2019: The year in photos

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top images of 2019. Together these tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak,......

Hurricane Harvey continues rampage in Texas, 20 dead

Tropical storm Harvey continued to batter Texas on Wednesday with rain and floods leaving at least 20 people dead and submerging homes and turning streets, highways into lakes. Thousands of......

Texas gets its boats out as streets turn into raging rivers

Five people have died after Hurricane Harvey made a landfall on Friday Texas has experienced a record breaking 50 inches of rain in parts More than 250 water rescues have been conducted by......

Indian on the outside, Swedish on the inside

Born and abandoned in Mumbai, reborn in Sweden, Erika Sandberg says she is Indian on the outside, but feels Swedish on the inside.Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel narrates her tale.Illustration:......

Where innovation creates value

Value innovation can help improve efficiency across the organisation and deliver better results, says Richard Lee. In the second decade of the 21st century, it is imperative that governments......

How to read a stock ticker

Ticker symbols offer quite a bit of information to savvy investors who know what to look for when they see a ticker. In addition to identifying a company, a ticker may indicate the exchange on......

The inside story of GE's success

Book extract from Bill Lane's Jacked Up - The Inside Story of How Jack Welch Talked GE into Becoming the World's Greatest Company. Welch would never allow himself to be upstaged. The closest I......

How to be a great CEO? 8 tips

John Deere. eBay. Johnson & Johnson. Disparate companies with one critical element in common: leaders who know how to create a sense of loyalty and passion in their employees. In other words,......

Japan coronavirus cases hit 1,000 mark as Tokyo insists Olympics on track

IMAGE: Children wearing face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are seen on a street in Tokyo. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Japan's confirmed coronavirus infections rose......