News for 'Data Interpretation'

Why triangular: All you need to know about new Parliament building

Why triangular: All you need to know about new Parliament building

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

Indian Parliament's new building will have a triangular shape to reflect the importance of triangles being a sacred geometry in various religions, while its interiors will have three national symbols as their main themes -- Lotus, Peacock and Banyan Tree.

Is the rupee fairly valued?

Is the rupee fairly valued?

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Data on the real value of the currency against other currencies tells a different story.

What Modi got wrong about the economy

What Modi got wrong about the economy

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

'There has been far too much overconfidence about the size and composition of the Indian consumer economy,' notes Mihir S Sharma.

US trio win Nobel Physics for gravitational waves

US trio win Nobel Physics for gravitational waves

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

All three scientists have played a leading role in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or Ligo, experiment, which made the first historic observation of gravitational waves in September 2015.

'Main risk for emerging markets: Stronger US dollar'

'Main risk for emerging markets: Stronger US dollar'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

Indian market probably has more headroom than the US, says Geoff Lewis, senior strategist for Asia, Manulife Asset Management.

US threatened Yahoo with huge fine over surveillance

US threatened Yahoo with huge fine over surveillance

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

The documents shed new light on how the government dealt with US Internet companies that were reluctant to comply with orders from the secretive US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which rules on government requests to conduct surveillance for national security issues.

Eyes on global economies after Fed keeps markets guessing

Eyes on global economies after Fed keeps markets guessing

Rediff.com19 Sep 2015

In the United States, economic data is likely to take a back seat next week.

Trai to issue net neutrality norms soon

Trai to issue net neutrality norms soon

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Telecom operators stressed that differential pricing for data is necessary for growth.

Chennai techie helped NASA find Vikram lander on moon

Chennai techie helped NASA find Vikram lander on moon

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

On October 3, Subramanian, a Chennai-based mechanical engineer, had tagged the Twitter handles of NASA, LRO and ISRO in a tweet, asking, "Is this Vikram lander? (1 km from the landing spot) Lander might have been buried in Lunar sand?"

How to prepare for CAT 2015

How to prepare for CAT 2015

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Strategic time management is the best way to optimise your percentile in the Common Admission Test this year, says Prof Dr Savitha G R, HR, WeSchool, Bangalore.

Fake news: No jail for social media execs

Fake news: No jail for social media execs

Rediff.com24 Mar 2019

Companies, industry associations, law firms and individuals have pointed out the lack of clarity on how the changes are worded and said it would violate user privacy.

Is there a great deal of trust in the private sector?

Is there a great deal of trust in the private sector?

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

With certain quarters demanding privatisation of public sector banks in the aftermath of the alleged fraud at Punjab National Bank (PNB), Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister chairman Bibek Debroy tells Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Ishan Bakshi and Indivjal Dhasmana that reducing government equity even to zero would not mean giving up of government control over these banks.

Stopping rupee slide, the Subbarao way

Stopping rupee slide, the Subbarao way

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao, often criticised for being "behind the curve", took market players and his critics by surprise.

Review: NGK is a waste of time and money

Review: NGK is a waste of time and money

Rediff.com31 May 2019

NGK -- Nandha Gopalan Kumaran is only meant for Suriya fans, feels A Ganesh Nadar.

SC refuses to review its order on quota in job promotions

SC refuses to review its order on quota in job promotions

Rediff.com26 Sep 2018

The court held that the states were not required to 'collect quantifiable data' reflecting the backwardness among these communities.

5 job skills that will take you to the TOP

5 job skills that will take you to the TOP

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

Qualities that relate to emotional intelligence such as empathy and curiosity will be a big consideration factor for hiring managers of the future, says Sanjay Bahl.

India's COVID-19 testing ratio not low, says ICMR

India's COVID-19 testing ratio not low, says ICMR

Rediff.com16 Apr 2020

'In countries like Japan, one out of 11.7 tests turns out to be positive, which is among the highest in the world. Italy tests 6.7 persons for one positive test while the USA tests 5.3 persons and the United Kingdom 3.4'

Amid violent protests, govt files review plea on SC/ST ruling

Amid violent protests, govt files review plea on SC/ST ruling

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

Opposing the verdict, several Dalit organisations called for a 'Bharat bandh' on Monday.

Net neutrality: Facebook gets an angry call from Trai

Net neutrality: Facebook gets an angry call from Trai

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

The social media giant had launched a public campaign to defend its platform.

These smart devices will make you healthier!

These smart devices will make you healthier!

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Amrita Singh scours the market for the smartest health devices going.

'GDP forecast is only adding to confusion'

'GDP forecast is only adding to confusion'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Credit rating agency Crisil observed in its report that some 'high frequency indicators go out of whack' as credit growth and service tax collections are not in tune with the CSO's growth projections.

Graduates, do you have these job skills?

Graduates, do you have these job skills?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

These skills will give you an edge over the competition.

German intelligence used NSA programme to spy on citizens

German intelligence used NSA programme to spy on citizens

Rediff.com21 Jul 2013

Germany's two main intelligence services used a special surveillance programme of the United States to collect vast amounts of communications data, even as the government continued to deny prior knowledge of such operations, a report claimed on Sunday.

How to end tax uncertainty

How to end tax uncertainty

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

Pushing people to litigation is a major source of tax uncertainty.

SC privacy verdict blow to 'fascist forces': Congress

SC privacy verdict blow to 'fascist forces': Congress

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

Verdict one of the most important since advent of Constitution, says Chidambaram.

Stocks: Why technical analysis matters

Stocks: Why technical analysis matters

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

What exactly is technical analysis and is it completely non-subjective?

Caution: You are still being watched!

Caution: You are still being watched!

Rediff.com24 Mar 2019

The government claims the existing safeguards under the law are adequate, lawful, towards a legitimate purpose and provide for a "proportionate interference" in citizens' right to privacy, reports Nitin Sethi.

'What we do is determined by national interest'

'What we do is determined by national interest'

Rediff.com24 May 2017

If people can lobby me for making changes in policies that goes against the country's interest, I won't keep myself in this position, says the vice chairman of NITI Aayog.

'There will be a drastic drop with the lockdown'

'There will be a drastic drop with the lockdown'

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

'Without it, it is going to be much, much, much, much worse.' 'In the meantime, we really need to work on a sort of war footing, given that it is a natural disaster, provide relief, provide essentials, till we get biological herd immunity, we need to get economic immunity, and also social immunity.'

Why Privacy must be a Fundamental Right

Why Privacy must be a Fundamental Right

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

Privacy is liberty itself. And in ruling on it, the Supreme Court must not only seize the concerns of today but also gaze into the future, says Apar Gupta.

Unlock 1: 3 challenges facing India

Unlock 1: 3 challenges facing India

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

'When the lockdown grounded a billion people, nothing had been planned well: Testing, masks, face shields, protective gear, medical equipment, contact tracing ... nothing.' 'Before COVID, if you didn't know that the state had neither the money, nor the intent, nor the capacity to govern wisely and humanely, you were simply blind.' 'After COVID, if we continue to look to the State, look forward to a financial package or ask "What is the government doing" when faced with a calamity, the joke is on us, says Debashis Basu.

Experts doubt the feasibility of govt's new tax scrutiny plan

Experts doubt the feasibility of govt's new tax scrutiny plan

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

E-proceeding of tax scrutiny has certain technical and practical issues which need to be addressed before making the system fully electronically driven.

It's Congress vs Congress after Delhi poll debacle

It's Congress vs Congress after Delhi poll debacle

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

A day after the party's rout in Delhi elections, the knives are out in the Congress with leaders blaming each other and raising questions on whether the party has outsourced the task of defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party to others.

Indian scientists detect crack in Earth's magnetic shield

Indian scientists detect crack in Earth's magnetic shield

Rediff.com3 Nov 2016

The burst occurred when a giant cloud of plasma ejected from the solar corona struck Earth at a very high speed.

TopperSpeak: How to crack CAT 2014

TopperSpeak: How to crack CAT 2014

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

Tanay Aggarwal who is currently pursuing his post graduation in management from the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Powai tells us how he secured 99.80 in the Common Admission Test last year.

Right to privacy can't be absolute: SC on Aadhaar

Right to privacy can't be absolute: SC on Aadhaar

Rediff.com19 Jul 2017

The state may have some power to put reasonable restriction, says the apex court.

'The world has been transformed into a huge laboratory'

'The world has been transformed into a huge laboratory'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

'Hopefully, people will understand that, beyond medical vaccination plans, in the future we will also need to implement some 'social inoculation' plans.'

COVID-19: 'We are lucky it came later to India'

COVID-19: 'We are lucky it came later to India'

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

'People are getting admitted to hospital two to three days before their death in a very serious respiratory compromise state and they are passing away within 48 hours.' 'Those who are coming early in the disease, the minute they are suspicious that they have COVID-19, the recovery rate has been much, much, higher.' 'The moral of the story is: We must destigmatise COVID-19.' 'People should be told: 'Look, if you have anything like this, please come immediately'.'

Are we really different from Pakistan?

Are we really different from Pakistan?

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

'We have done majoritarianism through other means.' 'The Citizenship Amendment Act, read together with the National Register of Citizens, will prove what I mean,' notes Aakar Patel.

Projects rocked by policy paralysis get rolling again

Projects rocked by policy paralysis get rolling again

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

Revivals nearly double q-o-q to 36 in September, highest in 3 years