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Divestment delay cost the Modi govt Rs 4,700 crore

Divestment delay cost the Modi govt Rs 4,700 crore

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Ministers might be fond of attributing the Sensex's rise to renewed interest from foreign investors, betting on an impending revival in the economy, but share prices are influenced more by supply and demand.

Try these tips to get maximum benefits from your insurance policy

Try these tips to get maximum benefits from your insurance policy

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Its not so tough to improve insurance coverage at nominal cost.

Germany to buy data of tax offenders' Swiss a/cs

Germany to buy data of tax offenders' Swiss a/cs

Rediff.com2 Feb 2010

The German government will buy stolen data of about 1,500 German tax offenders holding secret bank accounts in Switzerland offered by an informer for Euro 2.5 million on lines of a similar deal two years back for account information from Liechtenstein.

'There's nothing to be ashamed about periods'

'There's nothing to be ashamed about periods'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Deane De Menezes hopes to reduce the awkwardness and stigma around menstruation.

Google password system hit in Dec cyber attack

Google password system hit in Dec cyber attack

Rediff.com20 Apr 2010

A key Google password system that controls access by millions of users worldwide to almost all of the company's web services, including e-mail and business applications, was stolen when the search engine was hacked in an attack emanating from China, according to a media report.

Govt preparing game plan to check corporate frauds: Pilot

Govt preparing game plan to check corporate frauds: Pilot

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

The measures needed for implementing this new system would start rolling in few weeks, the minister added.

Surfing the Net? Beware of security threats

Surfing the Net? Beware of security threats

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

As spamming becomes more sophisticated, netizens need to be more careful.

How to block stealthy computer virus attacks

How to block stealthy computer virus attacks

Rediff.com4 Nov 2009

Researchers from North Carolina State University have devised a novel way to block rootkits, one of the most insidious types of malware, preventing them from taking over computer systems.

Railways lose Rs 40 lakh to thefts

Railways lose Rs 40 lakh to thefts

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

Despite its attempts to check theft, the Indian Railways lost properties worth around Rs 40 lakh owing to lax security measures at its godowns and yards last year.

Hackers raid eBay in historic breach, access 145 mn records

Hackers raid eBay in historic breach, access 145 mn records

Rediff.com22 May 2014

EBay spokeswoman Amanda Miller told Reuters those passwords were encrypted and that the company had no reason to believe the hackers had broken the code that scrambled them.

'Demonetisation is theft'

'Demonetisation is theft'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

'Demonetisation, is in principal, a mistake, because it involves a theft -- a taking of private property by the State.' 'It is one of those bad Indian ideas that has been tried twice in the past, with two failures for the record books.' 'This cloud over the economy will probably remain as long as Modi is in power.'

'He comes out with so many novel ideas'

'He comes out with so many novel ideas'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

'The trading community will be a priority for Modi when he forms the next government.'

Corporate espionage: Court sends 4 execs to jail till March 6

Corporate espionage: Court sends 4 execs to jail till March 6

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

They will be remanded to 11 days judicial custody.

OilMin, RIL staff held for leaking information

OilMin, RIL staff held for leaking information

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

RIL said it had launched 'an internal probe' into its staff's detention.

The best way to secure your PC

The best way to secure your PC

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

If you have invested in a new laptop or a desktop this year, don't gamble with your PC's security by using some free security software.

4 reasons why credit cards are better than cash

4 reasons why credit cards are better than cash

Rediff.com3 Dec 2014

If you do not overspend, we advise you to get yourself a credit card. It will open up a whole new world of benefits.

Blogs, too, can trick users to host spam

Blogs, too, can trick users to host spam

Rediff.com2 Apr 2009

Blogs may be good to read but the blog you just visited and commented on, could be a storehouse of spam having links pointing to pages that use social engineering tricks and infect your computer.

Now, a laptop that shouts 'Stop, thief'

Now, a laptop that shouts 'Stop, thief'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2009

In what seemed to be the latest technological feat, scientists have developed a laptop which can shout 'stop, thief!' when stolen.

Have you tried the multi-currency card?

Have you tried the multi-currency card?

Rediff.com19 Jun 2009

What about when you go to different countries, and have to change from US Dollars to Pound Sterling to the Euro? Fazed by all the rates of exchange? Not quite sure how much you're losing with each transaction? Don't lose heart. In these times of instant cash and virtual travel, the multi currency card might just be the ticket.

Cheating the gaming thief

Cheating the gaming thief

Rediff.com4 Jun 2009

Scraping, which implies lifting content from the original site and placing it on some other site without authorisation of the original developer, has consistently proved a sore point for Indian gaming companies since it robs them of potential revenue. Now, however, with clever use of technology, online flash game advertising firms like MochiAds, Inviziads and Gamejacket are putting game developers back in control of their content.

Need to balance national interest, right to privacy: SC on Aadhaar issue

Need to balance national interest, right to privacy: SC on Aadhaar issue

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, hearing a petitions challenging Aadhaar, said no system in the world was secure and the issue was not as to how data is collected, but how the information so collected are used or misused.

The man who stole India's past

The man who stole India's past

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

'It was only relatively recently that Subhash Kapoor was able to secure the sources in India, Afghanistan and Cambodia, that allowed him to get the really highest level objects, and that helped propel him in recent years up the ranks.'

US tightens visa-waiver programme to deter militants

US tightens visa-waiver programme to deter militants

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

The programme permits visa free travel for 20 mn visitors per year.

Indian capitalism has always had a criminal side

Indian capitalism has always had a criminal side

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

'Our corporate nabobs often milk their companies by appointing procurement and distribution agents, by under- and over-invoicing imports/exports, evading taxes, indulging in insider trading, and dressing up balance-sheets. Satyam fits this pattern, which is widely prevalent in most brick-and-mortar companies.'

Indian link traced in UK credit card fraud

Indian link traced in UK credit card fraud

Rediff.com12 Mar 2008

The Association of Payment Clearing Services said that the 25 per cent initial rise in fraudulent use of British credit and debit cards in three years was mainly due to stolen and counterfeit cards used abroad. Card fraud overseas rose by 77 per cent last year to 208 million, 39 per cent of the total. There have been several instances of British consumers reporting money withdrawn from their accounts in India, The Philippines, Australia and Canada.

Has Naidu misread Modi?

Has Naidu misread Modi?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

In early 2017, Amit A Shah warned Nara Chandrababu Naidu that Narendra D Modi was not like Atal Bihari Vajpayee to yield to pressure tactics. Soon, Naidu was to discover this for himself.

Catch a thief with this software!

Catch a thief with this software!

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

The ESET Smart Security 6, which consists of anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, firewall, parental control, anti-phishing and a social-media scanner, also includes an anti-theft module.

3 Indians charged with securities fraud in US

3 Indians charged with securities fraud in US

Rediff.com14 Mar 2007

A federal grand jury in Omaha, Nebraska, has indicted three Indians on charges of hacking into online brokerage accounts of others using stolen usernames and passwords for making big time profit.

Corporate spying: 2 oil ministry staff among 5 held

Corporate spying: 2 oil ministry staff among 5 held

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

More arrests are likely in this case, being probed by the elite crime branch, in the next couple of days.

Top 5 digital threats to your business

Top 5 digital threats to your business

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

Here's how you are most likely to get ripped off in cyberspace--and how to protect yourself.

Kerala floods: How not to get your insurance claims rejected

Kerala floods: How not to get your insurance claims rejected

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

The devastation caused by the current deluge has damaged hundreds and thousands of homes and vehicles.

All you wanted to know about tokenisation and its impact on card transactions

All you wanted to know about tokenisation and its impact on card transactions

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Tokenisation acts as an additional layer of security as it masks sensitive card data such as the 16-digit account number, expiry date and security code. However, the security level of the app and the customer's mobile itself also needs to be taken into consideration, say experts. Nikhat Hetavkar explains the whole idea of tokenisation, how it is enabled, its impact on card transactions and related security guidelines.

Nasscom likely to set up self-regulatory body

Nasscom likely to set up self-regulatory body

Rediff.com10 Feb 2007

The initiative comes in the wake of allegations in the US and the UK that the country's call centre workers have stolen and sold data processed by local outsourcing/BPO firms.

China's $20 bn investment to transform India?

China's $20 bn investment to transform India?

Rediff.com3 Oct 2014

The prejudices the Chinese carry with them mean they are not natural global managers.

'Corporate tax cuts will affect tax collection'

'Corporate tax cuts will affect tax collection'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

'The corporate tax cuts will obviously result in lower tax payments by companies,' says Central Board of Direct Taxes member Akhilesh Ranjan who retires after 37 years in government service.

RBI readies plan to counter financial crimes in cyber space

RBI readies plan to counter financial crimes in cyber space

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Cyber thieves have been using RBI logos to send out mails to cheat customers

Will BPO scams hit India's boom?

Will BPO scams hit India's boom?

Rediff.com4 Oct 2006

Can call centre thefts end India's flourishing BPO business? Do such deeds give India a bad name? Tell us what you think.

NRS: Businessworld is India's top biz magazine

NRS: Businessworld is India's top biz magazine

Rediff.com1 Sep 2006

Businessworld stole a lead over Business Today in All India Readership as per National Readership Survey 2006.

Why migrant labourers have little choice but to head home

Why migrant labourers have little choice but to head home

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

Around 81 per cent of the workers constitute the unorganised sector - devoid of any social security cover and outside the purview of a complex set of labour laws.