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Google speaking to govt to dispel security concern

Google speaking to govt to dispel security concern

Rediff.com4 Apr 2006

Officials have in the recent past expressed concern over Google Earth's display of pictures of key Indian installations.

Survey ranks top 10 employers in India, Infy at No.8

Survey ranks top 10 employers in India, Infy at No.8

Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

The top driver for the Indian workforce while choosing an employer are salary and employee benefits, followed by work-life balance and job security.

Innoviti, the Google Maps of digital payments

Innoviti, the Google Maps of digital payments

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

A platform that helps retailers reduce failed transactions while keeping the cost down, Innoviti is all set for India's digital payments revolution.

Google to sell Nexus 6 for Rs 44,000, Nexus 9 at Rs 28,900

Google to sell Nexus 6 for Rs 44,000, Nexus 9 at Rs 28,900

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

After the successful debut of its affordable Android One devices, tech giant Google is all set to launch its premium Nexus 6 smartphone and Nexus 9 tablet in India in next few weeks.

CCI's fine on Google: A wake up call for Indian companies

CCI's fine on Google: A wake up call for Indian companies

Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

The fair trade body's penalty on the internet giant should be a wake-up call for Indian companies that tend to be lackadaisical towards regulatory investigations.

Google Nexus 7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2

Google Nexus 7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2

Rediff.com6 Apr 2013

Both are available in India for Rs 15,999 but which one should YOU buy?

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.

Where Are Business Leaders To Power The India Story?

Where Are Business Leaders To Power The India Story?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

What do we need more of: Leaders who dominate global institutions or local leaders with a 'Make-in- India' mindset?

Why foreign brokerages remain bullish on Paytm stock

Why foreign brokerages remain bullish on Paytm stock

Rediff.com5 Mar 2024

Shares of One97 Communications (OCL), which provides financial services under the brand 'Paytm', and has a banking arm Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL), hit the 5 per cent upper circuit at Rs 428.10 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Monday's (February 26) intraday trade. The up move in the stock on Monday came after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), in post stock market hours, to look into the possibility of migrating PPBL customers, using the UPI handle '@paytm', to four-to-five other banks.

40% of Net users in India are women

40% of Net users in India are women

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

The study, which also includes internal data from Google and a survey of 1,000 women, found that three out of four women in SEC AB are now online and 75 per cent are in the 15-34 age group with over 24 million women accessing the Internet daily.

How Google-savvy are you?

How Google-savvy are you?

Rediff.com26 Dec 2006

Typically, the population thronging the newsroom of any newspaper, news portal or news channel is diverse. However, there is a tie that binds them together: Google, the world's most popular search engine.

Women entrepreneurs can generate 150-170 mn jobs in India: Report

Women entrepreneurs can generate 150-170 mn jobs in India: Report

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

Accelerating quantity and quality of entrepreneurship towards benchmarks from high-performing countries and Indian states can create over 30 million women-owned enterprises, of which 12 million can generate employment, a joint report by Bain & Company and Google said.

Has Apple's Roller-Coaster Ride In India Ended?

Has Apple's Roller-Coaster Ride In India Ended?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

The new mantra was to align Apple's ambition with the government's, focusing on Modi's favourite themes of Make in India, employment generation and India as a high-tech export hub.

RSS's Lack Of Enthusiasm Is Showing

RSS's Lack Of Enthusiasm Is Showing

Rediff.com12 May 2024

According to insiders, their lack of enthusiasm is showing on the ground. There is nothing to suggest that their enthusiasm will return in the final four phases of polling, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Google sees e-commerce swelling up to $40 billion by 2020

Google sees e-commerce swelling up to $40 billion by 2020

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

Indian retail market would have a size of $1 trillion by 2020, said India director for e-commerce and local classified, Nitin Bawankule, on Thursday.

Google founders' meet with PM called off

Google founders' meet with PM called off

Rediff.com12 Oct 2004

The scheduled meeting of Internet search engine Google's founders and promoters with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was called off late on Monday.

Google Moto X launched to take on Apple and Samsung

Google Moto X launched to take on Apple and Samsung

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

Motorola today launched its first flagship smartphone Moto X, after being taken over by Google, to take on competition from Apple and Samsung.

Why GPT App Downloads Are A Concern

Why GPT App Downloads Are A Concern

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

How many of the apps downloaded in India deliver the GPT technology they say they are?

Shailesh Rao: Search expert who opted for microblogging

Shailesh Rao: Search expert who opted for microblogging

Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

After being at the helm of Google India and Google Asia Pacific for over seven years, Shailesh Rao is now been roped in by micro-blogging service provider, Twitter.

Google to set up R&D centre in Bangalore

Google to set up R&D centre in Bangalore

Rediff.com12 Dec 2003

Google, the popular Internet search engine, has chosen India's Silicon Valley Bangalore for its first engineering research and development centre outside the United States to be set up next year.

40-year-old fintech gurus need 60-year-olds to handhold them

40-year-old fintech gurus need 60-year-olds to handhold them

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Best companies to work for in India, Asia

Best companies to work for in India, Asia

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

India offices of MNCs like DHL, Google and Marriott ranked among the top workplaces in Asia.

Mumbai, Delhi may produce next Google: E&Y

Mumbai, Delhi may produce next Google: E&Y

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

Despite regulatory hurdles, India continues to be among the preferred destinations for FDI due to the country's high economic growth, with both Mumbai and Delhi being touted as among the cities likely to produce the next Microsoft or Google, a survey said.

Securing the Future of India's Internet Economy

Securing the Future of India's Internet Economy

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

'Google and Facebook need to be tamed, their garb of 'Investing in India's future' need to be pulled off,' observes Vibhu Arya.

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

The Lok Sabha contest in Thiruvananthapuram is shaping up to be a significant battle involving key candidates like Shashi Tharoor, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and Panniyan Ravindran. This three-cornered fight highlights the political dynamics in Kerala's capital city, with each candidate bringing their own vision and promises for the region's development, notes Rajeev Srinivasan.

Digital Competition Law Worries Big Tech

Digital Competition Law Worries Big Tech

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

'The message is not clear whether we are wanted.' 'All this could adversely impact our strategy in India and also investments.'

'Google tax' looms large: Online products may cost more

'Google tax' looms large: Online products may cost more

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Court cases likely over interpretation of the new levy proposed in the Budget for digital economy.

Is There Time For A Reset For Paytm?

Is There Time For A Reset For Paytm?

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

Going by the RBI directive and the overall narrative, Paytm may have lost the rigour of stress tests, audits and compliance.

Paytm looks to rationalise employee costs by revising hiring strategy

Paytm looks to rationalise employee costs by revising hiring strategy

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Sources close to the development told Business Standard the company was exploring different ways to save on its employee costs and had laid off a few employees on "performance" grounds. "We will see a similar development for the next few months. "The company is fine-tuning its hiring policies and implement rigourous measures to look into employee performance," a source said.

Bernstein pegs RIL's stake in retail arm at $111 billion

Bernstein pegs RIL's stake in retail arm at $111 billion

Rediff.com26 May 2023

Global investment management firm Bernstein has pegged the enterprise valuation of Reliance Industries (RIL)'s 85 per cent stake in Reliance Retail at $111 billion, while valuing the Mukesh Ambani-led company's 66.5 per cent stake in telecom and digital platform arm Reliance Jio at $88 billion. Reliance Industries had earlier planned to list both its subsidiaries to unlock value for its shareholders but hadn't fixed any timeline. The report said that Reliance Retail had raised $6 billion by diluting a 10.1 per cent stake, while Jio Platforms raised $20 billion from investors by selling 33 per cent in 2020.

BSF camel contingent marches on Google doodle on R-Day

BSF camel contingent marches on Google doodle on R-Day

Rediff.com26 Jan 2016

As a tribute on 67th Republic Day, search giant Google's doodle on Tuesday showed a march of a richly caparisoned camel contingent of the Border Security Force, a major attraction at the annual parade at the Rajpath on January 26.

Google, Panasonic, Suzuki among 100s of firms hit with 'unrealistic' GST notice

Google, Panasonic, Suzuki among 100s of firms hit with 'unrealistic' GST notice

Rediff.com6 Jan 2018

Top firms get GST notices on credit claims on Friday; replies sought within hours.

How cabbie, ferrying CEO-mom, played key role in her arrest

How cabbie, ferrying CEO-mom, played key role in her arrest

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Suchana Seth, the CEO of an AI start-up arrested for allegedly killing her four-year-old son, was quiet throughout her journey from Goa to Karnataka in a taxi, said the driver of the vehicle on Friday.

7 Ways to Conquer Debt, Build Wealth

7 Ways to Conquer Debt, Build Wealth

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

Break the chains of debt, invest in your future, and wave the flag of financial independence high. Freedom awaits, comrades. Let's conquer this battlefield together this Republic day, exhorts Vatsal Ramaiya.

Google's Mobilegeddon to hit today, may pinch Indian enterprises

Google's Mobilegeddon to hit today, may pinch Indian enterprises

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

Websites that are not mobilefriendly will drop down in rankings

Video: How far will you go to find an old friend?

Video: How far will you go to find an old friend?

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

Google India's advertisement tugs at your heartstrings.

Centre asked to file report sanctioning websites' prosecution

Centre asked to file report sanctioning websites' prosecution

Rediff.com14 Feb 2012

The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file its report according sanction to prosecute 21 websites, including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, for allegedly promoting enmity between classes and causing prejudice to national integration.

Gmail outage leaves users in lurch for few hours

Gmail outage leaves users in lurch for few hours

Rediff.com25 Feb 2009

Even the official mail system used by the Google India staff crashed because of system failure. Google applications like search, blogger, blog search and Google news, however, remained unaffected. The Gmail problem was flagged up immediately on Twitter, an online microblogging site, with many users saying that they had IMAP access running as normal.

Google doodle honours poet Kamala Das

Google doodle honours poet Kamala Das

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

On this day, February 1, in 1976, the Kerala-born poet released her autobiography, My Story.

Google entices phone users with voice search

Google entices phone users with voice search

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

Internet search giant Google hopes to hook the millions of cellular phone subscribers in India who do not use data or SMS-based services with its voice-based search. It is conducting pilot projects in Hyderabad and Delhi, and is expected to roll out more in Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata shortly. The company is expected to add audio playback for search queries on local news and entertainment.