'We Aren't Security Conscious As A Nation'

'Government officials use Gmail and ordinary phones without basic security consciousness.''Interoperability, especially in joint exercises with countries like the US, worries me.''It often means we......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Indian students runners-up in Microsoft competitio

A three-member team of a Mumbai institute has stood second in the Asia Pacific Student .NET competition organised by the Microsoft Corporation.The third year electronics engineering students of the......

Govt CAUTIONS net users against malafide NIC digital signs

Cyber security sleuths have alerted Internet users in the country against phishing attacks from suspect digital signatures which got "unauthorisedly" issued through the state-owned National......

'Insurance Sector Is At An Unstable Equilibrium'

'Other sectors that manage the savings pools of Indians are giving tough competition to life insurance companies.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using Microsoft Copilot has only......

Cost of H-1B fee hike? $500 mn for 5,000 new filings

The magnitude of the new H-1B visa application fee for fresh petitions - math of which works out to $500 million in case of 5,000 filings - may nudge IT companies to expand offshore delivery or......

Rentals on rise: Robust office space demand set to benefit landowners

Office space owners are looking at good times ahead as rentals are expected to rise due to demand for Grade A office spaces outpacing supply that has been sluggish due to construction delays, long......

Why I Love Warren Buffet. It's Not What You Think

'He has been one of the clearest thinkers in the history of business.' IMAGE: Legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett at the company's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.......