Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

India Shining Under Modi In International Arena

PM Modi went to New York this time not to engage in polemics, but to find solutions to global problems. He made some progress on several matters, even on reform of the UN Security Council, when the......

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

‘Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the......

India, EU hold human rights dialogue, agree to safeguard freedom of activists, journalists

After a fresh round of human rights dialogue, India and the European Union on Friday concurred on the importance of safeguarding freedom, independence and diversity of civil society actors,......

'India Inc's social responsibility is just to whitewash sins'

'The Indian state is very benevolent when it comes to corporates.' 'Among top 100 companies, only 68 companies have entities that could be called unions.' 'When it comes to diversity in the......

What this Budget may do to the taxes

As a run up to Budget 2011, the previous article in this column had addressed the expectations with respect to the service tax rate and the resolution of the several complexities in service tax law......

Google's secret weapon: simplicity

I'm snuggled under the covers with Jon Stewart and the remote. The 'Evolution/Schmevolution' skit is funny, but it's been a long day, and I'm fading fast. The promise of technology is that I'm one......

Why we hate HR

Well, here's a rockin' party: a gathering of several hundred midlevel human-resources executives in Las Vegas. (Yo, Wayne Newton! How's the 401(k)?) They are here, ensconced for two days at......