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The power of positive thinking

The power of positive thinking

Rediff.com19 Jun 2007

Business leaders have always flocked to self-help books and gurus that focus on getting the most out of your career and your life, but since Oprah plugged Rhonda Byrne's The Secret the business of positive thinking is booming.

BALCO head vows to fight doping

BALCO head vows to fight doping

Rediff.com2 Dec 2005

The Wal-Mart squeeze

The Wal-Mart squeeze

Rediff.com26 Apr 2007

Companies big and small feel the profit pinch when dealing with the retail behemoth.

Indian Hotels set to woo the world

Indian Hotels set to woo the world

Rediff.com9 Apr 2007

The hotel chain intends to have a worldwide presence and reduce its dependence on the home market.

Athletes testify in doping hearing

Athletes testify in doping hearing

Rediff.com21 Nov 2003

Several athletes testified before a grand jury investigating the BALCO lab, which is suspected of producing steroids.

E-mail disabled

E-mail disabled

Rediff.com1 Sep 2005

Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad to hire 1,400 amid edtech sector turbulence

Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad to hire 1,400 amid edtech sector turbulence

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

At a time when there is a growing number of edtech companies laying off employees in a bid to conserve cash and focus on profitability amid a funding winter, Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad is expanding its facilities and hiring talent. The company plans to hire over 1400 team members between November 2022 and March 2023 in India and at offices outside the country. upGrad has also signed new leases in the past few months for 335,000 sq ft of space across four cities -- Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Noida.

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.

Best places to get a job in the US

Best places to get a job in the US

Rediff.com21 Feb 2007

Dying to snag a job in the States? Forget New York City. If you want to get a job in the U.S. this year, go south and west. Oklahoma City, anyone?

No dispute with neighbours, but shared future with BRI, says China

No dispute with neighbours, but shared future with BRI, says China

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

Lou also spoke about China's tensions with neighbouring countries without directly mentioning the eastern Ladakh border standoff with India since May 2020 which resulted in the Galwan Valley clash in June of that year.

iPhone trademark may cost Apple millions

iPhone trademark may cost Apple millions

Rediff.com12 Jan 2007

Apple Inc. may have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to Cisco Systems for the coveted iPhone trademark, industry experts believe.

'He accepted everyone as they were'

'He accepted everyone as they were'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2005

Readers share their memories of having met film-maker politician Sunil Dutt.

Microsoft may move some US jobs to India: report

Microsoft may move some US jobs to India: report

Rediff.com2 Jul 2003

Microsoft Corp, the world's biggest software maker, may move some customer-service jobs to India, according to a Bloomberg report from Sanfransico.

US Federal Reserve trims rates to 1958 lows

US Federal Reserve trims rates to 1958 lows

Rediff.com26 Jun 2003

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday trimmed US interest rates a quarter percentage point to 45-year lows, citing recent hopeful economic signs as it offered a less potent growth tonic than markets had hoped.\n\n\n\n

The rise of South India

The rise of South India

Rediff.com13 Nov 2006

'Daughters are as valuable as sons'

'Daughters are as valuable as sons'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

'Not only the poor in India want sons, but even in the Indian community in the US and Canada. The more educated they are, the more access they have to money and use of technology in gender choice.'

Indian restaurant among America's top 20

Indian restaurant among America's top 20

Rediff.com23 Oct 2006

Indian restaurant Rasika has been chosen as one of the top 20 eateries in the US for the year 2006 in a listing by leading men's magazine Esquire.

FBI searches BALCO head's home

FBI searches BALCO head's home

Rediff.com28 Jan 2005

Local media reported that one reason for Wednesday's search was related to a federal probe of leaks of grand jury testimony.

No coffee. But many conversations!

No coffee. But many conversations!

Rediff.com5 Jul 2004

Rang De scores abroad

Rang De scores abroad

Rediff.com31 Jan 2006

Can America afford to shop?

Can America afford to shop?

Rediff.com19 Jan 2006

Elton John says I don't

Elton John says I don't

Rediff.com4 Mar 2004

inside every blogger is an aspiring author

inside every blogger is an aspiring author

Rediff.com21 Aug 2008

'Behind and beneath a book lying unbought and unread in a bookshop there is an entire universe of ambition, aspiration and frustration.'

US courts deal double blow to Bush's war on terror

US courts deal double blow to Bush's war on terror

Rediff.com19 Dec 2003

A San Francisco court said the 660 inmates at the US detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be allowed access to lawyers and the court system.

PIX: Kailash Kher visits the Facebook offices!

PIX: Kailash Kher visits the Facebook offices!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

If these pictures are any indication, the ace singer-songwriter had one helluva time while at the headquarters too!

First Look: Sesh and Priya Banerjee's <I>KISS</I>

First Look: Sesh and Priya Banerjee's KISS

Rediff.com6 Jul 2013

Sesh Adivi directs the film as well.

US diverts Korean plane to Japan

US diverts Korean plane to Japan

Rediff.com31 May 2005

US officials refused to let it enter American airspace because they suspected a passenger might be a terrorist. He was not.

IITs: Indian Institutes in Trouble

IITs: Indian Institutes in Trouble

Rediff.com25 May 2003

Indians hold anti-CAA protests in 30 US cities

Indians hold anti-CAA protests in 30 US cities

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

India's 71st Republic day celebrations in the United States on Sunday were marred by protests and marches, albeit peaceful ones, against recent changes in the citizenship law by large number of Indian Americans in various cities of the country.

NBA round-up: Warriors withstand Embiid's 46-point game

NBA round-up: Warriors withstand Embiid's 46-point game

Rediff.com25 Mar 2023

Klay Thompson chipped in with 21 points for the Warriors, who won their third straight overall and ninth in a row at home to maintain their No. 6 position in the Western Conference playoff race.

PHOTOS: J-Lo, Shakira project power of women at Super Bowl

PHOTOS: J-Lo, Shakira project power of women at Super Bowl

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought an energetic jolt of Latina star power to Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, delivering hip-shaking choreography and a medley of infectious hits to one of the world's glitziest stages. Latin artists Bad Bunny and J Balvin appeared as surprise guests in the extravaganza, which signaled its Latin American influences from the onset, when Shakira greeted the stadium audience in Spanish with "Hola, Miami."

Arun Sarin appointed CEO of Vodafone

Arun Sarin appointed CEO of Vodafone

Rediff.com19 Dec 2002

PIX: Madonna mingles with Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney

PIX: Madonna mingles with Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

A look at the guests at the premiere.

Stage set for iPhone 7 launch

Stage set for iPhone 7 launch

Rediff.com7 Sep 2016

It is likely to arrive in India on September 26 and will be priced Rs 63,000.