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'Dravidian parties have compromised on many issues'

'Dravidian parties have compromised on many issues'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2021

'A recent compromise by the state government is accepting NEET exams for medical entrance.'

Cabinet okays new education policy, HRD is now education ministry

Cabinet okays new education policy, HRD is now education ministry

Rediff.com29 Jul 2020

"The policy draft has been approved. The ministry has been renamed as education ministry," a senior HRD ministry official said. The existing NEP was framed in 1986 and revised in 1992. A new education policy was part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto ahead of the 2014 general election.

'Goa's defectors are pawns on the chess board'

'Goa's defectors are pawns on the chess board'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

'Goa is a tiny state, but in terms of its Business of Politics, several powerful lobbies of India are involved in it, be it the mining lobby, hoteliers' lobby, casino lobby, hawala lobby, drugs lobby etc.'

'They didn't consider me for Freddy Mercury, at least they thought I could play Homi Bhabha'

'They didn't consider me for Freddy Mercury, at least they thought I could play Homi Bhabha'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

'What I love about Parsis is that we never take anything seriously.' 'Everyone's making fun of everyone.' 'So, they were like, 'Don't f*** it up, ch****!'.'

Spotting chink in BJP armour, SP, allies target Jat votes in UP

Spotting chink in BJP armour, SP, allies target Jat votes in UP

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

The Jat vote is crucial in winning at least 40 assembly seats in Western UP, which has been in the grip of a widespread farmer movement, reports Nitin Kumar.

Can India Deal with Halahal In Amrit Kaal?

Can India Deal with Halahal In Amrit Kaal?

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in the world. We must make the best of what we have and not be excessively unhappy looking at the grass on the other side of the septic tank which may not be greener after all!, observes Shreekant Sambrani.

'India's distinctiveness will survive the present attempts to stifle it'

'India's distinctiveness will survive the present attempts to stifle it'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

'India's defining characteristic has been its ability to manage and sustain democratic governance through an accommodation of ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity.'

'India is like a garden'

'India is like a garden'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

'...that has plants and flowers of all colours and hues in it.' 'Do you think a garden with just one plant or one type of flower will be appealing?' 'No. It will look drab, uninteresting and lustreless because a garden would be captivating only if it had many flowers of different colours.'

Here's why drug users become addicts

Here's why drug users become addicts

Rediff.com25 Jun 2010

A typical drug user's transition to addiction could result from a persistent impairment of synaptic plasticity (the ability of the connection between two neurons to change in strength) in a key structure of the brain, suggests a new French study.

Why Russia Wants Ukraine

Why Russia Wants Ukraine

Rediff.com27 Feb 2022

Notwithstanding how the current impasse is solved, at some point in the future, Russia will realise that just as centuries ago it developed the paradigm of securing its heartland's safety through annexing vast buffer zones between itself and the enemy, a more modern security is possible only through friendly relations and sustainable peace, observes Shyam G Menon.

What Modi-Shah Should Worry About

What Modi-Shah Should Worry About

Rediff.com20 Mar 2022

The seat-share progression should worry the BJP. From the previous assembly polls of 2017, through the assembly segments in its favour in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and now in 2022, the BJP's seat-share has come down from a high 312 to 275 to 255. N Sathiya Moorthy reads the political tea leaves after the UP and Punjab election verdicts.

India's debt default rate dips: Crisil

India's debt default rate dips: Crisil

Rediff.com12 Feb 2008

The rating agency has released the study on its ratings experience in the default and transition ratings of both short-term and structured securities in the country in the last 16 years. The data used for the study covers a period of weakened credit quality (1995-1999) as well as one of improving credit quality (2000-2007).

Minor damage to outer wall of Kedarnath sanctum: ASI

Minor damage to outer wall of Kedarnath sanctum: ASI

Rediff.com7 Aug 2013

A team of experts of Archaeological Survey of India has found that the north eastern outer wall of the sanctum sanctorum of Kedarnath temple was slightly damaged at some places.

'Let govt ensure MSP is a legal right just like MRP'

'Let govt ensure MSP is a legal right just like MRP'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

'Government is saying that I will not be responsible for ensuring you get MSP but traders and large corporate will be responsible. 'India now is the only country that is saying such things'

Tokyo Games: The Math in Everything

Tokyo Games: The Math in Everything

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

I wondered how being scientist-mathematician helps one cycle better. Perhaps the self-discipline helps; perhaps it is the scientist-technologist perspective of breaking down the whole into separate pieces, identifying specifics and working on them for improved results, mulls Shyam G Menon.

Indian-origin Nobel laureate to head prestigious UK science society

Indian-origin Nobel laureate to head prestigious UK science society

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

India-born Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as president elect of Britain's prestigious Royal Society.

'My greatest strength were prison inmates'

'My greatest strength were prison inmates'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2022

'You are with each other 24x7, so how can you ignore someone crying next to you?' 'How can you not share a piece of chicken with someone who is sitting next to you and watching you eat it?' 'Of course, you will share.' 'And you become friends with the kind of people you never thought you'd even know.'

Hiring former employees is beneficial

Hiring former employees is beneficial

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

According to two studies co-written by a University of Illinois expert, organisations of all types are beginning to recognise and embrace the value of recruiting and welcoming back former employees.

'Thousands of landslides are going to happen'

'Thousands of landslides are going to happen'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

'The last three decades were the era of D, where D stands for deforestation, destruction, degradation, disaster, damages, diseases, difficulties... and finally it leads to death.'

Which is the highest paying industry in India?

Which is the highest paying industry in India?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

As per location-specific salary trends, IT capital Bangalore tops the chart as the highest paying city in the country, with an average annual CTC paid for talent across all levels and functions at Rs 14.6 lakh.

Reforms in higher education: Have we achieved anything?

Reforms in higher education: Have we achieved anything?

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

There is clearly something deeply rotten in the systems of institutional governance in the bastions of higher education in India, says TCA Anant.

PM calls for 'maximum flexibility' in implementing NEP

PM calls for 'maximum flexibility' in implementing NEP

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

"We have to collectively address all doubts. The vision of flexibility with which this policy was brought... We will have to show in a similar way maximum flexibility in implementing it," Modi said while addressing the 'Governors' Conference on the Role of NEP in Transforming Higher Education'.

'Bangalore sitting on a potentially seismic fault'

'Bangalore sitting on a potentially seismic fault'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2007

The scientists are studying further to see how the new buildings that are coming up in the city will respond to, even during a moderate earthquake.

Reduce stress by changing how you react

Reduce stress by changing how you react

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

How to use the laws in physics to deal with multi-dimensional stress at work.

This Israeli-American architect is trending thanks to Brad Pitt

This Israeli-American architect is trending thanks to Brad Pitt

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Neri Oxman is an award winning architect who combines technology with botany and life.

French co to design Mumbai suburban AC train

French co to design Mumbai suburban AC train

Rediff.com4 Dec 2008

In an effort to run air-conditioned suburban train services in Mumbai, the Railways have awarded the contract to a French company Systra and RITES for conducting the feasibility study of the project.

What Modi can learn from Singapore's Lee

What Modi can learn from Singapore's Lee

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

'Lee Kuan Yew told me he used to look to India, especially the writings of Nehru and Sardar Panikkar, for guidance on governance.' 'It's ironic that India should have so much to learn of the spirit of democracy from his son,' notes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

'I am an ordinary person who doesn't want to get into trouble'

'I am an ordinary person who doesn't want to get into trouble'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

'I am fascinated by people who cannot accept things.'

5 Indian-Americans awarded 2020 Guggenheim fellowship

5 Indian-Americans awarded 2020 Guggenheim fellowship

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

Pradeep Sharma, mechanical engineer at the University of Houston, Kavita Ramanan, professor of Applied Mathematics at Brown University, Dilip Da Cunha, architect, planner and teacher at Harvard University and Columbia University, Mukul Sharma, professor of Earth Sciences at Dartmouth College, and Tahera Qutbuddin, professor of Arabic Literature and Islamic Studies at the University of Chicago, have been awarded the 2020 Guggenheim fellowships.

Can Modi improve vaccination rollout?

Can Modi improve vaccination rollout?

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

'In India, there's currently evidence the Centre has not managed a smooth vaccine rollout.' 'It is now falling back on blaming states, which are facing vaccine shortages,' points out Devangshu Datta.

'Ola, Uber factor not the real reason behind auto slump'

'Ola, Uber factor not the real reason behind auto slump'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

Maruti Suzuki said there are many reasons for this downturn in the auto market such as liquidity crunch, increased prices of products due to regulatory issues, higher taxes and rise in insurance rates.

'COVID-19 deaths could top 18,000 in India'

'COVID-19 deaths could top 18,000 in India'

Rediff.com27 May 2020

The country is still in the ascending limb of the epidemic, said Prof D Prabhakaran.

World's first Chikungunya vaccine developed

World's first Chikungunya vaccine developed

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

American researchers have developed a vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific virus that does not have any effect on people, making the vaccine safe and effective.

Why were the BK 16 Arrested?

Why were the BK 16 Arrested?

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

None of them had anything to do with the violence at Bhima Koregaon, where they were not even present, points out Aakar Patel.

China's population at 1.41bn, may begin to decline by 2022

China's population at 1.41bn, may begin to decline by 2022

Rediff.com11 May 2021

China's birth rate has been in decline since 2017, despite easing of the 'one-child policy' in order to avert an incoming demographic crisis.

REVEALED: What salaries Indian employees expect

REVEALED: What salaries Indian employees expect

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

In a survey Cerebrus Consultants, a leading HR consulting firm, sought the views of employees through an online survey hosted by Rediff.com. Here are the key findings of this pioneering study.

10 most transparent companies in the world

10 most transparent companies in the world

Rediff.com12 Jul 2012

Transparency International has studied most open companies in the world.

How to Fight Slowdown: Demand Revival Is Key

How to Fight Slowdown: Demand Revival Is Key

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

'The current crisis is one of incomes, driven by poor job growth, agrarian distress and poor investment sentiment,' notes Harsh Pati Singhania, director, JK Organisation.

Countdown begins for ISRO's PSLV-C45 mission

Countdown begins for ISRO's PSLV-C45 mission

Rediff.com31 Mar 2019

The countdown began at 6.27 am for the launch on board ISRO's third generation workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 47th flight, ISRO said.

Great Wall of China is now LONGER!

Great Wall of China is now LONGER!

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

Over 2,200 years after it was built, China's Great Wall continues to be a mystery, as new studies reveal that it could be almost 2.4 times longer than originally measured.