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Google now helps you find your Android phone

Google now helps you find your Android phone

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

The Android Device Manager will allow users to ring their device.

Truck carrying 4 terrorists to Kashmir had fake registration number: Police

Truck carrying 4 terrorists to Kashmir had fake registration number: Police

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

The truck loaded with husk was intercepted near Sidhra's Tawi bridge checking point along Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Wednesday morning

UAE deports Kashmiri engineer suspected to be IS sympathiser

UAE deports Kashmiri engineer suspected to be IS sympathiser

Rediff.com19 Aug 2018

The NIA questioned him for over two days before handing him over to the state police.

Sanmay, who owned Google.com for 1 minute, gets Rs 8 lakh!

Sanmay, who owned Google.com for 1 minute, gets Rs 8 lakh!

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Sanmay Ved, in a post on LinkedIn, had said he chose his award to be donated to the Art of Living's education programme.

Google launches online encyclopaedia

Google launches online encyclopaedia

Rediff.com24 Jul 2008

Users will be allowed to write articles on their own areas of expertise on the new free service called 'Knol,' which stands for unit of knowledge.

India Inc is all a Twitter

India Inc is all a Twitter

Rediff.com21 Oct 2009

Banks and corporations see value in 140 characters.

No freeze on recruitments: Yahoo

No freeze on recruitments: Yahoo

Rediff.com23 Dec 2008

The Indian arm of the global search engine and web provider, Yahoo, on Tuesday said that it had not put a freeze on hiring and that campus recruitment plans were still on.

Can ChatGPT Really Replace Humans?

Can ChatGPT Really Replace Humans?

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

AI will continue to grow in capacity, and the newer versions will keep us in a state of hypnosis. But there would still be a shadow of uncertainty, predicts Atanu Biswas.

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

On Pak's 62nd I-Day, some apologise to Jinnah

On Pak's 62nd I-Day, some apologise to Jinnah

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

'We are sorry, Mr Jinnah. We are sorry that we have not been able to actualise the Pakistan of your vision. At least, not yet,' reads a post dedicated to the Father of the Nation on a popular search engine.

16 killed in Maharashtra landslide, bad weather hits rescue ops

16 killed in Maharashtra landslide, bad weather hits rescue ops

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

Four National Disaster Response Force teams are engaged in rescue work, he added. The village has around 50 houses, of which 17 were buried under the landslide, the official said.

Google celebrates KL Saigal's birthday with a doodle

Google celebrates KL Saigal's birthday with a doodle

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

The doodle is designed by Vidhya Nagarajan.

Google to provide local info to mobiles users

Google to provide local info to mobiles users

Rediff.com9 Oct 2007

Mobile users in the country can now easily get local information on their handsets as leading search engine Google on Tuesday introduced a service to facilitate access to such content. Mobile users in the country can now easily get local information on their handsets as leading search engine Google on Tuesday introduced a service to facilitate access to such content.

Google bets big on India growth

Google bets big on India growth

Rediff.com9 Jun 2009

World's leading search engine Google sees India becoming one of the 10 most 'impactful markets' in the next 3-5 years and is planning to hire locally to drive its brand advertising stream of business.

Murthy: From college dropout to big entrepreneur

Murthy: From college dropout to big entrepreneur

Rediff.com26 Sep 2006

Murthy has funded 10 start-ups in India and 3 abroad. Murthy-funded firms like Geodesic, Webdunia, EasyBuy, CareerLauncher, Tulleeho and Pinstorm, his latest venture are today successful companies.

Google: World's first $100-billion brand

Google: World's first $100-billion brand

Rediff.com30 Apr 2009

Internet search engine giant Google has emerged as the world's number one brand and is also the first one to touch the $100 billion value mark, despite the tough economic environment.According to the fourth annual BrandZ top 100 most valuable global brands ranking, Google is the number one brand with a value of $100 billion and is way ahead of Microsoft which is at the second rank with a value of $76.2 billion.

Google shares mapping technology

Google shares mapping technology

Rediff.com30 Jun 2005

Google follows Apple with GPhone

Google follows Apple with GPhone

Rediff.com4 Aug 2007

The reports suggesting that the nearly $13.5 billion Internet giant Google is finally developing a 'GPhone' are growing stronger in the foreign media and cyberspace.

T20 World Cup celebrated with a doodle!

T20 World Cup celebrated with a doodle!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Google has dedicated its doodle to mark the start of the 2016 edition of ICC T20 World Cup.

Yahoo! chief on why the Microsoft bid failed

Yahoo! chief on why the Microsoft bid failed

Rediff.com6 May 2008

Internet's second most popular search engine Yahoo! has said it was open to selling itself to Microsoft, but the software giant's chief executive Steven A Ballmer and his deal makers were not keen to negotiate and ultimately withdrew their proposal. Microsoft had offered to buy Yahoo, second only to Google, for $31 a share, or $44.6 billion, in February, but the search engine felt it was worth more.

Massive search on after IAF's AN-32 aircraft goes missing

Massive search on after IAF's AN-32 aircraft goes missing

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

5 planes and 13 ships are out trying to track the aircraft, which was carrying 29 people on board.

Fernandes concerned about Google

Fernandes concerned about Google

Rediff.com5 Apr 2006

Google Earth's display of pictures of key Indian installations including military bases, offices of the prime minister and the President, as well as nuclear facilities, had raised concerns from various quarters in the recent past.

Google speaking to govt to dispel security concern

Google speaking to govt to dispel security concern

Rediff.com4 Apr 2006

Officials have in the recent past expressed concern over Google Earth's display of pictures of key Indian installations.

How Google-savvy are you?

How Google-savvy are you?

Rediff.com26 Dec 2006

Typically, the population thronging the newsroom of any newspaper, news portal or news channel is diverse. However, there is a tie that binds them together: Google, the world's most popular search engine.

Want to write for the Web?

Want to write for the Web?

Rediff.com2 Dec 2005

Chillibreeze, a content development company, is organising a web writing workshop.

How to make money from blogs

How to make money from blogs

Rediff.com6 Nov 2007

Blogs are not just about letting the world know your opinion on a subject that interests you. If you take it seriously, your blog can help you earn more than your full time job

Meta launches Twitter's rival app, Threads

Meta launches Twitter's rival app, Threads

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Instagram, owned by the tech giant Meta, on Wednesday, unveiled its new app called 'Threads' a new app designed to directly compete with Elon Musk's Twitter. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a US-based media house, Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch, framing Threads as "a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations." Threads will be linked to users' Instagram profiles, making it simple to connect with followers, prominent personalities, or brands.

Google unveils video viewing software

Google unveils video viewing software

Rediff.com28 Jun 2005

Google Inc. unveiled a video-viewing channel on its Internet-leading search engine Monday, creating another media outlet that may open new moneymaking opportunities for a company already so profitable its stock has tripled to above $300 in 10 months.

Rio Olympics celebrated with a doodle fruit!

Rio Olympics celebrated with a doodle fruit!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

As the Rio Olympics is all set to go underway, the search engine giant celebrates it with an interactive doodle.

Google to offer animated ads

Google to offer animated ads

Rediff.com25 Apr 2005

Google, a most-used Internet search engine, will begin selling animated display advertisements that appear on other Web sites, moving beyond the text advertisements currently available through its AdSense program.

E-commerce boom lures engineers back from Silicon Valley

E-commerce boom lures engineers back from Silicon Valley

Rediff.com1 May 2015

Unprecedented pay and perks like free healthcare for in-laws helping the likes of Flipkart, Snapdeal tap talent

When I Met India's First Miss World

When I Met India's First Miss World

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.

Best of the Week: Business

Best of the Week: Business

Rediff.com12 Mar 2005

Best of the Week: Business

Google: Best workplace for MBA grads

Google: Best workplace for MBA grads

Rediff.com4 May 2007

After jumping from 129th in 2005 to 2nd in 2006 and to numero uno this year, Google, the most popular search engine is now the most popular place to work for MBA students, thus ending McKinsey & Company's 12-year reign.

Salary of Google bosses: $1 a year

Salary of Google bosses: $1 a year

Rediff.com1 Apr 2006

Popular Internet search engine Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt and founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were offered a raise in their salaries, which they declined to accept saying they would continue taking the token amount of $1 annually.

'India has the best talent pool'

'India has the best talent pool'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2006

10 HOT careers for IT grads

10 HOT careers for IT grads

Rediff.com15 Apr 2021

Engineering graduates specialising in artificial intelligence and machine learning can earn up to 24 lakh a year, says Saran Balasundaram, founder and CEO, HanDigital, a talent consulting firm.

Google buys 5% AOL stake for $1 billion

Google buys 5% AOL stake for $1 billion

Rediff.com21 Dec 2005

Search engine Google will invest $1 billion for a 5 per cent stake in Time Warner's AOL Internet unit, strengthening the alliance between the two Internet powerbrokers and creating new hurdles for competitors such as Microsoft.

Traffic Surges; Airlines Grapple With Grounded Planes

Traffic Surges; Airlines Grapple With Grounded Planes

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

If all 102 grounded planes could fly, there will theoretically be 400 more Delhi-Mumbai flights every day.