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How IIMs are trying newer ways to beat stress

How IIMs are trying newer ways to beat stress

Rediff.com19 Jul 2011

Be it with faculty or students, premium business management schools are engaging newer initiatives for stress management.

Good grades will not get you a job. Skill yourself!

Good grades will not get you a job. Skill yourself!

Rediff.com20 May 2019

Go beyond your college classroom. Take part in fests. Pursue an internship, says Abhishek Ajmera.

'Ayurveda needs more evidence-based approach'

'Ayurveda needs more evidence-based approach'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

The permeating take-away by a high-powered American delegation of top-notch American educators and researchers from six major medical schools, including Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown, which recently returned from a study-tour of ayurveda in India, was the paucity of an evidence-based approach which is imperative if these ancient herbal remedies were to be incorporated in the US medical curricula.

US scholars coming to learn ayurveda's power

US scholars coming to learn ayurveda's power

Rediff.com16 Jan 2010

A high-powered US delegation of top-notch American educators and researchers from six major medical schools, including Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown, will visit India on an ayurveda study-tour that could possibly lead to the incorporation of this ancient herbal remedies in the US medical curricula.

New education policy aimed at making 'job creators': PM Modi

New education policy aimed at making 'job creators': PM Modi

Rediff.com1 Aug 2020

The role of the youth is very important in achieving the goal of 'ease of living' to give a better life to the poor, he told students.

Trump administration revokes new student visa order

Trump administration revokes new student visa order

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

The announcement comes as a big relief to international students, including those from India.

PM concerned over high dropout rate in schools

PM concerned over high dropout rate in schools

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

"I must admit that the dropout rate in our school system continues to be a cause of serious concern and we have to make determined efforts to reduce it significantly," Singh said addressing the national award winning teachers at his residence in New Delhi.

Gandhi, Bhagat Singh 'virtually' inspire Pak

Gandhi, Bhagat Singh 'virtually' inspire Pak

Rediff.com16 Nov 2007

Although internet users face restrictions under Emergency, bloggers are having a free run denouncing the General for imposing Emergency and sundry other anti-democracy sins, while invoking Gandhi and Martin Luther King in order to steer the people's growing frustration on a non-violent path.

Class XII students to study world politics first

Class XII students to study world politics first

Rediff.com14 Mar 2007

The decision has been taken as per the recommendation of the National Monitoring Committee of NCERT that reviews the curricula from time to time.

Need a scholarship for the UK?

Need a scholarship for the UK?

Rediff.com7 May 2007

Scholarhips available to Goans hoping to study in the UK. Full cost and part cost scholarships are available!

Indian scientists dispute minister's anti-Darwinism statement

Indian scientists dispute minister's anti-Darwinism statement

Rediff.com21 Jan 2018

'Nobody, including our ancestors, in written or oral, have said they saw an ape turning into a man'

Kohli's aggression with Dhoni's calm will bring back World Cup

Kohli's aggression with Dhoni's calm will bring back World Cup

Rediff.com22 Apr 2019

Srikkanth seemed pretty happy with the composition of the 15-member squad for the World cup, which he believes has all the ingredients to emerge victors.

B-schools, industry must cooperate

B-schools, industry must cooperate

Rediff.com25 Mar 2004

How useful is B-school grooming

How useful is B-school grooming

Rediff.com8 Nov 2005

Alert: Goan Scholarship

Alert: Goan Scholarship

Rediff.com9 Feb 2004

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The Work From Home Revolution

The Work From Home Revolution

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Will it trigger a social and management revolution as well, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Polytechnics the pivot point for Make in India dream

Polytechnics the pivot point for Make in India dream

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

The polytechnic graduate is on the front line of our war to establish a vibrant manufacturing sector in India, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

PHOTOS: PM Modi pays homage to Indian WW I heroes at Haifa

PHOTOS: PM Modi pays homage to Indian WW I heroes at Haifa

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

Modi visited the cemetery on the last day of his visit to Israel.

What is the purpose of an MBA?

What is the purpose of an MBA?

Rediff.com5 May 2015

Ajit Balakrishnan rewinds to a decade when mobile phones were unheard of and when an IIM degree had a different purpose and value.

India's quest for skills

India's quest for skills

Rediff.com1 Dec 2017

Ajit Balakrishnan on how Indian society and the polity need to be carried along.

Will US hike H-1B application fee?

Will US hike H-1B application fee?

Rediff.com7 May 2019

The Indian IT companies, which account for a large number of H-1B applications, are likely to face the additional financial burden because of this proposed increase in H-1B filing fees.

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Doctors, lawyers and academics on strike

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.

How NIIT became a big success in China

How NIIT became a big success in China

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

The job placement rate for students trained by NIIT in China is over 90 per cent.' A revealing excerpt from Saibal Dasgupta's Running With The Dragon: How India Should Do Business With China.

India will be late by 50 years in achieving education goals: UN

India will be late by 50 years in achieving education goals: UN

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

India will achieve universal primary education in 2050, universal lower secondary education in 2060 and universal upper secondary education in 2085.

My mother was told to kill me when I was born: Smriti Irani

My mother was told to kill me when I was born: Smriti Irani

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

Revealing that at the time of her birth, she was cursed as a 'burden' by someone, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said that curbing the menace of female foeticide was a priority for the government.

'Universities are not preparing students for opportunities that exist'

'Universities are not preparing students for opportunities that exist'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

'Ideally, children should go to a university if they know what they want to gain from it, not because everyone else is going.'

10 job skills Indian engineers should have

10 job skills Indian engineers should have

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

Most Indian engineers can code but are not confident in their ability to do so, notes Narayan Mahadevan.

Lessons learnt from Goa's Gudi Padwa

Lessons learnt from Goa's Gudi Padwa

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

'We must not forget who we are and what courage and bravery were shown by our ancestors to bring us closer to the freedom we enjoy today,' says Tarun Vijay after attending the Gudi Padwa in Goa.

Goodbye IT, colleges say hello to industry-ready courses

Goodbye IT, colleges say hello to industry-ready courses

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

PSG College of Technology has invited IT firms and external agencies to conduct training.

The vanishing middle manager

The vanishing middle manager

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Can business schools re-invent their role, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Experienced the magic of a book club?

Experienced the magic of a book club?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2017

A common interest in literature often leads to new bonds with people you'd never otherwise meet.

Pak will use US weapons in fight against India, not jihadists: Haqqani

Pak will use US weapons in fight against India, not jihadists: Haqqani

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

Pakistan's former Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani said that in WSJ article.

'Around one lakh jobs are created in colleges itself'

'Around one lakh jobs are created in colleges itself'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2019

'More than 1,000 start-ups are created from colleges, and more start-ups are coming up every year.'

How to make education accessible and affordable for all

How to make education accessible and affordable for all

Rediff.com20 Sep 2014

Dr Talat Ahmad, vice chancellor of Jamia Milia Islamia suggests important reforms in the Indian education system.

What the Internet holds for India in 2018

What the Internet holds for India in 2018

Rediff.com1 Jan 2018

Or, what will the Indian policy process allow it to be, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

Kris Kolluri to oversee ops at New Jersey's top public universities

Kris Kolluri to oversee ops at New Jersey's top public universities

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

Kris Kolluri, a former New Jersey senior government official, was recently appointed the new chief executive officer of the Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden board of governors.

Witness to Freedom

Witness to Freedom

Rediff.com15 Aug 2017

India is free, certainly, and has been so for 70 years. But are Indians free-spirited? asks Shreekant Sambrani.

Why the bullet train makes sense for India

Why the bullet train makes sense for India

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

Questioning the bullet train in view of the investment needed in Indian Railways is similar to saying that India needed to invest in primary education rather than in IITs, says Shreekant Sambrani.

Kashmir needs a calming hand, not jingoist media

Kashmir needs a calming hand, not jingoist media

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

'Kashmir belongs to us all, even if we differ with each other.' 'Statesmanship demands that we sit together and let the left, right and centre of the political spectrum converge on the solution,' says former MP Tarun Vijay.