In 2009, Al Qaeda's core in Pakistan remained the most formidable terrorist organisation targeting the US homeland and it has proven to be an adaptable and resilient terrorist group, the annual Country Reports on Terrorism released by the US Department of State of Thursday has said.
"We are delighted to welcome Google as a strategic investor in Jio Platforms. We have signed a binding partnership and an investment agreement under which Google will invest Rs 33,737 crores for a 7.7 per cent stake in Jio Platforms," Mukesh Ambani said at the company's annual general meeting.
Solutions from major players like Microsoft, Google and Intel suggest that computing in Indian languages is coming of age.
"Troops should enhance vigil on the border and the LoC keeping in view the increased attempts of infiltration from across the border in 2009 as compared to last year," he told the Unified Headquarter's meeting in Jammu.
One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.
In Part-I of an exclusive interview to rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, Dr Ramachandra Guha, in his own masterly ways, explains the making of Congress party, its historic journey and, deciphers the nuances of its core philosophy.
According to CyberMedia Research, over 7.46 lakh tablets were sold in the January-March 2014 quarter by as many as 30 domestic and international vendors.
Says more than 120 who lost jobs have approached it; TCS says workforce optimisation leads to some involuntary attrition, nothing out of ordinary
In an unusual gesture, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is hosting a farewell dinner for outgoing National Security Adviser M K Narayanan on Saturday.
Apple has launched its all new Mac Pro, iMac, and LED Cinema Display products, thereby completing its lineup refresh of 2010.
The government's $35 device gives a sense of deja vu. Will low-cost computing gather steam this time?
A new breed of processors should draw a collective cheer from users.
Dozens of young students have gone missing from Beed in the last eight years. While intelligence agencies fear that the youth have been brainwashed into the doctrine of terror in the wake of the communal carnage in Gujarat, anxious family members spend sleepless nights worrying over the safety of their missing sons.
The Tata Group has been named the world's eleventh most reputed company, according to a study compiled by United States-based Reputation Institute.
Wipro, has set up a venture capital (VC) fund that will look at investing in early-to-middle stage technology start-ups globally.
Vicky Nanjappa reveals how thieves working for Pakistan's ISI stole the template for Rs 500 and 1,000 currency notes, to improve the quality of fake currency being printed across the border.
Pakistani authorities have conveyed to New Delhi that there was no substantial evidence that could prove the involvement of Maulana Azhar in the Pathankot assault".
A sneak review of eight gadgets-- Dell Inspiron 15R, MSI FX600, Micromax X550 3D Qube, Samsung 3D LED TV 9000, G-Fone 468, Dell Inspiron M501R, KYE Genius -- Traveler 900 Mouse and Samsung Wave. Here's what's hot and what's not in these gadgets...
Singapore's emphasis on science education and a highly talented workforce puts it well ahead of the U.S. in a new global ranking of innovation leaders.
One of Apple's suppliers, Salcomp, will invest Rs 2,000 crore over the next five years to make components at a Nokia plant in Chennai. The facility, which has been closed for nearly 10 years, will be revived and made operational from March 2020.
The InFocus M2, priced at Rs 4,999, has got a good response online.
Amul, non-government organisations reach out to buyers through the virtual world, which is free.
The formation of the Southern Corridor of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba was probably the turning point for India where terrorism is concerned.
United States President Barack Obama has met 40 budding high school scientists, nine of which were Indian-Americans, the highest number from any ethnic community in the country.
Major investment plans for a fabrication facility have put off due to the slowdown. A full-fledged fab requires an investment of $3-4 bn. Moreover, even if a fab were to come up now in the country, the technology would be rendered obsolete by the time it starts production. "If the government was serious about making the electronics manufacturing ecosystem robust, why is it sitting on proposals? How can you sustain a company's interest for so long?" asks an industry source.
group calling itself the Turkistan Islamic Party released a video threatening the Beijing Olympic Games and claiming responsibility for recent deadly explosions on two Chinese buses, a terrorism monitoring firm said on Friday. IntelCenter, a US-based terrorism monitoring firm, said the group had released a video entitled "Our Blessed Jihad in Yunnan," featuring a statement by the group's leader, Commander Seyfullah, threatening next month's Olympics.
"Terrorist commanders used cell phones of 51 persons, including a former legislator, for their conversations with Pak-based headquarters and other commanders in Jammu and Kashmir. They are under the scanner," a top official of an intelligence agency, who did not wish to be named, told PTI.
The former ONGC chairman's passion for everything that he set out to do was such that he would settle for nothing short of being the best, says Sudhir Bisht.
What is the solution to problems like this? It is probably not more intrusive government regulation. Despite the noises being made in America blaming all finance-sector problems on a lax regulatory environment, it is not clear that more paperwork is the answer.
Ambitious plans by NGOs and companies to take technology to farmers are not always successfully executed.
According to a survey by global market and insight group TNS, Intel, Maruti and TCS take the next three spots on the reputation front. The report said State Bank of India's rise to number three is on the back of strong reputation amongst the financial community and prospective employees, representing stability in the face of the several crises that hit the financial services industry in the last year.
President Obama has this historical opportunity to rescue the world from an economic morass and an Islamist nightmare and put his stamp on world history.
Mueller has already interviewed several of the close aides and family members of Trump over the issue.
Subex Systems Ltd will seek holdersÂ’ nod to allot up to 18,87,000 redeemable optionally convertible cumulative preference shares of Rs 98 each totaling Rs 18.49 crore.
US electronics major Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which also has its offices in India, announced on Tuesday that it will cut 10 per cent of its global payroll or over 1,600 jobs, because of deteriorating business conditions.AMD, the second largest American chipmaker which has been facing problems largely because of a resurgent Intel, will begin reducing its workforce this month and the process is expected to be completed by the end of September, it said.
A little known Islamist group has threatened attacks against the Olympic Games in China and urged Muslims to keep away from any activities linked to its events.
It all started with the advent and success of smaller laptops or netbooks, as they are called, in June 2008. Now, Indian and multinational PC makers like Asus, HCL Infosystems and Wipro are ready to give a push to the retail sales of even smaller desktops or Nettops, based on Intel Atom processors. Others like Dell, HP and Lenovo are expected to follow.
Corporate India is likely to witness a surge in private equity deals by the last quarter of current fiscal as inflation is likely to cool down and bulls are expected to be back in the stock market, as per PE deal tracker firm Venture Intelligence.
It has its pros and cons, says Rahul Saha.
A sampling of ideas from the next generation of consumers -- and entrepreneurs.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances