News for 'Indian Institute of Sciences'

ASK SAMRAAT: Buy, hold or sell?

ASK SAMRAAT: Buy, hold or sell?

Rediff.com4 May 2023

Invest in quality companies that make profits, advises stock market expert and rediffGURU Samraat Jadhav.

Govt plans to set up more IIITs

Govt plans to set up more IIITs

Rediff.com25 Jul 2006

The government is considering setting up new Indian Institutes of Information Technology in the country, though the locations have not yet been decided, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

The doctor who will operate on the prime minister

The doctor who will operate on the prime minister

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

Dr Ramakanta Panda, who will perform heart bypass surgery on Dr Manmohan Singh at the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, on Saturday, is an expert in revision (repeat) bypass surgeries. Dr Panda, who is attached to the Asian Heart, is credited with performing more than 700 repeat bypass surgeries in the past.

5 scientific contributions of 'Missile Man' Kalam

5 scientific contributions of 'Missile Man' Kalam

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

As an aerospace scientist, Kalam worked with India's two major space research organisations --DRDO and ISRO.

Why Indian IT is staring at an uncertain future

Why Indian IT is staring at an uncertain future

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

NITI Aayog recommendations cite the need for greater industry-academia collaboration to meet skill demand

'This film makes you become patient'

'This film makes you become patient'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

'Usually, we are always worried that we are missing out something in life.' 'We are very keen for the audience to have this as a cinema experience in theatres.' 'You get the rare chance to be patient.'

Surge in Covid cases indicates endemicity: Experts

Surge in Covid cases indicates endemicity: Experts

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

'These number surges will be the outcome of emerging virus variants, loss of vaccine- or infection-acquired protective immunity in people, and environmental factors'

Want to work with The Oberoi Group? Read this!

Want to work with The Oberoi Group? Read this!

Rediff.com21 Feb 2012

Here's your chance to be a part of The Oberoi Group or study at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science.

26/11 arms trainer Abu Hamza is dead, says Jundal

26/11 arms trainer Abu Hamza is dead, says Jundal

Rediff.com8 Jul 2012

'Abu Hamza', who has been linked to several terror strikes in the country, including the 2005 attack on the prestigious Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, is dead, if the statement of 26/11 key handler Syed Zabiuddin is to be believed.

India to start cellphone security testing facility

India to start cellphone security testing facility

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

Taking security concerns into account, India has decided to set up facilities to test and certify mobile phone hardware and software supplied by foreign telecom companies. These tests, at present, are conducted abroad.

'Proud to be your partner': US hails India on Chandrayaan-3

'Proud to be your partner': US hails India on Chandrayaan-3

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Mainstream American newspapers, many of which had been sceptical of India's space mission and sometimes even made fun of it through cartoons, noted the great Indian achievement.

Lashkar funded Mumbai attacks with fake currency

Lashkar funded Mumbai attacks with fake currency

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

Some of the money used to finance the terror attacks in Mumbai last November and the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru in December 2005 came via a fake currency racket, sources from the Intelligence Bureau and Central Bureau of Investigation have revealed.

Scientists sceptical about Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

Scientists sceptical about Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

Scientists around the world, including in India, suggest it hasn't been tested properly given the time constraint and there may not be enough evidence to prove its efficacy.

'Biden has thrown out the rule book for India'

'Biden has thrown out the rule book for India'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

'In the long run, I don't foresee major ramifications [about Trudeau's allegations].' 'There's just enough hypocrisy among Western nations for India to douse the outrage.'

Everyone leaving Congress, only...:Modi

Everyone leaving Congress, only...:Modi

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

'This is what happens to a party when it gets trapped in the vicious circle of nepotism and dynastic politics'

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

A young couple sharing a laugh - in the living room over a Polish joke book, on the beach, in the rain - with the tagline, "Made for each other", hung from billboards at prominent street corners from the 1960s to the 1990s. It was a campaign for one of the largest selling cigarette brands in India, Wills (Navy Cut) from the ITC stable, that resonated with a generation of smokers and non-smokers alike till the curtains came down on tobacco advertising in 2004. As we prepare to welcome 2024, ITC has metamorphosed from a tobacco giant into a conglomerate straddling multiple large-sized businesses. In the mind space of Gen Z or millennials, the company represents a gamut of branded products - from frozen food (ITC Master Chef), noodles (YiPPee!), and cookies (Sunfeast) to snacks (Bingo!) and notebooks (Classmate), and so on and so forth.

Hurrah! Indian students can work in UK post studies

Hurrah! Indian students can work in UK post studies

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Indians are welcome to study and work in Great Britain, says UK's Minister for Science and Universities Jo Johnson.

Joshimath residents protest against NTPC, seek their U'khandfrom state

Joshimath residents protest against NTPC, seek their U'khandfrom state

Rediff.com11 Jan 2023

The protesters demonstrated against the NTPC's Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project which was being constructed in the area.

Omicron: 200 Million Indians Yet To Be Vaccinated

Omicron: 200 Million Indians Yet To Be Vaccinated

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

We need to give a booster shot to all our frontline workers first as if they fall victim to Omicron, the health system will collapse, points out Ramesh Menon.

'How many hours should I prepare for IIT-JEE?'

'How many hours should I prepare for IIT-JEE?'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2012

In an online chat with readers, Dr Sanjeev Verma and Dr Gaurav Gaurav Sharma, experts, Vidya Mandir Classes addressed queries related to cracking the IIT-JEE.

Reaching out with a truckload of notebooks

Reaching out with a truckload of notebooks

Rediff.com31 Dec 2009

A group of students at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore is working to motivate and inspire young minds.

The Credila Success Story

The Credila Success Story

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector. There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Bharat Ratna to Prof CNR Rao comes as icing on the cake

Bharat Ratna to Prof CNR Rao comes as icing on the cake

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Research and teaching have remained Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao's first priority and first love, and that is what sets him apart, says Dinesh C Sharma

Tihar jail inmate in B'lore for interrogation

Tihar jail inmate in B'lore for interrogation

Rediff.com7 Mar 2006

Police said the team investigating the case brought Ibrahim after taking him into police custody till March 10.

IIT-Kgp admissions open for MTech, MCP

IIT-Kgp admissions open for MTech, MCP

Rediff.com19 Mar 2008

IIT K opens admissions for it Masters programmes.

Health sector allocation hiked by 13% in Union Budget

Health sector allocation hiked by 13% in Union Budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

The health sector has been allocated Rs 89,155 crore in the Union Budget 2023-24, a hike of around 13 per cent over Rs 79,145 crore allocated in 2022-23, with the government also announcing a mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia by 2047.

US presidential award for 3 Indian American scientists

US presidential award for 3 Indian American scientists

Rediff.com24 Jul 2012

United States President Barack Obama has named three Indian American scientists among 96 researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

Jundal's lying! Abu Hamza is alive and in Kashmir

Jundal's lying! Abu Hamza is alive and in Kashmir

Rediff.com9 Jul 2012

Hamza, wanted for his role in the attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru and who was among those present in the control room in Karachi, Pakistan when the 26/11 attacks were being carried out in Mumbai, has been off the radar for a while now.

'Career in politics like a dream with an unknown outcome'

'Career in politics like a dream with an unknown outcome'

Rediff.com2 Jul 2012

In an interview, Rajeev Gowda, Professor of Economics and Social Sciences, of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, explains how management education can connect to a career in politics and why women are seen in smaller numbers in both b-schools and in the political arena. The question is how many of us are willing to get our hands dirty? Read on!

IBM tops India Supercomputers' list

IBM tops India Supercomputers' list

Rediff.com27 Jun 2011

As per the 'India's Top Supercomputers list for 2011', complied and published by Supercomputer Education and Research Centre of IISc, IBM topped the list with six high performance computing installations across India.

Super 30 founder is a role model in Japan

Super 30 founder is a role model in Japan

Rediff.com22 Jun 2011

Anand Kumar finds a special mention in a book that has a chapter on his achievements.

'Indian strain' of coronavirus found in 17 countries: WHO

'Indian strain' of coronavirus found in 17 countries: WHO

Rediff.com28 Apr 2021

The WHO said that studies have highlighted that the spread of the second wave has been much faster than the first in India.

Of archaic I-T laws and charity

Of archaic I-T laws and charity

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

Several restrictions on tax deductions for charity are no longer appropriate today.

IISC terror strike: 6 men found guilty, one let off

IISC terror strike: 6 men found guilty, one let off

Rediff.com17 Dec 2011

A Bangalore court has found six people guilty of abetting the attack on the Indian Institute of Science in 2005, in which one person was killed. The court, while convicting six of the accused, acquitted one. Mohammad Raza Ul Rehman, Afzal Pasha, Mehboob Ibrahim,Mirudin Khan, Nizamuddin and Munna have been convicted while Chand Pasha has been acquitted. The police had identified 11 people who helped stage the IISC attack. Four of them were gunned down in an encounter.

Spicejet flies into history books with India's first biojet-fuel run flight

Spicejet flies into history books with India's first biojet-fuel run flight

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

Made from Jatropha crop, the fuel has been developed by the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.

Jameel announced resignation in meeting of INSACOG, left colleagues surprised

Jameel announced resignation in meeting of INSACOG, left colleagues surprised

Rediff.com17 May 2021

Scientists associated with Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG), the government panel that conducts research on different variants of the coronavirus, said they were surprised at noted virologist Shahid Jameel's decision to quit the group and wondered whether he was disillusioned with the government's handling of the pandemic.

Scorching numbers that prove this summer is the deadliest yet

Scorching numbers that prove this summer is the deadliest yet

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

The graphic above shows the number of heat wave deaths in India each year since 1967.

IIM-B opens admissions to Fellow Programme

IIM-B opens admissions to Fellow Programme

Rediff.com16 Jul 2008

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) invites applications for admission to the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) (equivalent to PhD).

S M Krishna, Kumar Mangalam Birla among those given Padma awards

S M Krishna, Kumar Mangalam Birla among those given Padma awards

Rediff.com22 Mar 2023

Former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna, noted industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and famous playback singer Suman Kalyanpur were given Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.

PLA accelerates fortification of Indian border: Report

PLA accelerates fortification of Indian border: Report

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

In fact, given the current tensions and massed troops on both sides, there is a danger that the LAC will become more like the Line of Control with Pakistan, a heavily fortified and strongly defended border where weapon fire exchanges regularly occur. Indeed, Stratfor Worldview research has listed a sharp increase in new Chinese facilities along the LAC in 2019-20.