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WATCH LIVE! After Budget, it's Smriti vs Opposition again

WATCH LIVE! After Budget, it's Smriti vs Opposition again

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

A day after the Budget was presented, chaos is expected to return to Parliament on Tuesday with the Opposition prepped to target Education Minister Smriti Irani in both Houses over her statements on the death of Hyderabad Central University student Rohith Vemula and the Jawaharlal Nehru University controversy.

Leadership: Infosys among top 20 firms

Leadership: Infosys among top 20 firms

Rediff.com18 Feb 2010

The annual study by Hay Group, in partnership with Bloomberg BusinessWeek.com, ranked the best companies for leadership globally and examined how those companies develop leaders.

Biden appoints 2 Indian-Americans to advisory panel for trade policy

Biden appoints 2 Indian-Americans to advisory panel for trade policy

Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

On Friday, Biden announced his intent to appoint 14 people to the advisory committee, which provides overall policy advice to the United States trade representative on matters of development, implementation, and administration of the US trade policy.

Real estate sector bats for green spaces

Real estate sector bats for green spaces

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

Bengaluru recorded the highest green building stock at 140 million square feet, followed by Delhi-National Capital Region at 74 msf, and Hyderabad at 72 msf for Grade A office buildings as of September 2023.

'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.'

Workshop for HR professionals

Workshop for HR professionals

Rediff.com20 Feb 2008

WCH Training Solutions is organising a one-day workshop on Employee Value Proposition Strategies.

Cabinet nod to ordinance to restore 200-point roster in varsities

Cabinet nod to ordinance to restore 200-point roster in varsities

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

The new system will consider the university or college as one unit, instead of treating department or subject as one unit.

Adani eyes 45 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030

Adani eyes 45 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030

Rediff.com26 Mar 2024

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group is building the world's largest renewable energy park in Gujarat, as it eyes a massive 45 GW capacity to generate electricity largely from solar energy. Speaking at the opening of 'Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery' at the Science Museum in London, Gautam Adani said his group's renewable energy arm, Adani Green Energy, is leading an energy transition that honours the commitment of taking care of the planet not just for this generation and the next but also for generations to come. "As the world's leading solar power developer and India's largest renewable energy company, we are taking very big steps," he said.

UP gets first sainik school

UP gets first sainik school

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Centre clears eight new schools to bridge regional imbalance in the armed forces.

Minorities have more rights than majority; laws need 'revisit': Satyapal Singh

Minorities have more rights than majority; laws need 'revisit': Satyapal Singh

Rediff.com14 Apr 2018

"In the last about two decades, the way the Constitution has been interpreted and the laws have been interpreted, it requires revisit. Let us revisit them," he said.

Sandberg 1st woman to join Facebook Board

Sandberg 1st woman to join Facebook Board

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

Facebook announced Harvard alumna Sandberg's promotion to the eight-member board on Monday.

Congress gets papers in order for Pranab's Prez post bid

Congress gets papers in order for Pranab's Prez post bid

Rediff.com20 Jun 2012

Nomination papers of Pranab Mukhejee, for the Presidential poll on July 19, are being readied, according to sources. Senior Union ministers and Members of Parliament have been summoned to Parliament House on Wednesday to affix their signatures on Mukherjee's papers.

Vemula death anniversary: Protesters clash with police outside Hyderabad University

Vemula death anniversary: Protesters clash with police outside Hyderabad University

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

A number of students' organisations had assembled in front of university's main gate as part of "Shahadat Din" of Vemula, who was found hanging in a hostel room on the varsity campus on January 17 last year.

Most competitive countries in the world

Most competitive countries in the world

Rediff.com4 Jun 2012

Rankings measure how well countries manage their economic and human resources to increase their prosperity.

TCS rated top ICT employer in Netherlands

TCS rated top ICT employer in Netherlands

Rediff.com10 Nov 2012

The IT co has over 2,500 employees catering to a strong client base in the country

BJP rejects Sibal's education formula

BJP rejects Sibal's education formula

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

The Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states' education ministers on Wednesday trashed Human Resources and Development Minister Kapil Sibal's road map for education, stressing that fiddling with examinations and a single board for 12th class examination cannot reform the education.

TISS announces PG admissions

TISS announces PG admissions

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) invites applications for admission to Post-Graduate Degree Programmes 2009-2011 session.

We need to engage world as who we are, not who others think we are, says Jaishankar

We need to engage world as who we are, not who others think we are, says Jaishankar

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

India should engage the world on the basis of its confidence in its identity rather than trying to please the global community as their "pale imitation", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday amid increasing Western pressure on the country to oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Smriti Irani opts out of All is Well

Smriti Irani opts out of All is Well

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

The film stars Asin and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles.

Dalit student thrashing: Warrant against school principal

Dalit student thrashing: Warrant against school principal

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

School principal suspended, vice-principal and 14 other teachers transferred after a video emerged of a boy being thrashed by other schoolboys.

SC seeks govt's reply on mandatory prayer in Kendriya Vidyalayas

SC seeks govt's reply on mandatory prayer in Kendriya Vidyalayas

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

The petition filed by Madhya Pradesh resident Veenayak Shah said the practise of prayer created obstacles in developing scientific temperament among students as the whole idea of God and religious faith is given immense priority and instilled as a thought-process among the students.

Modi UNVEILS his vision for India to Delhi students

Modi UNVEILS his vision for India to Delhi students

Rediff.com6 Feb 2013

Asserting that there is an overwhelming feeling of pessimism in India, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the biggest challenge is to use human resources to its full potential.

Sibal gets nostalgic over years spent in US

Sibal gets nostalgic over years spent in US

Rediff.com14 Oct 2011

Apparently Human Resources and Development Minister Kapil Sibal -- the Harvard-educated, erstwhile Wall Street lawyer -- still occasionally pines for the United States, going by his waxing nostalgic for the opportunities America afforded him during the time he spent in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the Big Apple.

RS passes bill for disabled children's education

RS passes bill for disabled children's education

Rediff.com24 Apr 2012

A bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday to widen the beneficiary net for disabled children in Right to Education and provide those with severe disability the option of receiving education at home.

Talent Cloud will address moonlighting: TCS

Talent Cloud will address moonlighting: TCS

Rediff.com24 Oct 2022

In the future of work, companies will have to embrace terms like moonlighting, gig work, flexi work as 'on-demand talent in a Cloud' can be a reality, says Milind Lakkad, chief human resource officer of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). In some form or the other, gig work, flexiworking - and even moonlighting - will have to be welcomed by companies, says Lakkad. As a first step towards embracing these, TCS is trying to bring all these opportunities for its own employees within the company.

Deepika Padukone patriot earlier, but now...': Kanhaiya's dig at govt

Deepika Padukone patriot earlier, but now...': Kanhaiya's dig at govt

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

Kanhaiya also said there was no "tukde tukde" government before 2014

Finance ministry rules out COO appointment in RBI

Finance ministry rules out COO appointment in RBI

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

The finance ministry has ruled out the proposal for the appointment of a chief operating officer (COO) of the rank of deputy governor in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as the government feels no interim arrangements should be made for such high-profile appointments.

Want to be a corporate trainer? Here's how

Want to be a corporate trainer? Here's how

Rediff.com23 May 2011

WCH Training Solutions is organising a three-day certification workshop on Training and Facilitation Skills. The workshop is available in both residential and non-residential formats.

After Pai, Infosys sees another high-profile exit

After Pai, Infosys sees another high-profile exit

Rediff.com27 Apr 2011

In a development considered an offshoot of the ongoing restructuring at Infosys, Aditya Nath Jha, a company veteran heading branding and corporate marketing, has resigned.

IT services companies may go slow on fresh hires

IT services companies may go slow on fresh hires

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

According to experts in human resources, even joining of new graduates is likely to be staggered as companies are expected to onboard staffers after gauging the demand scenario.

Modi leaves for Tokyo to attend Abe Shinzo's state funeral

Modi leaves for Tokyo to attend Abe Shinzo's state funeral

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join several global leaders to pay tributes to Japan's slain former prime minister Shinzo Abe at his state funeral in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Step into the world of ERP!

Step into the world of ERP!

Rediff.com17 Nov 2004

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing offers full-time modular programmes on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

IIT council proposes common entrance test

IIT council proposes common entrance test

Rediff.com15 Sep 2011

Union Minister for Human Resource and Development Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday that the Indian Institute of Technology Council has proposed that students seeking admission into IITs all over the country will have to pass just one test instead of appearing in separate tests for various institutes.

How is your college celebrating Surgical Strike Day?

How is your college celebrating Surgical Strike Day?

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

Colleges and universities across India have been asked to observe September 29 as Surgical Strike Day. Tell us what your college is doing to remember this memorable day in India's military history. Please share your stories and pictures with us.

10 HOT Tech Careers

10 HOT Tech Careers

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

From cloud computing to people analytics, most lucrative future jobs will be dominated by people with digital skills and expertise, explains Sarita Digumarti, chief learning officer, UNext Learning.

After dissolving top body, Infy to have 9 exec officers

After dissolving top body, Infy to have 9 exec officers

Rediff.com29 Mar 2014

Top decision-making body, executive council, will be dissolved on April 1.

Team Anna begins Lokpal referendum on Sibal's turf

Team Anna begins Lokpal referendum on Sibal's turf

Rediff.com21 Jul 2011

Seeking to galvanise public opinion in favour of its version of Lokpal Bill, the Anna Hazare team on Thursday initiated a "referendum" on the law in Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency represented by Human Resources and Development Minister Kapil Sibal.

JNU forms panel to probe attack; students hold march

JNU forms panel to probe attack; students hold march

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

The five-member panel will recommend measures to ensure safety of students and will probe lapses in security, if any. The students and civil society members, meanwhile, took out a protest march demanding resignation of the V-C.

ASK HR GURU: Is it okay to moonlight?

ASK HR GURU: Is it okay to moonlight?

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.