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10 Qs To Ask Before Starting A Business

10 Qs To Ask Before Starting A Business

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

A company not only requires ample funds to get it started but also the necessary intellectual and emotional tools to make it a success.

Silicon Valley wants 'dramatic expansion' of H1-B visa: Veritas CEO

Silicon Valley wants 'dramatic expansion' of H1-B visa: Veritas CEO

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

IT firms in the US are struggling to find quality and right number of professionals

Am I being cheated out of my benefits?

Am I being cheated out of my benefits?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

Embracing new normal, India Inc set to step up hiring in 2021

Embracing new normal, India Inc set to step up hiring in 2021

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

Adapting to the new hybrid normal of remote and office work, cautiously optimistic corporate are looking to hire more people and provide better appraisals in the new year as they step out of the pandemic-ravaged 2020. The coronavirus pandemic emerged as the biggest inflection point for the Indian job landscape. For the corporates, work-from-home and remote workers became the new normal and for the professionals, online learning and digital skills took centrestage.

5 dream jobs that will help you survive recession

5 dream jobs that will help you survive recession

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

Artificial Intelligence will create 2.3 million machine learning jobs by 2020.

'This is an unprecedented opportunity to upskill'

'This is an unprecedented opportunity to upskill'

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

'What has gained prominence are 'human' skills like creativity, originality and initiative, critical thinking, persuasion, and negotiation, as well as attention to detail, resilience, flexibility and complex problem-solving.'

6 tips to crack your first online interview

6 tips to crack your first online interview

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

It is important to find a room with optimal lighting, preferably near a window or a blank wall where YOU are the only point of focus.

A year after #MeToo: What has changed?

A year after #MeToo: What has changed?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

A year ago, India's #MeToo movement witnessed women across India speak up against sexual harassment. Nikita Puri assesses what, if anything, has changed.

India better placed in fight against COVID-19: Modi

India better placed in fight against COVID-19: Modi

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

Speaking after virtually launching COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata, Modi said that in the fight against coronavirus, India has come to a point where it does not lack in awareness, its scientific data is expanding and resources are also increasing.

Death of a Salesman Revisited

Death of a Salesman Revisited

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

...Are algos taking over from 'shoeshine and a smile', asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

No interrogation room in new CBI building!

No interrogation room in new CBI building!

Rediff.com17 May 2011

In a shocking lack of vision and planning, officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation have found that their newly-constructed hi-tech office building in New Delhi, does not a interrogation room!

Cyber attack: 10 tips to protect yourself

Cyber attack: 10 tips to protect yourself

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

Confident that a cyber attack won't affect you? Think again, says Nandakishore Harikumar.

What you could do with Aarogya Setu app

What you could do with Aarogya Setu app

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

'Install the app for yourself and your family.' 'Make sure that everybody you come in contact with on a daily basis -- your drivers, your maids, your colleagues at work -- make sure they too are using the app.' 'Also encourage people who carry some influence, like office managers, to convince their employees to do the same.' 'This only helps in improving your safety levels.'

Murthy-Amazon tax dispute draws in son-in-law Sunak

Murthy-Amazon tax dispute draws in son-in-law Sunak

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

"Reaching an international agreement on how large digital companies are taxed has been a priority for the chancellor since he took office," said a spokesperson for his UK treasury office. "The chancellor's consistent position has been that it matters where tax is paid, and any agreement must ensure digital businesses pay tax in the UK that reflects their economic activities. That is what our taxpayers would expect and is the right thing," the spokesperson said.

Bloomba, world's 1st search-based e-mail in India

Bloomba, world's 1st search-based e-mail in India

Rediff.com31 Aug 2004

Bloomba, the world's first search-based e-mail, developed by Chennai-based iSoftTech for its US client Stata Labs, is now available in India.

5 job skills that will take you to the TOP

5 job skills that will take you to the TOP

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

Qualities that relate to emotional intelligence such as empathy and curiosity will be a big consideration factor for hiring managers of the future, says Sanjay Bahl.

Easy ways to increase YOUR take-home pay

Easy ways to increase YOUR take-home pay

Rediff.com11 Aug 2011

Everyone could do with a little extra money but how do you get there? am22tech.com lists out simple ways to do it!

SRM University's part-time engineering courses

SRM University's part-time engineering courses

Rediff.com19 Aug 2008

SRM University offers an opportunity for professionals to continue their Engineering Studies in Part Time mode.

5 ways we can fix India's unemployment crisis

5 ways we can fix India's unemployment crisis

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

Adapting to an inevitable digital intervention is India's only hope at beating a long-standing job crisis. To do so, focus on quality education and better skill development is fundamental, says Dr Yogesh Kumar Bhatt.

Satyam to hire 2,000 more employees

Satyam to hire 2,000 more employees

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

Mahindra Satyam, the rebranded Satyam Computer Services, is planning to recruit 2,000 professionals. It will be a mix of freshers and lateral hiring, to cater to specific requirements of some clients.

'What honesty can you talk about when you openly buy MLAs?'

'What honesty can you talk about when you openly buy MLAs?'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

'What steps have the higher level of political leadership taken to remove corruption from the system and bring in honest governance?'

Social media influences how judges decide a case: Justice Sikri

Social media influences how judges decide a case: Justice Sikri

Rediff.com10 Feb 2019

Judging is 'under stress' in the digital era, he said.

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

'As long as people are eating we will be there,' Rebel Foods CEO Jaydeep Barman tells Viveat Susan Pinto and Niraj Bhatt.

Missing the gym? Set up one at home!

Missing the gym? Set up one at home!

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

Typically, you can create a basic gym for Rs 50,000, a mid-end for Rs 5 lakh and an advanced one for Rs 10 lakh

Start-ups tap training needs of techies

Start-ups tap training needs of techies

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

Reskilling and online certification are the biggest earners in the Indian online education market

'Across industries, there is a shortage of digital skills'

'Across industries, there is a shortage of digital skills'

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

'The kind of jobs the advent of artificial intelligence, data science and so on are creating simply didn't exist before'

'My husband is accusing me of infidelity'

'My husband is accusing me of infidelity'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

Dr Ramkumar wins Top 20 Under 40 award

Dr Ramkumar wins Top 20 Under 40 award

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

The non-woven military wipe can be used to protect and clean soldiers and military aircraft that have been contaminated with lethal chemicals. The wipe technology developed at Texas Tech has been evaluated for its protection against toxic chemicals and is proved to be one of the best dry-wipe technology available.

Computer geeks are the best when it comes to sex!

Computer geeks are the best when it comes to sex!

Rediff.com21 May 2009

If your partner is a computer nerd, your sex life will certainly be rocking, for a survey has revealed that IT professionals make the best lovers!

Why Do Employees Quit? Ask Subham

Why Do Employees Quit? Ask Subham

Rediff.com6 May 2021

'A lot of people who quit felt they have been in the organisation for way too long and needed a better or challenging career role to advance in their careers.'

IIT-Kharagpur plans telecom courses

IIT-Kharagpur plans telecom courses

Rediff.com21 Nov 2007

Saswat Chakraborti, head of G S Sanyal School of Telecommunications at IIT-KGP says: "We offered three short-term courses so far in 2007, and would introduce one more this December. We are planning several new courses targeted at B-tech graduates, industry professionals, as well as teachers from engineering institutes."

ASK MAYANK: How can I re-enter the job market?

ASK MAYANK: How can I re-enter the job market?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

HR guru Mayank Rautela provides a three-point plan.

Nagaland polls: Of young blood & winds of change

Nagaland polls: Of young blood & winds of change

Rediff.com15 Feb 2008

Representing the entire spectrum of political outfits as well as independent candidates, these fresh contenders are even going out of party line of thinking and are speaking about change in Naga society, while many have chosen youth empowerment as a favoured issue to woo voters.

Priyanka, Deepika defeat Salman Khan!

Priyanka, Deepika defeat Salman Khan!

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Namrata Thakker looks at the most popular Bollywood stars on Instagram.

Start-ups aren't from Mars

Start-ups aren't from Mars

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Start-ups have their own sub-cultures their language and ways of working.

Puja? It's now Durga Inc.

Puja? It's now Durga Inc.

Rediff.com27 Sep 2008

But the more significant development is that just as politicians took over pujas some years ago, NRIs, hi-tech and market managers are now moving in. I have nothing against them except that it would be sad if professional commerce overwhelms the spirit of collective youthful effort that traditionally sustained public pujas.

23% of Bangalore students on drugs: Study

23% of Bangalore students on drugs: Study

Rediff.com8 Aug 2007

According to the study, marijuana is a favourite among students, as it is cheaper compared to other drugs.

Why Dhoni picked 25% in Run Adam

Why Dhoni picked 25% in Run Adam

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

Continuing with his business ventures beyond the cricket field, MS Dhoni has now invested in 360 degree sports ecosystem Run Adam, and will serve as its endorser

Anju Seth, IIM-C's first woman director

Anju Seth, IIM-C's first woman director

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

'She was the unanimous choice of the search-cum-selection committee.'

TCS says Modi-Obama bonhomie yet to reflect on visa front

TCS says Modi-Obama bonhomie yet to reflect on visa front

Rediff.com19 Apr 2015

No change in rules that govern sending professionals under H1-B visa regime