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GE Infra targets rural India

GE Infra targets rural India

Rediff.com14 Feb 2007

GE Infrastructure India is aggressively looking at electrification projects

CEOs in the slammer

CEOs in the slammer

Rediff.com5 Jan 2007

This year, a record number of CEOs were ousted. Some were fired, some retired, and some even died. But a great number were also sent to prison. . .

Fake medicines worth $31 million seized in global crackdown

Fake medicines worth $31 million seized in global crackdown

Rediff.com23 May 2014

The crackdown also targeted 10,603 websites, leading them to be closed down or suspended through having their domain name or payment facilities removed.

Former Enron CEO Skilling denied bail

Former Enron CEO Skilling denied bail

Rediff.com13 Dec 2006

A federal appeals court in the US has denied bail to the former CEO of Enron Corp and ordered him to report to prison immediately to serve a 24-years prison sentence for securities fraud and conspiracy.

'Enron verdict based on facts, not emotions'

'Enron verdict based on facts, not emotions'

Rediff.com26 May 2006

Enron verdict jurors said they only looked at the facts and didn't let emotion enter into their decision to convict Enron executives Jeffrey K Skilling and Kenneth Lay on fraud and conspiracy charges.

US to scale up military interaction with India

US to scale up military interaction with India

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

A senior American general has said his country wants interaction to be scaled up to tactical and command post exercises.

Enron's Skilling gets 24 years in jail for fraud

Enron's Skilling gets 24 years in jail for fraud

Rediff.com24 Oct 2006

Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling was on Monday sentenced to more than 24 years in jail for massive fraud and conspiracy in one of the biggest scandals in US corporate history.

India, US sign pact for FutureGen project

India, US sign pact for FutureGen project

Rediff.com3 Apr 2006

India and the US on Monday signed an agreement for New Delhi's participation in the prestigious $950 million FutureGen project

Rate of Indians becoming US citizens rises

Rate of Indians becoming US citizens rises

Rediff.com30 Mar 2007

Statistics are showing that 133,000 Indians were in the soon to be naturalised category in 2005 of a total eligibility pool of 248,000.

Two Indians in 'influential bizmen' list

Two Indians in 'influential bizmen' list

Rediff.com13 Dec 2004

Vivek Paul, chief executive officer of Wipro Technologies, California and Balaji Krishnamurthy, CEO of Planar Systems, Oregon have been named among 25 most "business influential" by Time magazine and CNN.

Jury selected for Enron trial

Jury selected for Enron trial

Rediff.com31 Jan 2006

Enron executive agrees to plea deal

Enron executive agrees to plea deal

Rediff.com28 Dec 2005

Enron Corp's former chief accountant agreed to plead guilty on Tuesday to criminal conduct that preceded the energy giant's collapse into bankruptcy

A nuclear device is within terrorists' reach

A nuclear device is within terrorists' reach

Rediff.com11 Dec 2006

Terrorists will need just $5.43 million to make a nuclear device and launch an attack, according to a new study.

Mobile wonder! Handsets or credit cards?

Mobile wonder! Handsets or credit cards?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2006

Two hundred Malaysians are now among the first in the world to pay for goods and services using their cellular phones which can act as extensions of their Visa credit cards.

Beware of self-serving ideologies

Beware of self-serving ideologies

Rediff.com1 Oct 2005

US shares anti-missile know-how with India

US shares anti-missile know-how with India

Rediff.com9 Sep 2005

New Delhi is also looking at similar systems being offered by Russia and Israel.

Arms to India: US keen to pip Israel

Arms to India: US keen to pip Israel

Rediff.com1 Sep 2005

Jerusalem considers New Delhi as a prime market for the Arrow missiles, but Washington is said to have increased its efforts to compete on the Indian deal.

Who invented the motorcycle?

Who invented the motorcycle?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2005

Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out how much you know about the world of motorcycles.

14-year-old kills dad, shoots 2 children, teacher at US school

14-year-old kills dad, shoots 2 children, teacher at US school

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

The teen was apprehended within minutes as he was stopped by a longtime volunteer firefighter, authorities said.

US billionaires' summer homes

US billionaires' summer homes

Rediff.com26 Jul 2005

USIBC award for GE

USIBC award for GE

Rediff.com8 Jun 2005

The United States India Business Council has conferred the USIBC 30th anniversary jubilee award for 'The US Company Contributing Most to the Indo-US Commercial Relationship' on US giant General Electric.

World's top 10 richest self-made billionaires

World's top 10 richest self-made billionaires

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tops list of the world's top 25 richest self-made billionaires.

Peralta, Morgan selected CONCACAF Players Of The Year

Peralta, Morgan selected CONCACAF Players Of The Year

Rediff.com14 Dec 2013

Mexico's Oribe Peralta and Alex Morgan of the United States were named winners of the inaugural CONCACAF Male and Female Player of the Year awards on Friday.

'Online piracy poses a major threat'

'Online piracy poses a major threat'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2005

Hardee is on a mission to roll back the rising tide of piracy in Asia-Pacific.

Enticing! Foreign Babes In Beijing

Enticing! Foreign Babes In Beijing

Rediff.com28 Sep 2005

Nelson ODI: Rain forces NZ versus Sri Lanka game to be abandoned

Nelson ODI: Rain forces NZ versus Sri Lanka game to be abandoned

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

The fourth one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was abandoned after just nine overs of the hosts' innings after rain intervened for the final time at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Saturday.

Enron conspirators to be named

Enron conspirators to be named

Rediff.com11 Dec 2004

NAI starts operations in 6 cities

NAI starts operations in 6 cities

Rediff.com2 Nov 2004

The commerical real estate service firm NAI on Tuesday unveiled its operations in six cities.

IBM's Jeff Sage joins Tata Tech

IBM's Jeff Sage joins Tata Tech

Rediff.com24 Feb 2004

Around 100,000 insurgents in Iraq: Report

Around 100,000 insurgents in Iraq: Report

Rediff.com20 Sep 2004

Time, quoting a former intelligence analyst, says that insurgents tied to Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi patrol Haifa Street, a busy Baghdad thoroughfare from where the US embassy lies within mortar range.

NRI student wins prize for science project

NRI student wins prize for science project

Rediff.com9 Dec 2003

Sean Mehra, born in Amritsar, jointly researched a space travel project with Jeffrey Reitman.

GE to help restart Dabhol project

GE to help restart Dabhol project

Rediff.com30 May 2005

In an attempt to find a lasting solution for the troubled $2.9 billion Dabhol Power Project, GE said on Monday it was joining hands with NTPC and BHEL to restart it.

US offers to put F-16s sale on fast track

US offers to put F-16s sale on fast track

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

A high-level US defence team led by Lieutenant General Jeffrey B Kohler held marathon discussions on Thursday with top Indian Air Force officials and submitted detailed technical parameters.

Indian mistaken for Muslim, punched in US bar

Indian mistaken for Muslim, punched in US bar

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

Ankur Mehta was allegedly attacked at the Red Robin Restaurant in Pennsylvania while he was working on his tablet with earbuds in his ears when the attacker grabbed and punched him with his elbow and fist.

Glenmark Pharma sets up unit in US

Glenmark Pharma sets up unit in US

Rediff.com8 May 2003

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in the US to step up presence for the company's formulations and Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients in that market.

Career diplomat tipped to replace Blackwill

Career diplomat tipped to replace Blackwill

Rediff.com25 Apr 2003

US career diplomat Jeffrey Davidow is likely to be the next ambassador to India in place of Robert Blackwill, who recently resigned to pursue academics at the Harvard University, sources said.