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'Wise for US to have a good relationship with India'

'Wise for US to have a good relationship with India'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

'While we may speculate about personality politics, the reality is that there are more important issues that drive the India-US relationship.'

Retirement benefits, including PF, not to be taxed

Retirement benefits, including PF, not to be taxed

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

Tax rates would be made known only in the proposed Act, a bill for which will be introduced in Parliament in the coming monsoon session.

Manchester, Silicon Valley...

Manchester, Silicon Valley...

Rediff.com12 May 2021

Why do Innovation Revolutions happen outside India, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Is it the end of the road for Google Glass?

Is it the end of the road for Google Glass?

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

Many app makers have stopped work on their projects or abandoned them, mostly because of the lack of customers or limitations of the device.

Flying to India? Carry old passport with OCI card

Flying to India? Carry old passport with OCI card

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

Dr Sujit Pandit of Ann Arbor, Michigan, got off lightly at the hands of immigration officials in India, in comparison to seven- year-old Viraj and three-and-a-half-year-old Vrishabh, who three years ago were deported within two hours of landing for not carrying their old passports.

Is the Google magic coming to an end?

Is the Google magic coming to an end?

Rediff.com29 Mar 2008

Another executive leaves the Internet search giant for Facebook

The world's top 10 valuable brands

The world's top 10 valuable brands

Rediff.com1 May 2009

Internet search engine giant Google has emerged as the world's number one brand and is also the first one to touch the $100 billion value mark.

The world's top 10 valuable brands

The world's top 10 valuable brands

Rediff.com1 May 2009

Internet search engine giant Google has emerged as the world's number one brand and is also the first one to touch the $100 billion value mark.

The wives of the billionaires

The wives of the billionaires

Rediff.com17 Jul 2008

What it takes to marry into the 10-figure club.

US Industry trying for immigrant friendly bill

US Industry trying for immigrant friendly bill

Rediff.com25 Jun 2007

Top management of high-tech companies have been asking the US government to rework their Senate immigration bill to allow them to hire more foreign workers.

Land rover on moon, get paid $30 mn on earth

Land rover on moon, get paid $30 mn on earth

Rediff.com15 Sep 2007

Google co-founder Sergey Brin and X Prize founder Peter Diamandis said their aim is to spark a second space race to animate scientific imagination and inspire engineers and entrepreneurs to develop low-cost methods of robotic space exploration.

Google Glass's facial recognition app to help medical professionals

Google Glass's facial recognition app to help medical professionals

Rediff.com15 May 2013

The app was created in a medical hackathon where it was programmed for medical purposes.

Google founders get their own NASA runway

Google founders get their own NASA runway

Rediff.com13 Sep 2007

Top American executives are no strangers to perks, from company-owned condominiums to private jets. What the founders of Google -- Larry Page and Sergey Brin -- have, however, will make a lot of CEO's question their next set of perks.

This is the future of computing!

This is the future of computing!

Rediff.com31 Jan 2007

Working all but alone from his hardware-strewn office, Jeff Han is about to change the face of computing. Not even the big boys are likely to catch him.

How to find a millionaire mate

How to find a millionaire mate

Rediff.com9 Feb 2008

Seeking a wealthy mate? Consider looking online first before shelling out thousands on traditional matchmakers.

Salary of Google bosses: $1 a year

Salary of Google bosses: $1 a year

Rediff.com1 Apr 2006

Popular Internet search engine Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt and founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were offered a raise in their salaries, which they declined to accept saying they would continue taking the token amount of $1 annually.

Hughes named Australia selector

Hughes named Australia selector

Rediff.com3 Jun 2005

The former fast bowler replaced Allan Border on Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel

Living alone? The perfect breakfast

Living alone? The perfect breakfast

Rediff.com20 Jul 2006

Fitness trainer Brinda Sapat who designed the '8 weeks to fitness' programme advises you on your diet/exercise regime.

How good is the Nissan Teana?

How good is the Nissan Teana?

Rediff.com26 May 2007

The Nissan Teana enters the slightly crowded D-segment market with a smooth V6 petrol motor. Can it work the magic?

Google founders' meet with PM called off

Google founders' meet with PM called off

Rediff.com12 Oct 2004

The scheduled meeting of Internet search engine Google's founders and promoters with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was called off late on Monday.

India's electronics manufacturing dream

India's electronics manufacturing dream

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

...but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Google gets Bangalored

Google gets Bangalored

Rediff.com14 Oct 2004

Dell is richest American under 40

Dell is richest American under 40

Rediff.com8 Sep 2004

Google picks up 7.7% stake in Reliance for Rs 33,737cr

Google picks up 7.7% stake in Reliance for Rs 33,737cr

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

"We are delighted to welcome Google as a strategic investor in Jio Platforms. We have signed a binding partnership and an investment agreement under which Google will invest Rs 33,737 crores for a 7.7 per cent stake in Jio Platforms," Mukesh Ambani said at the company's annual general meeting.

Meet few tech titans who gave away billions in charity

Meet few tech titans who gave away billions in charity

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

Mark Zuckerberg's pledge on Tuesday to give away most of his Facebook shares, a roughly $45 billion fortune, helps cement his role as one of Silicon Valley's most generous donors.

Why Is Grey Color Favorite Among Tech Entrepreneurs

Why Is Grey Color Favorite Among Tech Entrepreneurs

Rediff.com15 Nov 2014

Why Is Grey Favourite among Tech Entrepreneurs? And How Tech Entrepreneurs Outfit Themselves. To know more read here.

How Big Tech failed us in coronavirus pandemic

How Big Tech failed us in coronavirus pandemic

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

None of the Big Tech companies or tycoons appears to be playing a meaningful role in the testing, spread, cure, or eradication of the virus or even in contact tracing so far, says Prosenjit Datta.

Old India is still sceptical about investing in start-ups

Old India is still sceptical about investing in start-ups

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Though startups find 17 mentions in the Budget speech of the finance minister, and have been promised tax exemptions, the reality is that only 2 per cent of the 4,648 applications received from startups for income tax exemption had been approved as of February 2019, according to an answer to a Parliament question. As India's startup space bubbles with activity - new, young players are tapping into opportunities opening up - there are local anti-portfolio stories circulating about investors missing opportunities in 'unicorns', or companies that have reached valuation of $ 1 billion, says Vandana Gombar.

Google morphs into Alphabet Inc; investors cheer clarity

Google morphs into Alphabet Inc; investors cheer clarity

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

Google Inc announced a surprise overhaul of its operating structure on Monday, creating a holding company called Alphabet to pool its many subsidiaries and separate the core web advertising business from newer ventures like driverless cars.

Here comes a tough competitor for Google Glass

Here comes a tough competitor for Google Glass

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

Google Glass may face some tough competition from a San Francisco-based company which plans to develop smart Bluetooth-enabled glasses that display HD video and are equipped with a global navigation satellite system.

2 Indian CEOs, Nadella among world's most powerful people

2 Indian CEOs, Nadella among world's most powerful people

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani has moved 2 ranks ahead this year on the most powerful list.

Mark Zuckerberg tightens grip as Facebook's cash flows

Mark Zuckerberg tightens grip as Facebook's cash flows

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

When Zuckerberg and his wife pledged last year to give away the majority of their Facebook shares to a new foundation they had formed, questions arose about how that might happen without him losing his grip on the company.

Giving wings to startups

Giving wings to startups

Rediff.com13 May 2019

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a recipe for creating 100,000 plus angel investors in India.

Is Pichai being groomed for top job at Google?

Is Pichai being groomed for top job at Google?

Rediff.com26 Oct 2014

Pichai and Page may prove to be a great partnership - one an ace executor and other a tech visionary

Smartglasses can up efficiency in several verticals: Gartner

Smartglasses can up efficiency in several verticals: Gartner

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

In the next 3-5 years, the industry that is likely to experience the greatest benefit from smartglasses is field service, potentially increasing profits by $1 billion annually, Gartner Research Director Angela McIntyre said.

Why Larry and Sergey named Sundar Google CEO

Why Larry and Sergey named Sundar Google CEO

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

'Sergey and I have been super excited about his progress and dedication to the company. And it is clear to us and our board that it is time for Sundar to be CEO of Google,' Lary Page said.

Nikesh Arora: From being jobless to getting the world's best jobs!

Nikesh Arora: From being jobless to getting the world's best jobs!

Rediff.com13 May 2015

Arora started off his career at Wipro.

Who is the mystery backer of world's costliest burger?

Who is the mystery backer of world's costliest burger?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

The cultured beef burger was created after five years of research at an institute in the Netherlands

Immigration ban: America Inc vs Trump

Immigration ban: America Inc vs Trump

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting the entry of people from seven Muslim-majority nations widened the rift between the Trump administration and several leading American companies.

Amazing rise of Sundar Pichai as Google's top boss

Amazing rise of Sundar Pichai as Google's top boss

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

New Google CEO Sundar Pichai made ascent with low-key style and technical chops.