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RailTel starts free public Wi-Fi service at Mumbai Central

RailTel starts free public Wi-Fi service at Mumbai Central

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

The project was announced by Prime Minister in September.

Road Ministry to post info on Facebook, Google

Road Ministry to post info on Facebook, Google

Rediff.com2 Feb 2011

Updates on the NHAI activities will be available on Facebook, including information on its targets and achievements, among other things.

How Indus, the Made in India app store, took wing

How Indus, the Made in India app store, took wing

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

The content discovery platform designed to help you discover content and services in the language of your choice recently turned profitable. It has delivered 1 billion application installs and updates in the past 12 months, says Samreen Ahmad.

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.

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.

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.

How is Google paying tax but Facebook not: HC asks govt

How is Google paying tax but Facebook not: HC asks govt

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned why Facebook Inc is not paying any service tax when Google is doing so and directed the Centre to file a "better affidavit" on the issue.

The many battles that Amazon is fighting in India

The many battles that Amazon is fighting in India

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

Among all the geographies where Amazon is fighting regulators, India is the only place where its lines are also tangled in a major corporate battle, this one with India's largest company by market capitalisation over the acquisition of Mumbai-based Future Group's retail chain, the country's second largest. No other corporate entity in any country offers a challenge to Amazon's hegemony in a way Reliance Industries does - and the final hearing of an arbitration case filed at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre between the two may decide at least some of these issues. This legal battle between one of the world's most powerful corporations and one of India's most powerful conglomerates could be complicated by a host of other developments.

Google buyout: Motorola Mobility CEO to get $66 mn

Google buyout: Motorola Mobility CEO to get $66 mn

Rediff.com15 Sep 2011

This was disclosed in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in which Motorola outlined the compensation that Jha stands to gain.

Finance ministry looks to curb smuggling of top-end mobile phones

Finance ministry looks to curb smuggling of top-end mobile phones

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

The finance ministry is looking at a reworked proposal from mobile device makers on how to fight the rampant and growing smuggling of very high end phones. The proposal suggests reducing the basic customs duty (BCD) on phones which have a CIF (cost, insurance and freight or price at landing in the port) value of over Rs 35,000-Rs 40,000. The retail value of these phones is upwards of Rs 70,000.

Pichai, Nadella support India's fight against COVID-19

Pichai, Nadella support India's fight against COVID-19

Rediff.com26 Apr 2021

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his Microsoft counterpart Satya Nadella have assured help to India as the country grapples with a ravaging coronavirus crisis that has put enormous pressure on its hospitals due to a shortage of beds, oxygen and medical supplies.

Nexus 6 is Google's answer to iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Note 4

Nexus 6 is Google's answer to iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Note 4

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

Check out how Google's flagship phablet, the Nexus 6, will take on Apple and Samsung

'A ban would stop all innovations in cryptocurrencies in India'

'A ban would stop all innovations in cryptocurrencies in India'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

'Any entrepreneur who wants to create companies on blockchain will have to move outside India.' 'A ban will also wipe out the entire asset investing class that has built up in India.'

This man 'topi pehnau-ed' India: Mahua Moitra on Adani row

This man 'topi pehnau-ed' India: Mahua Moitra on Adani row

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

Moitra brought two birthday caps in the House to press her argument that the businessman being most talked about had "topi-pehnau-ed" the government.

Google online shopping fest gets bigger in its second year

Google online shopping fest gets bigger in its second year

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

With over 200 brands and websites as participants this year, the Google Online Shopping Festival is turning bigger.

Debate over 'Kashmir Files' will strengthen India-Israel ties, says envoy

Debate over 'Kashmir Files' will strengthen India-Israel ties, says envoy

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

Shoshani, who shared the dais with actor Anupam Kher at a press conference in Mumbai, said the The Kashmir Files is not propaganda but a "strong movie" that gives place to sufferings of the people of Kashmir.

Google keen to stream live sports on You Tube

Google keen to stream live sports on You Tube

Rediff.com11 May 2010

Fresh from the success of IPL's live streaming on its subsidiary You Tube, Google is looking at broadcasting other sports on the platform, even as it promises to be "better prepared" for next year's IPL and offers an improved experience to viewers in India.

Subhas Chandra Bose was 1st PM of undivided India: Rajnath Singh

Subhas Chandra Bose was 1st PM of undivided India: Rajnath Singh

Rediff.com12 Nov 2022

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had formed this government and taken oath as prime minister on October 21, 1943."

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.

How US companies are helping India fight coronavirus

How US companies are helping India fight coronavirus

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

A large number of American companies like Google, Uber and IBM are offering their resources to help India successfully fight the battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

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.

After Google, Wagh Bakri attempts ad roadblock on Republic Day

After Google, Wagh Bakri attempts ad roadblock on Republic Day

Rediff.com24 Jan 2015

Gujarat-based tea major will run a Rs 2-cr roadblock on Hindi and regional news channels.

No '<i>Shaadi</i>' on BharatMatrimony for now

No 'Shaadi' on BharatMatrimony for now

Rediff.com23 Sep 2009

The high court in Chennai granted the owner of bharatmatrimony.com an interim order, restraining Google India from using its ads on the former's platform to sell space to the petitioner's competitors.

From Google to SoftBank, Nikesh Arora's amazing journey so far

From Google to SoftBank, Nikesh Arora's amazing journey so far

Rediff.com15 May 2015

Under Nikesh Arora's leadership, SoftBank has made several investments in India in a short span.

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.

Why you may see less fake news this election season

Why you may see less fake news this election season

Rediff.com26 Jan 2019

The updated election ads policy for India will require advertisers to provide a 'pre-certificate' issued by the EC or anyone authorised by the poll panel, for each ad. Further, Google will verify the identity of advertisers before their election ads run on its platforms, reports Peerzada Abrar.

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.

Why India must create new programming languages...

Why India must create new programming languages...

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

Why hasn't India produced a single earth-shaking idea like Python or the World Wide Web, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

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.

AWS to invest $4.4 bn in India by 2030 through new Hyderabad region service

AWS to invest $4.4 bn in India by 2030 through new Hyderabad region service

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest nearly $4.4 billion (Rs 36,000 crore) in India by 2030 and support more than 48,000 jobs externally through a new regional service launched on Tuesday, said the on-demand Cloud computing company. AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) is the company's second infrastructure region in India, six years after it opened its first Cloud region in Mumbai in 2016. The Hyderabad region will give customers access to AWS technologies for data analytics, security, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

Personal Data Protection

Personal Data Protection

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking person's guide.

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