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'Narendra Modi is scared of losing'
Rediff.com4 Oct 2007An interview Gujarat Congress President Bharat Solanki.
Sensex touched 17K: Now what?
Rediff.com27 Sep 2007Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance companies' market cap now exceeds $100 billion (as also Arcelor Mittal's). The new generation winners operate in a myriad sectors, including telecom, commodities such as steel and cement.
Want to succeed? Avoid these 9 traps
Rediff.com25 Sep 2007Success leads to the damaging behaviors of a lack of urgency, a proud and protective attitude, and entitlement thinking.
Mumbai airport's Botox job
Rediff.com22 Sep 2007Mumbai International Airport Ltd, the consortium of GVK and South African Airports, which won the project through an international tender, must question every planner, architect, designer, HR manager and traffic controller: Why isn't it working?
The Incident of the Columnist at a Disco
Rediff.com18 Sep 2007This column will try to sit up and laugh, or at least smirk, at the general insanity of our lives.
Privacy: Google to call for new laws
Rediff.com14 Sep 2007Google, the search giant under fire from various quarters over privacy issues, will later on Friday call for new international laws to protect personal information online.
Exit tax on IIT & IIM grads? Are they nuts?
Rediff.com10 Sep 2007We asked readers about what they think of the union HRD ministry's proposal to levy an exit tax on IIT and IIM graduates who go to work abroad for lucrative salaries or to pursue higher studies. Here's the readers' response on the subject.
How ordinary people overcame their failures
Rediff.com7 Sep 2007It is not difficult to overcome failures. While greats like Thomas Alva Edison, Bill Gates and Walt Disney are well-known for learning from failures, here's the stories of ordinary individuals who too overcame failure and succeeded in their lives.
Sweet 40! A fact file on Akshay
Rediff.com5 Sep 200740 quick facts on Akshay as he hits 40 on September 9.
Indians in US? Inventions on the way
Rediff.com5 Sep 2007According to a report prepared by a team of researchers from Harvard, Duke and New York Universities, the number of Indian nationals contributing to US international patent applications touched 5.5 per cent in 2006.
Low risk taker? Stay out of stock markets
Rediff.com31 Aug 2007NRIs can invest in MFs, says MF expert Rahul Goel.
Is English a problem? Here's help!
Rediff.com31 Aug 2007Do you understand the difference between an allusion and an illusion? Here's more help with homonyms
Where Ash, Salman fail, SRK succeeds!
Rediff.com21 Aug 2007Aishwayra's The Last Legion and Salman's Marigold bomb. SRK's Chak De! India, meanwhile holds steady abroad.
GPS to track endangered bird species
Rediff.com14 Aug 2007Global Positioning System would be used by Forest Department officials in Gujarat to keep track of the movement of endangered bird species.
English errors: More help with homonyms
Rediff.com13 Aug 2007Homonyms can be a hassle. Today, we look at more common errors made when words look and sound the same, but have completely different meanings!
Ratan Tata: The last rajah
Rediff.com8 Aug 2007India's Ratan Tata aims to transform his once-stodgy conglomerate into a global powerhouse. But can it thrive after he steps down?
Indian techies log in to elite global R&D
Rediff.com3 Aug 2007Making a name for themselves as they 'drive innovation' in giants like IBM, Microsoft.
Nigeria Calling: Indians beware!
Rediff.com16 Jul 2007Nigerian scams are known to e-mail users around the globe, but this one was new because the message had come from my brother's e-mail account.
Relax, it's Federer!
Rediff.com9 Jul 2007The man who always seems to be relaxed, the man who is so alive, yet so deceptively cold. The man who does not know how to panic.
8 tips to make best use of your bank
Rediff.com9 Jul 2007Complications have accompanied the conveniences that the evolution of banking in India has ushered in.
Tea, world's 2nd most popular beverage
Rediff.com5 Jul 2007It is estimated that somewhere between 18 and 20 billion 6 oz. cups of tea are drunk daily on our planet.
Al Gore's amazing $100 million makeover!
Rediff.com4 Jul 2007The untold story of how an epic loser engineered what may be the greatest brand makeover ever.
Indian IT cos global giants? Not yet
Rediff.com19 Jun 2007Indian IT firms still have a way to go before they can stand up and be counted among the global giants.
Cars:Move from C-segment sedans to D-segment bliss
Rediff.com16 Jun 2007A sense of calm prevails every time I get into a Mercedes. I'm hardly overawed by their presence (Rohin has a big fetish for Beemers -- Ed), but the sheer snug, cosseting feeling that a Merc presents snatches me from reality, writes Rohin Nagrani.
Shonali Bose, on making Amu
Rediff.com15 May 2007Director Shonali Bose talks about Amu, her heartfelt film about the 1984 Delhi riots.
Why Apple's iPhone is not the next iPod
Rediff.com15 May 2007Apple's latest creation is unlikely to dominate the cell phone market the way the iPod has impacted the digital music market.
The Bakshali inheritance
Rediff.com24 Apr 2007Ajit Balakrishnan, chairman of the board of governors, IIM-Calcutta, and CEO, rediff.com, gave the Convocation Speech at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta on April 1, 2007. The speech is reproduced here.
What the Internet will be like in the future
Rediff.com20 Apr 2007In the future, the Internet is almost certain to look more realistic, interactive, and social -- a lot like a virtual world.
The kid who turned down $1 billion!
Rediff.com10 Apr 2007Why Facebook's 22-year-old CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, spurned Yahoo and Viacom to go it alone.
Dont overstep limits, PM tells judiciary
Rediff.com8 Apr 2007The two constitutional heads gave vent to their feelings on a common platform -- a conference of chief ministers and chief justices of High Courts at the Vigyan Bhavan -- in the presence of several legal luminaries.
How to become a successful entrepreneur
Rediff.com21 Mar 2007Did you ever think of 'being your own boss'? Even if the thought is exciting the road ahead is not that easy.
Return of the one-minute movie
Rediff.com16 Mar 2007User-created one-minute videos have been around ever since the dramatic drop in the price of video cameras.
What Microsoft whizkids do in Hyderabad
Rediff.com14 Mar 2007S Somasegar, corporate VP, Microsoft, speaks about Vista and other products that the team at IDC, Hyderabad are working on.
India's designs on innovation
Rediff.com13 Mar 2007Compared with its Asian rivals, India has been slow to make design a priority. But a new national policy commits to doing business with style.
Namesake gets rave reviews in US
Rediff.com12 Mar 2007Mira Nair's new film gets good reviews and good box office collections.
A look at would-be Microsoft killer
Rediff.com5 Mar 2007Its products are free. Its work force is largely volunteer. Its meetings are open to anyone. It's a nonprofit body. A look inside Mozilla the maker of Firefox and would-be Microsoft-killer.
India an innovation giant? Yes!
Rediff.com21 Feb 2007The country has the opportunity of creating new business models, products and services for the poor not just at home, but for countries in Africa and Latin America.
Automated innovation, next BIG thing
Rediff.com14 Feb 2007Automation will eventually transform a little known invention into a process, the opportunity only lies in capturing the opportunity first and not opposing to this change.
How to pay LESS tax on your income!
Rediff.com9 Feb 2007You can reduce your taxable income by investing in specified instruments