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Want to Earn Rs 50 lakh a year?

Want to Earn Rs 50 lakh a year?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

With over 1.7 million vacant cloud computing jobs, the future is bright for candidates with the right skills and experience, says Bhavesh Goswami, founder and CEO, CloudThat Technologies.

If BJP Wins Telangana, He May Be CM

If BJP Wins Telangana, He May Be CM

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

Amit Shah believes Bandi Sanjay Kumar is 'single-handedly' capable of unseating the TRS government in the December 2023 assembly election and there is no need for the BJP's central leaders to jump into the Telangana scene.

At 28L, average CTC at ISB up by 8%

At 28L, average CTC at ISB up by 8%

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

Of the 1,145 offers made this year, consulting firms made up 34 per cent, followed by banking, financial services and insurance, pharma/healthcare, IT/ITeS and FMCG/retail.

NEP, 4-year undergrad programme gets DU's implementation approval

NEP, 4-year undergrad programme gets DU's implementation approval

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

The implementation of the NEP and four-year undergraduate programme were approved by the Standing Committee on Academic Matters and the Academic Council last week.

Eminent aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha passes away

Eminent aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha passes away

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

According to his family friends, Narasimha was in the league of the Missile Man of India and former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam.

Count of coronavirus patients in India rises to 114

Count of coronavirus patients in India rises to 114

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

The tally of 114 includes two fatalities and 17 foreigners as well as 13 people who were discharged after they recovered from the infection.

Trial ends 13 years after Ahmedabad serial blasts, court reserves verdict

Trial ends 13 years after Ahmedabad serial blasts, court reserves verdict

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

Thirteen years after 56 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, a special court in the city has concluded the trial against 77 accused, while reserving its verdict in the matter.

Abhijit Banerjee, 2nd Presidency alumni to win Nobel in Economics

Abhijit Banerjee, 2nd Presidency alumni to win Nobel in Economics

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

Amartya Sen was the other Presidency alumni to win the Economics Nobel. Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize along with two others - his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer on Monday "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty."

IIT alumni are opening their wallets wide to give back despite Covid-19

IIT alumni are opening their wallets wide to give back despite Covid-19

Rediff.com18 Apr 2022

While the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur may have attracted among the highest donations by an individual (former student and IndiGo Airlines co-founder Rakesh Gangwal) at Rs 100 crore last week, IITs have largely seen such contributions rise over recent years, despite the Covid pandemic. According to Mahesh Panchagnula, dean, Alumni and Corporate Relations, IIT Madras, in the last five years, the premier institute has raised more than Rs 135 crore under the endowment category of education alone. Despite the pandemic, there has been an increasing trend in endowment funding received at IIT Madras, with an average increase of about 20 per cent year-on-year across the last five years.

Chairman Gajendra enters FTII gates amid protests

Chairman Gajendra enters FTII gates amid protests

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

Amid dramatic scenes and vociferous demonstrations by the Film and Television Institute of India students, television actor and Bharatiya Janata Party member Gajendra Chauhan on Thursday took charge as chairman of the premiere institute in Pune, even as police detained nearly 40 protesters who were calling him a "political appointee".

Decade's last solar eclipse witnessed in parts of India

Decade's last solar eclipse witnessed in parts of India

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

The people of the southern part of the country could see a greater part of the partial solar eclipse because of the geometry of the eclipse path.

From Oxford to Harvard, voices of support for Jamia, AMU

From Oxford to Harvard, voices of support for Jamia, AMU

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

Over 400 students from different US universities have expressed solidarity with Jamia and AMU students. The students and scholars at Oxford University staged a protest march against the CAA.

The Girl Who Flew Across The World

The Girl Who Flew Across The World

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

'I've always wanted to be a pilot; setting records is the icing on the cake.'

Why India needs more mohalla committees

Why India needs more mohalla committees

Rediff.com30 Jan 2019

Mumbai's 45 mohalla committees and the many voluntary groups working to bring communities together in the city can be counted upon to do their utmost to stop riots.

Pan-India auto quiz contest for engineering grads

Pan-India auto quiz contest for engineering grads

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) in association with NDTV Profit has announced the launch of Auto Quotient (AQ), a unique auto-related pan-India quiz contest.

NGO that helps young minds become entrepreneurs

NGO that helps young minds become entrepreneurs

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

360 Degree has a network of more than 500 volunteers across the nation.

My dream is to transform India into sports-playing nation: Tendulkar

My dream is to transform India into sports-playing nation: Tendulkar

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, along with former England captain Mike Gatting and Mumbai Cricket Association president Vijay Patil, launched the 'Tendulkar Middlesex Global Academy DY Patil Sports Centre' in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, on Tuesday.

Odds favour Kharge over Tharoor and Tripathi in Congress polls

Odds favour Kharge over Tharoor and Tripathi in Congress polls

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

No one from the Gandhi family was present at the All India Congress Committee headquarters when the leaders filed their nominations for the election.

More housewives died by suicide in 2020 than farmers

More housewives died by suicide in 2020 than farmers

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf does a comparative analysis of suicide numbers released by the NCRB. Data: Hemantkumar Shivsaran/Rediff.com.

Please do not call my son a 'terrorist': Kanhaiya's mother

Please do not call my son a 'terrorist': Kanhaiya's mother

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

"Please do not call my son a terrorist," says JNUSU President Kanhaiya's mother.

5 years of Reliance Jio: Disruption to Data Revolution

5 years of Reliance Jio: Disruption to Data Revolution

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

'There is no doubt at all that Jio's disruption of the mobile broadband market was a turning point for India's digital economy.'

PM invites Russia to set up defence industrial park in India

PM invites Russia to set up defence industrial park in India

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

"We are committed to building a new India. We have to do this as early as possible," he said.

Mixed reactions to clampdown on WhatsApp news groups in Kashmir

Mixed reactions to clampdown on WhatsApp news groups in Kashmir

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

Social media users in Kashmir are divided over a recent circular issued by district authorities in Kupwara which directed administrators of 'Whatsapp' groups disseminating news to get themselves registered within 10 days.

Attacks affecting ties with India: Australia

Attacks affecting ties with India: Australia

Rediff.com11 Feb 2010

Concerned over its falling reputation in the wake of a spate of attacks on Indian students, Australia acknowledged on Thursday, that there has been a "negative shift" in its ties with India. Dennis Richardson, the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), said the relationship between Australia and India has been damaged by the attacks on Indian nationals in recent months, the Australian Associated Press reported.

Coronavirus cases in India rises to 74

Coronavirus cases in India rises to 74

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

The government's focus is on containing and controlling coronavirus the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday and advised Indians to stay put wherever they are and travel only under compelling reasons.

139-day FTII stir ends; Gajendra remains as chairperson

139-day FTII stir ends; Gajendra remains as chairperson

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

An FTII students' body representative said they will not sacrifice academics anymore for a government that is "deaf and a bully".

Tips To Get Your DREAM Job

Tips To Get Your DREAM Job

Rediff.com4 Oct 2021

'It is important that students not focus on the remuneration that the job fetches in the first year, but look at the next 5 year journey with that job role.'

Now, see the 'real' Yuvraj Singh in a web series

Now, see the 'real' Yuvraj Singh in a web series

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh is set to star in a web series along with his brother Zoravar Singh and wife, actor Hazel Keech. Zoravar will play the lead in the web series and their mother Shabnam Singh will also be associated with the project, production banner's Nita Sarma said in Guwahati.

Peaceful anti-CAA protest at Wankhede

Peaceful anti-CAA protest at Wankhede

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

The Wankhede stadium in Mumbai was the stage to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens on Tuesday. Fans at the venue used the first One Day International between India and Australia to voice their concern over amended citizenship law in the country.

NEET-PG admission: SC to hear plea on EWS quota on Wednesday

NEET-PG admission: SC to hear plea on EWS quota on Wednesday

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Wednesday a plea related to the economically weaker section quota in NEET-PG admissions, after the Centre sought urgent hearing in the matter.

'Afro-phobia' is not the norm in India

'Afro-phobia' is not the norm in India

Rediff.com31 May 2016

'Our countrymen should be made aware of the need to be polite and friendly to our African guests.' 'They should know the dictum, athithi devo bhava, whether they are black or white,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, who once served as India's high commissioner to Kenya.

'NSE is not just Chitra and Anand alone'

'NSE is not just Chitra and Anand alone'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

'NSE has thousands of employees. It is their institution. So it's a dear family.' 'One should not hurt the morale of these people.'

JNU teachers allege admin colluded with attackers

JNU teachers allege admin colluded with attackers

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

'We saw that a large number of people entered the campus and they started arbitrarily attacking teachers and students'

Paddler Bhavinaben wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics

Paddler Bhavinaben wins historic silver at Tokyo Paralympics

Rediff.com29 Aug 2021

Bhavinaben Patel became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics after she claimed a historic silver following a 0-3 loss to world number one Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the women's singles table tennis class 4 final at the Tokyo Games on Sunday.

3 days on, no arrest in JNU violence case

3 days on, no arrest in JNU violence case

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

With a breakthrough elusive, government sources said the Delhi Police has obtained vital leads.

Amid LAC row, China remembers Indian doctor Kotnis

Amid LAC row, China remembers Indian doctor Kotnis

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

Dr. Kotnis, who hailed from Solapur in Maharashtra, came to China in 1938 as part of a five-member team of doctors sent by the Indian National Congress to help the Chinese during the World War II.

Want to get into the IIT? 10 FACTS to know

Want to get into the IIT? 10 FACTS to know

Rediff.com27 May 2020

Did you know that 17% seats are reserved for girl students in every branch of engineering?

Modi favours expansion of ties between India, ASEAN

Modi favours expansion of ties between India, ASEAN

Rediff.com3 Nov 2019

The prime minister also welcomed convergence of views between India and ASEAN for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

All international passengers will henceforth be screened at airports, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said at a press conference. Earlier, travellers from only 12 countries were screened at airports for the disease that has claimed over 3,000 lives and infected more than 90,000 worldwide.

Violence breaks out in TN over girl's death, police opens fire in air

Violence breaks out in TN over girl's death, police opens fire in air

Rediff.com17 Jul 2022

Violence broke out on Sunday near Kallakurichi as protesters demanding justice over the death of a girl student went on a rampage setting fire to vehicles and indulged in stone pelting, in which police personnel also became the target.