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How to make jobs programmes work
Rediff.com28 Nov 2018A breakthrough will come from what we teach and how, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Infy plans innovation hub in Arizona; to hire 1,000 by 2023
Rediff.com21 Sep 2018Infosys, like many of its peers, has been ramping local hiring in key markets like the US, the UK and Australia to tackle increasing scrutiny around work visas by various governments.
Meet Dheemanth Nagaraj, first Indian to get Intel Fellow award
Rediff.com3 Sep 2018What makes Nagaraj's achievement significant is the fact that there have been only about 80 Intel Fellows globally in the 50 years of the company's operation.
Artificial Intelligence: Where India stands
Rediff.com15 Jun 2018A culture of science and innovation must be embedded in society wherein people not only use new technology but understand it as well. Without this, obscurantism and blind faith can sit side by side with digital technology and, in fact, use the same technology to reinforce their hold on people, says Shram Saran.
What will Pranab Da see at the RSS HQ in Nagpur?
Rediff.com5 Jun 2018'If the RSS should be saluted for choosing such a scholarly statesman to address its highly trained cadre, one must also praise Pranab Da's sagacity for having gracefully accepting the invitation, thus disapproving any ideological apartheid,' says former BJP MP Tarun Vijay.
Every disruption should not be seen as destruction:PM
Rediff.com1 Jun 2018"The biggest challenge before us is that the 21st century belongs to Asia. But do we have this sentiment, I think that is the biggest challenge," he said.
2018's top 20 science colleges in India
Rediff.com30 May 2018Presenting the Top 20 of 100 science colleges as per India Today's findings.
2018's top 20 science colleges in India
Rediff.com30 May 2018Presenting the Top 20 of 100 science colleges as per India Today's findings.
How India's young innovators do well by doing good
Rediff.com25 May 2018'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
This Indian school hopes to solve the world's problems
Rediff.com8 May 2018A group of high-powered individuals led by Anand Mahindra have come together to set up Krea university. The campus is expected to be ready by 2019 and the first batch of 100 to 125 students will commence classes in August next year.
Deepika, Virat, Ola co-founder among Time's 100 most influential people
Rediff.com19 Apr 2018TIME said a record 45 people on this list are under 40 -- including the youngest designer ever, 14-year-old actor Millie Bobby Brown -- and a common theme in the tributes is how much people can learn from them.
Wolf Call: Why this endangered species howls less
Rediff.com14 Apr 2018Studying wolves' howls could reveal how human language evolved.
EXPLAINED: Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and the data breach
Rediff.com22 Mar 2018British data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica is at the centre of a controversy in India, the United States and Britain after two newspapers reported on Sunday that the company harvested personal data about Facebook users beginning in 2014. How does that matter, what does it entail and should you be worried? All these answers and more, explained right here.
5 ways NITI Aayog is using AI to change India
Rediff.com20 Mar 2018'AI will be bigger than the advent of the Internet or the harnessing of electricity.' 'India must embrace it with all its might,' says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
How the multiplex killed Bollywood
Rediff.com17 Mar 2018'We need more universal films like Dangal, Sultan or Padmavat that work across single screens and multiplexes.'
MUST READ: 10 things you didn't know about Stephen Hawking
Rediff.com14 Mar 2018In 2012 Rediff.com had published a feature on the rare aspects of Hawking's life and work, based on a feature by popular edutainment website HowStuffWorks, which we reproduce.
Alpha Zero and the future of artificial intelligence
Rediff.com18 Feb 2018'One problem with machine learning is that extensive human inputs are required.' 'This is both an expense and time consuming.' 'If AIs can do this on their own, the process may become more efficient,' says Devangshu Datta.
The BEST FOREIGN Films of 2017
Rediff.com31 Dec 2017Aseem Chhabra gives us the top films that enriched his year.
'Entrepreneurs not only shape but create the future'
Rediff.com23 Dec 2017Five inspiring women who travelled thousands of miles to Hyderabad recently to grow their business and skills share their tales of global entrepreneurship. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel listened in.
The amputee who helps other amputees scale mountains
Rediff.com21 Dec 2017Meet Mona Patel, one of CNN's Top 10 Heroes of the Year.
The blind woman who creates entrepreneurs and game changers
Rediff.com4 Dec 2017Meet Sabriye Tenberken, a German woman who is changing lives in India.
9 held for terror attack on Pakistan's agriculture institute
Rediff.com3 Dec 2017Three burqa-clad Taliban terrorists stormed the training institute and opened indiscriminate fire, killing at least 12 people, half of them students, before being shot dead by security forces on Friday.
12 killed, 32 injured as burqa-clad terrorists attack Peshawar college
Rediff.com1 Dec 2017The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
India's quest for skills
Rediff.com1 Dec 2017Ajit Balakrishnan on how Indian society and the polity need to be carried along.
An interview students MUST read
Rediff.com6 Nov 2017'Adaptability is what is needed right now and students have to continuously learn the new tools to remain relevant in the career they choose.'
UP teen spends 42 days in jail for joke on Ganga
Rediff.com11 Oct 2017Zakir Ali Tyagi was charged under the Indian Penal Code's Section 420 (cheating) and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act (computer related offences).
'It was impressive. I did not expect this from Rahul Gandhi'
Rediff.com22 Sep 2017Rahul would know that fealty can be a fickle thing, and that if the Congress bucks the trend and actually wins the next national election, selfies with him would find their way from phones to walls, replacing those taken with Modi.
The other Son
Rediff.com21 Sep 2017Taizo Son, SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son's youngest brother, is also planning to enter India.
India is being run by dynasties: Rahul @Berkeley
Rediff.com12 Sep 2017Rahul attacked Modi and BJP, alleging that 'politics of divide and polarisation is radicalising people in India'.
He wants to celebrate the uniqueness of India
Rediff.com9 Aug 2017Siddharth Chauhan, winner of the Satyajit Ray Award
'India did not recognise him enough'
Rediff.com24 Jul 2017'What is the future of ISRO?' Professor Rao asked from his hospital bed. 'What we see now is the continuation of programmes we started long ago.' 'What are we planning in the space science arena?' 'What is our plan for human space flight?' Former ISRO chairman Madhavan Nair recalls his last meeting with Professor U R Rao, the pioneering Indian space scientist who passed away on Monday, July 24.
Dealing with North Korea: What are the world's options?
Rediff.com24 Jul 2017After Pyongyang tests a missile potentially capable of reaching the US, Dr Rajaram Panda explores the realistic -- and peaceful -- options before Donald Trump and the international community at large.
With Halli Labs, Google makes its first Indian acquisition
Rediff.com13 Jul 2017Joins Facebook, Apple and Twitter in buying Indian start-ups
37% fall in H1-B visas for top 7 Indian cos in 2016
Rediff.com6 Jun 2017The companies experienced a drop of 5,436 approved petitions (37 per cent) in 2016 as compared to previous year, a report by the National Foundation for American Policy, a Washington-based non-profit think-tank, said.
What India's IT firms are looking for in prospective employees
Rediff.com30 May 2017AI, cloud computing, data analytics are a few areas companies are looking for proficiency in
How Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook and his purpose in life
Rediff.com26 May 2017In his address to the Harvard class of 2017, Thursday, he shared his Harvard memories and spoke about finding purpose and meaning in one's life.
Digital India: Work in progress
Rediff.com22 May 2017While Digital India, a signature initiative of PM Narendra Modi, took off soon after NDA came to power, it peaked after demonetisation in November 2016.
Cognizant to significantly expand local hiring in US
Rediff.com8 May 2017Firm to prune domestic costs through initiatives such as voluntary separation
World's first quantum computing machine built in China
Rediff.com3 May 2017Last year, the researchers had developed the world's best single photon source based on semiconductor quantum dots.
What makes India the third largest global site for Artificial Intelligence companies?
Rediff.com6 Apr 2017Experts believe adoption of AI in developing countries will be much faster than in developed nations, as the magnitude of change it will bring will be far larger.