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Nehru wasn't keen about struggle against Communist ministry in Kerala

Nehru wasn't keen about struggle against Communist ministry in Kerala

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeared to have reservations about the Congress support to the 'liberation struggle' against Kerala's first Communist ministry led by E M S Namboodiripad, which was dismissed in 1959 within two years of coming to power.

Why Is Grey Color Favorite Among Tech Entrepreneurs

Why Is Grey Color Favorite Among Tech Entrepreneurs

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

Why Is Grey Favourite among Tech Entrepreneurs? And How Tech Entrepreneurs Outfit Themselves. To know more read here.

All about income inequality

All about income inequality

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

We never see income inequality as a 'problem'.

The poison that's 'KILLING' Delhi's citizens

The poison that's 'KILLING' Delhi's citizens

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

In terms of disability adjusted life years, an average person in Delhi lost a healthy week of their life in 2017, and almost all of it due to outdoor air pollution.

Creating urban commons

Creating urban commons

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

If we can come up with ways of sharing property rights on the internet, why not do something similar in urban spaces, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Centre may hire US, Israel firms for terror intel

Centre may hire US, Israel firms for terror intel

Rediff.com10 Jan 2016

The government also wants to ensure that content meant for radicalising youths, from outfits like Islamic State, doesn't find circulation in India.

Narayana Murthy's biggest regret: Quitting Infosys in 2014

Narayana Murthy's biggest regret: Quitting Infosys in 2014

Rediff.com18 Jul 2017

A lot of my decisions are based on idealism, says N R Narayana Murthy

Who shall be the new Tamil Nadu CM? AIADMK MLAs to decide today

Who shall be the new Tamil Nadu CM? AIADMK MLAs to decide today

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

A day after their party supremo and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was convicted and sentenced in the Rs 66.65 crore illegal asset case, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MLAs are likely to meet here on Sunday to propose a candidate for the chief minister's post.

The return of the activist State

The return of the activist State

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

The middle class's long push to force the state to retreat from the economy may be reversing, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

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.

What Indian media can learn from US elections

What Indian media can learn from US elections

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

Perhaps one aspect of the way modern media particularly print and news television works need some soul-searching: Their tendency to "frame" news stories as a conflict between two personalities, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

'Talk to Me' explains a paradigm shift in the way we consume information

'Talk to Me' explains a paradigm shift in the way we consume information

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

And if you have started wondering why such innovations come only from American companies, Ajit Balakrishnan offers the answer.

'Modi's Singapore visit to elevate ties to strategic partnership'

'Modi's Singapore visit to elevate ties to strategic partnership'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

The Singapore Minister applauded Prime Minister Modi's effort to make India the manufacturing hub of the world.

PIX: Looking at Prithviraj's superstar life

PIX: Looking at Prithviraj's superstar life

Rediff.com16 Oct 2016

Happy birthday, Prithviraj!

Is the internet all that it's cracked up to be?

Is the internet all that it's cracked up to be?

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Is the internet just a fun thing to do like TV and radio?

The brief wondrous life of Indian ecommerce

The brief wondrous life of Indian ecommerce

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

The international investors who are investing, merging and shaping India's new ecommerce start-ups are betting that if China can produce an Alibaba with an expected market value of $ 170+ billion market value when it does its IPO, India should produce at least one or two with a $5bn+ market value, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Will Nandan Nilekani return to Infosys?

Will Nandan Nilekani return to Infosys?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

Co-founder Nilekani could take the role of non-executive chairman, becoming a bridge between the board and Murthy, reports Ayan Pramanik.

Sabarimala stand-off: 69 people remanded, HC raps police action

Sabarimala stand-off: 69 people remanded, HC raps police action

Rediff.com19 Nov 2018

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made it clear that the Left government was with the believers.

HC orders CBI probe into graft charges against TN CM

HC orders CBI probe into graft charges against TN CM

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

The court order is seen as a major embarrassment for the AIADMK as Palaniswami will be the first chief minister in the state to face a CBI probe over corruption charges.

3 Mumbai properties of Dawood auctioned for Rs 11.58 crore

3 Mumbai properties of Dawood auctioned for Rs 11.58 crore

Rediff.com14 Nov 2017

The Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust bought Hotel Raunaq Afroz, Shabnam Guest House and six rooms in Damarwala building.

The fall and rise of political dynasties

The fall and rise of political dynasties

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

Why, centuries after the French Revolution promised an end to feudalism, do political dynasties persist -- even in democracies, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Will Sitaram Yechury be the CPI-M's new boss?

Will Sitaram Yechury be the CPI-M's new boss?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

The CPI-M elects a new general secretary to replace Prakash Karat who steps down after three terms.

Congress suspends Kerala MLA arrested for rape

Congress suspends Kerala MLA arrested for rape

Rediff.com23 Jul 2017

Though the party defended him saying "the case and his arrest is politically motivated."

All about job creation and destruction

All about job creation and destruction

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

In India, the need to find a solution for the jobs problem is perhaps even more urgent considering the oft-quoted number of a million young people arriving every month looking for jobs.

RSS worker hacked to death

RSS worker hacked to death

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

While the BJP slammed CPI-M for Monday night's murder of RSS worker, Sujit, the Marxist party has denied it, saying it was the fallout of a local incident relating to insulting a girl.

'If you wish to start an IT company, India is the best place to be in'

'If you wish to start an IT company, India is the best place to be in'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

Anand Chandrasekharan, CTO of Mad Street Den tells Shobha Warrier of Rediff.com that he wants to make his company the one-stop artificial intelligence company in the world.

Internet law: skirmishes ahead

Internet law: skirmishes ahead

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

As the new ecommerce paradigm works its way through multiple sectors of the economy it is likely to encounter legal challenges, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Court rejects Kerala govt's plea to wind up palmolein case

Court rejects Kerala govt's plea to wind up palmolein case

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

In a legal and political setback to the Congress-led United Democratic Front government in Kerala, a vigilance court on Friday turned down its move to wind up the palmolein import graft case dating to 1992 when late Congress veteran K Karunakaran was the chief minister.

Infosys to consider proposal for share buyback

Infosys to consider proposal for share buyback

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

Infosys, in April, had said that it will pay up to Rs 13,000 crore to shareholders during the current financial year through dividend and/or share buyback.

Kerala: BJP worker murdered, bomb hurled at RSS office

Kerala: BJP worker murdered, bomb hurled at RSS office

Rediff.com19 Jan 2017

The attack against the BJP worker, Santosh, took place when he was alone in his house at Andaloor in Dharmadam in Thalassery on Wednesday night.

Infosys board responsible for the mess

Infosys board responsible for the mess

Rediff.com19 Aug 2017

'The meanness of the board statement apart, it nowhere answers the most fundamental and damaging aspects of the deteriorating work culture among top company executives to which Narayana Murthy had been repeatedly drawing attention,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

IT better, but recovery still far off

IT better, but recovery still far off

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

India's export-oriented information technology outsourcing industry is perhaps more optimistic today about growth prospects than it was in the past five years.

Why we need to avoid falling into the soft skills trap

Why we need to avoid falling into the soft skills trap

Rediff.com3 May 2016

A more rigorous training in core skills is required to boost the engineering talent in the country, instead of a varnish of 'soft skills', says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Bansal pay issue: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw appeals for a closure

Bansal pay issue: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw appeals for a closure

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

The settlement with Sebi was seen as Infosys admitting guilt of the lapse, clearing out any legal or regulatory challenges and preparing ground for new chief executive officer Salil Parekh.

Forecasting media's future

Forecasting media's future

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

Ajit Balakrishnan recalls some lessons from the last time people talked of 'convergence' -- the mid-1990s.

'This Modi government is more talk than substance'

'This Modi government is more talk than substance'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

'We all expected Modi with the majority to tame the bureaucracy, but it is the bureaucracy that tamed him.'

PM to seek budget inputs from experts at NITI meeting

PM to seek budget inputs from experts at NITI meeting

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

Experts will give their inputs for Budget.

Pinarayi and Gadkari link up on development

Pinarayi and Gadkari link up on development

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

'Curiously, Pinarayi's approach, stressing the imperatives of development, is robustly backed by Nitin Gadkari.'
'I stand next only to Gadkari, one of the few outstanding ministers in the Modi government, in applauding Pinarayi's political courage and vision,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

How to succeed by failing correctly

How to succeed by failing correctly

Rediff.com22 Mar 2016

Failure is something that needs to be managed as carefully as success.

SC to hear Sabarimala review pleas on Jan 22, refuses stay on verdict

SC to hear Sabarimala review pleas on Jan 22, refuses stay on verdict

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

"All the review petitions along with all pending applications will be heard in open court on 22nd January, 2019, before the appropriate Bench. We make it clear that there is no stay of the judgment and order of this Court dated 28th September, 2018 passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No.373 of 2006 (Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors. vs. The State of Kerala & Ors)," the order said.