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Aditi, Shilpa or Alia: Vote for the hottest showstopper

Aditi, Shilpa or Alia: Vote for the hottest showstopper

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

Take the poll below and tell us who impressed you the most.

From miners to investors

From miners to investors

Rediff.com30 Apr 2010

Coal India wants to organise PAN cards and demat accounts for each of its 400,000 staff ahead of its IPO.

CEOs are back to getting king's salary

CEOs are back to getting king's salary

Rediff.com6 Aug 2010

V Vaidyanathan joins a growing list of top executives getting a sumptuous sign-on bonus

Retaining talent: Are companies doing enough?

Retaining talent: Are companies doing enough?

Rediff.com19 Mar 2010

A McKinsey survey shows very few firms focus on building the capability that adds the most value to performance.

How SBI has become a preferred employer

How SBI has become a preferred employer

Rediff.com5 Mar 2010

HR audit, Strategic Training Unit, leadership development - SBI is doing all that it takes to be an employer of choice.

Want to be a good leader? Here's how

Want to be a good leader? Here's how

Rediff.com19 Feb 2010

Leading HR experts say a coach can bring in the edge that is vital to make the transition from just another boss to the boss.

Shikha Sharma on banking, rivalry,  stress-busters

Shikha Sharma on banking, rivalry, stress-busters

Rediff.com16 Feb 2010

Axis Bank's chief talks of her stress-busters and brushes over the 'Chanda-Shikha' stories.

Story in the life of an Indian executive

Story in the life of an Indian executive

Rediff.com11 Jun 2010

Check out your score fast, as working smart and hard does not mean you have to keep a 60 miles per hour life.

Why Jet pilots' threat sounds hollow

Why Jet pilots' threat sounds hollow

Rediff.com3 Sep 2009

Jet Airways' pilots won't get much sympathy, but the management hasn't quite covered itself in glory either.

More work + Blackberry = Holiday

More work + Blackberry = Holiday

Rediff.com28 May 2010

The super-busy executives around you may make you feel redundant if your mobile is silent on a family holiday trip.

'India allowing Chinese economic invasion'

'India allowing Chinese economic invasion'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

I am upset with the Chinese economic invasion and the way we are allowing that to happen, says Naik.

Why ED is the best bet for Kochars to get out of mess

Why ED is the best bet for Kochars to get out of mess

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

The agency's poor track record in convictions is the only light at the end of a rather long tunnel for the couple, observes Shyamal Majumdar.

How flexible benefit plans can help employees

How flexible benefit plans can help employees

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

Instead of a one-size-fits-all strategy, employees can be allowed to tailor their benefits package to their specific needs.

Anil Rego: Your Tax Queries Answered

Anil Rego: Your Tax Queries Answered

Rediff.com10 Mar 2021

Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries

Amitabh Bachchan, the master of cool

Amitabh Bachchan, the master of cool

Rediff.com27 Nov 2009

The 68-year-old actor has made "that's cool" a part of his everyday lingo. And that's the reason why he thinks he is still getting "some work" even after four decades in Hindi films.

When MBAs aspire to become clerks

When MBAs aspire to become clerks

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

There are 300 applicants for each clerical post at SBI, mostly engineers/MBAs, for a job that just requires a Class 12 qualification.

Special: India Inc's labour pains

Special: India Inc's labour pains

Rediff.com1 Oct 2009

The Pricol and Graziono cases are extreme ones, but there has been a steady rise in the number of worker disputes.

IT industry must focus on data security

IT industry must focus on data security

Rediff.com2 Dec 2008

After strengthening physical security around establishments, it is now time for the Indian IT companies to focus on securing data, industry experts said.

Meet the new ICICI boss Chanda Kochhar

Meet the new ICICI boss Chanda Kochhar

Rediff.com30 Apr 2009

In an interview with Business Standard's Shyamal Majumdar and Sidhartha, Kochhar says she is going to focus on the immediate challenge of correcting the cost structure of the country's second largest bank.

Model Speak: 'I'm not a big believer in dieting'

Model Speak: 'I'm not a big believer in dieting'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

Rediff.com caught up with hot Brazilian model Marianna Dias after she walked in the Shyamal & Bhumika show on Day One of Lakme Fashion Week.

'Opening up banking will offer new opportunitie

'Opening up banking will offer new opportunitie

Rediff.com11 Sep 2008

"Opening up will give us new opportunities such as greater freedom to open branches. On the inorganic side, there could be opportunities to take larger stakes in banks or to take management control. If anything of that happens, we will be interested," says Standard Chartered's regional chief executive for India and South Asia Neeraj Swaroop.

Speeding car kills mother-son duo sleeping on BRTS route

Speeding car kills mother-son duo sleeping on BRTS route

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

The deceased were identified as Gunjan Chunara, 30, and her toddler son Kishan.

The mood of the economy is changing: Kamath

The mood of the economy is changing: Kamath

Rediff.com1 May 2009

K V Kamath is preparing to move across the corridor on the 10th floor of the ICICI Tower to his new cabin, which is under renovation now.

COVID-19: Job loss, salary cuts are BIGGEST worries

COVID-19: Job loss, salary cuts are BIGGEST worries

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

'A large number of people are suddenly waking up to the fear of losing jobs,' says Shyamal Majumdar.

Nasscom to plug outsourcing leaks

Nasscom to plug outsourcing leaks

Rediff.com24 Apr 2007

The multi-pronged initiative is targeted at employees, organisations, enforcement agencies and policy amendment, through a '4E Framework' - engagement, education, enactment and enforcement.

Rizwanur case: Human Rights Comm summons 5 cops

Rizwanur case: Human Rights Comm summons 5 cops

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

The West Bengal Human Rights Commission on Friday summoned five police officers in connection with the mysterious death of computer graphics designer Rizwan-ur Rehman. The Commission, however, did not ask Kolkata Police Commissioner Prasun Mukherjee to appear before it. The body of Rizwanur, who had married Priyanka against the wishes of her industrialist father Ashok Todi, was found on the railway tracks in Dum Dum on September 21.

Kandahar hijack: Congress flays Advani

Kandahar hijack: Congress flays Advani

Rediff.com25 Mar 2008

Congress spokesperson and media cell in-charge Veerapa Moily accused Lal Kishenchand Advani of keeping former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the dark about the hijacking of IC-814 even though the news was conveyed to the then deputy prime minister incharge of the country's home ministry by the former director of Information Bureau Shyamal Dutta within minutes of the event taking place.

Meet the Diwali patakas!

Meet the Diwali patakas!

Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

Namrata Thakker takes a look at who wore it best at the Diwali parties!

'Watch out for the tax code'

'Watch out for the tax code'

Rediff.com29 Feb 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers Executive Director Shyamal Mukherjee tells Business Standard that the real changes in the Budget, from the taxation point of view, will be evident in the new tax code the finance minister is developing.

The secret of Marico's success

The secret of Marico's success

Rediff.com9 Dec 2008

FMCG firm Marico's success lies in its ability to pick its fights, exiting areas where MNC competition is high and concentrating on creating niche segments instead.

Review: Rainbow

Review: Rainbow

Rediff.com3 Oct 2008

Rainbow has a usual storyline but is dreary because of average storytelling and performances by Rahul, Sonal Chauhan and Sindhu Menon. The film lacks colour and punch.

'On further stimulus, I've kept my options open'

'On further stimulus, I've kept my options open'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

'Prime Minister Modi stated several times that we shall not let this challenge go away without converting it into an opportunity to undertake systemic reforms.' 'And hasn't that been reiterated in action?'

'Poverty in India can disappear in 15 years'

'Poverty in India can disappear in 15 years'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2006

Reforms have to accentuate if we have to reach a double-digit growth rate. That's the only way to be able to spend more on social issues like health and education, says Jagdish Bhagwati.

We solved Kandahar crisis 'satisfactorily': Advani

We solved Kandahar crisis 'satisfactorily': Advani

Rediff.com23 Mar 2008

Giving details about the hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in his book, the former deputy prime minister wrote: 'I was sitting in my office on a cold Friday afternoon on December 24,1999, when Shyamal Dutta, former director of Intelligence Bureau called me to convey the bad news. 'Sir, an Indian Airlines plane coming from Nepal has been hijacked'. I was stunned by what I heard.'

'I was stunned by Mamata's response'

'I was stunned by Mamata's response'

Rediff.com8 May 2020

'Does it mean that till the COVID-19 fight is over, the governor should be non-functional, in sleep mode, and fiddling in the Raj Bhavan while the state is burning?'

CBI submits 2nd Nandigram report to Calcutta HC

CBI submits 2nd Nandigram report to Calcutta HC

Rediff.com15 Feb 2008

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday submitted a report on its investigation into the March 14 police firing in Nandigram to the Calcutta High court.

Senior IVRCL officer arrested in Kolkata flyover collapse case

Senior IVRCL officer arrested in Kolkata flyover collapse case

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

As many as eight officers of the IVRCL have been arrested under Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

StanChart CEO on the bank's plans in India

StanChart CEO on the bank's plans in India

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

If you move the clock forward and look at the future of the bank, then India and China are going to be the two largest markets for us. And we have grown our revenues and profits very rapidly - 50 per cent in the first half of 2007.

Hinduja squabble: Lessons for business khandaans

Hinduja squabble: Lessons for business khandaans

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

'India is home to the third-largest number of family-owned businesses in the world.' 'While everyone pays lip service to succession planning being entrenched in the functional DNA of family-owned business enterprises, it's still not an area of focus for a lot of family businesses', points out Shyamal Majumdar.

Left unions' nationwide strike hits normal life

Left unions' nationwide strike hits normal life

Rediff.com14 Dec 2006

Left-affiliated trade unions on Thursday enforced a nationwide day-long general strike to protest the 'anti-people' economic and labour policies of the United Progressive Alliance government.