News for 'Head of Education'

Finfluencers: Real Or Fake Experts?

Finfluencers: Real Or Fake Experts?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

A mass fan following or a large number of views on a YouTube channel can't possibly constitute 'credentials'.

Why Kota Factory Needs Psychologists

Why Kota Factory Needs Psychologists

Rediff.com23 Dec 2023

Despite 26 cases of suicide by coaching students in 2023, the highest in a year, Kota still faces a shortage of clinical psychologists.

High Fashion On The Golden Globes Red Carpet

High Fashion On The Golden Globes Red Carpet

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

The 81st Annual Golden Globes awards show saw Hollywood's swish set make a dazzling show on the red carpet.

Want To Be A Drone Pilot? Read This

Want To Be A Drone Pilot? Read This

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

'Candidates will receive hands-on training in drone piloting, maintenance, data analysis, and regulatory compliance.'

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.

Education, healthcare to be out of GST

Education, healthcare to be out of GST

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

The Centre is against giving any shock in the first year of the rollout by bringing in new services.

Bhujbal wants Maratha quota panel scrapped, issuing Kunbi certificates stayed

Bhujbal wants Maratha quota panel scrapped, issuing Kunbi certificates stayed

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

Maharashtra cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal has demanded a stay on the Kunbi caste certificates issued to Marathas following their latest agitation for reservation and scrapping of the Justice (retired) Sandeep Shinde committee formed over the quota issue.

Maratha quota activist Jarange ends hunger strike on 17th day after meeting Shinde

Maratha quota activist Jarange ends hunger strike on 17th day after meeting Shinde

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

Shinde announced that his government is committed to providing reservation to the Maratha community.

Microsoft bets big on education; launches tab for college goers

Microsoft bets big on education; launches tab for college goers

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

The companies will jointly launch the Windows 8.1 powered 10.1 inch Hewlett-Packard Omni10 tablet with embedded content from Pearson and Microsoft Office in the higher education space.

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

Rediff.com13 May 2024

It's just not a date. It's just not about selecting a candidate. It's not about helping some candidate win. It's about expressing emotion, after ten years, that could reach out in India and beyond it, notes Sheela Bhatt.

Will UP Startle Modi?

Will UP Startle Modi?

Rediff.com31 May 2024

The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP -- a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019. Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely to put paid to the BJP's ambitions of a third term for Modi, argues Prem Panicker.

Many top politicians took...: Ajit Pawar on joining Shinde govt

Many top politicians took...: Ajit Pawar on joining Shinde govt

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Pawar, who described himself as the national president of the NCP, said employment, economic empowerment of all sections of the society, education, health, implementation of all welfare measures are the priority of the government.

All you need to know about Siddaramaiah's Cabinet

All you need to know about Siddaramaiah's Cabinet

Rediff.com20 May 2023

This is a brief background of the new Cabinet Ministers.

Educational bar for contesting panchayat polls in Rajasthan to stay

Educational bar for contesting panchayat polls in Rajasthan to stay

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

The Rajasthan high court on Thursday refused to immediately interfere with a state government ordinance fixing educational qualifications for candidates in local body elections, saying the poll process is already on and the petitioners will have to wait for the final order.

IUML member moves resolution in RS seeking Sachar report implementation

IUML member moves resolution in RS seeking Sachar report implementation

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

A private member resolution seeking that the government implement the recommendations of the Sachar Committee report and other reports that have discussed the educational and social backwardness of Muslims and enact a legislation for the prevention of atrocities against minorities was moved in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Salute The 1st Lady To Command An Indian Warship

Salute The 1st Lady To Command An Indian Warship

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Lieutenant Commander Prerana Pravin Deosthalee will lead an all-male crew. She is currently the first lieutenant of INS Chennai, the missile destroyer that rescued a foreign merchant ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia last week.

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot.

AIIMS-Like Centre For Animals In Delhi

AIIMS-Like Centre For Animals In Delhi

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

The Centre, for the first time, has initiated a draft proposal for setting up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institute of national importance for animal health, education and research in Delhi to be called the All India Institute of Veterinary Sciences (AIIVS).

'Nitish Kumar acts like a dictator'

'Nitish Kumar acts like a dictator'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

'Nitish Kumar is fooling the people of Bihar.' 'He will not probe anything because if he does so, he will be trapped himself.'

How Sangh plans to 'decolonise' education

How Sangh plans to 'decolonise' education

Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

The RSS realises that with a majority BJP government at the Centre and in several states, now was the best time to undermine and perhaps outdo the Congress-Left 'stranglehold' over campuses and young minds.

All we need is an education!

All we need is an education!

Rediff.com11 Nov 2003

SC throws helpline to 284 students from violence-hit Manipur

SC throws helpline to 284 students from violence-hit Manipur

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

The Supreme Court on Monday came to the rescue of 284 students from ethnic violence-hit Manipur by giving them the option of attending classes online at Manipur university or getting relocated to Assam University in Silchar or the North East Hill University in Shillong.

'Today it is a fight head on'

'Today it is a fight head on'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2021

'This year, we know the virus. Last year we didn't know anything about it.' 'The best part is that for the Indian population there has been some amount of cross protection.'

This IITian's venture is educating poor children in villages

This IITian's venture is educating poor children in villages

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

Hippocampus Learning Centres bridges urban-rural gap through affordable, quality pre-schooling for kids.

People elected me as CM, who is LG, asks Kejriwal

People elected me as CM, who is LG, asks Kejriwal

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

The chief minister alleged that the LG "suffered from a feudal mindset and doesn't want that the poor children in Delhi get good education".

18% GST on salary for head office-branch services

18% GST on salary for head office-branch services

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

Experts said this will mean that companies, which have offices in multiple states, will have to raise Goods and Services Tax invoice for functions performed by employees in head office that has helped branches in other states.

Institute of national importance can also be a minority one: SC on AMU

Institute of national importance can also be a minority one: SC on AMU

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

There is nothing "fundamentally inconsistent" with a minority institution being an institution of national importance (INI), the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while hearing arguments on the vexed issue of minority status to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

How low will they stoop?: Modi slams Nitish over 'derogatory' remarks

How low will they stoop?: Modi slams Nitish over 'derogatory' remarks

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

Modi said not a single leader of the opposition grouping INDIA has uttered a word against the "disrespect" for women.

Dharma vs religion PIL: Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt

Dharma vs religion PIL: Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Centre and city government on a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the authorities to use the "proper meaning" of the term "religion' and not use it as a synonym of "dharma" in official documents.

'He has entire Maharashtra cabinet at his feet'

'He has entire Maharashtra cabinet at his feet'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

'Since September 1, a senior cabinet minister has been to-ing and fro-ing between Jalna and Mumbai by chartered flight every single day with messages from the two deputy chief ministers and the chief minister to get Manoj Jarange-Patil to back down from his agitation.'

How mum's belief shaped Akash's career despite adversity

How mum's belief shaped Akash's career despite adversity

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

'If his father and brother were alive today, they would be brimming with joy. This is the life's most memorable day and only few are lucky to see it. I'm the proudest mom on this earth.'

Why Are Voters Not Turning Up To Vote?

Why Are Voters Not Turning Up To Vote?

Rediff.com27 Apr 2024

Is the unusually and unbearably scorching Sun and the general laxity, bordering on laziness, among voters, responsible, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Nitish cabinet passes resolution seeking special status for Bihar

Nitish cabinet passes resolution seeking special status for Bihar

Rediff.com22 Nov 2023

Kumar said that while the rise in percentage of population of the deprived castes has led to increase in the quotas for SCs, STs and OBCs from 50 to 65 per cent, his government also planned to undertake a number of welfare measures for the benefit of "94 lakh families", which according to the survey lived in abject poverty.

Self-Employed? How To Get Term Insurance?

Self-Employed? How To Get Term Insurance?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

A prudent guideline for self-employed individuals is to target at least 10 to 15 times their actual annual income when determining life insurance coverage.

No written exams till class 2: Draft NCF

No written exams till class 2: Draft NCF

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

Describing the assessment for preparatory stage (class 3 to 5), the draft recommends that "written tests should be introduced at this stage".

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.

'Speak up against unsafe sex'

'Speak up against unsafe sex'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

''India's youth make up for majority of the population and educating them on safe sex and sex education is the need of the hour.'

Cong releases 'black paper' on 'Modi govt's failures'

Cong releases 'black paper' on 'Modi govt's failures'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

The 'black paper', titled '10 saal anyay kaal' also alleged that issues such as rising prices, unemployment, subversion of institutions and farmers' 'distress' had plagued the country.

Maratha quota activist Jarange ends fast as Maha govt accepts demands

Maratha quota activist Jarange ends fast as Maha govt accepts demands

Rediff.com27 Jan 2024

Referring to the demand of giving a Kunbi certificate to all 54 lakh people whose proof of being Kunabi has been found till now, Patil said that they will be given the certificates soon.

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop these job losers from being deployed in poll duty.