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Deepika, Virat, Ola co-founder among Time's 100 most influential people

Deepika, Virat, Ola co-founder among Time's 100 most influential people

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

TIME said a record 45 people on this list are under 40 -- including the youngest designer ever, 14-year-old actor Millie Bobby Brown -- and a common theme in the tributes is how much people can learn from them.

India Inc's shining stars and few who lost glory in 2014

India Inc's shining stars and few who lost glory in 2014

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

Few top honchos of India Inc did very well in 2014.

'Nokia Android intends to give consumers the best of both worlds'

'Nokia Android intends to give consumers the best of both worlds'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2014

While critics doubt if the new brand would be continued once Microsoft completes integrating Nokia, the X appears to be Nokia's ploy to ease Android-junkies into a Windows Phone environment.

Former Forbes India editor floats digital media platform

Former Forbes India editor floats digital media platform

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

The company has signed deals Mint and digital television network Ping.

MS announces availability of Windows Mobile 6.5

MS announces availability of Windows Mobile 6.5

Rediff.com7 Oct 2009

Windows Mobile 6.5 Windows Phones will deliver new customer experience through an improved, easy-to-use and customizable user interface and an enhanced browsing experience.

Cairn files notice against India in $1.6 billion tax dispute

Cairn files notice against India in $1.6 billion tax dispute

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

Cairn files notice against India in $1.6 billion tax dispute.

For Indian IT biggies, China is hot

For Indian IT biggies, China is hot

Rediff.com24 Mar 2006

America Inc cheers Satya Nadella's victory

America Inc cheers Satya Nadella's victory

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

"Satya Nadella is a perfect example of how appropriate, thoughtful immigration reform can benefit both our free-market democracies, says Ron Somers, president of the US-India Business Council.

Clubhouse's Challenge to Facebook/Twitter

Clubhouse's Challenge to Facebook/Twitter

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

Like the other platforms, the Clubhouse will have more users in India than anywhere else because of the interest we have in knowing what others are doing and in letting others know about our activities, predicts T P Sreenivasan.

MSN to shut down chat rooms in India, 27 countries

MSN to shut down chat rooms in India, 27 countries

Rediff.com24 Sep 2003

The shut down, says the company, has been prompted by the increasing abuse of chat rooms by paedophiles and spammers.

Lumia 540: The hits and the misses

Lumia 540: The hits and the misses

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

Microsoft's latest mid-range offering is a promising device but offers no window to anything new.

Wistron: 'We made mistakes as we expanded'

Wistron: 'We made mistakes as we expanded'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

iPhone SE 2020 is one of the popular phones like Apple 11, which is the biggest seller in the domestic market.

How footprints of Indian-origin corporate honchos are expanding

How footprints of Indian-origin corporate honchos are expanding

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

The footprints of Indian-origin corporate executives at multinationals is expanding, with Sandeep Kataria taking over the reins of footwear major Bata as its global chief executive officer. From FMCG majors to IT titans, Kataria joins the league of Indian-origin executives who have climbed the highest echelons of corporate across diverse sectors globally. From Nooyi to Pichai to Nadella, the list of such people at the helm of multi-billion dollar enterprises is long.

5 ways NITI Aayog is using AI to change India

5 ways NITI Aayog is using AI to change India

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

'AI will be bigger than the advent of the Internet or the harnessing of electricity.' 'India must embrace it with all its might,' says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

India co develops Chinese software

India co develops Chinese software

Rediff.com2 Feb 2005

Newgen Software said it has developed a Chinese version of its software product on document management and workflow to enter the Chinese market.

Modi urges American CEOs to invest in India, says GST a game changer

Modi urges American CEOs to invest in India, says GST a game changer

Rediff.com25 Jun 2017

India's growth presents a win-win partnership for the country and the US, and American companies have a great opportunity to contribute to that, Modi told the CEOs.

Google faces anti-trust probes in India

Google faces anti-trust probes in India

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

Internet major Google is facing probes by fair trade regulators in India, Europe and three other jurisdictions for alleged anti-competitive practices.

Bill Gates on how to tackle climate change challenges

Bill Gates on how to tackle climate change challenges

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

Gates, who is also co-chair in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, further said since the issue of climate change is "complicated", different interventions are required to be taken including developing new variety of seeds and their distribution to farmers.

Nokia to shift its Chennai plant to Vietnam, will staff agree?

Nokia to shift its Chennai plant to Vietnam, will staff agree?

Rediff.com26 Mar 2014

Nokia is keen to shift its Chennai plant to Vietnam.

India at a low 105 on human capital index, Finland tops

India at a low 105 on human capital index, Finland tops

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

India ranks low at 105th on human capital index, Finland tops

45 countries to participate in WEF's India summit

45 countries to participate in WEF's India summit

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

It includes a session with Gadkari on analysing the initiatives needed to bridge the $1 trillion infrastructure deficit in the country.

Twitter CEO, staff donate $1.5 million to fight Trump visa ban

Twitter CEO, staff donate $1.5 million to fight Trump visa ban

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and about 1,000 of his colleagues have donated over $1.5 million to a leading rights group that has pledged to fight President Donald Trump's temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Talks on visas, job creation to figure in Modi's meet with CEOs

Talks on visas, job creation to figure in Modi's meet with CEOs

Rediff.com25 Jun 2017

The CEOs round table is expected to be attended by Apple chief Tim Cook, Walmart head Doug McMillon, Caterpillar's Jim Umpleby, Google head Sundar Pichai and Microsoft's Satya Nadella.

Maha teacher wins $1mn for promoting girls' education

Maha teacher wins $1mn for promoting girls' education

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

Disale announced that he will be sharing 50 per cent of his prize money with his fellow finalists to support their "incredible work".

Nokia, workers fail to agree, again

Nokia, workers fail to agree, again

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

This is the third meeting between the two parties, including one in which the Company Law Board had taken part.

Linux spreads its wings in India

Linux spreads its wings in India

Rediff.com27 Sep 2006

'Nokia's Chennai arm to have no work if tax issue unresolved'

'Nokia's Chennai arm to have no work if tax issue unresolved'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2014

The warning came after Nokia Chairman and interim chief executive officer Risto Siilasmaa met Commerce Minister Anand Sharma and tax authorities in a bid to resolve the Rs 21,153-crore (Rs 211.53 billion) liability it faces.

Nokia workers allege forceful VRS, company denies

Nokia workers allege forceful VRS, company denies

Rediff.com15 Apr 2014

Union sources claimed production at the Chennai plant, considered one of the biggest for Nokia, had declined from 13 million handsets per month to four million per month.

Bill Gates heaps praises on India's 'vaccine heroes'

Bill Gates heaps praises on India's 'vaccine heroes'

Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

Gates, who is to attend the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting, on Monday said there is reason to be optimistic than ever about the future progress using vaccines to give all children a healthy start to life.

Complacent banks will turn dinosaurs this decade

Complacent banks will turn dinosaurs this decade

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

In the new decade, the scene will change because the banks till recently had been challenged by the fintechs, but the techfins have now entered the arena, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

'Gates has taught us to dream big'

'Gates has taught us to dream big'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2008

In an interview, Ravi Venkatesan, chairman Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd, spoke to rediff.comabout Gates, his insatiable curiosity and indomitable courage to take risks.

Your Apple iPhone XR is now 'Made in Chennai'

Your Apple iPhone XR is now 'Made in Chennai'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

The development comes at a time when growing tension in US-China trade ties is forcing companies to explore alternative manufacturing sites in order to derisk operations.

Nokia staff to go on one-day hunger strike on March 31

Nokia staff to go on one-day hunger strike on March 31

Rediff.com27 Mar 2014

Besides staging a hunger strike on March 31 in Chennai, the Nokia India Employees Union have decided to further step up their protest post the Lok Sabha elections.

RIL is world's 2nd biggest brand; Apple No 1

RIL is world's 2nd biggest brand; Apple No 1

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

FutureBrand, which is a global brand transformation company, said part of Reliance's success could be attributed to Mukesh Ambani's recasting of the firm as a one-stop-shop for Indians.

7 jobs in DEMAND

7 jobs in DEMAND

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

There will be a huge market for healthcare professionals, data and security experts and digital marketers, says Navneet Singh, founder, Avsar HR Services.

Desis in US Internet scam to pay $1m as settlement

Desis in US Internet scam to pay $1m as settlement

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

Rajiv Chhatwal, Rupinder Kaur and Harinder Singh and companies Global Access Technical Support, Source Pundit and Helios Digital Media LLC were the defendants that had been charged in October 2016 by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of its ongoing crackdown against tech support scams.

Virus Made Us Love the Internet Again

Virus Made Us Love the Internet Again

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

The wave of enthusiasm for digital technology had faded as we'd grown more and more worried about what smartphones and social media were doing to society and to us as individuals. Now that switchback ride between hopes for the technology and fear of it seemed to have taken us on another upward path, as the virus made us fall back in love with it. Read on for an intriguing excerpt from Rory Cellan-Jones's Always On: Hope And Fear In The Social Smartphone Era.

Oracle makes highest offer of Rs 93 lakh at IIT-Guwahati

Oracle makes highest offer of Rs 93 lakh at IIT-Guwahati

Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

Public sector firms presented interesting offers on Day Zero placements at the IITs.

How IT services firms plan to protect clients from cyber threat

How IT services firms plan to protect clients from cyber threat

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

In the last couple of months, top Indian IT services providers, including TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Tech have announced setting up cyber threat management centres in the US and Europe.