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India's Top Educational Institutions
Rediff.com13 Apr 2024The coveted QS rankings indicate that India is slowly but steadily overtaking other nations in the field of education.
'We could make mincemeat of the Pakistanis'
Rediff.com5 Dec 2023'My adrenalin kicked in and the happiness returned! It was time to go in for the kill again.' IAF Veterans Group Captain Dilip Kumar Dass tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe about how the IAF decimated tanks in the famous Battle of Longewala.
The IIT Students Who Built An Award-Winning House
Rediff.com26 May 2023Project Vivaan won big at the Solar Decathlon, placing second overall (and missing the first position by a whisker). Members of the award-winning Team Shunya tell Mrigank Warrier how they built a carbon-neutral, water-neutral, energy-positive home for a family of four.
Chinese incursions into India strategically planned: Study
Rediff.com11 Nov 2022In the 15-year dataset, the researchers noted an average of 7.8 incursions per year even though the Indian government's estimates are much higher.
How to DEFEAT the NEXT Pandemic
Rediff.com3 Nov 2021Illustrious international thinkers met at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2021 and many discussions addressed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world at large.
No foreign strain of COVID-19 found in Maha districts: Govt
Rediff.com19 Feb 2021New strains of coronavirus found in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil have not been detected in Amravati, Yavatmal and Satara districts of Maharashtra where cases have spiked recently, the state government said on Friday.
FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament
Rediff.com29 Jan 2021Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
Do people ever recover from COVID-19?
Rediff.com29 Sep 2020'People who have already got diabetes or heart disease or high blood pressure seem to be more badly affected by the disease.'
'The Pakistanis had state of the art anti-aircraft missiles to shoot us down'
Rediff.com16 Jul 2020'The Pakistanis were not the mujahids or terrorists as claimed initially.' .'They were trained soldiers who held state of the art anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down our airplanes.'
My Floyd Cardoz story
Rediff.com1 Apr 2020For Chef Thomas Zacharias, Chef Floyd Cardoz, was a partner, mentor. And family.
Footloose but NOT fancy-free backstage at the LFW
Rediff.com15 Feb 2020A diary of the voyages of a millennial newcomer at Lakme Fashion Week through the "ever-entertaining" backstage.
Why Juhi Chawla is waging war against cell phone radiation
Rediff.com21 Feb 2019'We have created an enemy we can't even see and that enemy is entertaining us while tightening the noose around our necks.' 'As the radiation increases, it will affect everything -- from your little bumble bee to plants to every living cell.' 'By the time the effects are understood, it might be too late.'
How this plus-size blogger learnt to love her body
Rediff.com19 Sep 2018'India has set standard of beauty rules. They feel that everyone needs to be perfect.' 'You may be beautiful and have the perfect body. But if you have big boobs, you'll still get teased.'
Why I love and hate Dil Se..
Rediff.com29 Aug 2018Favourite movie homes, comparing Amitabh-Shashi's beds in Kabhi Kabhie and discovering the truth about Salman Khan's 1990s chartbuster... All in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
What the Internet holds for India in 2018
Rediff.com1 Jan 2018Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Meet the Shashi Kapoor no one knows!
Rediff.com4 Dec 2017'In the late 1960s, Shashi Kapoor did not have any work. We saw a lot of him then. He sold his sports car. Mum also started selling things because we didn't have money.' 'After Sharmilee (1971), things changed again.' Kunal Kapoor talks to Patcy N/ Rediff.com about his famous father.
When the Minister became a Bollywood heart-throb again
Rediff.com28 Apr 2017Ambassador B S Prakash has fond memories of Vinod Khanna, his minister.
Fulfilling promises will add to UP's financial burden
Rediff.com31 Mar 2017The BJP's manifesto for UP elections promised many things. But, given the state's precarious financial position, fulfilling these promises is likely to prove tricky, says Ishan Bakshi.
India's billionaires' success mantras
Rediff.com24 Mar 2017Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.
Uber v Ola: How fight for Indian taxi market ended up in court
Rediff.com29 Apr 2016Uber is suing Ola for $7.5 million to compensate for lost revenue and goodwill, alleging the Indian market leader created about 94,000 fake user accounts with the ride-hailing service and used them to make more than 405,000 false bookings
Take a bow, Lieutenant Colonel Sofiya Qureshi!
Rediff.com8 Mar 2016'The same charm that draws men to the armed forces, also draws women. It is love for the nation and honour and pride in donning the uniform,' says Lieutenant Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, the first woman to lead the Indian Army in a 18-nation military exercise.
'The people in the North East are very fashion-forward'
Rediff.com22 Oct 2015In the fourth part of this series on North East Indian fashion designers and their struggles to attain success and visibility, Atsu Sekhose says he defines his success mantra as "repeat customers + good sales."
'We have a huge crisis in higher education in India'
Rediff.com12 Aug 2015There is too much focus on building, infrastructure, the number of teachers (as opposed to quality), number of laboratories and so on, says Vineet Gupta.
Why the Rs 322-crore/km Mumbai highway may be a 'disaster'
Rediff.com10 Jul 2015Govt says coastal road is meant to decongest Mumbai, experts believe it would be counter-productive.
Father's Day Special: Meet the Shashi Kapoor no one knows!
Rediff.com16 Jun 2015Son Kunal Kapoor's insight into his legendary actor father are a must-read!
'How can I pursue masters in the US?'
Rediff.com27 Apr 2015In an online chat with readers, overseas consultant NNS Chandra offers career advice.
The 'invisible hand' of the government
Rediff.com21 Mar 2013When we have 30,000-plus colleges and scores of research labs, why is it that we do not produce a steady stream of Nobel Prize winners?
Two held on charges of spying for ISI in Gujarat
Rediff.com15 Oct 2012Two people were arrested in Ahmedabad on Monday for allegedly passing on confidential information related to the Indian Army's base in Bhuj to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, said the police. Sirajuddin Ali, 22, and Mohammad Ayub, 23, both residents of Jamalpur, have been charged with espionage. While Ali used to supply eggs to the army canteen, Ayub is a student, said the police.
Tips to fast-track your career in the IT sector
Rediff.com23 Apr 2012In an online chat with Get Ahead readers Ramaswamy Kavalapara, HR Head, Xchanging India offered tips on how they could make a winning career in the information technology sector.
Pakistan's two-pronged internal threat
Rediff.com15 Jun 2011Despite their differences, mainly related to political strategy, Islamist groups like the Jamaat-e Islami and the Jamaat- ud-Dawashare a very similar ideology -- of the centrality of the notion of the Islamic State and the compelling need to acquire political power in order. Yogi Sikand critiques a study on the rising Islamic radicalism in Pakistan
'Good students are sacrificed for quota system'
Rediff.com11 Aug 2010Dr Sanjaya Baru, editor, Business Standard, talks about the lack of respect for education and the need to reward excellence.
China-Pakistan nuclear deal: Why the surprise?
Rediff.com22 Jun 2010It's highly unlikely that China will give up playing the Pakistan card vis-a-vis India anytime soon. Indian policy makers would be well advised to disabuse themselves of the notion of a Sino-Indian rapprochement. China doesn't do sentimentality in foreign policy, India should follow suit, writes Harsh V Pant.
India can help make Pak BPOs stronger: Murthy
Rediff.com18 May 2010Indian companies can help Pakistan strengthen its IT-BPO industry by sharing expertise and best practices with their Pakistani counterparts, Infosys Chief Mentor NR Narayana Murthy said.
Naxal attack: 42 of 76 CRPF jawans hailed from UP
Rediff.com7 Apr 2010Of the 76 Central Reserve Police Force personnel who died in the Naxal attack in the Mukrana forests in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, 42 of them hailed from Uttar Pradesh.
Triple treat for Kannada moviegoers
Rediff.com7 Apr 2010Krishna Nee Lateag Baro, Parole and Krishna Khiladi will fight it out at the box office.
N India lags southern, western regions in literacy
Rediff.com29 Mar 2010A low EDI has a direct correlation with low-skilled employment. Manifestation of the low index is also evident in the low enrolment and high dropout profiles of students in northern states.
Modi woos Maruti to set up car plant in Gujarat
Rediff.com23 Nov 2009Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi wooed Indian auto giant Maruti Suzuki to set up a car project in Gujarat and said that the state government would provide all the facilities to it.
The Chicago conspiracy: What is Rana's role?
Rediff.com13 Nov 2009Security expert B Raman deciphers the FBI affidavit against Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the Pakistan-origin Canadian arrested with David Headley for alleged Lashkar connections, and speculates who could be their handlers in Pakistan.
Strong Pakistan link in Headley probe: India
Rediff.com6 Nov 2009Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that the FBI's probe into a terror plot targeting India has confirmed a definite Pakistan link. Speaking to reporters after attending a passing-out parade of 61st batch of Indian Police Officers at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad on Thursday, Chidambaram said that on the advice of FBI, two or more persons have been arrested in Pakistan in connection with the same terror plot, uncovered by FBI.
Fire blazes in one oil tank, rlwys resume services
Rediff.com5 Nov 2009A week after fire broke out in the Indian Oil Corporation fuel depot near Jaipur, the blaze was still raging in one of the oil tanks, even as the North-West Railways resumed operations on the Jaipur-Kota section on Thursday.