News for '-phd'

'Why should our girls face discrimination?'

'Why should our girls face discrimination?'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

'In a secular society where women are treated equally by law, I want the same equal status for my daughters in society, on par with all the boys.'

4 Habits To Keep Your Heart Healthy

4 Habits To Keep Your Heart Healthy

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

Food (ahara) and lifestyle (vihara) have a major impact on the health of your heart.

Faadu: A Love Story Review: Half-Baked Show

Faadu: A Love Story Review: Half-Baked Show

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

Faadu: A Love Story looks like one of those old movies with a socialist bent that glorified honest poverty and looked down upon ambition and enterprise, notes Deepa Gahlot.

'Mary Roy was a very unorthodox person'

'Mary Roy was a very unorthodox person'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

'She will forever be remembered for being a disrupter - a disrupter in a positive sense - as she disrupted the hierarchies that existed in society!'

PhD programmes at IIT-Patna

PhD programmes at IIT-Patna

Rediff.com9 Mar 2009

The Indian Institute of Technology, Patna invites applications for its various PhD programmes.

RBI's monetary panel goes into huddle ahead of bi-monthly policy

RBI's monetary panel goes into huddle ahead of bi-monthly policy

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

The Reserve Bank of India's rate-setting panel on Wednesday started discussions to firm up the next bi-monthly monetary policy amid expectations that it might retain status quo on interest rate but change its monetary policy stance amid rising inflation on account of geopolitical developments.

Maja Ma Review: A Damp Squib

Maja Ma Review: A Damp Squib

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

Madhuri Dixit's brief seems to have been to look glamorous, which she does, while others struggle to hold the film together, observes Deepa Gahlot, Maja Ma Review.

'Partition is a massive part of our history'

'Partition is a massive part of our history'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

'Partition was a two-sided story in a very big way.' 'We've oversimplified it, blamed the British, thought of ourselves only as victims.' 'We've been both victims and perpetrators.'

'India Must Read Gail Omvedt's Writings'

'India Must Read Gail Omvedt's Writings'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

'After Ambedkar, Dr Gail was the only writer who wrote critically on caste issues.'

Budget 2022: India Inc pitches for more reforms and tax stability

Budget 2022: India Inc pitches for more reforms and tax stability

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

India Inc on Thursday pitched for continuation of reforms while ensuring tax and policy stability in the forthcoming Budget to prop up the economy hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the virtual pre-Budget consultation held with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, industry chambers said that government measures will help firmly entrench the nascent signs of recovery being currently seen in private investment. Capital expenditure by the government through enhanced infrastructure spending should in the meantime continue to support growth, CII president TV Narendran said.

Student molested on JNU campus; police given 48-hr ultimatum to nab accused

Student molested on JNU campus; police given 48-hr ultimatum to nab accused

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

A PhD student of Jawaharlal Nehru University was allegedly molested while walking on the campus around midnight on Monday, sparking a protest by students and bringing into the spotlight again the issue of security in the vast complex.

IISc to build 800-bed hospital with its single largest private donation

IISc to build 800-bed hospital with its single largest private donation

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

The academic centrepiece of this initiative will be an integrated dual degree MD-PhD programme aimed at creating a new breed of physician-scientists, who will pursue careers in clinical research to develop new treatments and healthcare solutions, driven by a bench-to-bedside philosophy, a statement said.

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

'The idea was to show the simultaneity and coexistence of life in the city.'

Aligarh Muslim University Needs Urgent Reforms!

Aligarh Muslim University Needs Urgent Reforms!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

Is it a divine, sacrosanct university, a holy cow, prohibiting human intervention?

'It's also a love story about two brothers who fall in love with a bird species'

'It's also a love story about two brothers who fall in love with a bird species'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2023

After winning awards at Sundance and Cannes, Director Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes has now been nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary Feature Film category.

Two dancers to boycott Kerala temple fest in solidarity with Mansiya

Two dancers to boycott Kerala temple fest in solidarity with Mansiya

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

Karthik Manikandan, a Bharatanatyam dancer took to Facebook and said he was backing out from his performance scheduled on April 17.

German minister loses PhD for plagiarism

German minister loses PhD for plagiarism

Rediff.com24 Feb 2011

Germany's Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, who is embroiled in a plagiarism row, has been stripped of his doctorate degree. He had allegedly copied 'numerous' passages in his dissertation.The University of Bayreuth revoked the doctorate title on Wednesday even as Guttenberg apologised 'from the bottom of my heart' to Germany's Parliament for errors he blamed on a busy workload. The university's ruling was announced by Ruediger Bormann, the varsity president.

How Tech Is Reinventing Fashion Shopping

How Tech Is Reinventing Fashion Shopping

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

With the fashion world blurring the lines between innovation, technology and reality, shopping is all set to be revolutionised.

'I Couldn't Believe I Was A Free Man'

'I Couldn't Believe I Was A Free Man'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

'How long can you keep a person in jail using false cases?'

AMU's Governance Structure Is Democratic, Not Divine

AMU's Governance Structure Is Democratic, Not Divine

Rediff.com18 Mar 2023

These self-appointed well-wishers of AMU are basically for the control or police model of university governance. They have no faith whatsoever in the democratic functioning of the universities, observes Faizan Mustafa, former dean, Faculty of Law, and Registrar, Aligarh Muslim University.

PhD, MS at IIT-Madras

PhD, MS at IIT-Madras

Rediff.com25 Sep 2006

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras invites applications for its Ph D/ MS programmes.

Kharge vs Tharoor: Congress set for presidential polls after 24 yrs

Kharge vs Tharoor: Congress set for presidential polls after 24 yrs

Rediff.com16 Oct 2022

Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will face-off in an electoral contest on Monday for the post of All India Congress Committee chief, as the party gets set to have a non-Gandhi president in over 24 years.

Kharge and Tharoor: Firm loyalist vs agent of change

Kharge and Tharoor: Firm loyalist vs agent of change

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

Senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, in the race for the post of Congress president, not only possess contrasting demeanour but have had an equally disparate political journey.

HR GURU: Working Long Hours Important For Success?

HR GURU: Working Long Hours Important For Success?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

My grandfather, Field Marshal Manekshaw

My grandfather, Field Marshal Manekshaw

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

'After he died the phrase that struck me most about him was that 'Sam restored the izaat of the Army'.' Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's grandson Raoul-Sam Daruwala remembers the man behind the uniform. Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's grandson Raoul-Sam Daruwala remembers the man behind the uniform.

Kerala dance row: Devaswom in damage control mode, talks to stakeholders

Kerala dance row: Devaswom in damage control mode, talks to stakeholders

Rediff.com31 Mar 2022

He, however, made it clear that a sudden change cannot be expected as it was a "sensitive matter" related to an age-old custom and tradition.

'Had Shashi won, Congress would have gained'

'Had Shashi won, Congress would have gained'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2022

'I would like to see Kharge include Shashi in the Congress Working Committee.' 'The other alternative is that the Congress will marginalise him.'

Tharoor lost Cong prez poll but score many political points

Tharoor lost Cong prez poll but score many political points

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

Amid questions over his future, many political observers believe he has enhanced his political stature.

Noted economist Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia passes away

Noted economist Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia passes away

Rediff.com26 Sep 2020

Ahluwalia was married to former deputy chairperson of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and is survived by her husband and two sons.

'Congrats Param, you just made sanitation sexy'

'Congrats Param, you just made sanitation sexy'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

No prizes for guessing what the BJP's election campaign is going to be, and who will provide important inputs for it.

Media one of most adversely affected sectors due to COVID-19

Media one of most adversely affected sectors due to COVID-19

Rediff.com23 May 2020

The report suggests that one of the major impacts of COVID-19 on the media and entertainment industry is the instability caused and the downfall in the advertising revenues across all media segments

One in eight recoverees suffer from long Covid, says comprehensive Lancet study

One in eight recoverees suffer from long Covid, says comprehensive Lancet study

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

One in eight adults who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long term symptoms due to Covid-19, according to one of the most comprehensive studies on the viral disease to date published in The Lancet journal on Friday.

19 OBSc, 7 Thakurs, 8 Dalits in Yogi Cabinet 2.0

19 OBSc, 7 Thakurs, 8 Dalits in Yogi Cabinet 2.0

Rediff.com26 Mar 2022

The BJP took into consideration caste and regional aspirations while picking ministers in a bid to further consolidate its hold over the politically crucial state which sends the maximum of 80 members to Lok Sabha.

G-23's Shashi Tharoor has a vision for Congress, will others see it?

G-23's Shashi Tharoor has a vision for Congress, will others see it?

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

By filing his nomination as Congress president on Friday, Shashi Tharoor has shown he is no 'quockerwodger' -- a word he introduced into our lexicon which means someone acting on the instructions of an influential third party.

'Xi's Main Challenge Is Taking Over Taiwan'

'Xi's Main Challenge Is Taking Over Taiwan'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

'Even though as Xi will seemingly continue to stay in power beyond his third term, competitions for the post-Xi leadership would be inevitably unfolded beneath the surface of water, and that will be a big headache for Xi the dictator.'

ASK HR GURU: My boss steals my ideas

ASK HR GURU: My boss steals my ideas

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.

Run business schools like businesses

Run business schools like businesses

Rediff.com2 Dec 2019

The one-size-fits-all approach adopted by the AICTE is not suitable for regulating business schools in India, argues Asish K Bhattacharyya.

Digital Detox: 10 Tips To Limit Screen Time in Kids

Digital Detox: 10 Tips To Limit Screen Time in Kids

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Don't view the mobile phone or tablet as a shut-up toy while a parent is busy, highlights Dr Aarti Bakshi.

Admissions for BTech, MTech, MSc and PhD

Admissions for BTech, MTech, MSc and PhD

Rediff.com22 Mar 2011

Admissions have opened up for BTech, MTech, MSc, MDes, and Phd admissions at the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology in Gandhinagar.

Planning to do your PhD abroad? Read this!

Planning to do your PhD abroad? Read this!

Rediff.com1 May 2013

From finding your niche to picking the right institute, you must research well in advance before you take the plunge.