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Key highlights of G20 New Delhi Leaders' declaration

Key highlights of G20 New Delhi Leaders' declaration

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the adoption of the New Delhi Leaders Declaration, a significant victory for India's G20 presidency that came amid increasing tensions and divergent views over the Ukraine conflict.

What Are RBI's Challenges In 2024?

What Are RBI's Challenges In 2024?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

The challenge for the RBI in 2024 is likely to be less about containing elevated inflation and more about curbing excessive financial market exuberance and a 'problem of plenty', notes Sajjid Chinoy, Chief India Economist JP Morgan.

Drop our names, 33 academicians tells NCERT amid row

Drop our names, 33 academicians tells NCERT amid row

Rediff.com15 Jun 2023

The signatories to a letter sent to NCERT Director Dinesh Saklani include Kanti Prasad Bajpai, a former Jawaharlal Nehru University professor who currently serves as the vice dean at the National University, Singapore, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, a former vice-chancellor of the Ashoka University, Rajeev Bhargava, a former director of CSDS, Niraja Gopal Jayal, a former JNU professor, Nivedita Menon, a JNU professor, Vipul Mudgal, the head of civil society watchdog Common Cause, K C Suri, a former professor at the University of Hyderabad who is now associated with the Gitam University, and Peter Ronald deSouza, a former director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies.

Numbers Don't Add Up For BJP In Tamil Nadu

Numbers Don't Add Up For BJP In Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com19 Apr 2024

Indications are that the DMK combine will win more seats than the AIADMK and BJP, but is facing a tough fight in about half a dozen from the rest, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy of the electoral contest in Tamil Nadu.

'Not counting caste is as political an act as counting it'

'Not counting caste is as political an act as counting it'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

'The upper caste elite's belief that they are casteless is a belief that is available only to the upper castes. Because all the lower castes are reminded by society every day what their caste is.'

IIM-Indore to set up retail education arm

IIM-Indore to set up retail education arm

Rediff.com28 Jul 2007

The MoU was inked by IIM-Indore Director S P Parashar and the Association CEO Gibson Vedamani.

2,300 Indian Students Return To Ukraine!

2,300 Indian Students Return To Ukraine!

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

About half of the students, who have been affected by the war, have taken admission to universities in other countries.

NMC stays generic drugs rule for doctors, bar on endorsing drugs

NMC stays generic drugs rule for doctors, bar on endorsing drugs

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Members of the IMA and IPA had met Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday and expressed their concerns over the regulations.

'Entrepreneurship is a marathon'

'Entrepreneurship is a marathon'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

'There are multiple ups and downs.' 'You should be able to withstand all that.' 'You need to have the temperament to run a marathon.'

Has Paytm Woken Up Too Late?

Has Paytm Woken Up Too Late?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up on the bank? For now, he seems to be on a save-OCL mission. The bank will face its logical end, observes Tamal Bandopadhyay.

New British Gujarati parliamentary group meets with diaspora resistance

New British Gujarati parliamentary group meets with diaspora resistance

Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

A number of Indian diaspora organisations in the UK have issued letters objecting to the creation of a new cross-party parliamentary group for British Gujaratis, warning that the move could be "divisive".

The growing menace of the 'educated' terrorist

The growing menace of the 'educated' terrorist

Rediff.com12 Sep 2012

There have been a lot of incidents involving educated terrorists, but off late, the trend of rising self-motivated groups is becoming a cause of growing concern, says Vicky Nanjappa

Reconsider Your Investment Strategy

Reconsider Your Investment Strategy

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

One common mistake investors commit during profit booking is not having a plan for the redeployment of the money that comes into their account.

HC directs RSS weekly to remove article on Christian school principal

HC directs RSS weekly to remove article on Christian school principal

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

The Delhi high court has directed Organiser magazine to remove from its website an "offending" and prima facie "defamatory" article with allegations of sexual intimacy and exploitation of nuns and Hindu women associated with a church by the principal of a Christian minority school in New Delhi.

Tendulkar proposes sports education for India schools

Tendulkar proposes sports education for India schools

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

Having made an indelible mark in the world of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar could now be associated with promotion of sports in schools and higher education by tapping and nurturing the potential for bigger gains in global events like Olympics.

Vadodara man arrested for posing as PMO official

Vadodara man arrested for posing as PMO official

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The arrest of Mayank Tiwari on Friday comes months after an Ahmedabad resident, Kiran Patel, was held from a five-star hotel in Jammu and Kashmir for posing as a senior official from the PMO.

I-T raids against Azam Khan, aides enter Day 3, Rs 800 tax evasion suspected

I-T raids against Azam Khan, aides enter Day 3, Rs 800 tax evasion suspected

Rediff.com16 Sep 2023

Income tax sleuths who reached Khan's residence on Jail Road in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh at 7 am on Wednesday completed their search Friday evening.

Budget: A boon for the education sector

Budget: A boon for the education sector

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

Education remains one of the key focuses of the new government.

Osmania alumni pledges $250,000 for education

Osmania alumni pledges $250,000 for education

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

The Osmania Alumni Association of America, an organisation of former students of Osmania University in Hyderabad, received in pledges $250,000 (more than Rs 1 crore) to establish projects and programs to help students of their alma mater.

Student suicide: HC orders police protection to Kerala college amid protest

Student suicide: HC orders police protection to Kerala college amid protest

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

The court directed police to provide protection for the "smooth functioning" of the college in order to conduct the admission process.

Education cess may go up in Budget

Education cess may go up in Budget

Rediff.com22 Jan 2007

This was discussed at a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister's Principal Secretary, TKA Nair, on January 12 with the Indian Bank Association, industry bodies and human resource development ministry officials.

6 more held over Bengal varsity student's death; guv meets JU officials

6 more held over Bengal varsity student's death; guv meets JU officials

Rediff.com17 Aug 2023

This takes the total number of apprehended persons in this case to nine, a police officer said.

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

How dengue in India is linked to climate change

Rediff.com25 Nov 2023

The transmission of dengue is closely associated with three key factors -- rainfall, humidity and temperature -- that dictate the geographies in which it spreads and the transmission rate of the viral infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV), and transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.

Windies cricketer Thomas suspended for alleged match fixing

Windies cricketer Thomas suspended for alleged match fixing

Rediff.com24 May 2023

'In collaboration with ICC and the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA), CWI remains committed to sensitizing and educating our players and officials on anti-corruption in sports.'

Should Dhoni Have Done This Ad?

Should Dhoni Have Done This Ad?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2023

It is a pity that he does not take his youth influencer role more seriously and align his brand endorsements more responsibly, notes Kanika Datta.

Student's suicide: Kerala to set up grievance cells in varsities, colleges

Student's suicide: Kerala to set up grievance cells in varsities, colleges

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

The students had alleged that some teachers were harassing them in the name of internal tests. But, the college management rejected the charges and said they didn't know why the student committed such an act.

Working on target to become $5-10 trillion economy: Modi

Working on target to become $5-10 trillion economy: Modi

Rediff.com17 Dec 2023

The government has also set targets for the next 25 years. We are working on the target of becoming a $5-10 trillion economy as well as taking exports to a record high, he said.

How Uma Chetry broke barriers to become Assam's first national cricketer

How Uma Chetry broke barriers to become Assam's first national cricketer

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

Uma Chetry becomes first cricketer from Assam to make it to India senior team

'The 36 days in jail made Varavara Rao a star'

'The 36 days in jail made Varavara Rao a star'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

'I asked him why were he and other writers being targeted.' 'I saw his point of view, that he and others being writers, their work was popular and well-appreciated by people, especially the youth.' 'This made the State fear them.'

Deepfake video of me doing garba: Modi flags concern at media meet

Deepfake video of me doing garba: Modi flags concern at media meet

Rediff.com17 Nov 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged the use of artificial intelligence for creating deepfakes saying this can lead to a big crisis, as he urged the media to spread awareness about its misuse and impact to educate people.

Waiting In The Wings: The Creator Economy

Waiting In The Wings: The Creator Economy

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

...current industry models will soon fade out, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.

ISRO, NASA in talks to place Indian on ISS next year

ISRO, NASA in talks to place Indian on ISS next year

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

India and the US on Friday said they have started talks to put in place a strategic framework for human space flight by year-end as they plan to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station in 2024.

Learn to educate your baby inside your womb

Learn to educate your baby inside your womb

Rediff.com25 May 2013

It is believed that child learns about outer world even when in mother's womb. Let it learn the right things.

'Make caste discrimination in schools and colleges a crime'

'Make caste discrimination in schools and colleges a crime'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2023

'The government should immediately enact an Act to make caste discrimination a criminal offence and lay down a procedure similar to that of the Anti-Ragging Act.' 'Ragging has nearly been eliminated because it is treated as a criminal offence.' 'Similar procedure should be used in case of caste discrimination.'

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.

Foreign B-schools eye executive education

Foreign B-schools eye executive education

Rediff.com9 Jan 2008

Foreign B-schools are finding great potential in India's growing economy and are therefore coming up with executive education programmes and centres here.

Govt to ease investment norms in higher education

Govt to ease investment norms in higher education

Rediff.com26 Jul 2008

Private and foreign corporate investment may soon get to flow into Indian higher education with the government considering a move to reform policy that hinders such financing.

Ghost faculty, low attendance in majority of medical colleges: NMC

Ghost faculty, low attendance in majority of medical colleges: NMC

Rediff.com1 Oct 2023

The NMC said it found that none of them visit the emergency department regularly "because there is no one in the emergency medicine department to interact with them other than the casualty medical officer".

IOC bans Russian Olympic Committee

IOC bans Russian Olympic Committee

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

Thursday's ruling does not affect any decision on Russian and Belarusian athletes' participation at the Paris 2024 Olympics which the IOC will take at a later date.