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What Obama said in his State of the Union speech
Rediff.com26 Jan 2011US President Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered his State of the Union speech in the US Congress. Here's the transcript:
Indian student arrested in US 'sham varsity' scam
Rediff.com25 Jan 2011At least one Indian student has been arrested in a countrywide operation in which hundreds of Indians may be victims or participants in an elaborate fraud scheme involving a California university.
Indian students hit by 'sham' US varsity scandal
Rediff.com22 Jan 2011Hundreds of Indian students may have been victims in an elaborate fraud scheme, according to a complaint filed against a university in California by the United States attorney's office.
India's Smart Power in the US
Rediff.com19 Jan 2011'As India's involvement in the growth of the US deepens, the search for the soul of India gains momentum. India's smart power gets projected in the US in very many ways.'
Sabeer Bhatia's next mega project
Rediff.com11 Oct 2010The Live Documents service offered by the Bhatia-promoted InstaColl is already a big success in India, especially among the education fraternity.
Sanjiv Bajaj on life after Bajaj Auto demerger
Rediff.com5 Oct 2010For the younger Bajaj sibling, life after Bajaj Auto is all about revving up the financial services business.
'At Facebook our goal is to find the 'next big idea''
Rediff.com15 Sep 2010Twenty one million Indians access Facebook across the world. So does Aditya Agarwal. But he logs in from inside FB's HQ in Palo Alto, reports Sandip Roy.
'Do I need work experience for an MBA in the UK?'
Rediff.com11 Aug 2010EdUK advisors from the British Council hosted a chat with readers on August 10 about studying in the UK. The transcript.
Innovating solutions for India's challenges
Rediff.com29 Jul 2010India first needs to innovate the solution itself, and then focus on the product.
China sets up first cyber base
Rediff.com22 Jul 2010The Chinese military has opened its first cyber base headquarters but has assured that the facility was not aimed at launching cyber war.
Now, computing at blinding speed?
Rediff.com20 Jul 2010Gallium arsenide, a compound of the elements gallium and arsenic, is basically a semiconductor used in manufacture of devices like field-effect transistors.
Are you eligible for a Fulbright Fellowship?
Rediff.com3 Jul 2010Staff from the United States India Educational Foundation hosted a chat with rediff.com readers on June 23. The transcript.
Narayan feted 'Michael Jordan of microelectronics'
Rediff.com25 Jun 2010Dr Jay Narayan has won the 2011 Acta Materialia Gold Medal and Prize, an international award given to one person annually for exceptional research contributions and leadership in materials science worldwide.
Readers recommend colleges in Uttar Pradesh
Rediff.com21 Jun 2010We invited readers to share their college recommendations to the Class of 2010 -- the colleges with the best teachers, facilities, study programmes. Here we present the responses we recieved for colleges in Uttar Pradesh.
Readers recommend colleges in Maharashtra
Rediff.com21 Jun 2010We invited readers to share their college recommendations to the Class of 2010 -- the colleges with the best teachers, facilities, study programmes. Here we present the responses we recieved for colleges in Maharashtra.
Steve Jobs on life, love and death
Rediff.com18 Jun 2010Steve Jobs' Commencement address speaks about the highs and lows of life, how to counter challenges and how to fight the odds to come out victorious. Jobs delivered this speech on June 12, 2005.
Now, the world's smallest transistor!
Rediff.com24 May 2010An international team has claimed that despite its incredibly tiny size -- a mere four billionth of a metre long -- the quantum dot is a functioning electronic device, the world's first created deliberately by placing individual atom.
TiE: Giving a fillip to entrepreneurs
Rediff.com18 May 2010The new initiatives for this year include the formation of TiE Angels- a group of accredited TiE Charter Member investors with the goal of supporting top tier emerging companies with early stage investment and support.
Experiments with education: The IT way
Rediff.com10 May 2010A touch-screen computer on classroom tables in New Delhi helps activity-based learning go online.
He helps millions find their way accurately
Rediff.com6 May 2010Indian-born Sanjai Kohli has won the prestigious European Inventor Award 2010 for making GPS a consumer product
Will RTE help our education system?
Rediff.com5 Apr 2010Unrecognised private schools, which cater to the poor in slums and villages of India, have been under threat for a long time.
Nokia to launch music service in India soon
Rediff.com18 Mar 2010In order to fight piracy, Nokia plans to launch its music service 'Comes With Music' in India in a couple of months to give unlimited music access to its consumers, a top company official said.
'None of the fresh biotech grads are employment-ready'
Rediff.com10 Mar 2010In an interview with Nandita Datta she talks about biotechnology becoming the new buzzword and what it takes to build a successful career.
Computer education: Provide tax breaks
Rediff.com23 Feb 2010With the thrust of the government to further education and to get the education system up inline with coming times, the sector is poised for growth.
Global Indian International School goes to US
Rediff.com15 Feb 2010The Global Indian International School, which offers a multicultural education for K-8 students, is to open its first United States branch in San Jose, California, in September. The school is currently enrolling students for the 2010-2011 school year.
Direct Tax Code: BJP leaders meet Pranab
Rediff.com2 Feb 2010The delegation, comprising leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, her counterpart in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley and others, said Mukherjee had assured them that DTC was only at the drafting stage and discussions were still on.
How India, China can mastermind the Asian century
Rediff.com5 Jan 2010Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) says that Sino-Indian cooperation at the Copenhagen climate summit is the sign of things to come.
Born poor, now self-made billionaires
Rediff.com20 Nov 2009Meet the inspiring people who struggled against all odds to make it big.
UK experts develop new language for Internet
Rediff.com28 Oct 2009OWL 2, was developed by an international team led by computer scientists from Oxford University and the University of Manchester.
Exclusive! Nobel Prize winner speaks to rediff.com
Rediff.com9 Oct 2009'If all bright people go for medical schools, engineering or management studies, then where are the bright people left to do science? So there is a need for cultural change,' says Nobel Prize winner Venkataraman Ramakrishnan.
2 Indians win MacArthur's 'genius' fellowship
Rediff.com22 Sep 2009Computer Vision Technologist Maneesh Agrawala and Applied Mathematics specialist L Mahadevan will each receive $500,000 (nearly Rs 2.5 crore) support over the next five years.
Why searching for Ash can harm your PC!
Rediff.com7 Sep 2009The actress is among 10 celebs named the India's Most Dangerous Celebs in Cybersapce.
The Internet is 40 years old!
Rediff.com2 Sep 2009One of the biggest technology breakthroughs, the Internet impacts the lives of billions of people across the world.
Narayana Murthy's daughter set to marry
Rediff.com25 Aug 2009Infosys co-founder and chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy and Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murthy's daughter, Akshata, is all set to tie nuptial knot with an Indian classmate of hers from Stanford Business School on August 29, family sources said.
Internet addict? Go to a detox centre!
Rediff.com24 Aug 2009China has the world's largest online community with over 300 million users, many of who are believed to suffer from excessive use of chat rooms and online gaming.
Maths proves to be new operating system's soul
Rediff.com14 Aug 2009Scientists have created a 'kernel' -- the basis of a computer's operating system -- that is proven reliable with mathematics, a milestone which they claim will pave the way for a new generation of software with unprecedented levels of reliability.
'How can I ace my job interview?'
Rediff.com11 Aug 2009Author and trainer Nasha Fitter hosted a chat with Get Ahead readers and addressed queries related to CVs, BPO interviews and much more.
Star trek of the hare and the tortoise
Rediff.com30 Jul 2009'Chinese arsenal and capabilities can be swivelled against India.'
Study UK: 'Will my work experience help?'
Rediff.com28 Jul 2009Education UK experts at British Council hosted a chat with readers on July 24. The transcript.
The world's 10 fastest supercomputers
Rediff.com27 Jul 2009The IBM Roadrunner, located at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is the fastest supercomputer in the world.