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SC rejects Skoda's plea to quash FIR over cheat device

SC rejects Skoda's plea to quash FIR over cheat device

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by Skoda Auto Volkswagen India challenging an FIR registered in Uttar Pradesh by a customer over the alleged use of 'cheat device' in its diesel car by the company to manipulate emission norms.

Meet Abhay Deol's 16-year-old daughter!

Meet Abhay Deol's 16-year-old daughter!

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

'I am concentrating on working in Hollywood but if the right opportunity from the Indian film industry comes, I will be open to working there.'

FC Kohli, father of India's technology revolution, passes away

FC Kohli, father of India's technology revolution, passes away

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

Father of the Indian software industry and the first CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, Faqir Chand Kohli, passed away on Thursday. He was 96 years old.

Ashok Leyland's telematics is a next gen solution

Ashok Leyland's telematics is a next gen solution

Rediff.com14 Jan 2023

According to reports, by last year, the company has helped its customers save 15 per cent on costs -- around 5-6 per cent on fuel and 15 per cent on fleet utilisation through digital measures.

IT firms breathe easy as Trump softens tone

IT firms breathe easy as Trump softens tone

Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

The US government should not only look at salary, but also focus on skills while making immigration reforms

IIT-M Scores BIG On Job Offers

IIT-M Scores BIG On Job Offers

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

The average salary received by students during campus placements for 2021-2022 was Rs 21.48 lakh per annum. The highest salary offered was $250,000.

GOOD NEWS! It's pouring jobs across sectors

GOOD NEWS! It's pouring jobs across sectors

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

TimesJobs.com's employment index -- The RecruiteX -- recorded 14 per cent increase in September 2014 over August 2014 with the IT/Telecom industry witnessing a 20 per cent increase in employment opportunities in just one month.

Check fake news or face legal action: Govt buckles down on WhatsApp

Check fake news or face legal action: Govt buckles down on WhatsApp

Rediff.com20 Jul 2018

The California-based company has been facing flak recently after about a dozen people were beaten up based on incendiary messages being spread on the app through large groups.

French aerospace major Thales has big India plans

French aerospace major Thales has big India plans

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

French aerospace major Thales Group is eyeing major expansion in India. The group has started planning to set up a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) organisation in India to support Indian airlines - many of which are its customers for avionics support. "We are looking to set up an MRO, so that they don't have to travel to West Asia or Singapore. "Final decision is yet to be taken, but this is a clear intent showing the growth potential in India that we are looking to set up a sub-centre here," said Yannick Assouad, executive vice-president, avionics at Thales, who was on her maiden visit to the group's India office at Bengaluru since taking charge.

Automation to shave off 25,000 jobs in IT sector

Automation to shave off 25,000 jobs in IT sector

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Half of the people earning between Rs 30 lakh and Rs 70 lakh will lose their jobs in next 10 years.

3 Indian Americans on Forbes list of richest women

3 Indian Americans on Forbes list of richest women

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

President and CEO of computer networking firm Arista Networks Jayshree Ullal, cofounder of IT consulting and outsourcing firm Syntel Neerja Sethi, and CTO and cofounder of streaming data technology company Confluent Neha Narkhede are in the Forbes list of 'America's Richest Self-Made Women 2019'.

Indian couple dies after falling 800 feet in California's Yosemite Park

Indian couple dies after falling 800 feet in California's Yosemite Park

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, fell to their deaths from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park. They were identified on Monday as a married couple from India living in the United States.

Tribunal upholds CCI's Rs 1337 cr fine on Google, gives it 30 days to pay

Tribunal upholds CCI's Rs 1337 cr fine on Google, gives it 30 days to pay

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

The NCLAT on Wednesday upheld the orders of the fair trade regulator CCI imposing a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on tech major Google in the Android mobile devices case, with some modifications.

Sikh student stabbed to death in Washington

Sikh student stabbed to death in Washington

Rediff.com2 Sep 2017

The stabber was upset over not getting admission into a university.

Haryana's local hire law may impact 150,000 IT jobs in the state

Haryana's local hire law may impact 150,000 IT jobs in the state

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

A majority of the companies said the law, aimed at jobs with a monthly salary cap of Rs 50,000, will result in them leaving Haryana or growing their operations in other states and abroad.

MF Guru: 'Want to invest Rs 20k in SIPs for 15 years'

MF Guru: 'Want to invest Rs 20k in SIPs for 15 years'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries

My Mom, my guardian angel!

My Mom, my guardian angel!

Rediff.com6 May 2016

Chitra R is grateful for everything her mother had done for her and, in this heartwarming feature, thanks the 'iron lady' she fondly calls 'Mommy'.

Tamil Nadu allows unions in IT sector

Tamil Nadu allows unions in IT sector

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

The issue arose after TCS dismissed hundreds of employees in January 2015, leading to the formation of the IT Employees Wing supported by the NDLF.

Mumbai police arrest MBA from Odisha in Bulli Bai app case

Mumbai police arrest MBA from Odisha in Bulli Bai app case

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

The cyber police of the Mumbai crime branch on Thursday arrested a 28-year-old man from Odisha in connection with the case of Bulli Bai app, which targeted Muslim women by putting up their images online for "auction", an official said.

IT services major Capgemini is focused on driving more value from India

IT services major Capgemini is focused on driving more value from India

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

For Paris-headquartered IT services major Capgemini, India has always been the backbone of its services delivery for its global clients, but the company is focused on driving more value from India as it gears up its engineering research and development (R&D) presence worldwide with its acquisition of Altran Technologies. The company, which has about 149,000 employees in India, is looking to hire 60,000 associates this year. Of them, 30,000 will be recruits from campuses and the rest lateral entrants. For Ashwin Yardi, chief executive officer India, Capgemini, the focus is to make sure that the India unit is aligned with the global plans of repositioning the company as a hub of engineering R&D, operational technology, and IT.

10 Most Relevant Job Skills For 2023

10 Most Relevant Job Skills For 2023

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

Siva Prasad Nanduri, chief business officer, TeamLease Digital, outlines the skills that will help you get a job in 2023.

The beauties who made India proud in 2016

The beauties who made India proud in 2016

Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

The gorgeous beauty queens who put India on the world map.

5G testbed may be rolled out in early Jan

5G testbed may be rolled out in early Jan

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

The government is planning to roll out 5G testbed in early January to enable small and medium enterprises and other industry players to test their solutions on a working platform, a top Department of Telecom official said on Thursday. For the promotion of 5G indigenous technology, DoT in March 2018, had approved a multi-institute collaborative project to set up an indigenous 5G Test Bed at a total cost of Rs 224 crore. A testbed consists of a specific environment including hardware, software, operating system, and network configuration to test a product or service.

India's energy impresses Tim Cook

India's energy impresses Tim Cook

Rediff.com20 May 2016

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he was looking forward to a long-term relationship with Telangana.

'5 SIMI men planning terror attacks on behalf of ISI'

'5 SIMI men planning terror attacks on behalf of ISI'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

High alert has been sounded across India that five members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India, who had fled from a Madhya Pradesh jail in 2013, are planning to carry out terror strikes on instructions of Pakistan's spy agency Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence.

Why Forbes 30 Under 30 picked supermodel Karlie Kloss

Why Forbes 30 Under 30 picked supermodel Karlie Kloss

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

What makes this supermodel different?

Two Kannada love stories to clash at the box office this Friday

Two Kannada love stories to clash at the box office this Friday

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Two Kannada releases this Friday

Troll of the year: The man who parodied Subramanian Swamy!

Troll of the year: The man who parodied Subramanian Swamy!

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

Subramanian Swamy is generally regarded as The Man You Don't Mess With. But an unnamed Indian software engineer -- or so he claims -- took on the redoubtable defender of Hindutva in cyberspace, and 'won.'

Kejriwal's famous 'aam aadmi' car goes missing

Kejriwal's famous 'aam aadmi' car goes missing

Rediff.com12 Oct 2017

AAP's Haryana convenor Naveen Jaihind has announced an undisclosed amount as reward for whoever finds the vehicle.

Nearly 100% of 2-wheeler market will shift to EVs in 3 yrs: Bhavish Agarwal

Nearly 100% of 2-wheeler market will shift to EVs in 3 yrs: Bhavish Agarwal

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

Ola Electric will roll out its complete offering of electric scooters and motorcycles in each segment of the market - premium, mass premium, and economical - in the next 12 months in a bid to push for a near-full conversion of the two-wheeler market to electric in three years. According to Bhavish Aggarwal, founder and CEO of Ola Electric, "ICE (internal combustion engine) products will fall off a cliff." He also says the company is aiming to become profitable next year.

TCS faces trouble as American employee files case for favouring Asians

TCS faces trouble as American employee files case for favouring Asians

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Ex-employee Steven Heldt had sued the company for favouring South Asians and discriminating against American workforce.

What is IAF spending $329 million on?

What is IAF spending $329 million on?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

A five-year contract to provide comprehensive maintenance support for India's fleet of 12 C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter aircraft.

Despite security risks, 95% Indian cos to continue with WFH

Despite security risks, 95% Indian cos to continue with WFH

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

The survey covered 1,210 IT executives and technology professionals from North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and India. In India, 202 respondents from businesses with more than 500 employees across 18 industry verticals completed the survey. Overall, 89 per cent of the respondents said implementing a work-from-home policy had increased security challenges for their organisations. The risk posed by shadow IT was especially high, with 89 per cent of companies having no control over the software that employees purchase and install on their devices.

Foxconn plans e-commerce platform in India

Foxconn plans e-commerce platform in India

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

India's e-commerce sector is expected to touch $22bn in 2015.

Azim Premji donated Rs 27 cr per day in FY21!

Azim Premji donated Rs 27 cr per day in FY21!

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Software giant Wipro's Azim Premji donated Rs 9,713 crore or Rs 27 crore a day to retain his top rank among Indian philanthropists in FY21. Premji, the founder chairman of the company, increased his donation by nearly a fourth during the pandemic year, as per the Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021, which had HCL's Shiv Nadar at second place with contributions of Rs 1,263 crore towards upliftment causes. Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries, India's richest man, came third on the list with a Rs 577 crore contribution and was succeeded by Kumar Mangalam Birla with Rs 377 crore.

Ex-Congress MP Rajaiah arrested for allegedly killing daughter-in-law, grandkids

Ex-Congress MP Rajaiah arrested for allegedly killing daughter-in-law, grandkids

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Charred bodies of Sarika and her three children, who died on the spot due to burn injuries were recovered on Wednesday.

FabIndia, Aether Ind, 5 others get Sebi's nod to float IPOs

FabIndia, Aether Ind, 5 others get Sebi's nod to float IPOs

Rediff.com2 May 2022

Seven companies, including lifestyle retail brand FabIndia and specialty chemical company Aether Industries, have received capital markets regulator Sebi's go-ahead to raise funds through initial share sales. Syrma SGS Technology, Asianet Satellite Communications, Sanathan Textiles, Capillary Technologies India and Harsha Engineers International too received the watchdog's nod to float Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). These companies, which filed their preliminary IPO papers with Sebi during December 2021 and February 2022, obtained observations during April 27-30, an update with the regulator showed on Monday.

Mohd Siraj: Journey from Rs 500 to Rs 2.6 cr

Mohd Siraj: Journey from Rs 500 to Rs 2.6 cr

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

Mohammed Siraj has landed a Rs 2.6 crore deal with Sunrisers Hyderabad, thanks to a brilliant first class season that saw him get India 'A' and Rest of India call-ups.

'Government is not focussing on job creation'

'Government is not focussing on job creation'

Rediff.com10 May 2017

'If jobs do not happen, the demographic dividend we have will become a demographic disaster.'

Indian couple fell to deaths from Yosemite cliff while taking selfie: Report

Indian couple fell to deaths from Yosemite cliff while taking selfie: Report

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30 fell to their deaths from Taft Point in the national park in California. They were identified on Monday as the married couple from India living in the United States.