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Anand Piramal on why the group is betting big on real estate, eCom

Anand Piramal on why the group is betting big on real estate, eCom

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

Piramals are the largest investors in the Indian real estate sector after HDFC, with investments worth $3 billion already.

10 things you must do to get your dream job

10 things you must do to get your dream job

Rediff.com29 May 2017

Assess your skills. Collect information. Don't settle for anything less than what you deserve.

Dream 11 founders: Fantasy sports champs

Dream 11 founders: Fantasy sports champs

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

Following their passion paid off for Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth with their fantasy sports platform Dream11 entering the unicorn club with a valuation of over $1 billion.

Biden unveils health team; names Vivek Murthy as surgeon general

Biden unveils health team; names Vivek Murthy as surgeon general

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Dr Anthony Fauci has been named as Chief Medical Adviser to the President on COVID-19, while Dr Rochelle Walensky has been named as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith as COVID-19 Equity Task Force Chair.

The pain of innovation

The pain of innovation

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

The power to cause societal pain, at least to some segments of society, is intrinsic to the nature of technological innovation.

Modi's surgical strike on black money: 5 lessons to learn

Modi's surgical strike on black money: 5 lessons to learn

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

A classic example of a leader who has chosen to risk everything for his vision.

A few things that you don't know about Bill Gates

A few things that you don't know about Bill Gates

Rediff.com2 Feb 2016

Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard whne he was just 19 to start Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975.

A day in a Ranchi court with Lalu

A day in a Ranchi court with Lalu

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

Vaihayasi Pande Daniel -- who covers the Sheena Bora murder trial for Rediff.com -- reports on a day in a Ranchi court.

Give 'em a break! Things India Inc bosses love to do in free time

Give 'em a break! Things India Inc bosses love to do in free time

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Top leaders from India Inc may be busy throughout the year, but they too have a very strong social life beyond work.

US coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,50,000

US coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,50,000

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

The first death in the US was reported on February 29. The country reached 50,000 deaths 54 days later on April 23, and 34 days later, on May 27, crossed 100,000 deaths. It has taken 63 days to add another 50,000 to reach the 150,000 mark, CNN reported.

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

Banerjee, 58, was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix fan, sports team owner... The incredible life and times of Paul Allen

Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix fan, sports team owner... The incredible life and times of Paul Allen

Rediff.com18 Oct 2018

Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen.

Amazon's next CEO Andy Jassy's India Plan

Amazon's next CEO Andy Jassy's India Plan

Rediff.com15 May 2021

'We look forward to providing great customer experiences in India.'

Why Aditya Puri is one of the world's top CEOs

Why Aditya Puri is one of the world's top CEOs

Rediff.com27 Mar 2017

'If you want to live a happy life, you have to help the downtrodden. You have to understand that you have been given a position which is a confluence of your own capability and the grace of God. You must use that position to exemplify to others what has to be followed.'

Godrej MD reveals how the company beats the blues

Godrej MD reveals how the company beats the blues

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

Vivek Gambhir revels in his two-city life between the Godrej-owned flagship in Mumbai and his own family in New Delhi.

Free speech suffered a blow: Rajan on Ashoka University exits

Free speech suffered a blow: Rajan on Ashoka University exits

Rediff.com20 Mar 2021

Free speech is the soul of a great university. By compromising on it, the founders have bartered away its soul, said Rajan.

Rajat Gupta pens inside story of his rise and fall

Rajat Gupta pens inside story of his rise and fall

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

The memoir tells the story of his meteoric rise and equally dramatic fall.

Move from jugaad to jhakaas: Anand Mahindra at IIT-B

Move from jugaad to jhakaas: Anand Mahindra at IIT-B

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

At the 53rd annual convocation ceremony of the IIT-B, Anand Mahindra urged graduates to focus on imagination.

India can avoid 72% COVID-19 cases by closing red light areas

India can avoid 72% COVID-19 cases by closing red light areas

Rediff.com16 May 2020

Researchers including those from Yale School of Medicine in the United States, said closing down these places of sex work may reduce projected COVID-19 death toll increase in India by 63 per cent post the easing of lockdown measures.

'The faster one vaccinates, the lower the infections'

'The faster one vaccinates, the lower the infections'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

'We are not yet out of the woods.' 'If India sees the South African or Brazilian type of mutations, our numbers will rapidly rise.'

Why do parents chase this man?

Why do parents chase this man?

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

The man sought after by parents when they want to admit their children to Ivy League colleges tells Anjuli Bhargava how a hobby became a source of livelihood.

52 yrs on, another Scindia's exit puts govt in crisis

52 yrs on, another Scindia's exit puts govt in crisis

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

Jyotiraditya Scindia, the grandson of the late Vijaya Raje Scindia, quit the Congress on Tuesday along with 22 MLAs, putting the 14-month-old Kamal Nath-led government in deep crisis. "His grandmother Vijaya Raje, once a close confidant of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the great grandfather of Rahul Gandhi, had started her political innings in 1957 from the Congress. However, she left the party in 1967.

Sudden rise of online higher education

Sudden rise of online higher education

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Will Covid-19 permanently change higher education, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Will Samvat 2074 be good, bad or ugly?

Will Samvat 2074 be good, bad or ugly?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2017

If GDP growth in Q2FY18 remains below 7%, the outlook for Samvat 2074 would remain uncertain at best, says Nitin Desai.

'What is the procedure to apply for TOEFL?'

'What is the procedure to apply for TOEFL?'

Rediff.com26 May 2015

In an online chat, overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shared career advice with readers.

Obama nominates Yellen as head of Federal Reserve Board

Obama nominates Yellen as head of Federal Reserve Board

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

US President Barack Obama has nominated Janet Yellen to head the Federal Reserve Board, describing her as one of America's "foremost economists and policy makers".

She is likely to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chief

She is likely to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chief

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

Yellen is currently Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

4 Indians among Fortune's most powerful people in biz under 40

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

New York Stock Exchange President 38-year-old Tom Farley (ranked 7) and Twitter co-founder and CEO 37-year-old Jack Dorsey.

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

This year's Laureates have shown how the problem of global poverty can be tackled by breaking it down into a number of smaller - but more precise - questions at individual or group levels, he Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

North India could see 100,000 cases per state per day

North India could see 100,000 cases per state per day

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

'The trajectory of the disease will keep increasing because of the population density being very high.'

Can brands be taught to disrupt?

Can brands be taught to disrupt?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

The start up culture has redefined the way even old companies view themselves.

The Congress's prime ministerial candidate: A mystery

The Congress's prime ministerial candidate: A mystery

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Rajeev Srinivasan on whom the Congress might put forth as its leader in 2014.

How Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook and his purpose in life

How Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook and his purpose in life

Rediff.com26 May 2017

In his address to the Harvard class of 2017, Thursday, he shared his Harvard memories and spoke about finding purpose and meaning in one's life.

The Incomparable Ved Mehta

The Incomparable Ved Mehta

Rediff.com11 Jan 2021

On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 - gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he thinks of the changes he encounters in his motherland.

'It will be business as usual when Modi visits US'

'It will be business as usual when Modi visits US'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2014

The second and final part of former cabinet secretary Naresh Chandra's interview to Sheela Bhatt.

Obama is the worst US president: Jindal

Obama is the worst US president: Jindal

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

Preparing ground for his potential presidential run in 2016, Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has slammed Barack Obama as the worst president in history and took a dig at his inability to stop Russia from invading Ukraine.

'You cannot demand patriotism from foreign investors'

'You cannot demand patriotism from foreign investors'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Any investment proposal in India has to be cleared by the Cabinet which leads to a vicious cycle of approvals and rejections, says

30 Under 30: The world is watching these Indian super achievers

30 Under 30: The world is watching these Indian super achievers

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

The Forbes 30 Under 30 list is harder to get into than Stanford or Harvard University. Meet the desis who made the cut this year.

How to choose a study abroad destination

How to choose a study abroad destination

Rediff.com6 Nov 2015

While Europe's rich culture and heritage may attract you, the American hype cannot be ignored too.

COVID-19: 'We will be dealing with it for 2 years at least'

COVID-19: 'We will be dealing with it for 2 years at least'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

'The most intriguing thing (about COVID-19) is the range of the illness -- from asymptomatic or less symptoms to death and quite severe manifestations.' 'The vaccine will be at least another year away from having any effect.'