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India-born Arvind Krishna elected CEO of IBM
Rediff.com31 Jan 2020Krishna's appointment as head of the global IT giant adds to the growing list of Indian-origin executives at the helm of some of the biggest multinational companies. Krishna joins the club that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.
Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'
Rediff.com28 Jan 2020Renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) goodwill ambassador Pavan Sukhdev has won the 2020 Tyler Prize, regarded as the 'Nobel Prize for the Environment', for his ground-breaking "green economy" work. Sukhdev, 59, who will receive the award alongside conservation biologist Gretchen Daily, has been acknowledged for his work on bringing the economic consequences of environmental degradation and loss to the attention of corporate and political decision-makers.
India among top 10 FDI recipients in 2019
Rediff.com20 Jan 2020India attracted an estimated $49 billion FDI in 2019, a 16 per cent increase from the $42 billion recorded in 2018.
China-backed Pak bid to raise Kashmir at UN fails yet again
Rediff.com16 Jan 2020The attempt failed as other member countries felt Kashmir is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan.
At 67,385, India has most babies on New Year's Day
Rediff.com2 Jan 2020An estimated 3,92,078 babies were born around the world on New Year's Day, according to UNICEF. Of this, an estimated 67,385 babies were born in India, the most globally. China came in second with 46,299 births.
China withdraws request for discussion on Kashmir at UN
Rediff.com18 Dec 2019The matter was expected to be discussed in the Security Council Consultations Room under "other matters" during closed consultations Tuesday afternoon.
UN wades into citizenship row, says analysing situation
Rediff.com13 Dec 2019"We're aware that the lower and upper houses of the Indian Parliament have passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, and we're also aware of the concerns that have been publicly expressed. The United Nations is closely analysing the possible consequences of the law," Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq said on Thursday during the daily press briefing.
Follow 'Israeli model' to settle Kashmiri Pandits: Indian diplomat
Rediff.com28 Nov 2019His remarks sparked a controversy with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan targeting the Indian government over its Kashmir policy.
Fortune names Nadella as businessperson of the year
Rediff.com20 Nov 2019"In a year dominated by political chaos and bluster, it was a rare brand of steady -- even quiet -- leadership that won the day in the business world. And no one epitomises that brand of obsessively results-driven, team-based leadership more than our new No. 1 Businessperson of the Year," Fortune said.
Man kills wife over liking Hrithik, kills self: Report
Rediff.com12 Nov 2019Dineshwar Budhidat of Queens fatally stabbed his wife Donne Dojoy, 27, who worked as a bartender and then hanged himself from a tree on Friday, a report in The New York Post said.
Nitin Nohria to step down as Harvard Business School dean
Rediff.com7 Nov 2019In a letter to the Business School community on Wednesday, Nohria said he will step down from the position of dean of the Harvard Business School (HBS) on June 30, 2020, after a decade in the role.
Harvard Business School dean Nitin Nohria to step down in June 2020
Rediff.com7 Nov 2019Nitin Nohria, who had joined the Business School's faculty in 1988 after receiving his PhD from MIT, said the HBS changed the arc of his life. In his message to faculty, staff, students and alumni, Nohria said the time is right for the HBS to transition to new leadership.
India gained $755m from US-China trade war: UNCTAD study
Rediff.com6 Nov 2019The study, 'Trade and trade diversion effects of United States tariffs on China', shows that the ongoing US-China trade war has resulted in a sharp decline in bilateral trade, higher prices for consumers and trade diversion effects -- increased imports from countries not directly involved in the trade war.
Viral Acharya's remedies for the Indian economy
Rediff.com4 Nov 2019Acharya emphasised that the time is "really ripe" for land, labour and agricultural reforms in India.
Empire State Building lit up in orange to celebrate Diwali
Rediff.com29 Oct 2019The Federation of Indian Associations, the largest non-profit umbrella organisation in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut of the Indian community, lit up the monument in a special ceremony organised by the FIA in cooperation with the Empire State Realty Trust.
MIT congratulates Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo
Rediff.com14 Oct 2019MIT, in a release, said the 'work of Duflo and Banerjee has emphasised the use of field experiments in research, to bring the principles of laboratory-style randomised, controlled trials to empirical economics'.
Halliburton fined $275,000 for anti-Muslim behaviour
Rediff.com9 Oct 2019The Houston-based Halliburton, one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry with over 55,000 employees, has agreed to pay the amount and furnish significant relief to settle a national origin and religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Modi to attend Mujib's centenary celebrations in Dhaka
Rediff.com28 Sep 2019Modi met Hasina for a bilateral meeting on the margins of the high level segment of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Friday.
World needs to unite on fighting terror: Modi at UNGA
Rediff.com27 Sep 2019The prime minister lamented on the lack of unanimity amongst the member states on the issue of terrorism, saying it dents those very principles, that are the basis for the creation of the United Nations.
Eliminating terror a precondition, says Jaishankar after Saarc meet
Rediff.com27 Sep 2019Jaishankar was among the first ministers to arrive for the SAARC ministerial meeting. He was in the meeting for over 45 minutes and then left.