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45 Indians in Forbes list of under-30 achievers

45 Indians in Forbes list of under-30 achievers

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

The Forbes 5th annual '30 Under 30' list features 600 women and men.

Google goes on hiring spree in China to stage a comeback

Google goes on hiring spree in China to stage a comeback

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

The buzz that Google Inc may move back to the Chinese mainland became louder this week.

'Lok Sabha is becoming less and less important for voters'

'Lok Sabha is becoming less and less important for voters'

Rediff.com17 May 2019

'...vis-a-vis state or local elections,' Prannoy Roy and Dorab Sopariwala tell Uttaran Das Gupta.

Poll: Should employers decide what you wear to work?

Poll: Should employers decide what you wear to work?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

Who decides what's appropriate or not? Take the poll and let us what you feel.

Facebook COO's first India visit to focus on SMEs, developers

Facebook COO's first India visit to focus on SMEs, developers

Rediff.com8 Jun 2014

Sandberg is also expected to meet developers at the company's headquarters in Hyderabad.

Heads Rolled, But Buck Stopped

Heads Rolled, But Buck Stopped

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

The BJP ignored the principle of the Cabinet's joint responsibility and the adage of the buck stopping at the top, observes Amulya Ganguli.

E-tailers don't 'like' Facebook axe on unpaid ad campaigns

E-tailers don't 'like' Facebook axe on unpaid ad campaigns

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

Indian e-commerce companies in particular have been using their Facebook pages extensively to reach out to as many consumers as possible, apart from paid advertisements.

WhatsApp says alerted govt of spyware attack in Sept

WhatsApp says alerted govt of spyware attack in Sept

Rediff.com3 Nov 2019

The IT ministry sources said they have received a reply from WhatsApp and are studying it, and that a view on it will be taken soon.

Indian Corporate Refugees Say 'Dasvidania' to Moscow

Indian Corporate Refugees Say 'Dasvidania' to Moscow

Rediff.com21 Jun 2022

'If a stranger refuses to pet my Russian dog, what treatment can I expect for myself?'

Managing Internet tech change wisely

Managing Internet tech change wisely

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

Ajit Balakrishnan on learning from past technology revolutions.

Facebook fights for free Internet in India, global test-case

Facebook fights for free Internet in India, global test-case

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

Critics say the programme, launched 10 months ago in India in collaboration with operator Reliance Communications, violates principles of net neutrality

Why Mumbai Indians is the brand to bet on

Why Mumbai Indians is the brand to bet on

Rediff.com20 Nov 2020

Much of this has been made possible by the owners's insistence on building a team, rather than banking on a collection of talented individuals not necessarily suited to play alongside one another.

Smriti Irani: The smart risk-taker who never gave up

Smriti Irani: The smart risk-taker who never gave up

Rediff.com28 May 2019

She began her career as an aspiring model in the late 1990s. A few decades later, she is one of India's best known politicians.

14 cool words added to Oxford Dictionary

14 cool words added to Oxford Dictionary

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

The latest additions include YOLO, yogalates and fuhgeddaboudit, among others.

China protests US ban on TikTok, WeChat; warns counter measures

China protests US ban on TikTok, WeChat; warns counter measures

Rediff.com19 Sep 2020

The US on Friday issued orders to ban popular Chinese social media apps TikTok and WeChat from Sunday to safeguard national security, weeks after India banned them, saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.

Nike stands by 'courageous' Osaka

Nike stands by 'courageous' Osaka

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

Osaka had pulled out of the French Open citing mental health and revealed that she suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018.

Nothing Surprising About Agnipath

Nothing Surprising About Agnipath

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

Agnipath may be an exercise to address the genuine needs of the armed forces. But overall, it betrays the tendency to use the military and paramilitary for employment generation and shaping a national character, instead of treating them as the professional services they are, notes Shyam G Menon.

Indian techies pen open letter against citizenship bill

Indian techies pen open letter against citizenship bill

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

A grouping of Indian and Indian-origin professionals working with tech giants like Google, Uber, Amazon and Facebook have written an open letter against the new religion-based citizenship law and the planned national register of citizens, terming them as "fascist". The letter by 'TechAgainstFascism' on online publishing platform Medium also urged the leaders to refuse to shut off the Internet at the "government's whim" and to ensure that content moderation is not skewing pro-government.

'#MeToo will change the narrative forever'

'#MeToo will change the narrative forever'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

'#MeToo is a giant stride towards protesting sexual/verbal assault.' 'It is very important for us, as a society, to 'listen', to introspect and to understand that this is part of 'change' towards a safer society.' 'Hushing it up will only encourage the perpetrators who will begin to feel that they are invincible.'

21st century is India's century: IBM chief

21st century is India's century: IBM chief

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

With strong GDP growth, expanding base of start-ups and growing trend of new technologies like cloud in the country, the 21st century is Indian century, IBM chief Virginia Rometty said.

Privacy in the Dock

Privacy in the Dock

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

'No government will forego the usage of data of this order and nor will any private concern.' 'Unless, of course, there are strong safeguards to privacy.' 'Which is why that nine-member Supreme Court bench could make or mar everybody's future,' says Devangshu Datta.

'You are dance and dance is you'

'You are dance and dance is you'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

Bollywood pays tribute to Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj.

Intrigue surrounds Messi's next move after Barca bombshell

Intrigue surrounds Messi's next move after Barca bombshell

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

Finances aside, though, there is an even bigger question mark hanging over Lionel Messi. Is he a fading force?

Mallya slams govt for the fate of private airlines in India

Mallya slams govt for the fate of private airlines in India

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

Mallya claims private airlines were discriminated against by the Indian government, which bailed out state-owned Air India but did not assist his own Kingfisher Airlines and now Jet Airways.

Why India Inc should gear up for digitisation

Why India Inc should gear up for digitisation

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

Cheil India has a strong presence in the retail and shopper marketing space.

Serena's brand will stay strong post-retirement

Serena's brand will stay strong post-retirement

Rediff.com3 Sep 2022

Serena Williams appeared to suggest last month that she would end her playing career at the U.S. Ope

Twitter invokes freedom of expression, weighs legal options

Twitter invokes freedom of expression, weighs legal options

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

The networking giant said it has taken steps to reduce the visibility of hashtags containing harmful content, which included prohibiting them from trending and appearing as recommended search terms.

WhatsApp to roll out 'suspicious link detection' feature

WhatsApp to roll out 'suspicious link detection' feature

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

In a bid to curb the spread of fake news, the US-based company is testing a feature, which enables users to detect harmful links sent and received.

Now you can watch football as if you are on the pitch

Now you can watch football as if you are on the pitch

Rediff.com7 Feb 2019

New TV technology to take fans 'inside the game'

'It is death for the Bollywood industry'

'It is death for the Bollywood industry'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

'If you have only one hit out of 100 movies in a year, it is death for Bollywood.'

Beauty takes natural turn, demand for ayurveda products soars in India

Beauty takes natural turn, demand for ayurveda products soars in India

Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

Immunity boosting foods and drinks. Sustainable fashion. Beauty products with natural ingredients. There was always a market for these, and the pandemic has only made it bigger. Within beauty, brands have recorded a greater demand for ayurveda products.

IBM takes the AI route to hire, retaining employees

IBM takes the AI route to hire, retaining employees

Rediff.com17 May 2019

IBM started using Watson last year in India in two of its key divisions, services and infrastructure, for the bulk of its 150,000 employees as part of its "predictive retention" programme.

Lessons Pepsi should learn from Tata Tea

Lessons Pepsi should learn from Tata Tea

Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

Unlike Pepsi's Kendell Jenner ad, Tata Tea's Jaago Re campaigns were careful not to insert its product in the ad's storyline and they targeted topics on which there was near unanimity of outrage.

The Facebook Menace

The Facebook Menace

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

'We must all commit to sharing less nonsense and quarrelling less on social media.' 'We could use that time instead to meeting and speaking to our friends and family instead of 'liking' their posts.' 'Zuckerberg will be the poorer for that, but our lives will be so much richer,' says Rahul Jacob.

Why you may see less fake news this election season

Why you may see less fake news this election season

Rediff.com26 Jan 2019

The updated election ads policy for India will require advertisers to provide a 'pre-certificate' issued by the EC or anyone authorised by the poll panel, for each ad. Further, Google will verify the identity of advertisers before their election ads run on its platforms, reports Peerzada Abrar.

Anand Prakash saved a billion Facebook users

Anand Prakash saved a billion Facebook users

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

People think I do this for money, but I don't. I do it because I value data privacy, says Anand Prakash.

Football Extras: Arsenal to face United in FA Cup fourth round

Football Extras: Arsenal to face United in FA Cup fourth round

Rediff.com8 Jan 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

In a way, pandemic was a boon for Indian e-commerce firms

In a way, pandemic was a boon for Indian e-commerce firms

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

E-commerce firms like Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra and others witnessed successful festive season sales this year, Experts say e-commerce adoption in the country is accelerating by multiple years or what it would have looked like in 2025.

India is the second largest market for Facebook

India is the second largest market for Facebook

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

About 15 lakh small and medium businesses from India are using Facebook to reach out to customers.

Feels Like Ishq review

Feels Like Ishq review

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma.