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HR GURU: 'My company has put me on PIP'

HR GURU: 'My company has put me on PIP'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

When President Wanted To Get Rid Of Rajiv Gandhi

When President Wanted To Get Rid Of Rajiv Gandhi

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

Gianiji had crafted his moves with the meticulous planning of a chess grandmaster. He did not know whether a checkmate was feasible, as his time was running out, but he wanted Rajiv Gandhi to smell the fear of loss. A fascinating excerpt from K C Singh's The Indian President: An Insider's Account of the Zail Singh Years.

Terrorism biggest threat to humanity: PM at BRICS meet

Terrorism biggest threat to humanity: PM at BRICS meet

Rediff.com28 Jun 2019

Modi said that there was an immediate need to strengthen the WTO, fighting protectionism, ensuring energy security and work together to fight terrorism.

Covid fight not over, be satark, saavdhan: Modi at high-level review meeting

Covid fight not over, be satark, saavdhan: Modi at high-level review meeting

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

Modi gave directions to officials during a high-level meeting to review the status of COVID-19 and Omicron, the new variant of concern (VOC), and said "we should be 'satark' (vigilant) and 'saavdhan' (cautious)".

Debt resolution process: Bankers fret over spike in consultants' bills

Debt resolution process: Bankers fret over spike in consultants' bills

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

Bankers say debt resolution bills are coming high as resolution professionals are giving the human resources and audit/legal consulting to outside firms to plug all the loopholes.

Why PM Modi is unhappy with some ministers

Why PM Modi is unhappy with some ministers

Rediff.com26 Jul 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reportedly not all that happy with some of his ministers.

Air India asks employees if they are happy at work

Air India asks employees if they are happy at work

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

Integration of workforce has been a thorny issue and a cause of litigation and strikes.

HR Guru: Why do freshers get less salary hike?

HR Guru: Why do freshers get less salary hike?

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

PM holds high-level meet amid rise in Covid cases

PM holds high-level meet amid rise in Covid cases

Rediff.com22 Mar 2023

India has recorded 1,134 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 7,026, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday.

Adani eyes 45 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030

Adani eyes 45 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030

Rediff.com26 Mar 2024

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group is building the world's largest renewable energy park in Gujarat, as it eyes a massive 45 GW capacity to generate electricity largely from solar energy. Speaking at the opening of 'Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery' at the Science Museum in London, Gautam Adani said his group's renewable energy arm, Adani Green Energy, is leading an energy transition that honours the commitment of taking care of the planet not just for this generation and the next but also for generations to come. "As the world's leading solar power developer and India's largest renewable energy company, we are taking very big steps," he said.

NEET-PG exams put off to free up doctors for Covid duty

NEET-PG exams put off to free up doctors for Covid duty

Rediff.com3 May 2021

Seeking to augment human resources deployed in fighting Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a number of measures, including postponing the NEET-PG for at least four months to make a large number of qualified doctors available for pandemic duty and pressing into service medical interns.

SC asks IAF to grant permanent commission to 32 women ex-officers

SC asks IAF to grant permanent commission to 32 women ex-officers

Rediff.com16 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the Indian Air Force to consider granting permanent commission (PC) to 32 retired women short service commission (SSC) officers based on their suitability for the purpose of giving them pensionary benefits.

What To Check In Your Form 16

What To Check In Your Form 16

Rediff.com14 Jun 2023

Employees should review the accuracy and completeness of the information provided in Form 16. They should confirm that all the tax deducted has been credited correctly.

How We Can Have A Credible NIRF Ranking

How We Can Have A Credible NIRF Ranking

Rediff.com6 Apr 2023

Whenever there is an evaluation scheme, it is human tendency to score as high as possible. None would like to highlight their shortcomings, and everyone likes to highlight their positives. This is what is happening in this context of rankings as well, points out Profesor N Ravichandran.

7 of Modi's Cabinet ministers are not even graduates

7 of Modi's Cabinet ministers are not even graduates

Rediff.com29 May 2014

Rediff.com lists Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 23 Cabinet ministers and their educational qualifications.

What if 'socialist' and 'secular' go from the Preamble

What if 'socialist' and 'secular' go from the Preamble

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

It is in circumstances like this that the Constitution becomes extremely important. It reminds us that we have a commitment towards higher human values to fulfil, a path to get back to, suggests Shyam G Menon.Else, we risk being rudderless in an ocean of money and majoritarianism, suggests Shyam G Menon.

Budget: CBI gets nominal increase of just Rs 4 cr

Budget: CBI gets nominal increase of just Rs 4 cr

Rediff.com1 Feb 2020

This is an increment of about 0.50 per cent compared to the last budget.

How to apply for LGTBI job fair in India

How to apply for LGTBI job fair in India

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

Companies such as Uber, Accenture, BNY Mellon, The Lalit, Kronokare and Unhotel will be hiring candidates for various roles.

R-Day: BSF on high alert along int'l border in J-K after threat inputs

R-Day: BSF on high alert along int'l border in J-K after threat inputs

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

The BSF is also conducting joint patrolling with the army, the Central Reserve Police Force and police to thwart nefarious attempts of terrorists, Boora said.

Why There Is Job Attrition Among Women

Why There Is Job Attrition Among Women

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

'The end of WFH has made achieving work-life integration more challenging for women.'

'Let your children pursue their dreams'

'Let your children pursue their dreams'

Rediff.com2 Feb 2010

Kapil Sibal, Minister for Human Resource Development, has said that education reforms can't be implemented until parents allow their children to pursue their dreams.

India Inc making workplace more inclusive for persons with disabilities

India Inc making workplace more inclusive for persons with disabilities

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

As the world celebrated International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) on December 3, corporate India has kept up with efforts to make workplaces more inclusive and accessible. Organisations across sectors are taking initiatives such as equipping offices with practical work tools like Braille-friendly and voice-enabled lifts and screen readers. While inclusion has gained pace, only 11.3 per cent (or 3.4 million out of 30 million) Indians with disabilities have jobs.

Saluting P V Narasimha Rao For 1991!

Saluting P V Narasimha Rao For 1991!

Rediff.com19 Feb 2024

It is thanks to the policy of liberalisation conceived by Manmohan Singh and enforced by P V Narasimha that the Indian economy has now become the world's 5th largest economy by nominal GDP, asserts Dr Sudhir Bisht.

Wipro secures $143 mn outsourcing deal from Levi Strauss

Wipro secures $143 mn outsourcing deal from Levi Strauss

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

The move, first announced in March 2014, is expected to generate net annualised cost savings of $175-200 million once fully implemented.

Budget bonanza: India to see 5-8 million new jobs

Budget bonanza: India to see 5-8 million new jobs

Rediff.com10 Jul 2014

With the government putting strong emphasis on job creation, experts on Thursday said measures proposed in the union budget can help create 5-8 million jobs in next 3-4 years across various sectors.

Don't make campuses political battlefields: Irani on JNU

Don't make campuses political battlefields: Irani on JNU

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

"I had said it earlier and reiterating it now that educational institutions should not be made 'rajiniti ka akhada' (political battlefield) as it affects the life and progress of our students," Irani told reporters when asked about the violence in the campus. "I hope students will not be used as 'rajnitik mohre' (political tools)", the Amethi MP said. "A probe has started in the matter and it is not justified for me to comment on it as I am in a constitutional post," she added.

PricewaterhouseCoopers' HR service now in India

PricewaterhouseCoopers' HR service now in India

Rediff.com5 Mar 2010

Saratoga is widely recognised by premier multinationals and consultancies as the global market leader in the area of providing human capital intelligence advice and information and has more than 1,500 organisations in its client list.

How govt will judge the performance of PSUs

How govt will judge the performance of PSUs

Rediff.com11 May 2022

The number of times public sector undertakings (PSUs) have held conference calls with investors, their capital management, and debt financing are among the parameters that the Centre will use to judge their performance for the first time, a senior official in the know said. The government will evaluate PSUs for FY22 based on new parameters that were finalised by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) in consultation with the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) last year, the official said. The government had included more conditions in the memorandum of understandings (MoUs) - used to set annual targets - that public sector enterprises sign with the DPE every year. These included a consistent dividend policy, which seeks to transfer dividends by PSUs every quarter; and market capitalisation or share price improvement over the sectoral index on an annual average basis for listed companies.

Do top execs of PSBs need a pay overhaul?

Do top execs of PSBs need a pay overhaul?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

In FY23, the State Bank of India (SBI) reported a 57.4 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 55,684.17 crore. But the chairman of the country's largest bank, Dinesh Khara's annual pay for this creditable performance was just Rs 37 lakh (his peers at state-run banks are no better off). Look at his private bank rivals - most pocketed in excess of Rs 7 crore annually - plus stock options.

Want To Opt For EPF-EPS Joint Scheme?

Want To Opt For EPF-EPS Joint Scheme?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

Before opting for this scheme, consider how EPS is calculated.

Is the RSS already at work in the government?

Is the RSS already at work in the government?

Rediff.com28 May 2014

Handing the Human Resource Development ministry to a first-time minister and the talk of repealing Article 370 may be signs that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh are working in tandem

Indian cos more optimistic about growth compared to global cos

Indian cos more optimistic about growth compared to global cos

Rediff.com9 May 2014

According to the survey by Deloitte India and National Human Resource Development, 35 per cent of Indian businesses are expecting a strong growth this year while another 45 per cent feel that it would be moderate.

Finance ministry rules out COO appointment in RBI

Finance ministry rules out COO appointment in RBI

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

The finance ministry has ruled out the proposal for the appointment of a chief operating officer (COO) of the rank of deputy governor in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as the government feels no interim arrangements should be made for such high-profile appointments.

You can question Modi's 3 mantris in Twitter 'Talkathon' today

You can question Modi's 3 mantris in Twitter 'Talkathon' today

Rediff.com30 May 2015

As part of the National Democratic Alliance government's media blitzkrieg to highlight achievements made during its one-year rule, three Union ministers will participate in a 'talkathon' session today during which they will answer questions posted on Twitter.

32 words that will make or break your CV

32 words that will make or break your CV

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

Words like 'team player', 'hard-worker,' and 'self-motivated' no longer impress employers, reveals a latest survey.

Never trust your enemy, even if ..., Army ex-chief Gen Malik tells forces

Never trust your enemy, even if ..., Army ex-chief Gen Malik tells forces

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

He said his biggest takeaway from the Kargil war is that the enemy cannot be trusted even if there is "political show" of friendship.

IIT, IIM grads among 27,000 applicants for 15 Bandhan posts

IIT, IIM grads among 27,000 applicants for 15 Bandhan posts

Rediff.com23 Jul 2014

A large number of these applicants are already employed in top positions at public- and private-sector banks, say sources at Bandhan.

Coronavirus: Board exams, JEE postponed till Mar 31

Coronavirus: Board exams, JEE postponed till Mar 31

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

The CBSE announcement came following a directive from the Human Resource Development ministry saying exams are important but safety and security of students and teachers is equally important.

WATCH LIVE! After Budget, it's Smriti vs Opposition again

WATCH LIVE! After Budget, it's Smriti vs Opposition again

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

A day after the Budget was presented, chaos is expected to return to Parliament on Tuesday with the Opposition prepped to target Education Minister Smriti Irani in both Houses over her statements on the death of Hyderabad Central University student Rohith Vemula and the Jawaharlal Nehru University controversy.