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Want to be a Business Analytics professional?

Want to be a Business Analytics professional?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2014

A business analyst is one who identifies, suggests and rectifies problems in an organisation, which explains why the role of such a professional is crucial for the company's success. Find out what you need to make it big in analytics.

'The Indian consumer demands so much service'

'The Indian consumer demands so much service'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2017

'The toughest challenge is not to satisfy the luxury customer.' 'The toughest challenge is to satisfy the budget customer.'

How to pick your career stream

How to pick your career stream

Rediff.com22 May 2018

The best choices in life are the ones you don't make.

The maverick who changed India's legal education

The maverick who changed India's legal education

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

Whenever the history of India's National Law Schools is written, N R Madhava Menon's name will be deeply inscribed in it, says Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad.

So long and thanks for all the fish!

So long and thanks for all the fish!

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

Survey reveals that majority of employees intend to switch jobs within the year.

Bombay House turns evangelist for new Tata products

Bombay House turns evangelist for new Tata products

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

Bombay House turns evangelist for new Tata products.

Indian IT firms eye robotics, driverless cars for next round of growth

Indian IT firms eye robotics, driverless cars for next round of growth

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

The catchwords today are digital, analytics, robotics.

Euro zone investment horizon cloudier, even with Greek deal

Euro zone investment horizon cloudier, even with Greek deal

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

Europe's discordant leaders snatched a deal on Monday that might just avert Greece's euro exit, but global investors' faith in the durability of the single currency has been tested yet again.

How Virtual reality is taking shape in the start-up world

How Virtual reality is taking shape in the start-up world

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

In Mumbai, Xenium, an interactive digital agency, is launching a VR lounge later this month.

How Virtual reality is taking shape in the start-up world

How Virtual reality is taking shape in the start-up world

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

In Mumbai, Xenium, an interactive digital agency, is launching a VR lounge later this month.

Marathwada to the UN: How a farmer became an entrepreneur

Marathwada to the UN: How a farmer became an entrepreneur

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

Godavari Dange, a school dropout who was widowed at the age of 19 is now changing the lives of farmers in her village and beyond.

Why the rise of China's military worries the world

Why the rise of China's military worries the world

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

There is growing alarm at the inexorable rise of China, both of its military prowess and its aggressive bullying of other countries plus its subjugation of whole portions of its own population.

IT job losses: Companies ready, but what about the government?

IT job losses: Companies ready, but what about the government?

Rediff.com26 May 2017

While Indian IT has known what is coming and has a strategy ready to combat it, the same can't be said about the country and the government.

How to be a successful entrepreneur

How to be a successful entrepreneur

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

Do you have the courage to look through failures and unexpected pitfalls?

What 2018 Economics Nobel means for growth-hungry India

What 2018 Economics Nobel means for growth-hungry India

Rediff.com23 Oct 2018

India has remained obsessed with cheap capital and infrastructure spending when instead the central constraint on Indian development remains the abysmal quality of Indians' skills, says Mihir Sharma.

What I learnt from Warren Buffett

What I learnt from Warren Buffett

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Fund manager Gautam Sinha Roy shares what he has learnt from Warren Buffett, after attending Berkshire Hathaway AGMs over the years

Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 4 to keep pace with iPhone 6

Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 4 to keep pace with iPhone 6

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

The Korean electronics giant says it will get more aggressive on pricing and focus on a narrower set of products for its mid-to-low tier products.

Forget Leicester, Aberdeen are Britain's shock title challengers

Forget Leicester, Aberdeen are Britain's shock title challengers

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

A huge shock is on the cards in British football as a rank outsider is threatening to gatecrash the millionaire favourites. But it is Scottish hopefuls Aberdeen and not English league leaders Leicester who have bridged the biggest financial gulf.

America Inc cheers Satya Nadella's victory

America Inc cheers Satya Nadella's victory

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

"Satya Nadella is a perfect example of how appropriate, thoughtful immigration reform can benefit both our free-market democracies, says Ron Somers, president of the US-India Business Council.

IT firms widen base with big data

IT firms widen base with big data

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

Amid subdued demand for traditional information technology (IT) services offerings, Indian IT services players are betting on big data, as this is high on clients' agenda.

Making sense of the real exchange rate of the rupee

Making sense of the real exchange rate of the rupee

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

If the REER is to be restored to its 2004-05 level, the rupee has to depreciate a lot, says V K

Why Sony is very excited about the FIFA World Cup

Why Sony is very excited about the FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

Sony eyes a 2 billion payoff from telecasting the Fifa World Cup.

Ajay Banga, only Indian among world's best performing CEOs

Ajay Banga, only Indian among world's best performing CEOs

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

Jeff Bezos tops Harvard Business Review list on financial parameters but stands 87th overall.

Titan helps Tatas win retail sweepstake

Titan helps Tatas win retail sweepstake

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Perhaps, the group's leadership position and potential in the retail segment prompted Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry to identify retail as one of the group's four growth clusters in his recent Vision 2025 statement.

10 tips to raise funds online

10 tips to raise funds online

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

Understand the donors and target audience.

Climate Change: Looking for hope beyond Lima conference

Climate Change: Looking for hope beyond Lima conference

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

With the weaker-than-expected agreement at the recent Climate Change Conference at Lima, there is an urgent need to highlight endeavours in civil society and business for a sustainable global economy with grassroots empowerment, say Rajni Bakshi.

Tata SIA chief on how the airline plans to strike it big

Tata SIA chief on how the airline plans to strike it big

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

Phee Teik Yeoh, the recently anointed chief executive officer of the airline, speaks to Business Standard on his aim of changing the rule of the game in the aviation sector by redefining service and operational experience for travellers accustomed to mere functionality.

Why it's time to challenge the math on inflation targeting

Why it's time to challenge the math on inflation targeting

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Inflation targeting framework is now enshrined as a formal agreement by the government and the RBI; thus, it may seem that we are flogging a dead horse, says Soumya Kanti Ghosh.

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.

Britain has a cure for India's ailing banks, Mr Rajan are you listening?

Britain has a cure for India's ailing banks, Mr Rajan are you listening?

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

The financial crisis has challenged the intellectual assumptions on which previous regulatory approaches were largely built, and in particular the theory of rational and self-correcting markets.

WEF Davos to host 40 govt heads; India to have strong presence

WEF Davos to host 40 govt heads; India to have strong presence

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

Those scheduled to attend the five-day WEF Annual meeting, beginning January 21, include more than 40 heads of state or government, including those from the UK, Australia, Japan, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Brazil, Italy, Mauritius, Republic of Korea and Switzerland, WEF announced on Wednesday at a press conference in Geneva.

How cab aggregators are bringing micro-entrepreneurship to students

How cab aggregators are bringing micro-entrepreneurship to students

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Unlike regular cab service providers, taxi aggregators like Uber and Ola are making it easy for the students to juggle work and studies.

Top 10 books for entrepreneurs

Top 10 books for entrepreneurs

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

From how to hire the right people for the job to effective ways to upscale your business, these books can guide you to make your start-up dream

Mahindra's ambitious plan to become future-ready

Mahindra's ambitious plan to become future-ready

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

E-mobility is only one among the several fronts on which Mahindra is waging a battle of aspirations, to future-proof the $19-billion tractor-to-technology conglomerate, says Nikhil Inamdar.

What young people want from their jobs

What young people want from their jobs

Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

'As they come in contact with more people in their professional life, they will need to uncover even more opportunities for growth.'

India's economic slump an aberration: World Bank

India's economic slump an aberration: World Bank

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

Responding to questions, the World Bank president insisted that this slowdown is temporary.

India must ban asbestos urgently

India must ban asbestos urgently

Rediff.com7 Sep 2017

Among the most deprived communities in India live and work under asbestos roofs. The National Institute for Health and Family Welfare estimates exposure to asbestos has resulted in higher incidence of cancer among those living under asbestos roofs, points out Gopal Krishna.

Dear Melania, know the Amdavad that welcomes you!

Dear Melania, know the Amdavad that welcomes you!

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

As Melania Trump arrives in Ahmedabad, Sheela Bhatt offers the First Lady Of The United States a primer on one of India's oldest, and historic, cities.

These MFs can create wealth for you

These MFs can create wealth for you

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

What is capital convertibility & how India should move towards it

What is capital convertibility & how India should move towards it

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

The post-crisis debate on capital account management focuses on matching instruments with vulnerabilities.