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TikTok takes a leaf out of FB, Google

TikTok takes a leaf out of FB, Google

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

Post elections, the company has been making frequent visits to various ministries, including the IT ministry, commerce ministry, as well as different agencies to get the hang of things in the administration.

'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.

Chennai group looks to sue TCS for 'lay-offs'

Chennai group looks to sue TCS for 'lay-offs'

Rediff.com28 Dec 2014

Says more than 120 who lost jobs have approached it; TCS says workforce optimisation leads to some involuntary attrition, nothing out of ordinary

How banks can minimise losses from fraud

How banks can minimise losses from fraud

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

25,600 cases of banking fraud totalling Rs 1.79 billion were reported up to December 2017. 'There is an inherent legacy when it comes to insuring crime.' 'Generally, most banks are uncomfortable in sharing data about employee fraud.'

When a Nobel Laureate comes to town!

When a Nobel Laureate comes to town!

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

What does Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee thinks about India's education sector?

Nitin Nohria to step down as Harvard Business School dean

Nitin Nohria to step down as Harvard Business School dean

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

In a letter to the Business School community on Wednesday, Nohria said he will step down from the position of dean of the Harvard Business School (HBS) on June 30, 2020, after a decade in the role.

At 1st ISA meet, Modi presents 10-point action plan

At 1st ISA meet, Modi presents 10-point action plan

Rediff.com11 Mar 2018

Indian 'Vedas' have since thousands of years considered sun as at soul of the universe and a nourisher of life, the PM said.

Security concerns for Prime Minister Modi

Security concerns for Prime Minister Modi

Rediff.com23 Jun 2014

The people in charge of the PM's security need to shift the emphasis from the numerical (the number of policemen deployed) to technology-based solutions to sanitise the area where he resides, works and during his road journeys, says Anil Chowdhry, former secretary (internal security), ministry of home affairs.

Why Kerala's start-up ecosystem is unique!

Why Kerala's start-up ecosystem is unique!

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

'We have integrated start-up space created in almost all the 14 district headquarters of the state.'
'They have incubation facilities providing entrepreneurs common facilities like shared software, legal support, fab labs, hardware, manufacturing facilities and services like chartered accounting facilities, etc, enabling the start-ups to concentrate on technology R&D and product development.'

Making the Infosys story extraordinary again

Making the Infosys story extraordinary again

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

With employees as brand ambassadors, can the company get the grime off its image?

Sunil Munjal bows out of Hero MotoCorp

Sunil Munjal bows out of Hero MotoCorp

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

Sunil Munjal will pursue new business interests and lead Hero Corporate Services as its chairman.

Salute Akbar for the Azhar trophy!

Salute Akbar for the Azhar trophy!

Rediff.com2 May 2019

'It must be rendering Modi, Amit Shah and Adityanath speechless that the Indian diplomat who lifted the Azhar trophy at the UN in New York is also a Muslim. 'Yes, this is the wonder that was India,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Mental health disorders: India's invisible epidemic

Mental health disorders: India's invisible epidemic

Rediff.com16 Dec 2017

And the way to a cure begins with conversation.

50 years later, will Moore's Law last?

50 years later, will Moore's Law last?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

While chips have become ubiquitous, Moore's Law has remained a self-fulfilling prophecy even half a century later. Not bad for an industry where the time scale is not measured in decades and centuries, but in annual quarters, says Shivanand Kanavi.

GST: Did we just miss the biggest opportunity?

GST: Did we just miss the biggest opportunity?

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

With all the brouhaha over GST, and (often) a limited understanding of the long-term forces shaping India's logistics sector, companies seem to have omitted factoring in some underlying trends that could shape supply chain excellence, says Neelesh Mundra.

Controversies take their toll on Nalanda University, peers race ahead

Controversies take their toll on Nalanda University, peers race ahead

Rediff.com27 Feb 2015

For an institution looking to revive past glory, the Nalanda University's initial days have been far from glorious.

The challenge in Kashmir

The challenge in Kashmir

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

'Collateral damage during operations needs to be avoided.' 'Such an objective can be achieved more easily should stone throwers not gear up to en masse oppose security forces.' 'With the conditions being quite sensitive at this stage, the death of one of these boys could easily serve the terrorists in instigating violence,' notes Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

Energy, health care sectors gain from Modi's UK visit

Energy, health care sectors gain from Modi's UK visit

Rediff.com15 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to Britain has seen India and the UK agreeing on Rs 90,000 crore deals.

Want to be your own boss? Think BIG. Do BIG.

Want to be your own boss? Think BIG. Do BIG.

Rediff.com30 Apr 2018

Give more than 100 per cent to your job, advises author Bikram Dasgupta.

New MCX chief faces a slew of challenges

New MCX chief faces a slew of challenges

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

A Delhi University alumnus with an MBA in finance and a doctorate, Vaish started his career as a banker in 1984, became an academician a few years later and joined the capital market in 1998.

Why young India is paying for expensive private colleges

Why young India is paying for expensive private colleges

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

Is it just the glamour?

The rise and mighty fall of Rana Kapoor

The rise and mighty fall of Rana Kapoor

Rediff.com6 Apr 2020

'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.' 'He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.' 'He had to win at any cost.'

The game corporate India plays

The game corporate India plays

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.

Saluting the Vishaka judgment, 20 years on

Saluting the Vishaka judgment, 20 years on

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

This historic Vishaka judgement brought the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace into the mainstream discourse says Kanika Dutta.

Stringent law on anvil for services data

Stringent law on anvil for services data

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

A Collection of Services Trade Statistics Act is being thought of.

Will Asian growth rebound?

Will Asian growth rebound?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

The resilience of many emerging markets, notably China and India, in the aftermath of the Lehman shock further strengthened this sense of manifest destiny.

'The next 15 to 20 years are India's decades'

'The next 15 to 20 years are India's decades'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

'...Unless we muck up our policies.' 'We have to become a modernised economy.' 'Our institutions should be stronger. And that is most important.' 'The rule of law should prevail and contracts should be enforced.' 'Above all, we have to recognise the importance of globalisation.' 'It is in our favour at this stage. We should grow and become globally competitive.'

Delhi cab rape victim sues Uber in California

Delhi cab rape victim sues Uber in California

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

The suit claims Uber sacrificed customer safety for the sake of profit and expansion.

India's e-com revolution: How entrepreneurs were made

India's e-com revolution: How entrepreneurs were made

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

On an average, around 45 per cent of domain name registrations in India get converted into a live website.

Pravasi Special: Bharat Mata and her children

Pravasi Special: Bharat Mata and her children

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Over the years, pravasis have become a constituency, to be tapped, cultivated, and honoured, or at the very minimum to be listened to, says Ambassador B S Prakash.

Why Xiaomi's India head hires people who are smarter than him

Why Xiaomi's India head hires people who are smarter than him

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

Manu Kumar Jain, India head, Xiaomi, tells Sangeeta Tanwar how the Chinese smartphone maker won over the Indian market.

Why we must all read this Tharoor speech

Why we must all read this Tharoor speech

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

'I can tell you, Mr Chairman, from personal experience that there is nothing sadder than witnessing a close one, a loved one with mental illness at close quarters.' 'I have lived with a victim of mental illness. Like many in that condition, very often such people are in a state of denial.'

India's billionaires' success mantras

India's billionaires' success mantras

Rediff.com24 Mar 2017

Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.

'Bacteria don't respect borders or boundaries'

'Bacteria don't respect borders or boundaries'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

'We ought to do something now because even the bacteria we have treatments for now we don't use wisely... We have reached a point where there aren't any new antibiotics coming out... Patients must get the right antibiotic at the right dose for the right amount of time,' says Dr Arjun Srinivasan, the acclaimed scientist who is an expert on bacterial resistance.

What makes these 10 companies the best to work for in India

What makes these 10 companies the best to work for in India

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

A friendly working environment, special healthcare facilities, flexible work hours, work from home options, support and camaraderie among the team members keep employees highly motivated in these 10 companies.

India to set up separate ASEAN Mission; FTA by year-end: PM

India to set up separate ASEAN Mission; FTA by year-end: PM

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

Eyeing greater cooperation with South East Asian countries on economic and security issues, India on Thursday announced a separate Mission for ASEAN region to be set up in Jakarta with a full-time resident Ambassador.

That inept 'Saint Antony'

That inept 'Saint Antony'

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

'It was almost as though there was widespread relief that the defence bureaucracy, and the minister, could find someone willing to shoulder the blame for everything that had gone wrong with the services under Antony's charge -- the poor preparedness of the forces, slow acquisitions caused by indecision, cancellation of contracts and whimsical blacklisting of defence contractors over the tiniest suspicion that they may have paid speed money or kickbacks.'

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials, Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra, during the 2013 season of cash-rich Twenty20 cricket tournament.

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