Search results for 'Indian Institute of Technology Delhi'

Huge vacancy of faculty in IITs, IIMs

Huge vacancy of faculty in IITs, IIMs

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

Institutions have been employing suitable strategies to attract and retain quality faculty

Why shouldn't the blind also enjoy books?

Why shouldn't the blind also enjoy books?

Rediff.com8 Aug 2017

'Hear2Read' -- an open-source Text To Speech (TTS) software that offers audio books in Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu -- is a first of its kind initiative in the country.

10 Indians who are heading top tech firms, exciting projects

10 Indians who are heading top tech firms, exciting projects

Rediff.com15 May 2015

15 per cent of startups in Silicon Valley are founded by Indians.

BJP releases manifesto for LS polls: No NRC in 'Modi ki guarantee'

BJP releases manifesto for LS polls: No NRC in 'Modi ki guarantee'

Rediff.com14 Apr 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for electing a strong and stable government in an uncertain world beset by geopolitical tensions as the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday released its manifesto, prioritising development and welfare while shunning populist measures and contentious issues like the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

India-Taiwan-US Unite To Counter China's Cyber Threats

India-Taiwan-US Unite To Counter China's Cyber Threats

Rediff.com21 Dec 2023

Three countries share a common interest in warding off cyber attacks from various agencies PLA is developing and training in China.

Deepfakes a threat to democracy, will clamp down, says govt

Deepfakes a threat to democracy, will clamp down, says govt

Rediff.com23 Nov 2023

The government is planning new regulations that may impose penalties on both the creator and the platform hosting deepfakes, as it looks to clamp down on what IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishaw described as "a threat to democracy".

Murthy prescription to boost indigenous innovation

Murthy prescription to boost indigenous innovation

Rediff.com3 Nov 2012

Speaking to engineering students at the annual convocation of the Indrprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, Murthy pointed out that the much famed Indian software sector ends up importing every innovation from the West despite the fact that the country produces a large number of software professionals.

G20 Summit will chart new path in...: Modi

G20 Summit will chart new path in...: Modi

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

'India's G20 presidency has been inclusive, ambitious, decisive, and action-oriented. We actively voiced the developmental concerns of the Global South'

All pending IIT petitions transferred to Supreme Court

All pending IIT petitions transferred to Supreme Court

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

Reacting to a petition filed by the organising chairman of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (advanced) 2013, IIT-Delhi, the Supreme Court ordered the transfer of all petitions related to the IIT admissions that were pending in the Andhra Pradesh High Court to itself.

Greatest challenge before judiciary is...: CJI on I-Day

Greatest challenge before judiciary is...: CJI on I-Day

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday said the greatest challenge before the Indian judiciary is to eliminate barriers to accessing justice and make sure that the judiciary is inclusive and accessible to the last person in the line.

IBM ties up with IITs for green tech research

IBM ties up with IITs for green tech research

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

Technology major IBM has tied up with Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Roorkee to jointly promote research in areas of common interest, like green technologies, energy-efficient computing and data mining.

GATE 2006 on February 12

GATE 2006 on February 12

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering will be held on February 12, 2006.

'Maun vrat on Manipur': Cong asks 3 questions to Modi

'Maun vrat on Manipur': Cong asks 3 questions to Modi

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

As the lower house took up the motion moved by Gogoi, there were heated exchanges between the opposition and treasury benches after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi wondered why Rahul Gandhi's name as lead speaker was withdrawn at the last minute.

GIC eyes IIT, IIM graduates

GIC eyes IIT, IIM graduates

Rediff.com22 Mar 2004

General Insurance Corporation plans to tap professional institutions like Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Management for young managers after cutting flab through a voluntary retirement scheme in the next fiscal.

IITs propose fee hike

IITs propose fee hike

Rediff.com1 Apr 2008

With Indian Institutes of Management hiking their fees, the Indian Institutes of Technology too have proposed a similar step to augment their resources. "There is a proposal to hike the fee. But the final decision will come from the government," Prof Surendra Prasad, director, IIT Delhi, told PTI on Tuesday. The students in all the seven IITs are now paying Rs 25,000 per annum as fees. It could be increased up to Rs 50,000, he said.

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.

IIT Delhi students turn down $125,000 offers; go for Indian firms

IIT Delhi students turn down $125,000 offers; go for Indian firms

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

Domestic offers seem to be gaining traction among some IIT Delhi students, who have turned down international offers with over $125,000 per annum packages to work within the home country.

IIT exam row resolved; advance test from 2013

IIT exam row resolved; advance test from 2013

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

The decision was taken at a meeting of the IIT Council by representatives from the government and directors of 16 institutes held on June 27.

Truth is a victim in age of false news, social media, says CJI Chandrachud

Truth is a victim in age of false news, social media, says CJI Chandrachud

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said truth has become a "victim" in the age of false news and with the spread of social media, something which is said as a seed germinates into virtually a whole theory that can never be tested on the anvil of rational science.

PIX: Army marks 75th anniversary of International Day of UN Peacekeepers

PIX: Army marks 75th anniversary of International Day of UN Peacekeepers

Rediff.com29 May 2023

The Army on Monday commemorated the 75th anniversary of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers by paying homage to the fallen soldiers at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.

Study claims India to face 4th Covid wave; govt to examine

Study claims India to face 4th Covid wave; govt to examine

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

The government said it looks at such studies with due respect but it is yet to examine whether this particular report has a scientific worth or not.

Commercial 5G services will be rolled out in 13 cities in 2022: DoT

Commercial 5G services will be rolled out in 13 cities in 2022: DoT

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

Commercial 5G services will be rolled out in 13 cities in India, including the metropolises, in 2022, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said in a statement on Monday. These cities are Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Jamnagar. "These metros and big cities would be the first places for the launch of 5G services in the country next year," the DoT said.

'Kapil Sibal broke his promise'

'Kapil Sibal broke his promise'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2012

Somnath Bharti, president, IIT Delhi Alumni Association and Supreme Court lawyer explains why the HRD minister's dream of 'one country, one exam' is a myth.

IITs, CII seek better academia-industry ties

IITs, CII seek better academia-industry ties

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

India spends less than one per cent of GDP on research and development.

Want original thinkers? Discourage rote learning, says AICTE chairman

Want original thinkers? Discourage rote learning, says AICTE chairman

Rediff.com3 May 2018

"The need of the hour in Indian education system is to create the awareness around academic integrity" said Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman, All India Council for Technical Education.

Operational readiness should always be at peak level, Rajnath tells Army

Operational readiness should always be at peak level, Rajnath tells Army

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

In an interaction with the commanders at their ongoing biannual conference, Singh reasserted the faith of the billion-plus citizens in the Indian Army as one of the "most trusted and inspiring organisations" in the country.

B K Birla, a doyen of Indian industry is no more

B K Birla, a doyen of Indian industry is no more

Rediff.com3 Jul 2019

Birla was the chairman of Century Textiles and Industries and had been active in business since the age of 15. He was instrumental in a slew of business initiatives, starting with his stint as the chairman of Kesoram Industries.

SC to hear on Tuesday plea against donor gamete rules for surrogacy

SC to hear on Tuesday plea against donor gamete rules for surrogacy

Rediff.com29 May 2023

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the rules issued by the Union health ministry which prohibit donor gametes to couples desirous of having children through surrogacy on the ground that it frustrates the provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, which gives the right of parenthood to infertile couples.

Army takes out patent on new camouflage-style uniform

Army takes out patent on new camouflage-style uniform

Rediff.com3 Nov 2022

The Indian Army on Thursday said it has registered the intellectual property rights of its new design and camouflage pattern uniform.

India's 3rd Covid wave likely to peak on Jan 23: IIT prof

India's 3rd Covid wave likely to peak on Jan 23: IIT prof

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata have already reached their peak in case numbers in the past seven days, said Manindra Agrawal, a professor at IIT Kanpur and one of the researchers associated with the Sutra Covid model.

What has Arctic weather got to do with Indian monsoon? A lot, actually

What has Arctic weather got to do with Indian monsoon? A lot, actually

Rediff.com26 May 2018

Data spanning the years 1951 to 2014 show that temperature and pressure conditions at specific locations in the Arctic region during the pre-monsoon period correlate with the Indian summer monsoon rainfall, points out Charu Bahri.

Samsung to hire 1,000 engineering grads from India

Samsung to hire 1,000 engineering grads from India

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

The new hires will work in cutting-edge domains of artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, natural language processing, camera technology and 5G networks.

Industrialist Rahul Bajaj passes away

Industrialist Rahul Bajaj passes away

Rediff.com12 Feb 2022

He is survived by two sons, Rajiv Bajaj and Sanjiv Bajaj, and a daughter Sunaina Kejriwal.

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.

Want to become a Master in International Business?

Want to become a Master in International Business?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2004

Alert: Master's in International Business Programme, 2005-2007, at the Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management's Institute of Foreign Trade (GIFT).

Modi's welcome ceremony at White House to be one of the biggest

Modi's welcome ceremony at White House to be one of the biggest

Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

The first state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US is likely to be a defining moment for Indo-US relationship and both sides are working on a robust outcome document that may take up matters that would decide the contour of the bilateral ties for decades to come, according to people familiar with the planning of the high-profile trip.

'You need a strong sense of mission to change the world'

'You need a strong sense of mission to change the world'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

Zuckerberg will be in India on October 28.

IITs may choose CAT over JMET this year

IITs may choose CAT over JMET this year

Rediff.com27 Jul 2011

With lesser students appearing for JMET, IITs may end up considering CAT scores starting this year.