 3-member team to Kerala.

Silicon Valley wants 'dramatic expansion' of H1-B visa: Veritas CEO

Silicon Valley wants 'dramatic expansion' of H1-B visa: Veritas CEO

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

IT firms in the US are struggling to find quality and right number of professionals

Silicon Valley gets an Indian-American Congressman

Silicon Valley gets an Indian-American Congressman

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

With Ro Khanna defeating eight-term incumbent Mike Honda, for the first time in history the Indian Diaspora has three of its own in the US Congress.

IBM property values sink in Silicon Valley

IBM property values sink in Silicon Valley

Rediff.com22 Mar 2003

The assessed value of property owned by International Business Machines Corp. in California's Silicon Valley fell $282 million last year, making the computer services giant the hardest-hit landlord in a collapsing real-estate market

Bengaluru Faces Urban Breakdown

Bengaluru Faces Urban Breakdown

Rediff.com22 Oct 2025

Bengaluru is at a critical juncture, where its economic model, reliant on attracting and retaining skilled professionals, is directly threatened by a measurable decline in urban quality of life, point out Shishir Gupta and Rishita Sachdeva.

Silicon Valley Bank crisis unlikely to affect Indian banks: Analysts

Silicon Valley Bank crisis unlikely to affect Indian banks: Analysts

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

The recent run on the US-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the subsequent seizure of its assets by the regulators may have sparked a global wave of risk aversion, particularly for start-ups. However, the Indian banking sector is unlikely to be a victim of any contagion effects, said analysts. he bank, which played a big role in financing start-ups and technology players, faced stress after incurring huge losses on its holdings of US bonds, following the most-aggressive monetary tightening cycle by the Federal Reserve in around four decades.

World Bank's Chief Economist: Can India create a Silicon Valley?

World Bank's Chief Economist: Can India create a Silicon Valley?

Rediff.com10 May 2018

'There is no tried and true recipe for creating Silicon Valleys.' 'Attracting and creating a mass of truly dynamic entrepreneurs is at the core and among the hardest and most necessary ingredients.' 'In the US, close to 60% of the top valued tech companies were started by immigrants who found the start-up climate to be superior to where they came from.' 'India would clearly benefit from attracting back its talented Diaspora, but it also needs to hold onto those entrepreneurs.'

Why Apple, Nvidia Increasingly Prefer Tier-3 Grads

Why Apple, Nvidia Increasingly Prefer Tier-3 Grads

Rediff.com29 Oct 2025

Global tech giants surprisingly prefer skills over IIT and IIM tags which no longer guarantee entry into the world's most innovative workplaces.

Silicon Valley pushes for H-1B visas

Silicon Valley pushes for H-1B visas

Rediff.com13 Apr 2009

Reflecting the mood of the Silicon Valley, prominent media outlets from California have come out openly in support of the H-1B work visas and opposed increasing the "hire Americans" call in the United States.

From a rented cellar in Trivandrum to Silicon Valley

From a rented cellar in Trivandrum to Silicon Valley

Rediff.com30 Jul 2013

The success story of six young engineering graduates who came together to build a unique product.

Modi meets US tech titans in Silicon Valley

Modi meets US tech titans in Silicon Valley

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

Modi hopes to attract funds and skills from U.S. innovators to help India's burgeoning startup scene grow.

In Silicon Valley, Indians are the most affluent

In Silicon Valley, Indians are the most affluent

Rediff.com19 Nov 2007

The report profiled the four largest immigrant communities -- Indians, Mexicans, Chinese and Vietnamese. It found that although three-quarters of the Indian population was born abroad, they own the most valuable home of about median home price of $860,000 (about Rs 3.4 crore), compared with the county's price of $743,000 (about Rs 2.9 crore).

Modi offers Silicon Valley the welcome Xi won't

Modi offers Silicon Valley the welcome Xi won't

Rediff.com25 Sep 2015

Technology purchases in the People's Republic will reach $136 billion this year, four times more than in India.

Silicon Valley's next invention may change lives of the ordinary

Silicon Valley's next invention may change lives of the ordinary

Rediff.com9 May 2014

Inventors are working on projects as varied as drones, improved artificial limbs, smart jewellery and handheld devices for detecting gluten in food.

How Indians made Silicon Valley the world's tech hub

How Indians made Silicon Valley the world's tech hub

Rediff.com25 Nov 2009

'When the Bay Area's innovation infrastructure -- research institutions, technology companies, and capital and risk-taking culture -- comes in contact with India's talent and entrepreneurial energy, the combination has been explosive, unleashing powerful business and wealth creation,' the report says.

Silicon Valley bust prompts bid to revamp image

Silicon Valley bust prompts bid to revamp image

Rediff.com9 Jun 2003

As people flocked to Silicon Valley for its concentration of talent and capital, it became one of the most expensive places to run a business.

Peelamedu: Building India's next 'Silicon Valley'

Peelamedu: Building India's next 'Silicon Valley'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

The Coimbatore suburb has been growing significantly due to strong economic policies, says Naveen Nandwani.

US lawmakers line up to greet PM Modi at Silicon Valley

US lawmakers line up to greet PM Modi at Silicon Valley

Rediff.com26 Sep 2015

Several members of Congress are confirmed to be in attendance for the Prime Minister's address to a diverse crowd of 18,500 people.

'PM Modi's Silicon Valley visit will inspire GenNext to dream big'

'PM Modi's Silicon Valley visit will inspire GenNext to dream big'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Ankit Fadia talks to Prasanna Zore about his roles and responsibilities as a brand ambassador of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' programme

Love And Loathing In Silicon Valley

Love And Loathing In Silicon Valley

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

'It was one thing for me to bear his physical and verbal abuses. But a few months ago, he began to stay out longer. New smells came from his clothes.' 'My fears were confirmed when I awoke one night and noticed him on the phone, talking and acting dirty.' A heart-wrenching excerpt from Namit Arora's Love And Loathing In Silicon Valley: A Novel.

Air India launches first direct flight to Silicon Valley

Air India launches first direct flight to Silicon Valley

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Air India has started three flights per week - on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Indian network in Silicon Valley backs start-ups by desis

Indian network in Silicon Valley backs start-ups by desis

Rediff.com7 Dec 2011

A group of Indian engineers who had come to the US in the early 1990s had formed the Indus Entrepreneurs to support one another in setting up their own technology start-ups.