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Adobe, Microsoft and Google among India's 50 best IT & ITeS companies

Adobe, Microsoft and Google among India's 50 best IT & ITeS companies

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

Unique benefits, work-life balance, and fair share of profits were the top three areas where MNCs fared better over Indian companies

Has sexual harassment ever plagued your college?

Has sexual harassment ever plagued your college?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2007

Has your college ever been the site of sexual harassment or abuse? Were you involved? We invite readers to share their stories in this regard.

Footloose: 90 per cent Indian women feel safe travelling alone

Footloose: 90 per cent Indian women feel safe travelling alone

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

92 per cent said Mumbai is the safest among all cities to travel solo.

'It is such a cruel disease'

'It is such a cruel disease'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

'Interns, fresh MBBS graduates, nursing students, young doctors and nurses have brought pride to their degrees and their oath by courageously donning the PPE and caring for patients.' 'They are the foot soldiers of this war.'

Migrant workers struggle to survive as pandemic rages

Migrant workers struggle to survive as pandemic rages

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

It took a lockdown for us in India to even recognise that the plight of migrants needs to be addressed. They were faceless and unrecognised. They were unappreciated and even hounded. They were poorly paid and exploited, notes Ramesh Menon.

In a first, Maharashtra proposes single-window registration of land titles

In a first, Maharashtra proposes single-window registration of land titles

Rediff.com21 May 2019

State's move is seen as a pilot for a national rollout of online land title records. Maharashtra plans to start the system in Mumbai.

Huge tax evasion by Indian steelmakers detected

Huge tax evasion by Indian steelmakers detected

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

The Income Tax department is understood to have detected an evasion of Rs 502 crore (Rs 5.02 billion) by two major steel manufacturers after it conducted searches and surveys against them in various parts of the country.

Quality of life in India? Poor at best

Quality of life in India? Poor at best

Rediff.com10 Apr 2006

According to a Worldwide Quality of Living survey conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, India's two best cities Delhi and Mumbai are ranked at 150 -- 29 positions behind Colombo ranked at 121.

Start-ups scrape the bottom of the barrel

Start-ups scrape the bottom of the barrel

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

According to a survey by community platform LocalCircles, early-stage start-ups, funding dependent start-ups and many small businesses will soon be fighting for survival as the spurt in coronavirus cases hits them hard.

Bombay HC slams BMC over potholes

Bombay HC slams BMC over potholes

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

How many more do you (MCGM) want to eliminate (kill) before next monsoon? asks the court.

Work can wait, family can't, say stranded migrants

Work can wait, family can't, say stranded migrants

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

Daily wagers are running out of resources, including ration and cash, and the state governments might not be able to sustain their needs for a longer period of time, given the lockdown has already been extended until May 3.

Hit by severe slowdown, India Inc to halve ad spend

Hit by severe slowdown, India Inc to halve ad spend

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Moreover, automobile and consumer durables players are slashing their ad expenditure by over 65 per cent this Diwali.

Country needs to be prepared for 3rd Covid surge: SC to Centre

Country needs to be prepared for 3rd Covid surge: SC to Centre

Rediff.com6 May 2021

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the country needs to be prepared for the third wave of COVID-19 which experts say could be more harmful, especially for children, and emphasised upon the need to create buffer stock of oxygen.

Covid: 'Third Wave May Be Tiny Wave'

Covid: 'Third Wave May Be Tiny Wave'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

''A third wave is very likely to come because infection is still around.' 'But it can be just a ripple.'

COVID-19: Doctors, cops attacked at a few places

COVID-19: Doctors, cops attacked at a few places

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

Two women doctors were injured in Indore when a five-member team of health officials was pelted with stones in Taatpatti Bakhal area on Wednesday while they were trying to trace a person who had come into contact with a COVID-19 patient, police said.

India second most optimistic nation in Asia Pacific

India second most optimistic nation in Asia Pacific

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

India is the second most optimistic nation.

Bharti offers for Airtel customers

Bharti offers for Airtel customers

Rediff.com25 Sep 2003

No hawking on overbridges, near railway station premises: Bombay HC

No hawking on overbridges, near railway station premises: Bombay HC

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

The bench in its 118-page judgement referred to the September 29 stampede on the Elphinstone Road railway station foot overbridge that resulted in the death of 23 people.

BJP-Sena divorce came now, discord began a decade ago

BJP-Sena divorce came now, discord began a decade ago

Rediff.com9 Oct 2014

Late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray made BJP leaders remove posters that proclaimed Modi, then CM of Gujarat, as the 'Hindu Hriday Samrat'.

A Feminist Messiah Passes Into The Ages

A Feminist Messiah Passes Into The Ages

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

Sonal lived the feminist slogan: The personal is political, in a way few feminists have been able to. She will be remembered and missed for doing this not with a dour self-righteousness, but with humour and a rare joie de vivre, remembers Jyoti Punwani.

Here's why those looking for a job are in for better times

Here's why those looking for a job are in for better times

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

Online hiring activity went up around 26 per cent in May.

Using Internet @ office: Delhi tops

Using Internet @ office: Delhi tops

Rediff.com15 Feb 2008

A survey conducted by Websense has revealed that India Inc loses Rs 160,000 per employee annually over personal web surfing in office. This information is essential for Internet security.

How civic body curbed COVID-19 spread in Dharavi

How civic body curbed COVID-19 spread in Dharavi

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

Kiran Dighavkar, assistant commissioner of the G North ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said the civic body had to change its traditional approach of waiting for patients, contact tracing, isolation and home quarantine to begin proactive screening instead.

Airlines ground last-minute fare discounts

Airlines ground last-minute fare discounts

Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

Prices of tickets booked three days prior have soared 70% over last summer's fares

BPO study reveals mismatch

BPO study reveals mismatch

Rediff.com12 Mar 2005

How companies deal with coronavirus panic

How companies deal with coronavirus panic

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

Employees asked to work from home... cancelled travel plans... curtailed meetings... Caution and precaution dominate Corporate India's response to Covid-19.

How to stop data theft on the move

How to stop data theft on the move

Rediff.com5 Dec 2006

Over the last six months, Mumbaites have forgotten 32,970 mobile phones, 349 laptops and 349 USB (Universal Serial Bus) sticks/thumb drives at the back of licensed taxi cabs - and these are just the ones that have been reported as lost.

Temporary jobs? There's 12 mn in India!

Temporary jobs? There's 12 mn in India!

Rediff.com13 Feb 2006

Temporary jobs are fast becoming employers' favourite in cities like Delhi and Mumbai while the gap between salary levels of 'temps' and permanent employees has also narrowed down, a new survey has revealed.

Why our history and culture are so important

Why our history and culture are so important

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

'Culture is our asset. Culture is our identity.' 'Wherever you go in India, every millimetre can be measured with culture.' 'There is so much to see that even one life is not enough.'

Flood situation grim in Maha, Kerala; 15 dead

Flood situation grim in Maha, Kerala; 15 dead

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

Sixteen deaths in rain and flood-related incidents have been reported from western Maharashtra in the last seven days, while the toll in Karnataka rose to five since Sunday.

'Infections are going to skyrocket'

'Infections are going to skyrocket'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

'And they are going to be milder because we are dealing with the vaccinated and are much richer in terms of the immune response in the population.'

Toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,075, cases at 33,610

Toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,075, cases at 33,610

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Of the 1,075 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 432 fatalities, followed by Gujarat at 197, Madhya Pradesh at 130, Delhi at 56, Rajasthan at 51, Uttar Pradesh at 39 and Andhra Pradesh at 31.

In India, jobs the biggest casualty of coronavirus

In India, jobs the biggest casualty of coronavirus

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

'The impact of economic shocks on the labour markets is usually on the young who delay their entry in response to a fall in job opportunities,' says Mahesh Vyas.

'Online hiring up 25% in July'

'Online hiring up 25% in July'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2014

The Monster.com employment index, rose 31 points to 154 in July from 123 points in the same month a year ago, up 25 per cent.

Malls, hotels, religious places open as Unlock 1 begins

Malls, hotels, religious places open as Unlock 1 begins

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

As the number of cases crossed 2,56,000 with more than 7,100 fatalities, according to Union health ministry figures, and the country made a calibrated exit from the lockdown in non-containment zones, shop shutters in many malls went up for the first time since March 25 but the sprawling retail places were eerily empty.

Delhi's Connaught Place now world's 6th most expensive office hub

Delhi's Connaught Place now world's 6th most expensive office hub

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

Mumbai's alternative business district of Bandra-Kurla Complex was at 18th position.

It's raining freebies and discounts at hotels!

It's raining freebies and discounts at hotels!

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

From free salons to discounted room rates, hotels are offering it all.

67% women felt angry when body shamed

67% women felt angry when body shamed

Rediff.com5 Apr 2019

A new study uncovers the unhealthy trends and hidden reality of body shaming in India.

Exam stress: How parents and family can help

Exam stress: How parents and family can help

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

Stay calm. Be helpful. Steer clear of arguments. Encourage them to eat well, sleep and rest adequately.