News for 'Organisation Restructuring'

'China only understands strength'

'China only understands strength'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

'If you behave like a nail, the adversary will behave like a hammer.'

Actress Khushboo quits DMK over being 'sidelined'

Actress Khushboo quits DMK over being 'sidelined'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2014

Actress Khushboo on Monday quit the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and hit out at the party leadership for ignoring her "hard work".

Parliamentary Panel demands person with credential to lead SAI

Parliamentary Panel demands person with credential to lead SAI

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development headed by Satyanarayan Jatiya has slammed SAI for not roping in sportspersons even 20 years after being asked for restructuring of the "unwieldy and monolithic bureaucratic organisation

'Wipro is an execution company'

'Wipro is an execution company'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

'We are not in the race of how much is the revenue, but how good is the revenue.'

Pvt partners in airports to be named by July

Pvt partners in airports to be named by July

Rediff.com19 Apr 2005

The government on Tuesday said the private partners of the Airports Authority of India for the restructuring of Delhi and Mumbai airports were likely to be finalised by July or August. \n

Over 60,000 BSNL, MTNL employees have opted for VRS so far

Over 60,000 BSNL, MTNL employees have opted for VRS so far

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

The government last month had approved a plum Rs 69,000 crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL that includes merging the two loss-making firms, monetising their assets and offering VRS to employees so that the combined entity turns profitable in two years.

Fired? Laid-off? 5 tips to find a NEW job

Fired? Laid-off? 5 tips to find a NEW job

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

Upskill. Network. Increase your employability status. Don't be redundant, says Gaurav Vohra.

IFCI offers 9% interest to EPFO

IFCI offers 9% interest to EPFO

Rediff.com27 Nov 2003

Industrial Finance Corporation of India on Thursday said it has offered 9 per cent interest to the Employees Provident Fund Organisation and other retirement funds though it was much higher than the present market rate.

There's a serious problem back home: Rahul to Indians in Bahrain

There's a serious problem back home: Rahul to Indians in Bahrain

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

In his first address to NRIs outside India after taking over as Congress president, Rahul Gandhi accused the government of dividing people on the basis of caste and religion, alleging it was converting the anger of jobless youth into hatred among communities.

Amazon to create 1 mn jobs in India by 2025, says Bezos

Amazon to create 1 mn jobs in India by 2025, says Bezos

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

The new jobs - created both directly and indirectly - will be across industries, including IT, skill development, content creation, retail, logistics, and manufacturing.

Wadias plan unified group structure

Wadias plan unified group structure

Rediff.com11 Sep 2003

India Inc hopes for economic revival under NDA 2.0

India Inc hopes for economic revival under NDA 2.0

Rediff.com24 May 2019

Corporate leaders said a stable government at the Centre will help boost infrastructure spend, address agricultural distress, and encouraging employment.

Why the Tata-Corus merger was doomed to fail

Why the Tata-Corus merger was doomed to fail

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

The Anglo-Dutch merger was meant to revive the ailing British Steel which had incurred a net loss of 81 million in the year ended March 31, 1999

Employee-related litigation could hit UTI MF's valuation

Employee-related litigation could hit UTI MF's valuation

Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

The asset manager is yet to resolve the impasse surrounding the payment of pension to its erstwhile employees who had opted for voluntary retirement in 2003.

TMC peddles 'soft Hindutva' to stop march of BJP in Bengal

TMC peddles 'soft Hindutva' to stop march of BJP in Bengal

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Political observers have said that the TMC, now desperate to shed the 'anti-Hindu' tag and embrace 'soft Hindutva', is carefully planning its moves, with help from poll strategist Prashant Kishor and team, as is evident from its decisions to organise Brahmin Sammelan, provide sops to Sanatan Brahmins, and financial aid to Durga puja committees.

Govt makes crop insurance scheme voluntary for farmers

Govt makes crop insurance scheme voluntary for farmers

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

The government has made its flagship crop insurance schemes voluntary for farmers with existing crop loans or those willing to take new ones, as it seeks to address the concerns raised by farmers' body and states in implementation of these programmes. "The Union Cabinet has approved the revamping of 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)' and 'Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)' to address the existing challenges in implementation of crop insurance schemes," an official statement said.

Layoffs at TCS? Lessons we need to learn

Layoffs at TCS? Lessons we need to learn

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Layoffs are just an event in life, not life itself. Life's canvas is very large; fill it with wonderful new colours; colours of your choice.

Traders threaten to take e-com players to court, if...

Traders threaten to take e-com players to court, if...

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

Going ahead with its festive sales as per schedule, companies such as Flipkart, Jabong, and Myntra are having week-long Valentines' Day sales, offering discounts of as much as 80 per cent. Amazon India is also offering discounts of almost 40 per cent.

As India preps for vaccine, cold storage facilities seen critical

As India preps for vaccine, cold storage facilities seen critical

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

Some vaccine frontrunners are in advanced stages of trial and could hit the market by early next year, making the task of securing "last mile connectivity" and ensuring that nothing goes wrong before the shot is administered more urgent.

Will the defence ministry shift gears?

Will the defence ministry shift gears?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

Jaitley can make his innings -- notwithstanding its likely length -- to be a watershed tenure, or just add to the image of the MoD drifting rudderless, says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

Why Rahul made Ahmed Patel Congress treasurer

Why Rahul made Ahmed Patel Congress treasurer

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

Rahul is going about the restructuring of the Congress leadership in a gradual, deliberate fashion: No sudden jerks, no abrupt moves. So while seniors like Janardan Dwivedi were edged out, Ahmed Patel has been retained.

Gen Bipin Rawat appointed India's first Chief of Defence Staff

Gen Bipin Rawat appointed India's first Chief of Defence Staff

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Gen Rawat will be able to serve as CDS for a period of up to three years after the government amended the rules extending the age of retirement to 65 years.

Stalin goes with experience, expertise

Stalin goes with experience, expertise

Rediff.com8 May 2021

Stalin has given due respect to seniority in the pecking order, but has also taken into consideration the demands of individual ministries and the suitability of individuals, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

HCL Tech changes staff cost structure

HCL Tech changes staff cost structure

Rediff.com4 Oct 2015

Converts part of fixed salary component into variable one

Flipkart sees a slew of changes in top management

Flipkart sees a slew of changes in top management

Rediff.com12 Dec 2018

These top level changes have come soon after Flipkart co-founder and Group CEO Binny Bansal resigned over allegations of serious personal misconduct in November.

'The psychological impact of layoffs is often forgotten'

'The psychological impact of layoffs is often forgotten'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

But when organisations cushion the impact to make it less traumatic, it helps in the recovery process, Wayne F Cascio tells Abhilasha Ojha

DMK accuses Stalin loyalist of indiscipline, suspends him

DMK accuses Stalin loyalist of indiscipline, suspends him

Rediff.com7 Aug 2014

A day after a senior leader submitted his resignation from the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam demanding that M K Stalin be declared the chief ministerial candidate for the 2016 assembly polls, the M Karunanidhi-led party on Thursday accused him of indiscipline and suspended him from all posts.

Godrej adds another feather to its cap; joins Isro's mission

Godrej adds another feather to its cap; joins Isro's mission

Rediff.com16 Sep 2017

The space agency has set 2020 as the deadline for the first privately built rocket to be launched into space.

Cabinet approves creation of chief of defence staff

Cabinet approves creation of chief of defence staff

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

The CDS will be a four-star general and his salary will be equivalent to that of service chiefs.

What led the British to Leave India?

What led the British to Leave India?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

Attlee said Great Britain had concluded that the Indian element of the army was no longer reliable and that Netaji's Indian National Army had demonstrated that. That had shaken the foundation on which Britain's Indian empire rested, argues Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd).

Corporate, PE investments in EV start-ups grow 170%

Corporate, PE investments in EV start-ups grow 170%

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

The $306-million investment in Ola Electric Mobility by SoftBank Corp, Arun Sarin Family, Ratan Tata and Matrix has been the biggest funding in this space in value terms this year.

RBI unveils reverse repo rate cut, other measures to cushion Covid-19 impact

RBI unveils reverse repo rate cut, other measures to cushion Covid-19 impact

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank will ensure adequate liquidity in the system to ease the financial stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The central bank reduced the reverse repo rate -- the rate at which banks park their fund with the central bank -- by 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent.

Why the recent rejig in labour laws by states won't help much

Why the recent rejig in labour laws by states won't help much

Rediff.com25 May 2020

Labour law changes for three years may not be enough as it takes a couple of years for factories to build and operations at a proper scale start only in the third or fourth year.

Cabinet okays new education policy, HRD is now education ministry

Cabinet okays new education policy, HRD is now education ministry

Rediff.com29 Jul 2020

"The policy draft has been approved. The ministry has been renamed as education ministry," a senior HRD ministry official said. The existing NEP was framed in 1986 and revised in 1992. A new education policy was part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto ahead of the 2014 general election.

PM speaks to Xi, congratulates on his re-election

PM speaks to Xi, congratulates on his re-election

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

The telephonic talk between Modi and Xi came a day after Modi congratulated Xi on Chinese social media.

Private sector staff to head state-owned banks?

Private sector staff to head state-owned banks?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2015

An executive director of a bank could, for example, be elevated to the post of chairman of a different bank.

Jaswant Singh, an upright politician and Vajpayee's Hanuman

Jaswant Singh, an upright politician and Vajpayee's Hanuman

Rediff.com27 Sep 2020

During Vajpayee's tenure, he was there as an indispensable insider, witness to every action that had an impact on history: Pokhran-II (nuclear tests in 1998), the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan, the Indo-Pak Agra Summit in 2001, intense engagement with the United States on nuclear issues besides the Kandahar hijack.

RBI to remain cautious despite low inflation

RBI to remain cautious despite low inflation

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

The RBI, which has been keeping rates at an elevated level citing the high inflation, wants to bring it down to 6 per cent by January 2016.