'His simple lifestyle, his optimism, his hard work and his genuine humility made him an authentic role model to millions of children, many of them growing up in challenging circumstances.'
Clean energy cess to hike cost for power sector.
Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that does not age, wither and decay with the passage of time.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Give more than 100 per cent to your job, advises author Bikram Dasgupta.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of ACC Cement, ruling that if a product is manufactured by one firm and sold by another with the latter's brand name, that sale would attract sales tax, not the first transaction.
Modi government has pledged to lay 700,000 kms of broadband cable.
Here is the complete text of the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's address at the inauguration of the national media centre in New Delhi on Saturday.
Power transmission infrastructure in 18 major cities could be potentially hacked.
India needs to come up with new ideas to make the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas more appealing to overseas Indians. The Diasporas talents should be used for the country's development, says Thomas Abraham, founder of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin
Taxi booking, shopping and transfer of money will be easy.
Cashless transactions need ubiquitous connectivity, which we don't have. And connectivity needs political and administrative convergence, says Shyam Ponappa.
Here's a car that is going to give its competitors a run for their money, says P Tharyan.
Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa speaks to Satya Dosapati, an official of Save Indian Democracy, the organisation which exposed the fraud, who says that the EC's decision is alarming.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Market experts say that of the total 600,000 villages in India, under two per cent or around 10,000 villages contribute to about half of the rural consumption in the country. Targeting these villages and ensuring that penetration is strong is key for most consumer goods companies.
In the next 3-5 years, the industry that is likely to experience the greatest benefit from smartglasses is field service, potentially increasing profits by $1 billion annually, Gartner Research Director Angela McIntyre said.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
The new Honda Accord Hybrid combines two worlds to offer a fitting blend of power and fuel efficiency.
It's time to upgrade your vocabulary too!
'Now is the time for India to course correct and for the government also to course correct,' says businessman Mangesh Khatri.
Aadhaar-based verification and video-based in-person verification for e-KYC have made investing in mutual funds a breeze
It is not that platforms and products are something that Infosys has not tried earlier.
'Our priority will be to settle land disputes in Bihar, which I believe is the root cause of almost all crime in the state.'
'If not, we can become frighteningly chaotic, more chaotic than what we are today.' 'In today's environment in the country, we still have a window of opportunity.'
Son of a Madurai farmer, Dr Vijayaragavan Vishwanathan has built a unique device for agriculture that can save water as well as electricity. Ironically, Vijay got support for his project from different international bodies but is still looking to get support from Indian government organisations when the product was specifically made for India.
Brokers like Vasudevan are struggling to keep themselves in tune with this super-informed, new-generation retail investor.
'The Chinese mindset and approach to India is far different from that in Pakistan.' 'This reality makes it possible for us to follow an engagement policy with one, while militating against engagement with the other.'
The problem, say experts, is not so much the use of plastic as the lack of effort to recycle and reuse it.
She said she now wonders what will the US government do to stop hate crimes against minorities.
Not only is this hidden from the user, it's often unrelated to the app's purpose.
Nobody is claiming that Indian democracy is perfect. Yet, all of us need to go out there and participate in the incredible event called Indian elections. Sheela Bhatt explains why.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Most expect the Budget to be path-breaking.
Among other things, taking note of complaints against several Chinese e-commerce players such as Shein, Ali Express etc for sending shipments as 'gifts' to customers in India and avoiding duties, the government has now mandated that all e-commerce sites and apps must have a registered business entity. This will be the importer on record and subject to customs rules, report Subhayan Chakraborty, Neha Alawadhi and Karan Choudhury.
Some big ones hoard cash unduly and others borrow to keep up payments to shareholders
Zopper, a price comparison site, with 2,000 online and 200,000 offline merchants on board, aims to increase user activity 100 times in 3 years.
Using apps allows AdNear to optimise the number of ad impressions but the push towards stricter privacy norms could pose a challenge.
'Learning to learn should be given more importance than what is actually being learnt,' recommends Zaki Ansari.
