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5 HOT jobs in demand during the lockdown

5 HOT jobs in demand during the lockdown

Rediff.com12 May 2020

These jobs saw a surge in demand in April, according to TimesJobs' latest report.

Why ASUS Is Betting On Gaming

Why ASUS Is Betting On Gaming

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

'As long as ASUS continues to introduce new products into the market, we still have a chance to grow our business in India.'

Start-ups to offer record salary hike in 2016

Start-ups to offer record salary hike in 2016

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

Overall, it has projected a 10.3% salary rise for India Inc in 2016 compared to 10.6% in 2015.

Salary increase in 2020 may be lowest in a decade

Salary increase in 2020 may be lowest in a decade

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

The projected increase for 2020 is lower than the average salary hike that graduates of top business schools have managed - at around 12 per cent.

Disclose CEO pay in perspective of staff salaries: Govt

Disclose CEO pay in perspective of staff salaries: Govt

Rediff.com26 Dec 2012

Govt feels that the perception about the rich and the poor divide is getting bigger and bigger.

America Inc still finds India a difficult market to crack

America Inc still finds India a difficult market to crack

Rediff.com20 May 2019

Though the US has got together a number of vetted and potential Indian business partners, most of these companies say they haven't had much luck in stitching up deals to tap into India as an export market for their goods.

Omar lauds Ratan Tata's initiative in J&K

Omar lauds Ratan Tata's initiative in J&K

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

Tata had announced two-pronged strategy to give opportunities to students and entrepreneurs in the Kashmir Valley which includes supporting setting up of venture capital units.

Start-up Inc urges policy push, focus on smaller towns for sector's growth

Start-up Inc urges policy push, focus on smaller towns for sector's growth

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

While welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement on Saturday to celebrate January 16 as National Start-up Day, six years after the Start-up India Action Plan was launched by the government, stakeholders in the ecosystem say that more needs to be done at the policy level to unleash the next phase of growth in the sector. "The Start-up India programme's launch in 2016 was a turning point - that is when the promoter came to be known as the founder in the country and the word 'entrepreneur' entered the common lexicon. "But now we need a Start-up India 2.0 now for the next phase of growth of the ecosystem", said Siddarth Pai, managing partner of venture capital (VC) firm 3one4 Capital. Pai says that Startup India 2.0 must look at promoting Startups headquartered in tier II,III & IV cities and solving the problems of Bharat.

2019: Year of reality check

2019: Year of reality check

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

From promoters losing their firms to consumers realising there are no free lunches, 2019 was a year of getting real,says Shailesh Dobhal.

Edtech giant Byju's CBO Prathyusha Agarwal, two senior executives quit

Edtech giant Byju's CBO Prathyusha Agarwal, two senior executives quit

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

Three senior executives have resigned from Byju's at a time when the most valuable edtech company has been trying to address challenges such as due diligence issues, legal battles with lenders, challenges in raising fresh capital, and a markdown in its valuation by investors. Prathyusha Agarwal, the chief business officer of Byju's, has quit, according to sources. They said Himanshu Bajaj, business head of Byju's tuition centres, and Mukut Deepak, business head for Class 4 to 10, have also moved on.

Age of killer start-ups bring Bharat & India closer

Age of killer start-ups bring Bharat & India closer

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.

Modi, Putin promise to remove trade hurdles

Modi, Putin promise to remove trade hurdles

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

India Inc raised various issues to increase trade flows in sectors like pharmaceuticals, banking, energy and infrastructure

Ola to unveil one of India's 'fastest' cars; 0-100 Km/h in 4 seconds

Ola to unveil one of India's 'fastest' cars; 0-100 Km/h in 4 seconds

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

Bhavish Aggarwal, the founder of ride-hailing firm Ola who disrupted the electric scooters market in the country, is planning to launch an electric sports car in 2024. The plan will put it in competition with Indian players, such as the Tata group and Mahindra & Mahindra, and global giants like Tesla and Hyundai. Aggarwal, recently, took a group of reporters to the firm's design studio at the Ola campus in Bengaluru where his teams are working on several EVs, including scooters, motorcycles, sedans, and SUVs - and even robotaxis.

How good is succession planning in Indian cos?

How good is succession planning in Indian cos?

Rediff.com1 May 2012

Developing a deep bench is a human resource issue.

Indian firms can raise $2bn in next two months

Indian firms can raise $2bn in next two months

Rediff.com16 Feb 2012

Arrangers think the improved risk appetite of investors could lead to more than $2 billion being raised by firms.

Ajay Banga poised to become World Bank chief unopposed

Ajay Banga poised to become World Bank chief unopposed

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga is poised to become the next President of the World Bank after the nomination period closed and no country proposed an alternate candidate for the prestigious post. In February, President Joe Biden announced that the US would be nominating Banga to lead the World Bank because he is "well equipped" to lead the global institution at "this critical moment in history." The World Bank on Wednesday closed a month-long window for nominations for its next president, with no alternatives announced to 63-year-old Banga.

Australia wants to encash CWG platform

Australia wants to encash CWG platform

Rediff.com28 Sep 2010

Australia has raised concerns on security and infrastructure preparedness.

India's economic slowdown will reverse in coming quarters: Mukesh Ambani

India's economic slowdown will reverse in coming quarters: Mukesh Ambani

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

Mukesh Ambani, who is in talks with Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco to sell one-fifth of his oil-to-chemicals business in India for $ 15 billion, said the two countries have all factors to drive growth - technology, young demography, and leadership.

Hinduja Group set to buy Houghton Intl for $1.1 bn

Hinduja Group set to buy Houghton Intl for $1.1 bn

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

This will be the biggest outbound acquisition by India Inc this year.

Indians as global CEOs: Is it a real triumph?

Indians as global CEOs: Is it a real triumph?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2010

India Inc loves to applaud every time any businessman or executive of Indian origin makes it to the top in the developed world.

Apple re-enters list of top 10 smartphone brands

Apple re-enters list of top 10 smartphone brands

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

From new and competitively-priced iPhones to slashing prices of its older models, it had a multi-pronged strategy.

Rahul Gandhi's first interface with corporate honchos

Rahul Gandhi's first interface with corporate honchos

Rediff.com1 Apr 2013

He is expected to spell out his vision for economic growth of the country at the CII's Annual General Meeting.

L&T CEO Subrahmanyan gets 115% jump in salary in FY22 as business grows

L&T CEO Subrahmanyan gets 115% jump in salary in FY22 as business grows

Rediff.com14 Jul 2022

Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) handed out a pay cheque of Rs 61.27 crore to its chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) SN Subrahmanyan in the last financial year (FY22), which is a near 115 per cent hike over FY21, as executive compensation at India Inc comes under sharp focus after two years of Covid-19. In fact, the total compensation of L&T's executive directors (including Subrahmanyan) in FY22 was 120 to 670 times the median remuneration of the company's employees, data from its FY22 annual report shows. This points to sharp hikes that the top management saw in their remuneration during the period, experts in human resources said. In FY21, L&T's executive compensation was 56 to 337 times the median remuneration of company employees.

Nitish's Oppn meet on June 23; Rahul, Mamata, Kejri, Stalin to attend

Nitish's Oppn meet on June 23; Rahul, Mamata, Kejri, Stalin to attend

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

A meeting of Opposition parties, organised by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will be held in Patna on June 23, his deputy Tejashwi Yadav said on Wednesday.

Are Indian CEOs overpaid?

Are Indian CEOs overpaid?

Rediff.com28 May 2007

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has triggered a nationwide debate by urging India Inc to cap salaries for top executives.

India's top 5 PC makers by market share

India's top 5 PC makers by market share

Rediff.com11 Nov 2011

"This growth was primarily driven by the mobile PC market which grew 29 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2011," said Vishal Tripathi, principal research analyst at Gartner.

Global outsourcing: Infy, TCS among best

Global outsourcing: Infy, TCS among best

Rediff.com22 Feb 2008

20 Indian companies, including Infosys, Wipro, TCS, made it to the top 100 global outsourcing companies.

M&A deal top $100 billion in 2018

M&A deal top $100 billion in 2018

Rediff.com20 Dec 2018

Dealmakers and advisors feel investors are shifting their focus to Asia Pacific, especially India, owing to geopolitical instability driven by events such as Brexit and protectionist trade wars.

'Markets to remain volatile in near-term'

'Markets to remain volatile in near-term'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

Investors with high risk appetite must stay invested while risk-averse investors can consider profit booking.

Hot Shorts! Watch Nikita Dutta Shine

Hot Shorts! Watch Nikita Dutta Shine

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

These pics will unleash a love for shorts that will never die.

BSE500 companies sitting on a huge cash pile

BSE500 companies sitting on a huge cash pile

Rediff.com6 May 2019

75 companies can dole out Rs 1.1 trillion from the 'extra cash' to shareholders.

No mandatory CSR: Govt official

No mandatory CSR: Govt official

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

The top bureaucrat's comments are diagonally opposite to the opinion expressed by corporate affairs minister Murli Deora who had favoured making the allocation of 2 per cent of net profit for CSR mandatory.

Chinese Companies May Need Majority Indian Partners To Set Up Plants

Chinese Companies May Need Majority Indian Partners To Set Up Plants

Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

The government has asked industry to provide a list of Chinese suppliers that would like to shift some capacity to India provided they are willing to set up JVs with Indian companies.

Salary hike likely to touch pre-pandemic level in 2022

Salary hike likely to touch pre-pandemic level in 2022

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

Notwithstanding the COVID-19 second wave hitting the nation hard, Indian organisations have displayed resilience, and the salary increment is being projected to grow from an average of 8.8 per cent this year to an estimated average of 9.4 per cent in 2022, according to a survey. According to the Aon's 26th Annual Salary Increase Survey released on Tuesday, most businesses have an optimistic view going into 2022, with 98.9 per cent of companies intend to give salary increases in 2022, as compared to 97.5 per cent companies in 2021. There is positive sentiment across most sectors, and India Inc is firmly on the path to recovery, with most firms projecting salary hikes back to FY 2019 levels by FY 2022.

CBI files corruption case against Rolls-Royce in Hawk jet trainer deal

CBI files corruption case against Rolls-Royce in Hawk jet trainer deal

Rediff.com29 May 2023

The CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry in 2016 which was later converted into a regular case, they added.

Digital Competition Law Worries Big Tech

Digital Competition Law Worries Big Tech

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

'The message is not clear whether we are wanted.' 'All this could adversely impact our strategy in India and also investments.'

4 Indian universities in world's top 100

4 Indian universities in world's top 100

Rediff.com1 Mar 2013

Harvard University and Stanford University were ranked in the first and second positions respectively.

One year after the Satyam scandal...

One year after the Satyam scandal...

Rediff.com6 Jan 2010

On January 7, 2009, B Ramalinga Raju confessed to orchestrating India Inc's biggest fraud.

Why Netflix Hasn't Made An Impact in India

Why Netflix Hasn't Made An Impact in India

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

Netflix is reminiscent of Star TV in the 1990s: Very Western in its gaze, very expensive, and clueless, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Gender pay gap still high, women in India earn 19% less than men: Report

Gender pay gap still high, women in India earn 19% less than men: Report

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

The median gross hourly salary for men in India in 2018 stood at Rs 242.49, while for women it stood at around Rs 196.3.