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Kalam's formula for progress in space science

Highlighting the need to 'ignite the minds' of students to inspire them to make discoveries, former President A P J Abdul Kalam has proposed establishing a World Space Council, which could oversee......

Braveheart

For millions of young Indians Kalpana Chawla was an inspirational figure. Her story was of a dream realised through hard work and single-minded dedication.On February 1, 2003 when Columbia space......

US confers courage award on Delhi gang-rape victim

The 23-year-old physiotherapy intern, whose brutal gang-rape on a moving bus in Delhi in December inspired widespread protests, has been posthumously presented with the International Women of......

Breaking through

Kalpana Saroj and Milind Kamble, who will get the Padma Shri this year, are epitomes of a new resurgence in the Dalit community, writes Aditi Phadnis When Kalpana Saroj, chairperson of Kamani......

View: Is Rape a new Development Indicator?

If rapes are rising dramatically in India over the last 20 years, is it logical to blame traditional Indian culture, asks Sankrant Sanu. The brutal gang-rape in Delhi, leading to the death of a......

RPG: A visionary who believed in his gut feeling

RPG managed to grow his business rapidly in both the pre-reform and post- reform periods, mainly through acquisitions, notes Kunal BoseBorn and raised in Kolkata, Rama Prasad Goenka spent a lot of......

How this Dharavi garment worker became a celebrity shoemaker

Jameel Shah, who was a minor worker in a garment factory, now makes shoes for Kajol, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor and international stars like Kylie Minogue. There are good......

Realising India's industrial dreams

The causes for and solutions to India’s manufacturing angst may not lie in high land costs, excessively labour-friendly laws or excessive taxes, writes Ajit Balakrishnan. Even if Mamata......

Paresh Maity designs for ITC, upsets anti-smoking lobby

India's leading cigarette maker, ITC, has roped in artist Paresh Maity to design a limited edition packing for its Flake brand, with the launch of the Paresh Maity Collector series, to be......

The 6 most preferred Indian cities for engineering jobs

Bengaluru most preferred job city for engineering students Seven out of every 10 engineering students in India prefer Bengaluru as their 'first job' city, ahead of the capital Delhi, reveals a......

Yuuvraaj, 20 years too late

The very name of the film inspires images of a defiant young superstar known for his irreverence and his inconsistency. And for whacking a bowler for six massive sixes, on the trot.Subhash Ghai's......

Watching The Clock at MoMa

New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) showcased The Clock, a meticulous effort showing clocks and watches from thousands of films from the last 100 years of cinema.It is 7.45 am when......

'I knew that my film Pizza would entertain people'

Karthik Subbaraj's debut film, Pizza, released without any fanfare, but it turned out to be one of the most interesting films made in Tamil last year. The film is so impressive that it will be......

Barfi! just CANNOT decide what it wants to be

So Barfi! is India's entry for the Oscars next year.What did columnist Dilip D'Souza, who saw the movie last week, think of it? We asked him to tell us:So we've got a love story.Young man......

'Reluctant Fundamentalist not directly inspired by 9/11'

Mira Nair's latest film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, is said to be a thriller. Adapted from Mohsin Hamid's international bestseller of the same name, the film set in America and Pakistan is much......

Maxwell is a good catch: Kumble

Mumbai Indians expressed happiness at the buying of Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for a whopping $1 million during the IPL players' auction and said he was a "good catch" and among those......

Late magic settles Asian World Cup qualifiers

Three moments of late magic helped Uzbekistan, Iraq and Qatar grab key 1-0 wins in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday as Asian champions Japan rode their luck before edging to the brink of a place......

Sammy confident WI can upset India in Tests

World number one they might be but India are a depleted side right now and West Indies skipper Darren Sammy says this, along with favourable home conditions, gives his team the belief that......

From Amitabh to Madhuri, tweets hail India

As India won the World Cup, the tweeters went berserk.A sample of some of the more interesting tweets this wonderful night: From Bollywood legend Madhuri Dixit-Nene: Congrats Team India!!! We did......

Why Indo-Canadians dominate cricket

With new immigrants coming to Canada from India and other South Asian countries, cricket as a sport is fast catching up in this ice hockey-crazy country. "Cricket is the number one sport in India......

People speak for inspire young minds

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Q. Our country really needs some youngsters to lead it. Youth has the the power of working fast, hard at proper time without taking breaks. The young energetic minds think in a way which is surely better than a man with 50-70 years of age. The youth can change the face of politics and help in the development of India. They should definitely think Politics as a career option. The current notion about politics is that - it is alternative job to jobless people, flop film-actors and bored housewives. Comments plz.
: A. Ya can drive inspiration from Rahul Gandhi and his initiatives in making the Congress a young and truly democratic party. It is fantastic to see...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/our-country-really-needs-some-youngsters-to-lead-it.-youth-h//answers/16891937

Q. The poor and disadvantaged groups are the hardest hit victims of accountability failures in India. Included inthe disadvantaged groups are: the disabled people; those afflicted with HIV/AIDS; women andchildren; asylum seekers, refugees and internally displaced people.These people depend almost entirely on the decisions of government for protection and basic social services; and for some the possibilities of employment. Ironically, it is due to the behaviour ---accountability failures-- DO YOU AGREE?WHAT COULD BE DONE BY US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEM?
Sumati Gayki: A. It is the good governance that can make the difference & fill the gap.We all as a part of civil society plays a very important role in the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-poor-and-disadvantaged-groups-are-the-hardest-hit-victim/16860989/answers/8586083

Q. PSYCHOLOGY : When one is compared to a celebrity in terms of looks,does it improve one\'s self esteem? Why is glamour such an awe-inspiring facet for most? Less people aspire to be Amarteya Sen,Vijay Tendulkar or Sonal ManSingh...why is it so?
Prabhat Kumar Kumar: A. Ms. Shintz....to answer this question, I shall request you to look at our QnA session....B'cos it is a small Unit of real India where you can get...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/psychology--when-one-is-compared-to-a-celebrity-in-terms-of-/8580272/answers/16495855

Q. What shd be the qualities of a good teacher?
Shintsie : A. 1. Teachers should have lots of creativity to teach the young minds. They should be able to make activity based learning possible which will make...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-shd-be-the-qualities-of-a-good-teacher/16494530/answers/16343214

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