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CAT 2018: Registration begins August 8

CAT 2018: Registration begins August 8

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

September 19, 2018 is the last date to apply for the Common Admission Test to be held November 25, 2018.

Rs 93,847 crore allocated for education in interim budget

Rs 93,847 crore allocated for education in interim budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

While Rs 37,461.01 crore has been allocated for higher education, Rs 56,386.63 crore has been earmarked for school education.

The success story of India's second largest online market

The success story of India's second largest online market

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

ShopClues does 1.5 million transactions a month and claims to have 40 million monthly visitors.

Kejri's lesson: Only a 'Hinduised' Hindu can stop Modi

Kejri's lesson: Only a 'Hinduised' Hindu can stop Modi

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

'In Kejriwal's re-election, we are finally seeing someone who has successfully bridged his Hindu identity with ground-level development triumphing over the BJP,' notes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

No Indian university in world's top 200 list

No Indian university in world's top 200 list

Rediff.com8 Sep 2011

In the QS ranking list of best global universities that was released early this week, Cambridge University, United Kingdom was ranked number one in the world for the year 2011-12. However, Indian universities like IIT-Bombay, Delhi and Madras do not even feature in the Top 200.

Satyam fine is a wake-up call for independent directors

Satyam fine is a wake-up call for independent directors

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

Corporate lawyers say the fine on independent directors will make them more cautious and some will be wary of taking assignments from companies with low corporate governance standards.

Toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,075, cases at 33,610

Toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,075, cases at 33,610

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Of the 1,075 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 432 fatalities, followed by Gujarat at 197, Madhya Pradesh at 130, Delhi at 56, Rajasthan at 51, Uttar Pradesh at 39 and Andhra Pradesh at 31.

Has tourism changed Ladakh for good?

Has tourism changed Ladakh for good?

Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

A decade has seen many welcome changes in this hill district of Jammu and Kashmir, says Anjuli Bhargava.

'What honesty can you talk about when you openly buy MLAs?'

'What honesty can you talk about when you openly buy MLAs?'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

'What steps have the higher level of political leadership taken to remove corruption from the system and bring in honest governance?'

Community radio ushers revolution in workers' lives

Community radio ushers revolution in workers' lives

Rediff.com27 Mar 2019

Urimai Kural, part of the Gram Vaani community radio station that spans 15 states, serves as a much-needed helpline for harassed garment factory workers.

A career in statistics: Giving life to numbers

A career in statistics: Giving life to numbers

Rediff.com29 Mar 2013

Statistics is more applied than mere Mathematics, and has the potential to impact many lives. A statistician's role is to give life to data, literally.

Rajan: The 'rockstar' central banker who rocked too many boats

Rajan: The 'rockstar' central banker who rocked too many boats

Rediff.com4 Sep 2016

The three years at the Reserve Bank have mostly been a string of success stories for Rajan, gaining him common man's adulation even as the free-thinker in him made a few foes who matter more in the corridors of power

Green Tribunal: When needed to bite, it growled

Green Tribunal: When needed to bite, it growled

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

The green tribunal has diminished itself in growling when it needed to bite at the Art of Living show

Students left in lurch as UGC, Delhi university spar over FYUP

Students left in lurch as UGC, Delhi university spar over FYUP

Rediff.com23 Jun 2014

The fight over FYUP is between a highly controversial decision taken during the United Progressive Alliance rule and how the National Democratic Alliance government perceives it and how it is determined to resolve it in its own way, reports Sheela Bhatt.

JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'

JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2020

Candidates appearing for the exam in Kolkata were seen standing in queues while abiding by the social distancing norms.

Kejriwal's nephew arrested in PWD scam; AAP cries foul

Kejriwal's nephew arrested in PWD scam; AAP cries foul

Rediff.com10 May 2018

Vinay Bansal, son of Kejriwal's brother-in-law, was arrested on Thursday morning, ACB chief Arvind Deep said.

Why Rajan dodged a question on Modi

Why Rajan dodged a question on Modi

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Rajan said whatever answer he gives on Modi will be 'problematic'

Sushma Swaraj cremated, daughter performs last rites

Sushma Swaraj cremated, daughter performs last rites

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

The body of the former minister, wrapped in a tricolour, was brought to the crematorium in the afternoon from the BJP headquarters, where it was kept for few hours for people to pay their respects.

'In the national interest, English is a must'

'In the national interest, English is a must'

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

'In UP/Bihar there is no industry. There are no other jobs, you either herd cows, teach or join the IAS. The brightest go to the IITs. The rest go to arts college and they become IAS officers and it is this crowd that is now agitating.' 'English is the business language of the world, we have to accept that. If I had done my IIT in Hindi, I would be stuck in the cow belt without work.' IIT graduate, entrepreneur and politician R K Misra on the row over English in the UPSC prelims.

Jamia Milia Islamia among top 10 universities in India

Jamia Milia Islamia among top 10 universities in India

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

It is the first time that the JMI has been placed among the top 10 universities in the (HRD) Ministry's National Institutional Ranking Framework rankings.

'Indians can do whatever we put our minds to'

'Indians can do whatever we put our minds to'

Rediff.com6 Jun 2005

'Sixty percent IITians are in India, many heading great institutions in the private and public sectors,' says Professor M G K Menon.

Sudden rise of online higher education

Sudden rise of online higher education

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Will Covid-19 permanently change higher education, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Home healthcare could be one of India's best bets

Home healthcare could be one of India's best bets

Rediff.com22 May 2021

Home healthcare remains a niche segment in India even today. Nightingale provides services, starting from family physicians, short- and long-term nursing care, post-hospitalisation care and physiotherapy to stroke rehabilitation, respiratory care, bedside caregivers and attendants, intensive care at home, lab tests and speech therapy.

Why were the BK 16 Arrested?

Why were the BK 16 Arrested?

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

None of them had anything to do with the violence at Bhima Koregaon, where they were not even present, points out Aakar Patel.

'The hope left for justice for my father gets crushed'

'The hope left for justice for my father gets crushed'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

Jyoti Punwani reports on the strange case of Prashant Rahi, MTech, journalist, activist, now in solitary confinement in a Maharashtra prison.

Why Jessica Lall wants to be Los Angeles's next mayor

Why Jessica Lall wants to be Los Angeles's next mayor

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

'We need to see more Indian Americans and people of colour hold elected office and serve in executive roles.'

3 weeks after launch date, Aadhaar's virtual ID yet to roll out

3 weeks after launch date, Aadhaar's virtual ID yet to roll out

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

The 16-digit randomly generated number by the Aadhaar system was supposed to be introduced by the UIDAI on March 1 and mandatorily deployed by companies using Aadhaar by June 1.

The problem with examinations in India

The problem with examinations in India

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

To understand the problem with public examinations we need to understand the different objectives they serve and how they interact and conflict with each other.

8 things you might have not known about Kejriwal

8 things you might have not known about Kejriwal

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Here are some interesting facts you may not know about the AAP chief.

Aadhaar for every Indian? Or just a select few?

Aadhaar for every Indian? Or just a select few?

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

The stories of exclusions illustrate so tragically, the need of the hour is to bolster biometrics and 'smart' technologies with something more old-fashioned - the good old fashioned, compassionate human touch, says Geetanjali Krishna.

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.

Why India should focus on income-based reservation

Why India should focus on income-based reservation

Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

Dr M Ponnavaikko, vice chancellor, Bharathidasan University explains why the Indian education system requires needs to be revamped.

'We are with every initiative that raises awareness about caste violence'

'We are with every initiative that raises awareness about caste violence'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

This is the text of the statement put out by the People's Media Advocacy and Resource Centre on IIT Madras's derecognition of the Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle.

'Special train' ferries 1,200 migrants from Telangana to Jharkhand

'Special train' ferries 1,200 migrants from Telangana to Jharkhand

Rediff.com1 May 2020

Thousands of migrants were stranded in places across the country since the lockdown was enforced on March 25, many even attempting to walk home.

Walmart's $16 bn Flipkart buy is the biggest deal this year

Walmart's $16 bn Flipkart buy is the biggest deal this year

Rediff.com9 May 2018

Sachin Bansal, who had co-founded Flipkart with Binny Bansal in 2007, would exit the company

IIM-A director Ashish Nanda steps down citing personal reasons

IIM-A director Ashish Nanda steps down citing personal reasons

Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

An alumnus of IIM-A from the 1983 batch, Nanda was a Robert Braucher Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School and later a Harvard Business School faculty member, before he took charge on September 2, 2013.

When protesters 'Occupied' Gateway of India

When protesters 'Occupied' Gateway of India

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

With tambourines and guitars in their hands and songs of revolution on their lips, people protested against the attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University students throughout the night in front of the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in south Mumbai. People, including students and women, in large numbers had gathered in front of the Gateway of India in South Mumbai's Colaba on Sunday midnight.

NEET to be held on Sunday amid strict COVID-19 precautions

NEET to be held on Sunday amid strict COVID-19 precautions

Rediff.com12 Sep 2020

In order to maintain social distancing, the NTA has increased the number of exam centres from originally-planned 2,546 to 3,843, while the number of candidates per room has been reduced from earlier 24 to 12.

J-K civic polls 'moment of pride' for India: Modi

J-K civic polls 'moment of pride' for India: Modi

Rediff.com26 Dec 2020

Launching the Ayushman Bharat scheme via a video-conference to extend health insurance benefits to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir, he said the three-tier panchayat system has fully taken shape in the UT, describing it as a realisation of Mahatma Gandhi's dream of 'gram swaraj' (village self-rule).