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6 Hiring Trends Of 2022

6 Hiring Trends Of 2022

Rediff.com6 Jul 2022

An increasing number of hiring managers are opting for video conferencing platforms to know the candidates, explains Narayan Bhargava, chairman and managing director, Calibehr.

Prabhu managed to save Indian Railways from being derailed

Prabhu managed to save Indian Railways from being derailed

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

The 7th Pay Commission recommendations are a major challenge for the Railways.

Class 10/11/12 students, want to study at ISRO?

Class 10/11/12 students, want to study at ISRO?

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

The five-day course aims to raise awareness among students on remote sensing technology and its use for the study of planet earth and its environment.

Infosys shoots off stern missive to staff on moonlighting

Infosys shoots off stern missive to staff on moonlighting

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

Infosys has shot off a missive to its employees, asserting that dual employment or 'moonlighting' is not permitted, and has warned that any violation of contract clauses will trigger disciplinary action "which could even lead to termination of employment". "No two timing - no moonlighting!" India's second largest IT services company said in a strong and firm message to employees on Monday. Put simply, moonlighting refers to employees taking up side gigs to work on more than one job at a time.

5 Reasons for Premature Greying

5 Reasons for Premature Greying

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Stress is one of the leading causes of premature greying, warns Dr Monica Chahar.

7 Jobs In The Metaverse

7 Jobs In The Metaverse

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

By 2026, around 25 per cent of the global population may spend at least an hour a day on Metaverse. This will open the doors for many businesses, the NFTs market will spread, and Web 3.0 will attract more investment.

'I'm serving at 11,500 feet in eastern Ladakh'

'I'm serving at 11,500 feet in eastern Ladakh'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

'My task includes providing strategic operational communication to further-most troops located in the vicinity of Line of Actual Control.'

CAG picks holes in Gujarat government's financial practices

CAG picks holes in Gujarat government's financial practices

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out several flaws in the financial practices of the Gujarat government and said there was a need to formulate a realistic budget based on the needs of the departments.

5 Data Science Jobs

5 Data Science Jobs

Rediff.com9 May 2022

As more organisations across sectors awaken to the far-reaching benefits of having skilled data professionals on board, the demand is projected to grow by 28% by 2026, notes Subramanyam Reddy, founder and CEO, KnowledgeHut, a global edtech firm.

Haryana woman who harboured Amritpal, aide nabbed

Haryana woman who harboured Amritpal, aide nabbed

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

Haryana Police have arrested a woman who allegedly harboured Amritpal Singh and his associate Papalpreet Singh at her home in Kurukshetra district, an indication that the pro-Khalistan preacher might have fled Punjab.

Cyberattacks on Mumbai power continue!

Cyberattacks on Mumbai power continue!

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

'Hackers from China and UK were involved in the October 12 power outage,' Maharashtra power minister tells Rediff.com.

'In India, A Child Goes Missing Every 8 Minutes'

'In India, A Child Goes Missing Every 8 Minutes'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

'The pandemic had a significant impact on child trafficking.' 'With economic hardships, traffickers exploited the situation to target desperate parents and children.'

Should IIMs opt out of the ranking system?

Should IIMs opt out of the ranking system?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2005

Though there is doubt over the methodology, B-school surveys help aspiring management students and recruiters make a more informed choice

IELTS-scorer Guj youth fail to speak English in US court, probe on

IELTS-scorer Guj youth fail to speak English in US court, probe on

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

On the request of American authorities, police in Mehsana district in Gujarat have launched a probe to unearth an alleged racket in which ineligible students are getting help to acquire high International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score to obtain admission in colleges in Canada so that they can be then smuggled into the United States, an official said on Monday.

Nepal crash: Black box recovered, 35 bodies identified

Nepal crash: Black box recovered, 35 bodies identified

Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

The black box of the Yeti Airlines aircraft has been recovered from the accident site on Monday, as a search is on for the four persons still missing after the plane with 72 people, including five Indians, on board crashed into a river gorge while landing at Nepal's newly-opened airport in the resort city of Pokhara.

Cyclone Mandous: 4 killed, no large scale damage in Chennai

Cyclone Mandous: 4 killed, no large scale damage in Chennai

Rediff.com10 Dec 2022

Relatively a lesser degree of damage, including those to houses marked the landfall of cyclonic storm Mandous in Tamil Nadu and at least four people were killed in rain-related incidents, authorities said in Chennai on Saturday.

Every Ruling Party Like Its Writ To Run

Every Ruling Party Like Its Writ To Run

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

Despite their opposition based on ideology, both the political Right and the political Left possess similar behaviour, observes Shyam G Menon.

IPO hard sell: LIC boasts of Rs 37-trillion AUM before overseas investors

IPO hard sell: LIC boasts of Rs 37-trillion AUM before overseas investors

Rediff.com30 Dec 2021

At a closed-door meeting with global investors, the largest asset manager in the country boasted of its nearly Rs 37 trillion assets under management (AUM) - 16.6 times that managed by the second-largest insurer SBI Life. The numbers are as of March 31, 2021. The assets of LIC are 1.2 times the net assets of the entire Indian mutual fund industry, which had AUM of Rs 31.43 trillion as of March 31, 2021 (about Rs 37.3 trillion until November this year). The standalone assets that LIC manages are equal to 18.7 per cent of India's GDP and worth more than gross domestic product (GDP) of the UAE, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa, New Zealand, and Pakistan.

Why Should Data Not Go Private?

Why Should Data Not Go Private?

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

The development of private data sources is a hugely positive development. It should serve as a challenge to the government to improve its own record on producing timely and reliable statistics, points out T N Ninan.

Will Piyush Goyal manage to clinch a trade deal with US

Will Piyush Goyal manage to clinch a trade deal with US

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

The high point of the trip will be Goyal's meeting with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on November 13, which is expected to see the USTR push India towards lower import duties in a broad range of areas.

NSE co-location case: Probe shifts towards money trail, illicit gains

NSE co-location case: Probe shifts towards money trail, illicit gains

Rediff.com21 Feb 2022

As a multi-agency probe into the NSE case gathers pace, the grant of preferential server and data access to select brokers and their suspected misuse are being investigated threadbare to unveil all quid pro quo arrangements in a highly-sophisticated scheme that worked like a cricket betting scandal, officials said on Monday. While the bourse has said it has taken several steps over the years to strengthen its technology infrastructure, including as per regulatory orders, the officials said certain fresh disclosures call for a detailed probe into whether a select group of individuals in high positions had banded together to make illicit gains by facilitating the preferential trading slots, beginning over a decade ago. Even a split-second faster access is said to result in huge gains for a trader.

10 Smart Tips to Protect Your Social Media Accounts

10 Smart Tips to Protect Your Social Media Accounts

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

Avoid clicking on any unknown links from strangers. Use a different, secure password for each social media account you have.

India reports 2nd case of monkeypox, Kannur man found positive

India reports 2nd case of monkeypox, Kannur man found positive

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

A 31-year-old man from Kannur in Kerala tested positive for monkeypox on Monday, making it the second confirmed case of the disease in India, a Union health ministry official said.

'Fed rate cut appears unlikely'

'Fed rate cut appears unlikely'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

'The Fed rate will peak in the range of 5.1-5.3 per cent during the second quarter of CY23 and will most likely stay there for a while before rate cuts start in CY24.'

Kota Student Suicides: Yoga, Zumba To Tackle Stress

Kota Student Suicides: Yoga, Zumba To Tackle Stress

Rediff.com23 Dec 2022

According to Kota police and district administration records, at least 14 students studying in coaching centres in the city committed suicide this year.

What Went Wrong at Axis Mutual Fund

What Went Wrong at Axis Mutual Fund

Rediff.com24 May 2022

Following the money and freezing anything unaccounted is the only way to set an example for others, suggests Debashis Basu.

Has Apple's Roller-Coaster Ride In India Ended?

Has Apple's Roller-Coaster Ride In India Ended?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

The new mantra was to align Apple's ambition with the government's, focusing on Modi's favourite themes of Make in India, employment generation and India as a high-tech export hub.

Relief, rescue operations intensified in Joshimath; Modi calls Dhami

Relief, rescue operations intensified in Joshimath; Modi calls Dhami

Rediff.com8 Jan 2023

Officials said 13 more families living in houses with huge cracks were moved by the administration to safe locations on Sunday.

'They wanted to strike terror in India'

'They wanted to strike terror in India'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.' 'I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was retribution.'

India's digital health mission likely to face privacy issues

India's digital health mission likely to face privacy issues

Rediff.com11 Oct 2021

Lack of clarity on data-sharing persists, public health experts sceptic about the pilot that was run in six Union territories as benchmark for national roll-out

Cyclone Asani nears east coast amid signs of gradual weakening

Cyclone Asani nears east coast amid signs of gradual weakening

Rediff.com10 May 2022

IMD director general Mrutunjay Mohapatra said that cyclone Asani has already achieved maximum stage of intensification and is gradually getting weakened.

WHO report 'baseless', attempt to 'tarnish' India's image: Health ministers

WHO report 'baseless', attempt to 'tarnish' India's image: Health ministers

Rediff.com7 May 2022

'There is no rationale behind the modelling methodology used by WHO to arrive at the estimate'

Why Dipa Karmakar accepted suspension in doping case

Why Dipa Karmakar accepted suspension in doping case

Rediff.com4 Feb 2023

India's gymnastics ace Dipa Karmakar on Saturday said she accepted provisional suspension after returning positive for a banned drug to swiftly resolve her case with the international federation.

How India can protect itself from cyber attacks

How India can protect itself from cyber attacks

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

The recent report in the New York Times that China had brought India's financial capital - Mumbai - to a halt by hacking the electricity supply grid has not come as a surprise to the CTOs (chief technology officers) and cyber security experts. Indian companies, including critical infrastructure providers such as power grids, ports and radar systems, lack the IT infrastructure to prevent hacking from hostile state actors like China and North Korea, warn security experts. Recently, the United States government warned of yet another breach of critical systems tied to Microsoft Exchange email systems that the company has blamed on China. The breach has impacted thousands of organisations in the US and its impact on India is still unknown.

e-Rupee: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

e-Rupee: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

The RBI refuses to classify a cryptocurrency as an asset since it doesn't have future cash flow and its value is always fluctuating because of speculation. There is also no consumer protection, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay, and hence the e-rupee trial run.

Bank fraud touches Rs 71,543 cr in 2018-19: RBI annual report

Bank fraud touches Rs 71,543 cr in 2018-19: RBI annual report

Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

Among bank groups, PSBs, which constitute the largest market share in bank lending, have accounted for the bulk of frauds reported in 2018-19.

Railways develops low-cost ventilator 'Jeevan'

Railways develops low-cost ventilator 'Jeevan'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2020

The prototype, which may cost around Rs 30,000, is now awaiting Indian Council of Medical Research clearance to go into production, the Railways said.

Bidens host largest-ever Diwali reception at White House

Bidens host largest-ever Diwali reception at White House

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden on Monday hosted a Diwali reception at the White House in what they called the largest since the People's House started celebrating the festival during the George Bush administration.

Cong media managers get crash course on hardselling food schme

Cong media managers get crash course on hardselling food schme

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

The United Progressive Alliance's growth story' and food security scheme dominated a Congress workshop on Monday where its media managers from across the country were given training to disseminate party's message on key issues ahead of next Lok Sabha polls.

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Switch To ORGANIC LEARNING Now!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2022

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