'You worry when serious people, with control of our and our children's future, begin to start obsessing over social media, seeing it as an easy, lazy, fun, low-cost substitute for boring, old-fashioned practices of politics, governance and serious, fact-based debate,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Amitabh Kant tells Rahul Jacob how India could be made an easier place to do business in and why India's software smarts will give it an edge.
Networking can be an invaluable skill for job hunting, start-ups and picking up best practices.
'There was a time when I went without salary for about six months,' says Amod Malviya, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and currently CTO, Flipkart.
Banerjee has fulfilled two key electoral promises: Ridding Lalgarh of Naxals and bringing peace to Darjeeling
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra offers advice on how to pick the right international education.
'With his envious academic record, extraordinary research calibre and unparalleled work experience, we can trust him to become the first Indian -- fully Indian, not one of those Americans of Indian origin -- to win the Nobel Prize in Economics,' says Sudhir Bisht.
Sangopan started with a single maid and one nursemaid in 2011 and has now grown to a 12-member team.
The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism as his boxing brilliance, triggered a worldwide outpouring of affection and admiration for one of the best-known figures of the 20th century.
'I still fight with my sister.' 'I still get scolded by my mom.' 'I still travel by autos sometimes.'
In India post the success of masala and green bonds on the LSE, Nikhil Rathi tells Rajesh Bhayani that there are many international investors interested in buying into the India story
Creative and confident, these emerging fashion designers are the future of Indian fashion.
Sarvesh Agrawal tells Shobha Warrier about how he built a start-up "of the interns, by the interns and for the interns."
Dr KN Lokesh basks in the joy of his son Lokesh being named in India's Test squad for the tour of Australia in conversation with Rediff.com's Harish Kotian.
Chanda Kochhar is among the three Indians in Time's Most Influential list.
Starting up an independent business? Virender Kapoor has these words of advice for you.
Why remain a job seeker? Become a job provider! Read on for more such reasons to startup.
In an online chat with readers overseas education consultant NNS Chandra addressed queries related to US admissions.
Karnal-born model Lakshya Lathar, 20 speaks about his early struggles.
Here's a list of the favourites of the billionaires.
'Rajan brought in a healthy air of competition in the banking sector.'
Rediff.com gives you a look at newbies in the Council of Ministers
Ever since he saw him bat for the first time, as a tiny 11-year-old at his academy, Mangalore-based Karnataka State Cricket Association coach Samuel Jayaraj knew KL Rahul was destined for bigger things.
Mumbai-based CA Prince Tiwari is educating and empowering the underprivileged since 2011. This is his heart-warming story.
Nupur was able to successfully build a prototype of a biomass briquette, an alternative fuel from waste materials.
From technical glitches to alleged unfair normalisation procedure, thousands of students hold the Directorate of Technical Education responsible for 'playing with their careers.'
Campus placements are already in full-swing and hiring plans of many companies, whose expansion plans were stuck due to policy paralysis, are now getting green signals.
Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.
Saurabh Shukla, one of our finest character actors, on his life and movie career.
Meet Jasmeet Singh Sandhu who ranked third in the Union Public Service Commission exam this year.
Vani Kola left behind a stellar career as an entrepreneur in the US.
Hackers have begun to emerge from the shadows of suspicion.
'Young Indians are reading, but the wrong stuff.' 'They are reading and sharing Pappu jokes, Alia Bhatt memes and all the irrelevant material online.' 'My aim is to get them interested in books.'
'If you ask me what is God, I'd say, God is Mr World.'
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra has answers to all your queries related to pursuing an education abroad.
In our series on Super30 achievers, we find out how Aquibur Rahman has fared since he cleared his IIT-Joint Entrance Exam.
Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani has moved 2 ranks ahead this year on the most powerful list.
Why are more and more international models taking centre stage in the Indian fashion industry? Abhishek Mande Bhot/Rediff.com finds out.
In the digital handheld domain, content is not just a uni-dimensional exercise like it is in legacy media.
'...Unless we muck up our policies.' 'We have to become a modernised economy.' 'Our institutions should be stronger. And that is most important.' 'The rule of law should prevail and contracts should be enforced.' 'Above all, we have to recognise the importance of globalisation.' 'It is in our favour at this stage. We should grow and become globally competitive.'
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