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Quad statement includes subtle warning to China over Indo-Pacific

Quad statement includes subtle warning to China over Indo-Pacific

Rediff.com22 Sep 2024

'We condemn recent illicit missile launches in the region that violate UN Security Council resolutions. We express serious concern over recent dangerous and aggressive actions in the maritime domain. We seek a region where no country dominates and no country is dominated one where all countries are free from coercion, and can exercise their agency to determine their futures,' the declaration said.

'China-India-US Triangle Will Be One Of The More Fascinating Geopolitical Storylines Of The Second Trump Administration'

'China-India-US Triangle Will Be One Of The More Fascinating Geopolitical Storylines Of The Second Trump Administration'

Rediff.com13 Nov 2024

'The border deal offers a hedge for India against Trump's unpredictability when it comes to his approach to competition with China.'

Has Maruti found a solution for its labour woes?

Has Maruti found a solution for its labour woes?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

After having sustained huge losses due to a spate of violent protests by workers since 2011, the company is putting in place measures to prevent a repeat.

The importance of human workers in the smart machine age

The importance of human workers in the smart machine age

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

Edward Hess, Professor of Business Administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence, Darden School of Business, discusses the growth of technology and the challenges it creates for organizations with Sangeeta Tanwar.

TCS Q1 net profit rises 17% to Rs 11,074 cr

TCS Q1 net profit rises 17% to Rs 11,074 cr

Rediff.com12 Jul 2023

The country's largest software exporter TCS on Wednesday reported a 16.83 per cent jump in its June quarter consolidated net profit to Rs 11,074 crore. The Tata Group company had reported a net profit of Rs 9,478 crore in the year-ago period and Rs 11,392 crore in the preceding quarter. Its revenue from operations increased 12.55 per cent on a year-on-year basis to Rs 59,381 crore and was marginally up from the preceding March quarter's Rs 59,162 crore.

TCS says moonlighting 'ethical issue'; no action taken against any staff

TCS says moonlighting 'ethical issue'; no action taken against any staff

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

The country's largest IT services exporter TCS on Monday said moonlighting is an "ethical issue" and against its core values but has not taken any action against any staff. The company, which employs over 6.16 lakh people, will take into account all the relevant dimensions while forming its final view on the issue which has been dominating headlines for the last few weeks, its chief human resources officer Milind Lakkad told reporters. "Moonlighting we believe is an ethical issue and it is against our core values and culture," Lakkad said.

SC sets aside T'gana HC order declaring 106 acre of forest land as private

SC sets aside T'gana HC order declaring 106 acre of forest land as private

Rediff.com19 Apr 2024

The humans have "selective amnesia" about the significance of forests, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while advocating the need for a change in approach towards natural resources from anthropocentric to ecocentric.

India Inc gets back to office cautiously, even as many MNCs remain shut

India Inc gets back to office cautiously, even as many MNCs remain shut

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

Many are testing hybrid models including getting small batches to work, rotating staff every week, introducing shifts and allowing certain functions to operate from office in small numbers.

PSBs to Explore AI Collaboration

PSBs to Explore AI Collaboration

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

'There is a need for an innovation sandbox where the PSBs can collaborate and then they can do their own innovation on top of it.'

XLRI's satellite PG courses

XLRI's satellite PG courses

Rediff.com10 Jul 2009

XLRI Jamshedpur School of Business & Human Resources announces admissions for satellite post-graduation courses.

'Bogus, untenable': NewsClick trashes Delhi police FIR

'Bogus, untenable': NewsClick trashes Delhi police FIR

Rediff.com7 Oct 2023

NewsClick said that none of these investigations led to any chargesheets or complaints over the last three years."

Pay issues top priority for HR dept

Pay issues top priority for HR dept

Rediff.com20 May 2011

Global HR professionals working in the financial services industry have pinpointed pay issues as the primary focus of their operations, according them higher priority than talent management and employee engagement, according to a survey by Towers Watson.

India has enough safeguards to keep away sham US colleges: Sibal

India has enough safeguards to keep away sham US colleges: Sibal

Rediff.com12 Oct 2011

Kapil Sibal, minister of human resources and development, said that US institutions that wish to come to India should be accredited institutions and should have been in the business for 20 years. Aziz Haniffa reports.

SC asks Teesta, husband to cooperate with Gujarat police

SC asks Teesta, husband to cooperate with Gujarat police

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand to cooperate with the Gujarat Police in connection with a case filed against them over alleged misappropriation of funds.

Ex-Prez Kovind heads 'one nation-one election' panel

Ex-Prez Kovind heads 'one nation-one election' panel

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

The move comes a day after the government called a special session of Parliament between September 18 and 22, the agenda for which is under wraps.

Jairam contradicts Dhankhar, says wasn't consulted on appointments

Jairam contradicts Dhankhar, says wasn't consulted on appointments

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said as chairperson of a parliamentary committee, he was not consulted at all over the recent appointments of personnel attached with committees under the ambit of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat.

India employees ready to delegate more work to AI: Microsoft report

India employees ready to delegate more work to AI: Microsoft report

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

As artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to replace jobs, a new report from Microsoft has suggested that Indian employees are caught between a fear of losing jobs and an opportunity to reduce workload by delegating tasks to technology. Microsoft's Work Trend Index 2023 found that while 74 per cent of Indian employees are worried about AI replacing their jobs, 83 per cent would delegate as much work to it as possible, to help lessen their workloads. More than three in four Indian workers would be comfortable using AI not just for administrative tasks (86 per cent), but also for analytical work (88 per cent), and for the creative aspects of their role (87 per cent).

CVC awaits sanction to prosecute 100 govt officials

CVC awaits sanction to prosecute 100 govt officials

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

As per norms, sanction for prosecution of government employees accused of corruption has to be given within four months' stipulated time.

Campus Hiring In Slow Lane For IT Giants

Campus Hiring In Slow Lane For IT Giants

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

TCS saw its headcount reduced by 6,333. Infosys' headcount decreased by almost 7,500, and HCLTech saw its employee numbers shrink by 2,299.

Yale, Harvard, MIT buy Sibal's plan

Yale, Harvard, MIT buy Sibal's plan

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

These universities are a part of the ministry's 'brain gain' policy to attract talent from all over the world. Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal had last August announced that 14 Innovation Universities will be set up in the country under the 11th Five-year Plan (2007-12).

Air India bans smoking, consumption of intoxicating substances at workplace

Air India bans smoking, consumption of intoxicating substances at workplace

Rediff.com19 May 2022

The Tata Group-run Air India has banned smoking and consumption of intoxicating substances at the workplace and any employee violating this order will be "dealt with appropriate consequences", the airline's Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Suresh Dutt Tripathi has stated. It was not clear what was the trigger for Wednesday's communique. Air India did not respond to PTI's request for statement on this matter.

SC orders release of NewsClick founder, holds arrest 'invalid'

SC orders release of NewsClick founder, holds arrest 'invalid'

Rediff.com15 May 2024

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared as 'invalid' the arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in a case under the anti-terror law, and directed that he be released from custody.

Biden nominates Desi lawyer to head office of personnel management

Biden nominates Desi lawyer to head office of personnel management

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

United States President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American lawyer and rights activist Kiran Ahuja to head the Office of Personnel Management, a federal agency that manages America's more than two million civil servants.

No more WFH, TCS asks all employees to work from offices

No more WFH, TCS asks all employees to work from offices

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

The company -- the first major IT services firms to announce such a move -- has asked its workforce to return to offices because of the need to deepen the value systems and a belief in productivity gains coming from co-working, TCS chief human resources officer Milind Lakkad told reporters.

Human trafficking in India

Human trafficking in India

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

In the year 2016, 8132 human trafficking cases have been reported in India.

Tirupati temple expects devotees' cash offerings to exceed Rs 1000 cr

Tirupati temple expects devotees' cash offerings to exceed Rs 1000 cr

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

Of the total expected revenue, the cash offerings made by millions of devotees in the sacred hundi (offering box) at the hill temple complex were expected to fetch about Rs 1,000 crore.

Swachh Bharat Not A Game Changer

Swachh Bharat Not A Game Changer

Rediff.com2 Apr 2024

If we as citizens, do not take ownership of public places, public facilities and public conveniences, Swachh Bharat will remain just a hollow slogan, notes Biswajit Dasgupta.

46 killed in Chile forest fires, toll likely to rise, says Prez Boric

46 killed in Chile forest fires, toll likely to rise, says Prez Boric

Rediff.com4 Feb 2024

The fires triggered evacuations in several regions of central Chile.

PM lauds Sibal, deputy as 'finest minds'

PM lauds Sibal, deputy as 'finest minds'

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and his deputy D Purandeswari today received wholesome praise from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who described them as being a team of "finest minds" in the government.

Bihar opposes Sibal move to raise IIT cutoffs

Bihar opposes Sibal move to raise IIT cutoffs

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

Union Human Resource Development minister Kapil Sibal's move to increase the class XII cut offs for the IIT entrance has been slammed by all parties in Bihar.

TCS is ranked top employer in Europe

TCS is ranked top employer in Europe

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

TCS is recognised as a Top Employer in Latin America and North America.

South Asia: It Is Climate Change, Stupid

South Asia: It Is Climate Change, Stupid

Rediff.com21 Sep 2024

India should encourage the second coming of SAARC with climate change as an urgent agenda and keeping Indian security concerns in mind as the subtext, suggest Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil Athale (retd).

Hema Ravichandar joins Mercer

Hema Ravichandar joins Mercer

Rediff.com29 Aug 2005

After quitting Infosys Technologies Limited as its senior vice-president and group head, human resources, Hema Ravichandar has now joined Mercer Human Resource Consulting as an independent consultant.

ICMR doing 3 studies on post-Covid heart attack among young

ICMR doing 3 studies on post-Covid heart attack among young

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

The Indian Council of Medical Research is conducting three different studies to ascertain the facts regarding rising cases of cardiac arrest after the pandemic, Mandaviya said in response to a question in the Lok Sabha.

Society of Jesus applies for central univ status

Society of Jesus applies for central univ status

Rediff.com18 Nov 2008

Consolidating on its 500-year-old legacy of providing quality education, The Society of Jesus (SJ) (popularly known as Jesuits) has applied for a Central University status with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

Over Rs 911 crore allocated for CBI in Budget

Over Rs 911 crore allocated for CBI in Budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

The agency was allocated Rs 835.39 crore to manage its affairs in 2021-22 which was later increased to Rs 870.50 crore in the Revised Estimates given in the Budget document released Tuesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Govt has ambitious plans for the GIFT City

Govt has ambitious plans for the GIFT City

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

The government on Tuesday said it will allow setting up of world-class foreign universities in Gandhinagar's GIFT City, free from domestic regulations, to facilitate availability of skilled manpower in the financial services space. In addition, an international arbitration centre will be set up in the GIFT City for timely settlement of disputes under international jurisprudence, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget for 2022-23. The centre could be on the lines of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, or the London Commercial Arbitration Centre.

Tata to hike wages despite meltdown

Tata to hike wages despite meltdown

Rediff.com19 May 2009

Speaking on the sidelines of an HR conference organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, S Tambe, vice president, human resources & corporate administration, TML said, "There are companies that haven't given a raise this year but we are definitely looking at giving increments this year."

Auckland To Lakkihalli: Har Ghar Tiranga

Auckland To Lakkihalli: Har Ghar Tiranga

Rediff.com9 Aug 2022

Dear readers, how will you celebrate your Tiranga this 75th Independence Day? Send us your pictures!