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'CAT has become a test of accuracy than speed'

'CAT has become a test of accuracy than speed'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2011

In an online chat with readers on November 3, Vinayak Kudva, head of IMS Learning addressed reader queries related to cracking the Common Admission Test and other b-school exams. For those who missed the live chat, here's the unedited transcript.

MCI boss, 3 others in CBI net on bribery charges

MCI boss, 3 others in CBI net on bribery charges

Rediff.com24 Apr 2010

Medical Council of India (MCI) president Ketan Desai and three others were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2 crore to grant recognition to a medical college in Punjab.

Wipro creates grade for faster promotions, hikes

Wipro creates grade for faster promotions, hikes

Rediff.com22 Jul 2010

It is in these segments that the attrition rate is higher. Wipro witnessed an attrition rate of around 17 per cent in the last quarter. Even as the market awaits its results for the June quarter, the company is not willing to take any chance with its employees.

As big funds vanish, start-ups stare at M&A for survival

As big funds vanish, start-ups stare at M&A for survival

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

Experts argue that the top two players in each category will receive funding sooner or later, but for laggards, the market is still challenging

BUSTED! 13 myths about hepatitis

BUSTED! 13 myths about hepatitis

Rediff.com28 Jul 2019

Hepatitis B virus is 10 times more infectious than hepatitis C virus and 50-100 times more infectious than HIV.

AP: Ordinance of 4 per cent Muslim

AP: Ordinance of 4 per cent Muslim

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

The Andhra Pradesh government has promulgated an ordinance providing four per cent reservation to 15 socially and educationally backward groups among Muslims in professional educational institutions and public employment.

DoPT proposes reservations for acid attack victims

DoPT proposes reservations for acid attack victims

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

The vacancies earmarked will be for the posts of office assistants to Indian Administrative Service officers.

'Indian hockey needs to start from scratch'

'Indian hockey needs to start from scratch'

Rediff.com26 May 2008

It will take India at least a decade compete with the world's best, says former hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay.

UP: School principal removed for creating caste divide in class

UP: School principal removed for creating caste divide in class

Rediff.com13 May 2016

A principal in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district worked out his own "caste arithmetic", segregating students of Class IX on the basis of their caste and appointing class teachers on a similar basis, prompting authorities to remove him.

Why Kerala has succeeded and Maharashtra is struggling

Why Kerala has succeeded and Maharashtra is struggling

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

'Around April 1-2, both states had similar number of cases, around 300.' 'The number of deaths in Kerala were 2 and in Maharashtra around 10. But the two graphs have diverged after that.'

It's his birthday! Yuvraj Singh turns 36!

It's his birthday! Yuvraj Singh turns 36!

Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh turned 36 on Tuesday and warm birthday wishes poured in from the cricket fraternity.

1.7 lakh posts vacant in Railways: Lalu

1.7 lakh posts vacant in Railways: Lalu

Rediff.com15 Mar 2007

About 1,72,689 posts related to A,B,C,D categories were lying vacant in Railways till December 31 last year, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

How BJP is planning to wrest Bengal from Mamata

How BJP is planning to wrest Bengal from Mamata

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

'For the time being, the party to put on hold induction of TMC leaders and focus on strengthening its grassroot level organisation.'

Country's top architects to give swanky makeover 600 rail stations

Country's top architects to give swanky makeover 600 rail stations

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

Top architecture firms belonging to Hafeez Contractor and C P Kukreja have offered to design a few stations free of cost.

My life's a clean slate now: Tandoor case convict

My life's a clean slate now: Tandoor case convict

Rediff.com23 Dec 2018

Sharma walked out a free man from Tihar Jail on Friday night after serving close to 23 years for killing his wife Naina Sahni and then trying to dispose of her body in a tandoor in 1995 at the roof of erstwhile 4-star hotel Ashok Yatri Niwas, now Royal Plaza, at Ashok Road in the heart of the capital.

What's holding back Digital India

What's holding back Digital India

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

Compared to a 64 per cent penetration in Brazil (130 million users total) and 53 per cent in China (total 733 million users), India has barely 28 per cent penetration. Of the digital reach, almost 80 per cent are from affluent segments in urban areas. How can this change?

What went wrong with the IIMs?

What went wrong with the IIMs?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

Why are so many of the new IIMs floundering?

Simple habits that will add more years to your heart

Simple habits that will add more years to your heart

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

Never reheat fats and oils. Add less salt while cooking.

Assam-Nagaland border violence toll mounts to 11

Assam-Nagaland border violence toll mounts to 11

Rediff.com15 Aug 2014

The death toll in firing and arson along the Assam-Nagaland border by alleged miscreants from Nagaland has increased to 11 with the recovery of nine more bodies from the disturbed Uriamghat area of Assam on Friday even as night curfew continued.

591 people have died in police custody in India since 2010

591 people have died in police custody in India since 2010

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

A report released by Human Rights Watch states that police regularly disregard arrest procedures and torture suspects in custody to death. The police often blame the deaths on suicide or illness.

Bihar polls: NDA to announce seat sharing by early September

Bihar polls: NDA to announce seat sharing by early September

Rediff.com31 Aug 2015

National Democratic Alliance allies on Monday put up a united front amid vocal demands being made by some parties on their share of seats in Bihar polls but the crucial issue of seat-sharing was not discussed at their maiden joint meeting chaired by Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah.

What's a non-veg joke?

What's a non-veg joke?

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

Say goodbye to these 10 Indianisms.

Market Notes: Gold waits for capitulation

Market Notes: Gold waits for capitulation

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

Once the US dollar launches into its final bull leg from the 79 region towards 84, the appreciating currency should put a lot of pressure on commodities that will perhaps trigger the capitulation that the market needs in commodities liker gold, silver and WTI crude, says Sonali Ranade.

Review: Miss Lovely has fantastic performances

Review: Miss Lovely has fantastic performances

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

The one good thing about watching Miss Lovely is that now when I tell people I've watched it, they might mistake me for an intellectual, says Paloma Sharma.

How to negotiate your salary

How to negotiate your salary

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Before you seal the deal, take a look at the fine print.

How to plan CrossFit workouts: Tips from the man who trained Aamir & Jacqueline

How to plan CrossFit workouts: Tips from the man who trained Aamir & Jacqueline

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

Meet Bollywood's favourite CrossFit trainer Shivoham.

'Machine is different from Baazigar'

'Machine is different from Baazigar'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2017

'We believe in the people of our country. No matter how modern they become, they will not forget their culture and emotions. If you write about the emotions and culture, people will like it and relate to it.' Abbas-Mustan return with Machine.

A brilliant plan to turn around the Indian Railways

A brilliant plan to turn around the Indian Railways

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

Indian Railways (IR) will transfer existing assets at nominal values, invite bids and grant concessions for 10-15 years.

'Kashmiris are going nowhere'

'Kashmiris are going nowhere'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

'Their redemption is here. Definitely not in Pakistan.' 'They know if they step 20 steps on the other side of the Line of Control they will never return.' 'They will be ill treated.'

This is how interest on your credit card bill is calculated

This is how interest on your credit card bill is calculated

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

The interest rate charged on your credit card makes your ownership a nightmare if you don't know it in perfect detail. Here's a primer for you

Start-up funding simplified

Start-up funding simplified

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

Read this and rest assured you can be on your own against venture capitalists and angel investors

In a first, iron ore mines likely to be put on the block

In a first, iron ore mines likely to be put on the block

Rediff.com2 May 2014

Karnataka proposes to auction 15 of its Category-C mines to end-users.

As the markets hit new highs, look to take profits

As the markets hit new highs, look to take profits

Rediff.com14 Jul 2013

Keep exit plans handy, D-day could be the second week of August, writes Sonali Ranade in Market Notes.

Arvind Subramanian: 'India doesn't have this ability to project power like China'

Arvind Subramanian: 'India doesn't have this ability to project power like China'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2014

Arvind Subramanian talks about US and China's power play and where India figures in these dynamics.

When the market offers you money for jam, take both and run!

When the market offers you money for jam, take both and run!

Rediff.com21 Jul 2013

Time to take profits and move to the sidelines in an euphoria, says Sonali Ranade

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