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Opposed to 'unilateral actions' on Kashmir: China after Xi-Imran meet

Opposed to 'unilateral actions' on Kashmir: China after Xi-Imran meet

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

In the past, India strongly rejected references made to Jammu and Kashmir in a previous joint statement by Pakistan and China.

Indian Americans galore in Obama-Biden team

Indian Americans galore in Obama-Biden team

Rediff.com25 Nov 2008

The presence of more Indian Americans in the team has made the whole community proud.

The School By the Sea

The School By the Sea

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

The school was run on strict Gandhian lines, with stress on students doing things themselves. Physical comforts were minimal, in keeping with the relatively backward geographical area. But it had a staff of teachers dedicated to educating their students, not just imparting them book-learning, remembers Shreekant Sambrani.

New satellite=computers in villages

New satellite=computers in villages

Rediff.com11 Dec 2007

ISRO officials said GSAT-4 is a technology demonstrator. Its communication payload comprises multi-beam Ka-band beam pipe and regenerative transponder and navigation payload.

ISRO racing against time to salvage Vikram, Pragyan

ISRO racing against time to salvage Vikram, Pragyan

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

'All possible efforts are being made to establish communication with (the) lander,' the ISRO further said in a tweet.

Desi among 12 NASA astronauts chosen from 18,300

Desi among 12 NASA astronauts chosen from 18,300

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

Lt Col Raja "Grinder" Chari, 39 is in the batch of 2017.

PM Modi meets Britain's May, Prince Charles, Queen

PM Modi meets Britain's May, Prince Charles, Queen

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

After a busy day in Stockholm, Sweden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. PM Modi is in London to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The PM will also have a top-level meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as well as a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace. Here's a glimpse of NaMo's busy English day.

15 things we wish someone would invent

15 things we wish someone would invent

Rediff.com30 May 2007

Dude, where's my rocket scooter?

Defence of India with Made in India

Defence of India with Made in India

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

'No country can ever be free to make its choices and remain independent if it continues to wear borrowed plumes,' warn Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Bangladesh has special place in India's neighbourhood first policy: Kovind

Bangladesh has special place in India's neighbourhood first policy: Kovind

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

President Kovind, who arrived in Dhaka earlier in the day on his maiden State visit at the invitation of his counterpart M Abdul Hamid to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971, held delegation-level talks with him which was followed by a banquet.

Indo-US research may create designer humans

Indo-US research may create designer humans

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

'This is the beginning of a big campaign which may last a hundred years of trying to understand the human body in detail.'

15 US universities join hands with India

15 US universities join hands with India

Rediff.com8 Dec 2005

A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed on Wednesday.

Harvard, Yale to join hands with Indian varsities

Harvard, Yale to join hands with Indian varsities

Rediff.com6 Dec 2005

The lectures will eventually be beamed to 300 university campuses across India.

PM Modi to visit Switzerland, Mexico next week

PM Modi to visit Switzerland, Mexico next week

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on an official visit to Switzerland and Mexico next week, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Monday.

'If we make proper choices, we'll be a great nation'

'If we make proper choices, we'll be a great nation'

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

'If not, we can become frighteningly chaotic, more chaotic than what we are today.' 'In today's environment in the country, we still have a window of opportunity.'

96,000 vaccinators trained for world's largest immunisation exercise

96,000 vaccinators trained for world's largest immunisation exercise

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

Of the 23.9 million vaccinators who provide vaccination under the universal immunisation programme, 15.4 million will be used for Covid vaccination.

Pranab heads for Russia; to attend Victory Day celebrations

Pranab heads for Russia; to attend Victory Day celebrations

Rediff.com7 May 2015

During the trip, Mukherjee will hold bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on civil nuclear cooperation, defence ties and partnership in higher education.

India's tsunami warning system in 2 years

India's tsunami warning system in 2 years

Rediff.com29 Apr 2005

The necessary instrumentation will be installed by DOD within two years. The government has already sanctioned Rs 1,250 mn for the purpose.

AI: The Coming Threat to Jobs

AI: The Coming Threat to Jobs

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

'Some experts believe that the only jobs that will escape automation are the ones that involve anticipating the client's need, something that AI cannot do -- not yet anyway,' says Vikram Johri.

Zero's Homecoming

Zero's Homecoming

Rediff.com15 Oct 2017

The Indian high commission in London is making efforts to take the manuscript to India for display.

UGC issues guidelines for reopening colleges, varsities

UGC issues guidelines for reopening colleges, varsities

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

Following a six-day schedule, reducing class size, setting up isolation facilities on campus, and COVID-19 screening of students, faculty and staff are among the guidelines announced by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for reopening of universities and colleges closed since March in view of the pandemic.

As legacy business slows, Mindtree eyes IPs in new-age tech

As legacy business slows, Mindtree eyes IPs in new-age tech

Rediff.com9 Dec 2018

The move comes at a time when the traditional software maintenance and support works, once the bread and butter for export-driven IT services business, are slowly drying up.

China launches experimental satellite

China launches experimental satellite

Rediff.com6 Jul 2005

The launch is the 85th mission taken by the indigenously made 'Long March' carrier rockets since 1970 and the 43rd consecutive successful one since October 1996, Xinhua news agency reported.

Have you met an Ignoramus?

Have you met an Ignoramus?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2017

'Ignorance isn't a problem when it's a question of common citizens having forgotten (or never learnt) middle school science.' 'It becomes a problem when it's displayed by policymakers and people of some influence,' says Devangshu Datta.

India's Mangalyan to be launched on November 5

India's Mangalyan to be launched on November 5

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

India's ambitious space mission to explore planet Mars would be launched on November 5 from the spaceport of Sriharikota, ISRO announced on Tuesday.

Modi's 10-dimensional Vision 2030

Modi's 10-dimensional Vision 2030

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

The first dimension of this vision will be to build physical as well as social infrastructure for a $10-trillion economy and to provide ease of living: Goyal.

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Full text: President Murmu's address to Parliament's Budget Session

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

'Wherever in the world there is political instability, those countries are beset with severe crises today. But India is in a much better position than the rest of the world due to the decisions taken by my government in the national interest,' President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to both Houses of Parliament.

World's largest radio telescope activated

World's largest radio telescope activated

Rediff.com25 Sep 2016

China on Sunday commissioned the world's largest radio telescope which has a 4,450-panel reflector as large as 30 football pitches, boosting the global hunt for extraterrestrial life.

How S Chandrasekhar's decision laid foundation of NASA's Sun probe

How S Chandrasekhar's decision laid foundation of NASA's Sun probe

Rediff.com12 Aug 2018

Back in 1958, when the 31-year-old Parker suggested that the charged particles streamed continuously from the Sun and fill up the space, the scientific community refused to believe him.

Now, use gestures to control your smartphone

Now, use gestures to control your smartphone

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

University of Washington researchers said some smartphones are starting to incorporate 3-D gesture sensing based on cameras, but cameras consume significant battery power and require a clear view of the user's hands.

China's new defence law expands power of its military

China's new defence law expands power of its military

Rediff.com3 Jan 2021

The new law, effective from January 1, weakens the role of the State Council, China's Cabinet headed by Premier Li Keqiang, in formulating military policy, handing decision-making powers to the Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall high-command of the two million-strong People's Liberation Army (PLA) headed by Xi, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Sunday.

Revealed! How JEE, NEET will be different

Revealed! How JEE, NEET will be different

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

Exam centres will not only ensure social distancing among examinees -- there will also be a strong focus on avoiding malpractices and conducting the test with minimal human intervention.

India, France sign 17 agreements during PM Modi's visit

India, France sign 17 agreements during PM Modi's visit

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

India and France on Friday signed 17 agreements, including on the stalled nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with French President Francois Hollande.

Mars mission not for pride, we mean business, says ISRO

Mars mission not for pride, we mean business, says ISRO

Rediff.com21 Jul 2013

As India prepares to launch its Rs 450 crore mission to Mars this year, a top space official says the country's first martian odyssey -- that has attracted some criticism -- is not just for pride but for undertaking "meaningful research".

U'khand tragedy caused by massive rock and ice avalanche

U'khand tragedy caused by massive rock and ice avalanche

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

The study suggests that climate change is contributing to such events happening more frequently, and highlights risks of increasing development projects in fragile environments.

10 career skills that will matter in the new normal

10 career skills that will matter in the new normal

Rediff.com23 Dec 2020

Individuals who can understand data and go for data driven decisions making using their critical mind will be highly valued.

Mann ki Baat: Lead the digital movement, PM tells the youth

Mann ki Baat: Lead the digital movement, PM tells the youth

Rediff.com26 Feb 2017

The prime minister said gradually people are "shedding their hard currency mindset" and moving towards digital currency and the youth are leading the way using their mobile phones as the new tool to make and receive payments.

'I will give 98% marks to Chandrayaan 2 mission'

'I will give 98% marks to Chandrayaan 2 mission'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

'When you look at it from the point of view of science, Chandrayaan 2 is a big success.'

Mexico backs India's bid for NSG membership

Mexico backs India's bid for NSG membership

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

India on Thursday secured Mexico's backing in its bid to become member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group as it aggressively scouted for support ahead of a crucial meeting of the 48-nation nuclear trading bloc in Vienna.