News for 'Graduate Record Examination'

Modi's degree row: We're under no political pressure, says DU

Modi's degree row: We're under no political pressure, says DU

Rediff.com12 May 2016

The clarification by DU came a day after an AAP delegation visited the university demanding that they be allowed to examine the records of Modi's BA degree, but they had to return empty handed.

Shivakumar's ED custody extended till Sep 17

Shivakumar's ED custody extended till Sep 17

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

Shivakumar, arrested on September 3 by the ED, was produced before the court on the expiry of his 9-day custodial interrogation by the agency.

UP girl, studying in US, dies in bid to escape eve-teasing

UP girl, studying in US, dies in bid to escape eve-teasing

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

The daughter of a tea-shop owner, Sudiksha Bhati died on Monday morning near Aurangabad when she was riding pillion on a motorcycle with her younger brother, a minor, they said. The two were en route to their maternal uncle's home in Bulandshahr's Khanpur area from their house at Deri Scanar village in Gautam Buddh Nagar's Dadri tehsil, the officials said.

Vyapam: Cops arrest UP students linked with MP scam

Vyapam: Cops arrest UP students linked with MP scam

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

Investigators have arrested at least three dozen students of some prominent UP medical schools revealing links with the Vyapam scam.

Daily labourer's daughter cracks Indian Economic Service exam

Daily labourer's daughter cracks Indian Economic Service exam

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Aparajita Priyadarshini Behera has cracked UPSC's IES examination ranking 13 in all India list and credits her success to her father, a daily wage labourer.

He left a Rs 90K-job to work with farmers in a Bengal village

He left a Rs 90K-job to work with farmers in a Bengal village

Rediff.com26 May 2015

Abhishek Singhania left a career at PwC to work in a food security project as a research fellow.

'The real killer is being protected'

'The real killer is being protected'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

Was road rage behind the murder that shocked Bihar?

Sheena Bora case: Why did her lawyers give Indrani a drubbing?

Sheena Bora case: Why did her lawyers give Indrani a drubbing?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

Indrani dressed in a short purple kurta and leggings, with a bandhini green-purple chunni, sindhoor glowing in her mang, was receiving a drubbing from her lawyers for the facts she had revealed before the court on Tuesday while arguing the rejoinder to her bail application. She was insisting: "But he asked me for a motive!"

Expert tips to crack the GRE

Expert tips to crack the GRE

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

In an online chat with readers, Jason Baran, spokesperson for the GRE programme at Educational Testing Service (ETS) addressed queries related to the entrance exam and offered crucial advice.

Fake degree case: Ex-Delhi minister Tomar taken to college for probe

Fake degree case: Ex-Delhi minister Tomar taken to college for probe

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar, who was arrested on Tuesday on charges of submitting a fake degree while filing nomination for the Delhi assembly polls held in February this year, has been taken to Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh for questioning.

National Medical Commission Bill: Busting misconceptions

National Medical Commission Bill: Busting misconceptions

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Dr Arun Jamkar, former vice chancellor, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, makes a strong case for reforming Indian medical education and believes that the National Medical Commission Bill is historic.

Tomar case: Police probing if organised racket is involved

Tomar case: Police probing if organised racket is involved

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Investigators are now trying to ascertain as to who made these alleged forged documents and whether an organised gang is behind it.

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.

Azam Khan, Muslims and UP Politics

Azam Khan, Muslims and UP Politics

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

True, Azam Khan is being targeted rather disproportionately and also because of his Muslim identity. That must be protested and resisted. But to say that he is a big messiah, and his profit-making educational enterprise is an issue concerning all Muslims of India, is absolutely unjustified, assert Mohammad Sajjad and Md Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad.

A Professor Left to Rot in Jail

A Professor Left to Rot in Jail

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

'People accused of mass murder and worse are let out on medical grounds.' 'Saibaba is now 100% handicapped, and has committed no murder, yet he is not allowed to come out.'

2 lakh to 3300 crore: The BYJU's Classes success story

2 lakh to 3300 crore: The BYJU's Classes success story

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

'I always say I am a teacher by choice and an entrepreneur by chance.'

Headley's wife, associate 'refuse' to answer NIA questions

Headley's wife, associate 'refuse' to answer NIA questions

Rediff.com14 Feb 2016

The US-based wife of American-born LeT terrorist David Headley and his business partner have "refused" to answer questions posed by NIA, citing a privacy clause.

DU VC is under pressure over Modi degree: AAP

DU VC is under pressure over Modi degree: AAP

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Keeping up its offensive, an Aam Aadami Party delegation on Wednesday met Delhi University Vice Chancellor demanding that they be allowed to examine records of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BA degree but they had to return empty handed.

Sheena Bora Trial: The case of the missing CDRs

Sheena Bora Trial: The case of the missing CDRs

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

Judge Jagdale, with a severe expression shadowing his face, looked sharply at Manoj Patil, Airtel's nodal officer, and told him plainly: "It is difficult to digest what you are saying (about) giving call data, but not giving call timings and durations."

The world's most valuable edutech start-up is Indian!

The world's most valuable edutech start-up is Indian!

Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

It's also among the top five most valuable Internet companies in India, reports Yuvraj Malik.

I will miss you, my brother...

I will miss you, my brother...

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

'Rajan epitomised the best of his generation -- veneration for knowledge, for old fashioned morality of honesty and modesty.' Economist Devaki Jain, Padma Bhushan, salutes her brother who passed into the ages last week.

Tomar denied bail; grilled for second consecutive day

Tomar denied bail; grilled for second consecutive day

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

In a setback to Jitender Singh Tomar, a Delhi court on Thursday dismissed his revision plea against his police remand.

Shah, Jaitley produced 'forged' degrees of PM: AAP

Shah, Jaitley produced 'forged' degrees of PM: AAP

Rediff.com9 May 2016

AAP leader Ashutosh said Modi's name does not match in the BA marksheet and that of the MA degree and even claimed that there were discrepancies in the year of passing as well.

Revealed: Why people take big risks

Revealed: Why people take big risks

Rediff.com1 Mar 2015

Reminders of God can make people more likely to seek out and take risks, according to a new research.

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.

Farewell, AVR

Farewell, AVR

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

One of the finest minds on foreign exchange management, monetary and fiscal policies, on debt and currency markets, on bank management and governance, and indeed on almost every aspect of modern finance and banking passes into the ages.

Which country is best for your child to study abroad?

Which country is best for your child to study abroad?

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

Have you been asking yourself this question? Then these 8 tips are meant for you.

2015 in PHOTOS: Floods, fights and family

2015 in PHOTOS: Floods, fights and family

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

In this series, Rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world.

BJP releases Modi's degrees, AAP calls them 'fake'

BJP releases Modi's degrees, AAP calls them 'fake'

Rediff.com9 May 2016

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released copies of BA and MA degrees of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in response to Aam Aadmi Party's allegations questioning his degree from Delhi, but AAP hit back saying the documents were "forged" and had "glaring discrepancies" in them.

Indian prodigies we should be proud of!

Indian prodigies we should be proud of!

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

As we celebrate the spirit of childhood, here are some children who've made India proud.

What Naipaul understood and Vajpayee didn't

What Naipaul understood and Vajpayee didn't

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

In any institution that has a passionate ideology, the moderate is always vulnerable to the person who is more extreme, because that is what the supporters want.

Take visual literacy seriously

Take visual literacy seriously

Rediff.com8 Sep 2015

Students' flagging interest in the written word is because of a generational digital divide, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

A quiet, studious, boy none of his school teachers remember

A quiet, studious, boy none of his school teachers remember

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

'Ever since I heard the news, I have been trying to recollect his face. Unfortunately I have not been able to.' 'It seems he was a very quiet, studious boy.' 'I still do not know how I might have missed him.'

How skewed is India's income profile?

How skewed is India's income profile?

Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

Questions on the efficacy of the government's drive towards filing of more returns by individuals and on whether raising tax exemption levels has led to reduced compliance in filing of returns by those who go out of the tax net, says A K Bhattacharya.

World must remember Indian heroism in WWI

World must remember Indian heroism in WWI

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

'The Indian Army served with honour and distinction in France and Flanders, East Africa, Gallipoli, Aden, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Palestine, Transcaspia, Persia and even China.' 'The sacrifice of India's soldiers was consigned to the dustbin of history in the post-colonial world.'

Data reveals true story about Modi govt's pet initiatives

Data reveals true story about Modi govt's pet initiatives

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

While the government has claimed significant increase in funds for farm credit, PMKSY and PKVY, facts show a different story.

The cost of worshipping Shahabuddin

The cost of worshipping Shahabuddin

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

'At least 6,000 people attended a meal at Shahabuddin's residence in a feast to celebrate his bail. As if the community has no other priorities of channelising such funds for better purposes!,' says Mohammad Sajjad.

Cheers, Terry Pratchett, who christened me a dragon

Cheers, Terry Pratchett, who christened me a dragon

Rediff.com13 Mar 2015

'Pratchett's work mocked the very idea of literary limitations, going from police procedural in one book to Christmas adventure in the next, from vampires to football, from the birth of motion pictures to the examining of religion itself.'

Woman cop transferred after spat with Haryana minister

Woman cop transferred after spat with Haryana minister

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

Official sources said the government has decided to transfer Kalia from her current post as Fatehabad SP, adding formal orders will be issued soon.

Arun Shourie: How Modi can be beaten in 2019

Arun Shourie: How Modi can be beaten in 2019

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

'The BJP has no presence where the regional parties are strong.' 'And we should think of the Congress and support the Congress in those places where it is the dominant regional party.' 'The leaders of the other parties (have to) get together on this simple principle of one candidate against the BJP candidate.'