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Aptech opens centre in San Salvador

Aptech opens centre in San Salvador

Rediff.com6 Mar 2007

Aptech Computer Education, the flagship brand of Aptech Limited, has opened a state-of-the-art centre at San Salvador in El Salvador.

'I am no Mahesh Babu or Pavan Kalyan'

'I am no Mahesh Babu or Pavan Kalyan'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2010

US born and bred Adivi Sesh talks about directing and acting his debut Telugu film.

Get paid Rs 10,000 if your friend gets hired

Get paid Rs 10,000 if your friend gets hired

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

The subscriber companies post high-paying job opportunities on techTribe leading to techTribe members (Tribers) referring other Tribers as candidates for the posted jobs.

IN PICS: Google takes on iPad with Nexus 7 at Rs 11k

IN PICS: Google takes on iPad with Nexus 7 at Rs 11k

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

Search giant Google unveiled its Google Nexus 7 tablet PC on the very first day of Google I/O at San Francisco on June 27.

'I am praying at the temple everyday for Obama'

'I am praying at the temple everyday for Obama'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2008

Harris, an appointed at-large delegate from California to the convention, said, "I was very proud to be one of the first elected in California to endorse Barack Obama. I supported him for the US Senate and he supported me in my race to become the first Indian-American district attorney in the country."

Ash, Abhishek floor Trinidad

Ash, Abhishek floor Trinidad

Rediff.com22 Jul 2008

After dazzling the Toronto crowd on Sunday, the Bachchans turned their attention to Trinidad, Spain as part of the first leg of their Unforgettable tour. Clad in glittering attire, Abhishek and wife Aishwarya took to the stage with gusto. Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta too took to the stage amid applause.

Spotted: Ash on a menu card in California!

Spotted: Ash on a menu card in California!

Rediff.com22 Sep 2010

Sudhakar R sends us the picture.

Jet plans code-sharing deal with 3 Chinese carrier

Jet plans code-sharing deal with 3 Chinese carrier

Rediff.com16 Jun 2008

Jet Airways is in talks with Chinese carriers for code-sharing deals to other destinations after it became the first Indian private air carrier to operate a service to China by launching its Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco flight. The flight connecting the economic hubs of India and China was formally launched in Shanghai on Monday.

The week's best in news

The week's best in news

Rediff.com11 Jun 2005

Columns, interviews, slide shows and the most happening reports.

US invites Nagapattinam collector

US invites Nagapattinam collector

Rediff.com4 Jun 2005

Nagapattinam District Collector J Radhakrishnan, whose handling of the post-tsunami situation in the worst-hit region of Tamil Nadu earned him international acclaim, has been invited by the United States Department of Education for a three-week visit

Monsoon recipes: Cheese Pizza Muffins and more

Monsoon recipes: Cheese Pizza Muffins and more

Rediff.com5 Aug 2009

Readers share their lip-smacking recipes perfect for the rainy season!

Teens to ride 850 miles for cancer research

Teens to ride 850 miles for cancer research

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

Teenagers Arvind Mahesh and Chris Chan, friends since third grade, will ride 850 miles to raise money for and promote awareness about cancer research.

Harmeet to contest California assembly seat

Harmeet to contest California assembly seat

Rediff.com20 May 2008

Though the Iraq war and the economic downturn have affected the popularity of the Republican Party, Harmeet Dhillon, candidate for the 13th Assembly District in California, is not unduly worried. "I am running for a local election, not for the United States Congress. International or national issues are not relevant," Dhillon, who is unopposed in the Republican Primary scheduled for June 3, said.

L N Mittal buys 13.33% in Indiabulls Infra

L N Mittal buys 13.33% in Indiabulls Infra

Rediff.com30 Nov 2006

The stake was bought for Rs 447 crore (Rs 4.47 billion).

Top spots to de-stress

Top spots to de-stress

Rediff.com16 Apr 2008

10 top meditation retreats: Oases around the world for making an inner journey

Indian team wins bronze at 2009 RoboGames

Indian team wins bronze at 2009 RoboGames

Rediff.com16 Jun 2009

AcYut, the only Indian Humanoid robot to compete in the games, takes India's first medal for annual competition.

Will Google TV become a success?

Will Google TV become a success?

Rediff.com25 May 2010

Google TV follows Apple and Microsoft whose attempts have not been a roaring success.

Will Google TV become a success?

Will Google TV become a success?

Rediff.com25 May 2010

Google TV follows Apple and Microsoft whose attempts have not been a roaring success.

Silicon Valley pushes for H-1B visas

Silicon Valley pushes for H-1B visas

Rediff.com13 Apr 2009

Reflecting the mood of the Silicon Valley, prominent media outlets from California have come out openly in support of the H-1B work visas and opposed increasing the "hire Americans" call in the United States.

Doping scandal puts off sponsors

Doping scandal puts off sponsors

Rediff.com3 Aug 2006

World's 10 best airports

World's 10 best airports

Rediff.com26 Mar 2010

The Skytrax World Airport Awards were announced on March 23 at a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, as part of the Passenger Terminal Expo. According to results released on March 24, the world's best airport in 2010 was Changi in Singapore, followed by Incheon in Seoul and Hong Kong International Airport. The rest of Skytrax's top 10 list included Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Auckland and Bangkok from the Asia-Pacific region, and Munich, Zurich and Amsterdam from Europe.

Wedding bells for Google co-founder Larry Page

Wedding bells for Google co-founder Larry Page

Rediff.com14 Nov 2007

The marriage will take place on December 8 at an undisclosed location, The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Tuesday. Page's girlfriend Lucy Southworth is a bio-medical informatics doctoral student at Stanford and has been dating the Google co-founder for well over an year.

US wakes up to new Indian artists

US wakes up to new Indian artists

Rediff.com16 Dec 2005

Software startup Postman's valuation tops $5.6 bn after $225 mn fundraise

Software startup Postman's valuation tops $5.6 bn after $225 mn fundraise

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

Postman, a leading application programming interface platform, has secured $225 million in a Series D round, placing its valuation at $5.6 billion. With this, Postman has emerged as the most-valued software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm started by Indian founders, overtaking web and mobile testing firm BrowserStack, which was valued at $4 billion in June. The valuation of the San Francisco-headquartered firm with offices in Bengaluru, where it was founded, has almost trebled in just about one year and risen multi-fold since 2019. Postman, with team members spread across four continents, had secured $150 million in a Series C investment round led by Insight Partners at a $2-billion valuation last summer.

Maitri: Fighting abuse and the fear

Maitri: Fighting abuse and the fear

Rediff.com7 Oct 2008

Maitri, the 16-year-old San Francisco organisation, is looking to expand its work not only with abused South Asian women but also young people in the community who could face violence from their partners, or students who may become victims of violence from their peers.

First Look: Shriya romances Jesse Metcafe

First Look: Shriya romances Jesse Metcafe

Rediff.com15 Sep 2008

After romancing with Rajnikanth in Sivaji: The Boss, Tamil actress Shriya Saran stars with Jesse Metcafe (Eva Longoria's Gabby's one-time gorgeous gardener and lover in Desperate Housewives) in The Other End Of The Line.

Ex-McAfee CFO found guilty of securities fraud

Ex-McAfee CFO found guilty of securities fraud

Rediff.com11 May 2007

Former McAfee Chief Financial Officer Prabhat Goyal was found guilty by a San Francisco jury of fudging accounting to hide losses and pump up the company's revenue figures from 1998 through Jan 2001.

Your breasts can create energy to power an iPod

Your breasts can create energy to power an iPod

Rediff.com17 Jul 2008

San Francisco-based freelance writer Adrienne So approached scientists on a whim to determine whether specially-created bras could harness and channel the energy of breast movement. Here's what she found.

Classical dancer shot dead in another attack on Indians in US

Classical dancer shot dead in another attack on Indians in US

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

In yet another deadly attack on Indians and Indian-Americans in the United States in recent months, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India and a student of Washington University, was shot dead in St Louis, Missouri.

How your cellphone can stop cybercrime

How your cellphone can stop cybercrime

Rediff.com17 May 2008

Banks and security researchers are working to use physical gadgets to block digital thieves.

US techie returns to Karnataka to fight polls

US techie returns to Karnataka to fight polls

Rediff.com28 Apr 2008

Ravi Krishna Reddy, a software engineer who has been in the United States for the past six years, has returned to his home state of Karnataka to fight the elections as an independent candidate from the Jayanagar constituency in Bengaluru. Reddy says that he could make a difference in his own way to the system, if voted to power.

Cyclist indicted for lying to BALCO grand jury

Cyclist indicted for lying to BALCO grand jury

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

U.S. prosecutors indicted a former professional American cyclist on Thursday for lying about past use of steroids before the BALCO grand jury investigating doping in professional sports.

PIX: Inter-Juve in thrilling draw; Bayern, PSG win

PIX: Inter-Juve in thrilling draw; Bayern, PSG win

Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

Piotr Zielinski converted two penalties for Inter Milan as they played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Juventus.

A lunch with Warren Buffett on auction at eBay

A lunch with Warren Buffett on auction at eBay

Rediff.com23 Jun 2009

The proceeds from the auction would go to Glide Foundation, an institution that works to alleviate human suffering and poverty in the San Francisco Bay Area. The winner of the annual fundraiser will have lunch with world's second richest man Warren Buffet in New York and can bring up to seven friends along with him, the website stated.

Can corporations save the world?

Can corporations save the world?

Rediff.com30 Nov 2006

Businesses have donated nearly $14 billion to cure society's many ills.

Ravi Shastri to run with Olympic torch in Muscat

Ravi Shastri to run with Olympic torch in Muscat

Rediff.com14 Apr 2008

"I will be running as a sportsman," said Ravi Shastri, cricketer and former manager of the Indian team, while talking to rediff.com about his low-key participation in the Olympic torch relay ceremony in Muscat, Oman on April 14. He refused to speak on the controversial issue of the Chinese crackdown in Tibet and the protests that have marred the Olympic torch relay in London, Paris and San Francisco.

What tweets tell us about the human condition

What tweets tell us about the human condition

Rediff.com12 Jun 2009

'First, it reminds us about our essentially narcissistic nature. The basic premise is that others care about what we are doing and hence the instinct to broadcast. Second, the incessant urge to remain connected, to be part of a network that modern communications tools are driving us towards.'

The fastest, most powerful iPhone is here!

The fastest, most powerful iPhone is here!

Rediff.com9 Jun 2009

iPhone 3G S features video recording, Voice Control, up to 32GB of storage, and more.