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Helicopter crashes in central London
Rediff.com16 Jan 2013A helicopter crashed near Wandsworth in central London today after colliding with a crane on top of St George's Tower, a residential building currently under construction.
Lifetime Achievement honour for Jeev Milkha Singh
Rediff.com15 Dec 2012Seasoned Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh celebrated his 41st birthday in style by winning the Asia Pacific Lifetime Achievement award along with 18-time Major champion Jack Nicklaus and eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
'Should I pursue an MBA from India or abroad?'
Rediff.com7 Dec 2012In an online chat with readers on December 6, Naveenan Ramachandran and Abhishek Bhide addressed reader queries related to pursuing an MBA abroad.
Lord Paul's portrait to feature at London exhibition
Rediff.com26 Jul 2012Under the project, The World in London, the Photographers' Gallery commissioned 204 photographic portraits of Londoners, each originating from one of the nations competing at the London Olympics and Paralympic games from Friday.
UK to honour Suu Kyi at Westminster Hall
Rediff.com4 Jun 2012In a break from parliamentary tradition, Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will later this month be accorded the rare honour of addressing members in the historic Westminster Hall, which is reserved for iconic current or former heads of state.
AOA India Peace be with you: Zardari's son tweets
Rediff.com8 Apr 2012"AOA India Peace be with you," is what 23-year-old Bilawal Bhutto first said as he landed along with his father and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in New Delhi on Sunday.
Another Indian quits Obama administration
Rediff.com7 Feb 2012Before he came to the US, he also held senior positions internationally for Levi-Strauss & Co, Unilever and the Colgate-Palmolive Company.
'India and China to dominate this century'
Rediff.com27 Sep 2011There has been a major shift in the global balance of economic power, creating a new global hierarchy dominated by the East, says Chris Patten, chancellor of Oxford University. Naomi Canton reports.
Millionaire Wadhwani sets up India chair at CSIS
Rediff.com14 Jan 2011The India Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies -- a leading Washington, DC think tank -- will be occupied by Karl F Inderfurth, erstwhile Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs in the Clinton Administration.
Namaste and welcome to St Xavier's
Rediff.com6 Nov 2010'I don't remember my President or Secretary of State ever visiting my college,' an American friend of mine told me last week on hearing that President Obama was scheduled to visit my college.
Indian team wins Oxford business competition
Rediff.com24 Sep 2010It is a global competition for entrepreneurs aged 16-25, challenging them to develop business ideas that address real economic, social, and environmental issues.
An interview with Mahmood Farooqui
Rediff.com14 Sep 2010'The British conquered India by Indian money...' Mahmood Farooqui, historian and co-director of Peepli [Live]! in a fascinating interview.
Why is the PM's wish being violated by the govt?
Rediff.com19 Jul 2010Not enough people in the government or the private sector have the confidence in creating industrial and mining projects that offer win-win deals to tribals, says Rajni Bakshi.
Readers recommend colleges in West Bengal
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 West Bengal.
Naxalism: It's time to redeem the promise
Rediff.com17 Jun 2010The central challenge of Maoist insurgency is posed by the lack of political space for disgruntled tribals, writes Nitin Desai.
Why a top college broke away from Mumbai University
Rediff.com9 Jun 2010St Xavier's College principal Fr Frazier Mascarenhas speaks with Matthew Schneeberger about the college's recent autonomous status.
The man behind The Japanese Wife
Rediff.com7 Apr 2010Meet Kunal Basu, the novelist of the book which is turned into a movie by Aparna Sen starring Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and a Japanese actress.
Kaushik Basu tipped for CEA's post
Rediff.com17 Sep 2009Kaushik Basu, the C Marks Professor of International Studies, professor of economics, and director of the Center for Analytic Economics at Cornell, has been asked informally if he would consider becoming Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), a post that will fall vacant after Arvind Virmani ends his tenure and leaves to join the International Monetary Fund at the end of the month.
Announcing the Rhodes Scholarships India 2010
Rediff.com30 Jun 2009Applications are invited from outstanding graduates holding at least a first class honours degree in Pure or Applied Sciences, Humanities, Law or Medicine of Indian Universities for five Rhodes Scholarships.
Gavaskar, Ganguly to give lecture at Oxford
Rediff.com27 Jun 2009Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who made his debut in television commentary in the Twenty20 World Cup, has been invited to give lecture at the University of Oxford in England as part of ICC centenary celebrations.
Your sex queries answered: Premature ejaculation
Rediff.com5 May 2009Andrologist and microsurgeon Dr Sudhakar Krishnamurti will be responding to rediff readers' sexual queries on a weekly basis. Here is his first set of responses.
What you earn and the job you do
Rediff.com25 Feb 2009The big question being posed is if you need to pay fancy salaries and bonuses to attract the best and the brightest to the financial services. Does the sector need that much of innovation, in relation to the needs of other sectors?
Study UK: 'Can I extend my student visa?'
Rediff.com24 Sep 2008Education UK experts at the British Council, Nim Bahadur and Sonu Hemanii, hosted a chat with readers on September 23. for those of you who missed the chat, here's the unedited transcript.
3 Indians for PM's Cambridge scholarships
Rediff.com18 Jul 2008The three scholars, who will pursue doctoral study at the St John's College of the Cambridge University, are: Niladri Banerjee, 24; Nitu Duggal, 31; and Manasa Patnam, 24.
Announcing the Rhodes Scholarships for 2009
Rediff.com25 Jun 2008Applications are invited from outstanding graduates holding at least a first class honours degree in Pure or Applied Sciences, Humanities, Law or Medicine of Indian Universities for five scholarships, for a course of study leading to a degree of the University of Oxford.
'India has the highest number of hungry people'
Rediff.com26 May 2008'Food grain availability for India's poorest is now approaching levels that haven't been seen since the British left. This has everything, sadly, to do with the rapacity of India's elites,' says Raj Patel, author, Stuffed and Starved.
India - The emerging giant, or has it emerged?
Rediff.com8 May 2008Arvind Panagariya's recent book, though remarkable, has been one-sided in some respects.
Study UK: 'Can a family friend sponsor me?'
Rediff.com24 Mar 2008Part I of the transcript of the chat with Uk visa officials.
The war of India's Independence -- in America
Rediff.com6 Mar 2008A year before Mahatma Gandhi's return from South Africa to India, a cry for India's freedom was heard from the shores of the Pacific Ocean.
Purple patch for Amara
Rediff.com6 Feb 2008The Darjeeling Limited star is still to get a lead but she is certainly going places, having been cast in plays by Royal Shakespeare Company. She is in The Taming of the Shrew as well as The Merchant Of Venice.
3 days in Kochi makes him an India fan
Rediff.com24 Jan 2008Forget everything you think you know about India. This is Kochi, the southern coast's sybaritic retreat. Tad Friend explores lush backwaters, dabbles in local cooking, and expands his mind through the ayurvedic treatment sirodhara.
Careers: Are you ready for the 21st century?
Rediff.com20 Dec 2007'Our education system keeps churning out graduates who remain unemployed whereas we have an unprecedented and robust job market which is crying out for skills. I think this is the fundamental problem. In my view, the remedy is to redesign education and its delivery to overcome skills shortages. We need to prepare our education system for the 21st century.'
Urdu is Benazir's Achilles' heel now
Rediff.com4 Dec 2007Oxford-educated Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto's clumsy speeches in Urdu, sprinkled with English words, have become a good way to pep up party conversations in Pakistan.
How successful are anti-poverty schemes
Rediff.com3 Nov 2007There are other ways in which markets are capable of serving the poor better than large-scale and often unaffordable anti-poverty interventions.
The desi British 'Hottie' in Darjeeling Limited
Rediff.com8 Oct 2007Amara Karan is becoming very popular in her first Hollywood film.
Want to improve your writing?
Rediff.com10 Sep 2007Creative writing expert Renu Balakrishnan is organising a workshop for students and working professionals who want to hone their creative writing skills.
'Studying abroad is a personal decision'
Rediff.com16 Jul 2007Paul Michael and Yatin Madlani, visa officers at the British High Commission in New Delhi, answered questions about UK universities and student visas during a July 12 expert chat.
Earn a scholarship to University of Oxford!
Rediff.com9 Jul 2007University of Oxford offers 5 Rhodes scholarships to outstanding students.
UK student visas: 'There are no guarantees.'
Rediff.com29 Jun 2007Nick Jagger, Entry Clearance Officer with the British Deputy High Commission in Mumbai, dicusses studying in the UK. He looks at employment options and the different resources available to prospective students.
Study UK: 'Apply to accredited institutions only'
Rediff.com28 Jun 2007Nick Jagger, Entry Clearance Officer at the British Deputy High Commission in Mumbai, discusses the student visa process and how students can best apply.