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Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita

Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

The verdict in the right to privacy case is historic and of global significance because it establishes dharma, righteousness and destroys adharma.

Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita

Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

The verdict in the right to privacy case is historic and of global significance because it establishes dharma, righteousness and destroys adharma.

Transfer pricing disputes: Agreement with US to bring relief to MNCs

Transfer pricing disputes: Agreement with US to bring relief to MNCs

Rediff.com24 Jan 2015

India is set to sign an agreement with the US to resolve transfer pricing disputes, which will then serve as a template for settling such rows with multinational companies based in the UK, France and other European countries.

World's 10 most innovative companies that will inspire you

World's 10 most innovative companies that will inspire you

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

There are few firms that are applauded for managing a healthy top line growth along with an impressive brand image that inspires most companies.

The vanishing middle manager

The vanishing middle manager

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Can business schools re-invent their role, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

IIM grad Shuvajit Payne gave up a cushy job to work in rural India

IIM grad Shuvajit Payne gave up a cushy job to work in rural India

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

Shuvajit was confident of making a huge difference in the lives of people in rural India.

How to be stylish in 2018: An easy-to-follow guide

How to be stylish in 2018: An easy-to-follow guide

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

Being trendy was never this simple!

Why Bengaluru now has an IT union

Why Bengaluru now has an IT union

Rediff.com11 Nov 2017

'There is large-scale sacking, and salaries in smaller companies are lower than the minimum wages of Rs 18,000 a month.'

Vodafone case: Govt yet to take call on appeal against HC order

Vodafone case: Govt yet to take call on appeal against HC order

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

The I-T department had said Vodafone India under-priced shares in a rights issue to its parent. The tax demand was for the two financial years ended March 2011.

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.

Why young techies must be very worried

Why young techies must be very worried

Rediff.com26 Oct 2016

'Middle-level managers account for 10 per cent -- or 450,000 people -- in the IT industry in India.' 'And of these 225,000 would lose jobs over the next one decade as their work would get automated.' 'This is grim news for many reasons,' says Aakar Patel.

PRISM fallout: Indian agencies put US companies under scanner

PRISM fallout: Indian agencies put US companies under scanner

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

Indian agencies have put United States-based companies under the scanner following a report that suggests that the US had one server located in India as part of the clandestine mass electronic surveillance data mining PRISM programme.

IITians make a beeline to join Flipkart

IITians make a beeline to join Flipkart

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

The second day of the placement season at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Madras on Tuesday saw e-commerce major Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd recruiting 19 students - the highest offer so far this season.

Why investors have high expectations from startups

Why investors have high expectations from startups

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Investors seem to be very keen on investing in startups.

Indian software market up 10% to $4.7 bn

Indian software market up 10% to $4.7 bn

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

Software market in India grew 10 per cent to $4.76 billion in 2013, driven by strong adoption of cloud or subscription-based services, research firm Gartner said.

GMR in race to set up semiconductor unit

GMR in race to set up semiconductor unit

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Infra major's entry could queer the pitch for Jaypee and Hindustan Semiconductor.

A mixed bag for top 4 tech firms

A mixed bag for top 4 tech firms

Rediff.com31 Jan 2015

There was an uptick in clients' spends in the digital segment.

Nokia factory freeze lifted; paves way for Microsoft deal

Nokia factory freeze lifted; paves way for Microsoft deal

Rediff.com12 Dec 2013

The high court court on Thursday accepted Nokia's appeal to release its local factory after its seizure by authorities in a tax dispute, removing a hurdle for the sale of the company's mobile phone business to Microsoft.

IT firms breathe easy as Trump softens tone

IT firms breathe easy as Trump softens tone

Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

The US government should not only look at salary, but also focus on skills while making immigration reforms

Eye on Jio, Airtel gobbles up Telenor for free

Eye on Jio, Airtel gobbles up Telenor for free

Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

Bharti to spend Rs 1,600 cr for spectrum payout over 10 yrs; Telenor to service its own debt.

Indian IT services market grows at slow pace

Indian IT services market grows at slow pace

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

IT services market in the country grew at a slower pace of 7.4 per cent to Rs 22,826.2 crore ($ 3.76 billion) in the January-June 2014 period, mainly due to political and economic uncertainty amid Lok Sabha polls, research firm IDC said.

Over 1 million vacant IT jobs in US by 2018 and no candidates

Over 1 million vacant IT jobs in US by 2018 and no candidates

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar discusses the ramifications of Trump's 'Buy American-hire American' agenda with Raghu Krishnan.

Wipro's deploys 'soft robots' to manage helpdesk, recruitment

Wipro's deploys 'soft robots' to manage helpdesk, recruitment

Rediff.com17 May 2015

Wipro is using this in-house innovation to automate internal functions such as helpdesk management

Foxconn boss started business with a loan from his mother-in-law!

Foxconn boss started business with a loan from his mother-in-law!

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Headline-grabbing is part of Terry Gou's business plan.

How TCS is fighting the slowdown

How TCS is fighting the slowdown

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

Technology, not just cost, is key to IT's future.

'No big Indian IT company is headed by a woman'

'No big Indian IT company is headed by a woman'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Physical security for women, the first step towards getting them into factories and offices, is all but absent in most Indian cities, notes Kanika Datta.

I-T softens transfer pricing blow on MNCs

I-T softens transfer pricing blow on MNCs

Rediff.com17 Mar 2014

FY14 sees 16% decline in adjustments; department adds only Rs 59,000 crore to the profits attributed by multinationals, against Rs 70,000 crore a year ago

Avoid whips, threats, I-T dept tells officers

Avoid whips, threats, I-T dept tells officers

Rediff.com8 Nov 2014

The Union finance ministry has asked field officers of the income tax department to not be adversarial to assessees, and to not send high-pitched demands without a proper basis.

Toyota, Mitsui, Marubeni to sign first set of pricing pacts

Toyota, Mitsui, Marubeni to sign first set of pricing pacts

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

APAs are part of govt's aim to move to a non-adversarial tax regime.

Modi govt cuts wings of tax officials

Modi govt cuts wings of tax officials

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

Top management of firms should be summoned for a few specified reasons and after written justification at a senior level.

IT services industry goes slow on fresh recruitment

IT services industry goes slow on fresh recruitment

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Technology evolution forces private players to downsize operations.

Modi seeks to crown global sales pitch with US tour

Modi seeks to crown global sales pitch with US tour

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

How far investors will be convinced by Modi's promise to replace red tape with a "red carpet" remains to be seen.

A few points for India's new RBI governor

A few points for India's new RBI governor

Rediff.com11 Aug 2013

It was the RBI which destroyed our $-job economy. It is for the RBI to resurrect it by instituting news ways of managing the INR, says Sonali Ranade

How Vishal Nevatia built a Rs 700 cr company

How Vishal Nevatia built a Rs 700 cr company

Rediff.com6 Oct 2017

PE firm True North's investment model is to take 51% stake in mid-sized companies and make them large, says Niraj Bhatt.

The big iPhone con

The big iPhone con

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

Apple products are built around the notion of picking up ideas that are already common, reducing them to brightly-coloured, child-like simplicity, imposing conformity, and then suggesting that buying into that conformity means you're a seriously cool adult, says Mihir S Sharma.

The H-1B visa blows keep coming

The H-1B visa blows keep coming

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

Amid headwinds across global markets, US issues fresh restrictions on H-1B visas. Ayan Pramanik & Raghu Krishnan list out the many ways in which this impacts the Indian IT industry.

The big challenge Indian IT companies face in US

The big challenge Indian IT companies face in US

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

TCS, Infosys and others are banking on automation to protect their turf in the US, but building a successful revenue model around it may prove difficult

Hurry up and board the Artificial intelligence train, or else...

Hurry up and board the Artificial intelligence train, or else...

Rediff.com10 Aug 2017

Indian companies seem to be trailing behind. They will have to catch up by reskilling the workforce and ramping up investments.

TCS is the only Indian company among world's 50 most innovative

TCS is the only Indian company among world's 50 most innovative

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Wipro makes it to the up-and-coming companies with potential to join the top 50 list.

Are we heading for a tech bubble?

Are we heading for a tech bubble?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

'The pressure on relative performance and the feeling of being left out among many investors may also account for the belief among many that this has to be a technology stock bubble.' 'The feeling of a bubble is also reinforced by the extreme performance gap between growth and value investing.' 'While at first glance, one can only stand back awestruck by the wealth creation delivered by technology stocks globally. It does not seem at all like the internet bubble of 1999-2000, says Akash Prakash.