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'Congress leaders destroyed what Rahul Gandhi built'

Professor Badri Narayan Tiwari, social historian and anthropologist at Allahabad's G B Pant Social Science Institute, is an expert on Uttar Pradesh politics, among many other issues. He is......

Kerala's Catholic Church objects to 'Marxist' book

The Catholic Church in Kerala has taken serious objections to the new Social Science textbook for the 10th standard, prepared during the previous Left Democratic Front's rule, alleging that it......

Mumbai student's rape: Court acquits all 6 accused

All six persons arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old American student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in 2009 were acquitted on Wednesday by a court in Mumbai due to lack of......

TISS gangrape victim deposes before Mumbai court

The 23-year-old US national and student of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on Wednesday deposed against the six boys accused of gang raping her in April last year. The victim, who had......

Charges framed in TISS gang rape case

A fast track trial court on Thursday framed charges against the six accused in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences gang rape case and will commence recording of evidence against them from January......

Sops for R&D in scientific, social sectors

The Union Budget 2010-11 presented by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha on Friday, provides boost to the research and development (R&D) activity across all sector of......

Drucker for dummies

The perils of developing a social science are perhaps best captured in the fault lines between theory and practice. Grand theories, broad in sweep and scope, often come a cropper when applied to......

Why are people poor?

How robust is the interface between policy and social science research in India? Are synergies being created between the two? Is the lack of vibrant, interactive research a reason for the failure......

Aadhaar to help eradicate poverty, says WB chief

Describing Aadhaar card as one of the best example of integration of technology for social welfare use, the World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, believes that this massive effort by the Indian......

Yahoo's Mayer gets flak for more rigorous hiring

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer was asked at an all-staff meeting several weeks ago whether her rigorous hiring practices had caused the company to miss out on top engineering talent in......

DVD Review: Frankenweenie is a gripping movie

Nishi Tiwari says Frankenweenie scores because of its well-paced story.After his 2005 stop-motion directorial debut Corpse Bride, acclaimed American filmmaker Tim Burton returned to his favourite......

Did you LOVE or HATE these films? VOTE!

Creativity demands response. And some, like Jim Morrison, are open to any kind. 'Just anything to get people to think. I mean if you can get a whole room full of drunk, stoned people to actually......

People speak for social sciences

QNA

Q. Is it our mind or brain that choose science , arts or commerce & other subject carrier building. Is Math is the father of all subjects?
Prabirb: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-it-our-mind-or-brain-that-choose-science--arts-or-commerc/25593537/answers/

Q. What is difference between a customer and a client ?
Ghost Singh: A. yes its our mind only which selects profession but parental and social pressures also play a role.thinking is the father of all subjects... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-difference-between-a-customer-and-a-client-/25570134/answers/25593548

Q. any idea what EGO SURFING means..??
Incredible Abhi: A. A customer (sometimes known as a client, buyer, or purchaser) is the recipient of a good, service, product, or idea, obtained from a seller,...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/any-idea-what-ego-surfing-means../25569468/answers/25570178

Q. What is substantive theory?
Naagarjun: A. Egosurfing (also Googling yourself, vanity searching, egosearching, egogoogling, autogoogling, self-googling) is the practice of searching for...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-substantive-theory/25356276/answers/25569478

Q. Can HUMAN BEING live ethically & morally without D DIVINE guidance of religion ?
Afsa Kausar: A. the theory that is developed for a specific area of social concern such as delinquint gangs, strikes, etc more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/can-human-being-live-ethically--morally-without-d-divine-gui/25344302/answers/25356284

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Anti-tax agitation called off in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Wholesalers, retailers and manufacturers across Maharashtra called off their month-long agitation against the local body tax (LBT) imposed... ...

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Six book publishing lessons from Open Road Medias first three years

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday assured Pakistan of "every support and assistance" to boost bilateral cooperation in key areas of business,... ...

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Twitter Adopts Two-Step Authentication For Enhanced Security

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