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Ajay Banga: The man behind MasterCard's success

Ajay Banga: The man behind MasterCard's success

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Ajay Banga, the 55-year-old CEO of MasterCard, is on a roll.

Mumbai University eyes stock market for funds

Mumbai University eyes stock market for funds

Rediff.com19 Apr 2007

A state-funded university, it may pump in money into the stock market through its corpus fund of over Rs 100 crore.

Indians in US? Inventions on the way

Indians in US? Inventions on the way

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

According to a report prepared by a team of researchers from Harvard, Duke and New York Universities, the number of Indian nationals contributing to US international patent applications touched 5.5 per cent in 2006.

The royal and political privileges of the Scindias

The royal and political privileges of the Scindias

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

People close to the erstwhile royal family underline that Jyotiraditya Scindia is neither as accessible nor as unpretentious as his father.

World's best business schools

World's best business schools

Rediff.com25 Aug 2007

The top M.B.A. programs in the U.S. and around the world.

Al Qaeda does not have a mailing address

Al Qaeda does not have a mailing address

Rediff.com28 Dec 2007

'In all such cases of assassinations, the opportunity to act, and access to the target, are the most important aspects. Once these two are available and there are guns for hire, the rest is easy as a matter of patient waiting, or a speedy arrival and quick escape.'

'This Budget is good for banking'

'This Budget is good for banking'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2007

Transcript of the chat with ICICI Bank ED V Vaidyanathan.

'Pak must do more on terrorisrm'

'Pak must do more on terrorisrm'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2006

Excessive cola intake linked to heart disease

Excessive cola intake linked to heart disease

Rediff.com24 Jul 2007

NRI docs have found that both regular and diet colas can increase the risk of heart disease.

Viral Acharya and 7 economists who quit

Viral Acharya and 7 economists who quit

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Viral Acharya is the eighth economist to quit since the Modi government took office.

Lockdown 3.0: The perfect time to upskill!

Lockdown 3.0: The perfect time to upskill!

Rediff.com5 May 2020

Online learning platforms have become go-to places for those suffocated by the current curbs on movement.

7 Indians feature in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list

7 Indians feature in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

Of the, four are co-founders of Infosys.

What you didn't know about Rishad Premji

What you didn't know about Rishad Premji

Rediff.com7 Jun 2007

It is said Rishad had been on the lookout for an opportunity and was quite keen on joining Wipro. Like everyone else, he too had to send in his resume and as luck would have it, he managed to find a placement.

Premji's eldest son Rishad to join Wipro

Premji's eldest son Rishad to join Wipro

Rediff.com4 Jun 2007

Wipro chairman Azim Premzi' son will soon join the country's third largest software exporter.

A new Earth? Astronomers find 8 new planets that could host life

A new Earth? Astronomers find 8 new planets that could host life

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Welcome to the family! Scientists using NASA's Kepler spacecraft have confirmed at least eight new roughly Earth-sized planets sitting in the habitable zones of their host stars -- two of which rival the most 'Earth-like' planets found to date.

'I see my students as change-makers'

'I see my students as change-makers'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

'The easy availability of funds has enabled us to not only hire the best faculty, but has also made it possible for us to retain them with the best possible infrastructure -- labs, grants etc,' Ashoka University VC Malabika Sarkar tells Geetanjali Krishna.

Dream 11 founders: Fantasy sports champs

Dream 11 founders: Fantasy sports champs

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

Following their passion paid off for Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth with their fantasy sports platform Dream11 entering the unicorn club with a valuation of over $1 billion.

Amartya Sen to address Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

Amartya Sen to address Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

Other speakers will include CK Prahalad, Karan Billimoria and Apoorva Bagri.

IIMs raise worry over salaries, autonomy

IIMs raise worry over salaries, autonomy

Rediff.com6 Dec 2006

IIMs have categorically asked the government not to interfere in their internal affairs so that they can smoothly carry out their work of making IIMs a global brand on par with the big B schools like Harvard and Wharton.

Forces that will define cos' future

Forces that will define cos' future

Rediff.com28 Dec 2005

Will Samvat 2074 be good, bad or ugly?

Will Samvat 2074 be good, bad or ugly?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2017

If GDP growth in Q2FY18 remains below 7%, the outlook for Samvat 2074 would remain uncertain at best, says Nitin Desai.

More trouble awaits Indian writer

More trouble awaits Indian writer

Rediff.com29 Apr 2006

Now, a movie on Barack-Michelle romance

Now, a movie on Barack-Michelle romance

Rediff.com7 Dec 2014

Southside with You will focus on the couple's romance, particularly the summer 1989 afternoon when he wooed her into a first date across Chicago's South Side, reported Deadline.

Reliance retail scores over local stores

Reliance retail scores over local stores

Rediff.com8 Feb 2007

Kirana shops and greengrocers have found a new challenge to grapple with.

Reliance vs retailers: Customers win

Reliance vs retailers: Customers win

Rediff.com8 Feb 2007

Kirana shops and greengrocers have found a new challenge to grapple with.

Luxury family resorts

Luxury family resorts

Rediff.com10 Mar 2006

'COVID-19 is deadly in 0.1 per cent people'

'COVID-19 is deadly in 0.1 per cent people'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

'Some of the longer-term implications of COVID-19 are not related to the virus itself.' 'They are actually related to immune responses from the virus.'

Musharraf optimistic about Indo-Pak relations

Musharraf optimistic about Indo-Pak relations

Rediff.com13 Jan 2007

'We will achieve results maybe sooner than we expect. If resolve and flexibility are shown by the leadership, we will be able to resolve the disputes, including the Kashmir issue'

'China is a non-event'

'China is a non-event'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2006

It will take 30-40 years for China to even catch up with US

Key to Lalu's success story

Key to Lalu's success story

Rediff.com27 Dec 2006

The minister, who called himself 'Guruji', explained to the students in Hindi how he had broken the myth of the western model that an enterprise

Why do parents chase this man?

Why do parents chase this man?

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

The man sought after by parents when they want to admit their children to Ivy League colleges tells Anjuli Bhargava how a hobby became a source of livelihood.

India faces an uphill challenge to boost infrastructure

India faces an uphill challenge to boost infrastructure

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Relying on the private sector to undertake infrastructure investment may not be a realistic proposition.

Four Indian Americans among 32 Rhodes scholars

Four Indian Americans among 32 Rhodes scholars

Rediff.com20 Nov 2006

On Sunday, 32 Americans from campuses across the country were named as Rhodes scholars, who will study at Oxford University starting next year.

Nirmalya Kumar to join Tata Sons with effect from Aug 1

Nirmalya Kumar to join Tata Sons with effect from Aug 1

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

Kumar will hold responsibility for strategy at the group level.

US student visas: Top myths busted

US student visas: Top myths busted

Rediff.com6 Jun 2006

Greece: Conservatives rise to power as Tsipras concedes defeat

Greece: Conservatives rise to power as Tsipras concedes defeat

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

With 75 per cent of votes counted, the ND party was leading with 39.6 per cent of total votes heading towards a majority in the 300-member Greek Parliament, while Tsipras' leftist Syriza was behind with 31.6 per cent of total votes, CNN reported.