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Scared of losing your job? 10 things to do

Scared of losing your job? 10 things to do

Rediff.com21 May 2020

Utilise this time to gain hands-on experience on newer skills or refine current ones.

Be prepared for hot summers on the India-China border

Be prepared for hot summers on the India-China border

Rediff.com15 May 2020

'The potential of one such LAC engagement going out of control and leading to heavy casualties cannot be ruled out,' warns Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).

Now, learn fashion at school!

Now, learn fashion at school!

Rediff.com3 May 2005

What does CCP centenary mean for India?

What does CCP centenary mean for India?

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

'What needs to be watched is that the border incidents at Dokalam in 2017 and Galwan in 2020 are triggering nascent Chinese nationalism against India,' asserts Srikanth Kondapalli, the leading China expert.

IT biggies expect weaker September quarter

IT biggies expect weaker September quarter

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

Investors will look at how TCS has performed when it announces the quarter's results on October 13, and the forecast from Infosys on October 14

What India's NEP should really be

What India's NEP should really be

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

'Learning to learn should be given more importance than what is actually being learnt,' recommends Zaki Ansari.

How Eureka Forbes remains relevant 25 years on

How Eureka Forbes remains relevant 25 years on

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

The company behind brands like Aquaguard focuses on technology to differentiate brand, rethinks communication strategy.

ISRO's most powerful rocket planned to be launched in June

ISRO's most powerful rocket planned to be launched in June

Rediff.com12 May 2017

GSLV Mark-III will be India's most powerful launch vehicle built to lift the heaviest Indian communications satellites to space.

Covid pandemic can be controlled by early next year, says panel

Covid pandemic can be controlled by early next year, says panel

Rediff.com18 Oct 2020

The panel also stated that without the lockdown the country would have witnessed a peak of over 140 lakh cases.

Global talent competitiveness: India ranks a dismal 89!

Global talent competitiveness: India ranks a dismal 89!

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

India's ranking is worst among the five BRICS countries

Are the COVID-19 figures in India correct?

Are the COVID-19 figures in India correct?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

'In our country, there is a lot of checks and balances, the figures cannot go wrong.' 'Because they are being checked by not only the governments, but by doctors themselves.'

Rise of Cars24, India's latest unicorn

Rise of Cars24, India's latest unicorn

Rediff.com6 Dec 2020

Co-founders of India's latest unicorn expected Covid-19 to be a speed breaker; instead it accelerated sales. Cars24 now enjoys more than 90 per cent market share among all other similar online transaction platforms. Dhruv Munjal traces the birth of this used-cars platform.

IT's share in H-1B visa drops

IT's share in H-1B visa drops

Rediff.com25 May 2007

Information technology professionals, one of main reasons for introduction of the H-1B visa by the US, are gradually losing out their share of the temporary visa programme to teachers and doctors, a study reveals.

SCARY! 59,000 farmer suicides linked to climate change

SCARY! 59,000 farmer suicides linked to climate change

Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

'The number of deaths attributable to warming is likely to rise in the future.'

Why India needs to be cautious about GST

Why India needs to be cautious about GST

Rediff.com17 May 2018

India studied the Malaysian model, which was scrapped on Wednesday, before implementing the GST and borrowed the anti-profiteering clause to ensure GST benefits are passed on to the end-consumer by the industry

After wifi at the Taj, Modi revives campaign for 'digital' India

After wifi at the Taj, Modi revives campaign for 'digital' India

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

The push to connect India and drive a national fibre optic network, first approved by the last government in 2011, has made slow progress

'Curve may flatten soon because of lockdown effect'

'Curve may flatten soon because of lockdown effect'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

'Don't panic. Believe in yourself.' 'This is a preventable illness. Only you can prevent it.'

Decoding the Prime Minister's Facebook townhall address

Decoding the Prime Minister's Facebook townhall address

Rediff.com11 Oct 2015

A study of the PM's speech reveals 13% of all words he used were pointed keywords to market his cause

Growing crops in space, reaping the benefits on Earth

Growing crops in space, reaping the benefits on Earth

Rediff.com3 Feb 2019

The ongoing experiments on Moon, Mars and elsewhere could translate into better crop yields and hardier plants that could thrive in inhospitable parts of the world, says Devangshu Datta.

Kejriwal asks corporates to partner in making of 'clean, modern' Delhi

Kejriwal asks corporates to partner in making of 'clean, modern' Delhi

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

Seeking the support of corporates for making Delhi a clean and modern city in the next five years, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday invited them to invest in New Delhi even as he promised that their money will not be wasted.

8 tips to choose a good boarding school

8 tips to choose a good boarding school

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

It is important to understand the resources that each boarding school offers.

India to submit its climate change targets in 45 days

India to submit its climate change targets in 45 days

Rediff.com15 Jul 2015

The target is called Intended Nationally Determined Contributions.

What Rahul now needs to do

What Rahul now needs to do

Rediff.com16 Dec 2017

'His prowess in Aikido -- a Japanese martial art that focuses on harmony with the opponent to peacefully resolve conflicts -- gives Rahul Gandhi an advantage that fanatical adversaries lack,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

What the rise in China's defence budget really means

What the rise in China's defence budget really means

Rediff.com24 May 2020

'China's opaque defence allocation processes are shrouded in mystery and have triggered security dilemmas among its neighbours and others,' notes China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.

Spectrum bounty: How much will the govt get?

Spectrum bounty: How much will the govt get?

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

The marketplace was simply not conducive to the extension and evolution of broadband networks, particularly for less dense rural markets, so connectivity and services suffered.

India, France sign 17 agreements during PM Modi's visit

India, France sign 17 agreements during PM Modi's visit

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

India and France on Friday signed 17 agreements, including on the stalled nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with French President Francois Hollande.

How Microsoft plans to empower people

How Microsoft plans to empower people

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

With its "mobile-first, cloud-first world" concept, Microsoft aims to reinvent productivity to empower every person and organisation on the planet, company's CEO Satya Nadella said on Monday.

Will Asian growth rebound?

Will Asian growth rebound?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

The resilience of many emerging markets, notably China and India, in the aftermath of the Lehman shock further strengthened this sense of manifest destiny.

How India will create 11 lakh jobs in six months

How India will create 11 lakh jobs in six months

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Rituparna Chakraborty, co-founder and EVP, TeamLease Services explains which sectors will contribute to India's growth story.

'Safeguarding borders is a 24x7 exercise'

'Safeguarding borders is a 24x7 exercise'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

'Breaking down silos and ensuring a more integrated governance process is just as important to performance.' 'It has been a major priority in the last six years, especially in national security,' External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar points out when delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture-2020: India and the Post-Covid World.

Can Dharamsala stop PLA's Tibetan gambit?

Can Dharamsala stop PLA's Tibetan gambit?

Rediff.com8 May 2021

The first priority for the new Tibetan administration in Dharamsala should be to look at Tibetan recruitment in the PLA, suggests Claude Arpi.

Production of laptops, tablets, PCs gets Rs 7,350 cr booster

Production of laptops, tablets, PCs gets Rs 7,350 cr booster

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 7,350-crore scheme to boost production of laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs and servers in the country, as it sought to woo global and domestic players to take advantage of India's manufacturing prowess. Production worth Rs 3.26 lakh crore and exports of Rs 2.45 lakh crore are estimated over the next four years under the new scheme, which is expected to create 1.80 lakh jobs. Briefing reporters after a meeting of the Cabinet, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has been approved for IT hardware products that would cover laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs and servers.

'BCG vaccine can be a game-changer against coronavirus'

'BCG vaccine can be a game-changer against coronavirus'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

'There is indeed a link between BCG vaccination and resistance to COVID-19.'

'We have the capability to protect our space assets'

'We have the capability to protect our space assets'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

'You don't want to harm the satellites of other countries, but you also don't want your own satellite to be harmed.'

Repackaged drugs likely to be labelled 'new'

Repackaged drugs likely to be labelled 'new'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2014

Roadblocks ahead as these medicines could face new clinical tests, more scrutiny

US losing tech edge to India

US losing tech edge to India

Rediff.com8 Oct 2004

US technological superiority, long taken for granted, may be slipping and 'the most serious threat' is coming from Asian countries like India, China, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, a media report says.\n\n\n\n

Now, Germany to help India fulfil bullet train dream

Now, Germany to help India fulfil bullet train dream

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

German aid likely for Bengaluru-Chennai bullet train

Foxconn targets 10-12 facilities in India by 2020

Foxconn targets 10-12 facilities in India by 2020

Rediff.com26 May 2015

It was not immediately known how many jobs the proposed new plants would eventually create.