Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

Stories by Kalpana Pathak &Amp; Aminah Sheikh In Mumbai

Govt to open doors for IIITs

Govt to open doors for IIITs

Rediff.com   3 May 2010

To be set up under the PPP model, the 20 institutes will offer undergraduate, masters and PhD programmes.

India shining: Interns get over Rs 1 lakh a month

India shining: Interns get over Rs 1 lakh a month

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2010

The offers range from $2,500 to $3,500 per month.

Why builders are not pleased with the Budget

Why builders are not pleased with the Budget

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2010

The devil is in the detail for the real estate sector. Though the Budget gave sops to home buyers in the form of tax savings and interest rate subvention, it quietly brought back service tax on lease rentals in the Finance Bill.

MBA aspirants file RTIs, may move court

MBA aspirants file RTIs, may move court

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2010

The IIMs were just recovering from the uproar over technical glitches during the CAT. Now, at least five students have filed applications under the right to information law.

My Name is Khan faces near-empty halls

My Name is Khan faces near-empty halls

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2010

After the hype and hoopla it's the film's serious nature and subject matter which is putting people off.

ISB to groom entrepreneurs from B-schools

ISB to groom entrepreneurs from B-schools

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2010

Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business says it plans to provide graduates from other B-schools guidance and financial support for interesting entrepreneurial ideas as part of its strategy of finding and grooming entrepreneurs.

The man who dreamt the multiplex dream

The man who dreamt the multiplex dream

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2010

The youthful former owner of Fame has unwittingly set off a takeover battle over his successful multiplex business.

IIMs off to a flying start to placement

IIMs off to a flying start to placement

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2010

Final placements at IIM-Ahmedabad start this Saturday, while IIM-Indore and IIM-Lucknow will begin the process next week. IIM-Bangalore (IIM-B) and IIM-Calcutta (IIM-C) will start their final placements from March 4.

Abhishek's Bingo hits the jackpot, for now!

Abhishek's Bingo hits the jackpot, for now!

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2010

The show has got a rating of 5.1, much more than the first episode of Bigg Boss (also on Colors a couple of months earlier) that the senior Bachchan hosted. In the process, Abhishek has outperformed the other celebrities as well -- Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, et al (see table below). The ratings have been given by TV rating agency TAM Media Research.

Dubai crisis hits Indian institutes

Dubai crisis hits Indian institutes

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2010

Indian engineering and management institutes, which have set up bases in Dubai, are facing a 13-60 per cent dip in admissions due to the economic crisis in the city, which is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

ISB placements kick off with Rs 40-lakh offer

ISB placements kick off with Rs 40-lakh offer

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2010

Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) is off to a flying start this season. Citi Group has offered an analyst investment banker's position with so far the highest offer of Rs 40 lakh per annum, followed by a Rs 33-lakh offer by Parthenon Group, a consulting firm.

Day Zero: B'lore, Calcutta break ranks with IIM-A

Day Zero: B'lore, Calcutta break ranks with IIM-A

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2010

The IIMs will begin final placements in March 2010.

Vencap success rate comparable to US: Study

Vencap success rate comparable to US: Study

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2010

The 'First Status Report on Technology Business Incubation' in India also stated that 20 to 30 per cent of incubated companies make it big.

Yale, Harvard, MIT buy Sibal's plan

Yale, Harvard, MIT buy Sibal's plan

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2010

These universities are a part of the ministry's 'brain gain' policy to attract talent from all over the world. Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal had last August announced that 14 Innovation Universities will be set up in the country under the 11th Five-year Plan (2007-12).

Greener fuels to cost more

Greener fuels to cost more

Rediff.com   30 Dec 2009

People will have to pay 50p-Re 1 more per litre of petrol and diesel when 11 cities in India move to the Euro IV emission norm, and the rest of the country to Euro III, in April 2010.

3 Idiots set to rake in Rs 65 cr in first 3 days

3 Idiots set to rake in Rs 65 cr in first 3 days

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2009

The Aamir Khan-starrer raked in Rs 12.5 crore on Friday and experts estimate the movie to net Rs 40 crore over the first weekend from the box office, with gross collections of Rs 65 crore.

Corporate India warms up to adoption of ITIs

Corporate India warms up to adoption of ITIs

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2009

Last year, over 200 companies adopted 300 ITIs in the country and the involvement is gaining pace.

Soon, IIMs may scrap Day Zero for placement

Soon, IIMs may scrap Day Zero for placement

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2009

Day Zero was created when demand for IIM graduates had peaked and the institutes had to resort to creative mathematics to accommodate big recruiters without offending the existing ones. Falling job market has forced the B-schools to review the strategy, including placement fee revision.

CAT 2009 results may get delayed

CAT 2009 results may get delayed

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2009

Results of the Common Admission Test could get delayed with Indian Institutes of Management and Prometric, which conducted the online test, still to decide a new date for conducting the exam for students who could not give their exam due to technical glitches.

3 Idiots: Battle brews over sharing of revenue

3 Idiots: Battle brews over sharing of revenue

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2009

The fight is between Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the producer of 3 Idiots, and multiplexes.