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Revisiting Anita Desai

Revisiting Anita Desai

Rediff.com4 Dec 2007

Arthur J Pais has interviewed Anita Desai many times over the years. Here, he shares impressions and anecdotes about the celebrated author.

Parents dispute embassy stand on deportation

Parents dispute embassy stand on deportation

Rediff.com24 Jan 2007

Vijay Shriwardhankar states that official claims that he refused to co-operate with authorities are false.

Earth part of Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy

Earth part of Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy

Rediff.com26 Jun 2007

The earth is actually part of a formation called the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy; an entity so small -- in the larger scheme of the cosmos -- that it got swallowed up by the Milky Way.

'Mumbai should be like the Shanghai of 1930s'

'Mumbai should be like the Shanghai of 1930s'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2006

Mumbai shouldn't be the Shanghai of 2006. Just having skyscrapers is not going to matter, says MIT don Yasheng Huang.

Finally, how deja-vu works

Finally, how deja-vu works

Rediff.com9 Jun 2007

Researchers can finally explain why we experience those feelings of deja-vu.

LeT chief's brother deported from US to Pak

LeT chief's brother deported from US to Pak

Rediff.com4 Jun 2007

Imam Hafiz Muhammad Hamid, Saeed's brother, was deported on Sunday and is expected to arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday morning, Daily Times reported from Washington on Monday.

The 6 most EXCITING gadgets in 2020

The 6 most EXCITING gadgets in 2020

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

From OnePlus' Concept One smartphone to the Microsoft Xbox Series X, Khalid Anzar lists the top 6 gadgets we can look forward to in 2020.

Patni Computer buys ZAiQ Tech for $425,000

Patni Computer buys ZAiQ Tech for $425,000

Rediff.com5 Jun 2006

Patni Computer Systems Ltd said on Monday it has acquired ZAiQ Technologies, a small ASIC design company, in Woburn, Massachusetts, by an asset purchase transaction for $425,000.

Nitish to deliver lecture at Stanford

Nitish to deliver lecture at Stanford

Rediff.com5 Apr 2007

Bihar may be one of the most backward states of India with high level of illiteracy, but its chief misters, past and present are a great hit with some of the most famed American educational institutions.

Charles Correa, India's 'greatest architect', passes away

Charles Correa, India's 'greatest architect', passes away

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Correa played a defining role in developing architecture of post-Independence India and has designed some of the most outstanding structures.

Top bankers who are back in India after a successful innings abroad

Top bankers who are back in India after a successful innings abroad

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

They are small town boys who went on to make it big in global financial powerhouses.

Should Harvard, MIT be allowed to come to India?

Should Harvard, MIT be allowed to come to India?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2006

Do you think foreign funds should be allowed in India's higher education sector? Will it be a boon or curse for the Indian economy? Or does it sound silly to run foreign playschools, colleges and universities in India?

MIT award for 6 Indian-American scientists

MIT award for 6 Indian-American scientists

Rediff.com12 Sep 2006

For the 'most promising and exciting' innovations and research in the United States, six Indian-American scientists under the age of 35 will be awarded by Technology Review 35, the prominent tech journal of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Have an idea? Anti-theft it!

Have an idea? Anti-theft it!

Rediff.com21 Dec 2007

A patent is to an idea what an alert watchman is to your property. Everyone can look, but no one can steal.

American missiles now in India's reach

American missiles now in India's reach

Rediff.com30 Jan 2007

'The American armament companies, though late entrant want to make the Indian defence market more competitive and technology-oriented.'

Lashkar founder disowned by US-based brother

Lashkar founder disowned by US-based brother

Rediff.com29 Jan 2007

The cleric, who is fighting a legal battle against his deportation, said that he does not remember the last conversation he had with his brother.

Donald Trump Jr's wife files for divorce

Donald Trump Jr's wife files for divorce

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

Vanessa has filed for an uncontested divorce.

Coming soon: Fibre web lenses

Coming soon: Fibre web lenses

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

The transparent fibre-webs could even enable huge computer screens to be activated with beams of light instead of the touch of a finger.

Nasdaq to acquire shareholder.com

Nasdaq to acquire shareholder.com

Rediff.com11 Jan 2006

Nasdaq Stock Market Incorporated has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire shareholder.com, a privately-held Massachusetts-based firm specialising in shareholder communications

Republican Prez hopeful bats for raising H-1B quot

Republican Prez hopeful bats for raising H-1B quot

Rediff.com2 Nov 2007

Former Massachusetts Gover Mitt Romney has said that while he is for increasing the quota for H1B visa, a majority of whose aspirants are Indians, the exact figures would depend on a number of things including the strength of the US economy and the implications for the local workforce.

US secy of state John Kerry's wife hospitalised

US secy of state John Kerry's wife hospitalised

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Teresa Heinz Kerry, 74, has been moved to a Boston hospital from the Nantucket Cottage Hospital, where she was initially admitted on Sunday.

Indian student pleads guilty to stabbing professor

Indian student pleads guilty to stabbing professor

Rediff.com18 Apr 2007

Nikhil Dhar had been flunking out of school and feared he would be deported.

Her mother's daughter

Her mother's daughter

Rediff.com11 Oct 2006

<I>Boston Globe</I> to lose 55 jobs to India

Boston Globe to lose 55 jobs to India

Rediff.com2 Mar 2007

The New York Times Company, which owns the Boston Globe, had recently announced the elimination of more than 120 jobs at the Boston Globe. Of these, 55 jobs in advertising finance will be outsourced to India.

Microsoft's LinkedIn buy panned on social and trading sites

Microsoft's LinkedIn buy panned on social and trading sites

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

Microsoft has had a rough track record in making big acquisitions pay off.

8 tips to choose a good boarding school

8 tips to choose a good boarding school

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

It is important to understand the resources that each boarding school offers.

Indian teens win top scholarships

Indian teens win top scholarships

Rediff.com6 Sep 2005

US passes 1 million coronavirus cases, fatalities at 58,000

US passes 1 million coronavirus cases, fatalities at 58,000

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

The US became the first country in the world to have more than one million cases of coronavirus. It accounts for nearly one-third of the 3.1 million cases globally.

They want to be the next Bangalore

They want to be the next Bangalore

Rediff.com24 Jan 2006

'PLA was acting with higher approval'

'PLA was acting with higher approval'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

'Given the way in which the PLA operates today, I don't believe local commanders were necessarily acting without approval of higher levels.' 'They were acting in a way which they believed they were carrying out the intent of the higher levels.'

12-year-old Indian-American wins Nat Geo Bee contest

12-year-old Indian-American wins Nat Geo Bee contest

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Seven of the 10 finalists were Indian-Americans.

Hong Kong's COVID-19 lessons for the world

Hong Kong's COVID-19 lessons for the world

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

'The rate of transmission of COVID-19 in Hong Kong was 0.7 -- anything below 1 suggests the epidemic is receding.' 'The city-State achieved this without the de facto police-State curfew that India has resorted to,' says Rahul Jacob.

Wireless power for mobiles, laptops soon

Wireless power for mobiles, laptops soon

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

Physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have come up with a new way to power electronic gadgets without an electrical cable.

The legend who loved India

The legend who loved India

Rediff.com10 May 2006