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India can become the entrepreneurial engine for the planet: Nadella

India can become the entrepreneurial engine for the planet: Nadella

Rediff.com30 May 2016

This is Satya Nadella's third visit to India since he took over as Microsoft CEO in February 2014.

Chinese envoy bats for India-Pakistan-China meet to maintain peace

Chinese envoy bats for India-Pakistan-China meet to maintain peace

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

The Chinese envoy said that the India-China bilateral ties can't take the strain of another Doklam episode

Getting nostalgic about Winona Ryder and Sharmila Tagore!

Getting nostalgic about Winona Ryder and Sharmila Tagore!

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

Old songs, retro fashion, 1980s pop culture, childhood icons and sharing space with Kundan Shah on paper, the theme of Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week was consistently nostalgic.

Google to partner Micromax, Karbonn for low-cost smartphones

Google to partner Micromax, Karbonn for low-cost smartphones

Rediff.com26 Jun 2014

The company wants to put Android handset in every hand.

'Writing is an art, a craft and an expression with limitless potential to evolve'

'Writing is an art, a craft and an expression with limitless potential to evolve'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

'This may seem like a lyrical lamenting of a writer, but it is the sad reality in and outside the industry. In films, nine out of 10 times the writer's name is not mentioned in posters, publicity or even reviews.' Screenwriter Anjum Rajabali and actress-writer Preeti Mamgain hope to make way for Bollywood's writers.

Nadella to visit Mumbai on Nov 5

Nadella to visit Mumbai on Nov 5

Rediff.com3 Nov 2015

He will be in Mumbai for a day to deliver a keynote address at Future Unleashed.

Automation, innovation to reshape Infosys: Sikka

Automation, innovation to reshape Infosys: Sikka

Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

Infosys has drawn up a vision to position itself as a next generation services company.

Anaesthesia shouldn't make banks comatose: Deepak Parekh

Anaesthesia shouldn't make banks comatose: Deepak Parekh

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

Recpaitalising banks through taxpayers' money will not solve the NPA problem.

Smart cities to attract over Rs 2 trillion investment in 5 years

Smart cities to attract over Rs 2 trillion investment in 5 years

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Around Rs 2 trillion will flow in over the next five years for development of urban areas across India.

Why Apple chief bets big on India

Why Apple chief bets big on India

Rediff.com3 May 2016

The company posted quarterly revenue of $50.6 billion.

Tesla's Gigafactory promises to change the world

Tesla's Gigafactory promises to change the world

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

The Powerwall 'will be great for India where there is a scarcity of electricity. The sun is there pretty much all day and there is no real good way to store its energy,' Tesla CIO Jay Vijayan tells Ritu Jha/Rediff.com.

Rajan disapproves inheritance tax idea

Rajan disapproves inheritance tax idea

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Inheritance tax only helps the lawyers: Rajan

Over half of Yahoo! users on mobile, says Merissa Mayer

Over half of Yahoo! users on mobile, says Merissa Mayer

Rediff.com8 Jan 2014

Mayer stressed on the transformation of the firm from a technology company to a media, news, entertainment and advertising platform utilising products focusing on search, communications, digital and videos.

Sai's Take: Rahul has his work cut out in Wayanad

Sai's Take: Rahul has his work cut out in Wayanad

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

What Saisuresh Sivaswamy learnt about the election from television and the newspapers. A must read column, folks!

Racism rising like 'epidemic' in football

Racism rising like 'epidemic' in football

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

Italy in particular has got a very big problem, I would go as far as to say it's an epidemic, said FARE's executive director Piara Powar

'Field restrictions curtailing role of spinners in ODIs'

'Field restrictions curtailing role of spinners in ODIs'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

Not too impressed with the field restriction rules being used in the One-Day Internationals, former India opener W V Raman has said the current format hardly leaves any scope for the spinners to create an impact.

CAG seeks auditing of regulators like RBI

CAG seeks auditing of regulators like RBI

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

National auditor says a significant part of NPAs was due to fraud and may never be recovered

Intolerance debate created by those being paid money: VK Singh

Intolerance debate created by those being paid money: VK Singh

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

"Intolerance debate is the unnecessary creation of very imaginative minds who are being paid a lot of money," Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh said.

Why the South Korean president came calling

Why the South Korean president came calling

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Moon Jae-in's visit will play a crucial role in exploring complementarities between India's Act East policy and South Korea's New Southern policy, says Dr Rahul Mishra.

Infosys to make maiden start-up investment

Infosys to make maiden start-up investment

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

This will be Infosys' first investment from its innovation fund dedicated to start-ups and emerging technologies.

10 start-ups that are backed by Reliance Industries

10 start-ups that are backed by Reliance Industries

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

GenNext Innovation Hub is also pursuing a new global partnership program to collaborate with organizations in US, Europe and Asia.

Why Apple may have to rewrite India growth plan

Why Apple may have to rewrite India growth plan

Rediff.com9 Jan 2018

To promote localisation of manufacturing and reduce its import bill, the government increased basic customs duty on mobile handsets - from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.

Let's build technology that gets the best of humanity: Nadella

Let's build technology that gets the best of humanity: Nadella

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

Nadella showcased improvements to Cortana and announced previews of new cloud services.

School celebrates Pichai's appointment

School celebrates Pichai's appointment

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

During assembly in the morning students held up posters.

World's largest tech fair at Bengaluru, Sikka to skip meet

World's largest tech fair at Bengaluru, Sikka to skip meet

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

The event, organised by Deutsche Messe AG, is held each year at the Hanover fairground, the world's largest, in Hanover, Germany.

Windfall for brokers in BSE public offer

Windfall for brokers in BSE public offer

Rediff.com11 Sep 2016

Reports have suggested Rs 400-650 as the possible IPO price

Pakistan may soon have 3rd largest nuke stockpile

Pakistan may soon have 3rd largest nuke stockpile

Rediff.com25 Apr 2018

It currently has between 140 and 150 nuclear weapons in its control and stockpiled around 200 to 300 kilogram of plutonium.

Joseph Stiglitz raps US, free trade policies

Joseph Stiglitz raps US, free trade policies

Rediff.com15 Jan 2014

Joseph Stiglitz accuses the US of negotiating over issues already settled at the World Trade Organization.

'Just 11,000 NRIs enrolled to vote'

'Just 11,000 NRIs enrolled to vote'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2013

If there is no possibility of NRIs coming to India to vote, why should they get enrolled, asks Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath.

Did JRD think Patel would have been a better PM than Nehru?

Did JRD think Patel would have been a better PM than Nehru?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2019

'Nehru once told JRD, "I hate the mention of the very word profit".' '"Jawaharlal, I am talking about the need of the public sector making a profit!" JRD replied.' 'Nehru reiterated, "Never talk to me about the word profit, it is a dirty word".' A fascinating excerpt from Shashank Shah's The Tata Group: From Torchbearers To Trailblazers.

Where does Creativity come from?

Where does Creativity come from?

Rediff.com24 Mar 2018

'Creativity and invention come from engaging with the physical world.' 'This is something that we in the upper classes of India do not do as much as the rest of the world,' says Aakar Patel.

India has potential to grow at 10%: Jaitley

India has potential to grow at 10%: Jaitley

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

Jaitley said among various reforms labour laws will remain a challenge.

'You cannot have Muslims in India lagging behind'

'You cannot have Muslims in India lagging behind'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

A fundraiser for the Aligarh Muslim University hosted in California saw keynote speakers talk about the plight of Indian Muslims and a way out.

Microsoft working on a password-free world: Nadella

Microsoft working on a password-free world: Nadella

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

'It is mind-blowing to see how e-commerce is progressing in this country...am not bothered about their valuations but am more interested in the quality of their ideas, which is pretty good, Satya Nadella said.

The big iPhone con

The big iPhone con

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

Apple products are built around the notion of picking up ideas that are already common, reducing them to brightly-coloured, child-like simplicity, imposing conformity, and then suggesting that buying into that conformity means you're a seriously cool adult, says Mihir S Sharma.

Intel shows off wearable gadgets as chipmaker expands beyond PCs

Intel shows off wearable gadgets as chipmaker expands beyond PCs

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

The chipmaker also promised to hire more women

A self-driving concept car that can turn into a living room!

A self-driving concept car that can turn into a living room!

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

The F 015 luxury sedan concept, with its spacious cabin and lounge-like seating for four, explores new possibilities for self-driving cars that can double as virtual living rooms on wheels.

Show what you have done for countries, Nadella urges MNCs

Show what you have done for countries, Nadella urges MNCs

Rediff.com11 May 2017

"In terms of local taxes, in terms of local small business productivity, local large business competitiveness, their educational outcomes, their entrepreneurial work, that's what matters," the Microsoft CEO said.

India committed to build Indian Ocean Rim Association, says S Jaishankar

India committed to build Indian Ocean Rim Association, says S Jaishankar

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

India said it is committed to building up Indian Ocean Rim Association in line with its own expanding bilateral ties with the members of the grouping.

Swami Vivekananda: India's anchor rock

Swami Vivekananda: India's anchor rock

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

In his approach to national problems and issues Vivekananda was perhaps the first one to call for a national struggle against the challenges of material existence. While recognising the need for re-discovering and rekindling the spiritual aim of existence, the Swami did not neglect to recognise the demands of the other existence as well, says Dr Anirban Ganguly.