We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
The growing decline of MTech applicants in Indian colleges is due to multiple factors, including outdated curricula, poor return on investment and lucrative non-engineering alternatives, say experts.
Rajamma @ Yahoo leaves the viewer confused, writes Paresh C Palicha.
If Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! goes through, the combination will mean stiff competition for Google and AOL in the Rs 230 crore online advertising market in India that is growing rapidly.
Amid speculations the US-listed Indian portal Rediff.com was on takeover radar of giants like Yahoo and Google, a leading business publication said shares of India's internet firms were too expensive.
Mohammad Rafi had a powerful range that could accommodate anything from the sublime O duniya ke rakhwale for Bharat Bhushan in Baiju Bawra to the eccentric Badan pe sitare lapete huye for Shammi Kapoor in Prince.
Bootstrapping has put Nithin Kamath of Zerodha in a position where he can trifle with talk about valuation, points out Suveen Sinha.
US Congressman Ro Khanna's message is that instead of depending on the 'hidden hand' of capitalism -- that is to say, the power of markets -- it is time for policymakers to play a more active role in making sure that a wide range of towns become locations for digital economy enterprises and jobs, points out Ajit Balakrishnan.
Every online user must put these additional security layer in place to prevent theft of their online identities and vital information like user IDs and passwords
Whether it is Nargis in Mother India or Nirupa Roy in Deewaar, Mama's a scenestealer while Dad is just a shadow. There are films that have explored the Dad's character with tender affection
Reuters recently uncovered the disturbing process of 're-homing' of adopted children rampant in the United States of America, putting to immense risk the lives and future of countless children brought to the US from several countries around the globe. Rediff.com brings forth defining photographs of these defenseless children.
Email providers can stop spoof emails impersonating them from reaching their customer's inbox or junk/bulk folder by enabling DMARC, says Venkata Satish Guttula.
Rashmi Bansal, the author of bestsellers Stay Hungry Stay Foolish, Connect the Dots and most recenly I have a Dream, talks about career lessons for India's youth from the life and times of 'yahoo' actor Shammi Kapoor.
Google, Yahoo, Rediff vie for market share of mobile internet users.
In order to introduce standardisation between online publishers and agencies, the Internet and Mobile Association of India has introduced a credit policy and accreditation process for all agencies dealing with online advertisements.
Bug bounty hunters or independent ethical hackers are certified cybersecurity professionals or security researchers who crawl the web, scanning the systems for gaps through which hackers can sneak in and alert the companies, says Shivani Shinde.
America Online (AOL), the largest Internet service provider in the US, is set to launch its India portal over the next couple of months.
The Internet & Online Association of India has announced the appointment of Neville Taraporewalla, country head, Yahoo Web Services India Pvt Ltd, as its chairman and Mahendra Swarup, CEO, Times Internet Ltd, as the vice chairman.
Rediff.com readers tell us how they celebrate the festival.
Exploiting the killings to ratchet up the tension in the region and harden negotiating positions with the central government serves nobody, least of all the people of Nagaland. The peace process must not be stalled because of this incident or distracted by calls to repeal the AFSPA, argues Vivek Gumaste.
Take the rediff business quiz and see how much you know about some of the biggest global brands and employers.
The IM mastermind's account was created in 2012. Details will be sent to Pakistan to seek his extradition.
Be it scenic Kashmir or majestic Swiss Alps, Bollywood's trendsetting winter wear is the A to Z of style and snug. Sukanya Verma looks at its winter fashion over the years.
An initiative to fund the education of bright Indian youngsters undertaken by two Indian-Americans has now acquired a momentum of its own, discovers Anjuli Bhargava.
'No one realises that people with 90 days waiting period are shopping around which naturally increases the cost of hiring.'
Three months on, investigations reveal that 80 per cent of the politicians in power and various government departments continue to use e-mail services such as Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail which are hosted on US-based servers.
A new logo can harm image than doing good, say experts.
'Our network somehow saves 3,000 lives every year, but there's so much more to do, as every death due to shortage of blood is easily avoidable.'
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You filed your income tax returns for 2017-2018 and think you tax problems are over for now. But have you paid your advance tax this quarter, asks Samkit Maniar.
Sharad Sharma, co-founder and governing council member at iSPIRT, on Tuesday admitted using anonymous accounts to troll on social media those who raised questions on Aadhaar and its applications by the government.
'Humans use only 5 per cent of their brains. Dolphins use 20 per cent.' 'Imagine if we were able to fully use our creativity and knowledge, we will be able to achieve the impossible.'
Gurbaksh Chahal, chairman and CEO of online advertising company RadiumOne in California, on Friday pleaded not guilty to 47 charges related to domestic violence.
The Election Commission has called for a meeting with websites on November 18 to discuss the use of social media by political parties and candidates in the ongoing five-state elections.
Indian American Democrat Ro Khanna is still trailing against seven term incumbent Democrat Congressman Mike Honda in California's 17th Congressional District in the November 4 general election.
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