News for 'Institute of Social Sciences'

'Biren Singh is part of Manipur's problem'

'Biren Singh is part of Manipur's problem'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

'Replacement of the CM with a more acceptable face may be a good start towards resolving Manipur's problem.'

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any reform taken place or allowed to prevail, asserts Mohammad Sajjad.

'Farmers are our Annadata'

'Farmers are our Annadata'

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India's 78th Independence Day.

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most likely have been hanging out with Dua Lipa.

Employee strikes and suicides push up wages

Employee strikes and suicides push up wages

Rediff.com10 Jun 2010

A spate of suicides in Foxconn and employee strikes in Honda Company's plants in China have spurred a major change in "the world's factory", as foreign and domestic enterprises prepare for hefty pay rises in the coming years, a national daily reported on Thursday.

Coping with Naxals: Plan panel's 7-point strategy

Coping with Naxals: Plan panel's 7-point strategy

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

Working for the adivasis' well-being through means that secure their rights, honour their dignity and build a shared prosperity will make the Maoists irrelevant, says Rajni Bakshi.

TISS gangrape victim deposes before Mumbai court

TISS gangrape victim deposes before Mumbai court

Rediff.com10 Feb 2010

The victim, who had flown back to the US soon after the incident, appeared before a special fast track court and deposed against the six arrested accused.

Charges framed in TISS gang rape case

Charges framed in TISS gang rape case

Rediff.com7 Jan 2010

A fast track trial court on Thursday framed charges against the six accused in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences gang rape case and will commence recording of evidence against them from January 13.

Court defers framing of charges in TISS rape case

Court defers framing of charges in TISS rape case

Rediff.com5 Jan 2010

A fast track trial court deferred framing charges against the six accused in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences gangrape case till January 7 on Tuesday.

Discharge plea of TISS gangrape accused rejected

Discharge plea of TISS gangrape accused rejected

Rediff.com4 Jan 2010

The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected a discharge plea of one of the accused in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences gangrape case after observing that there was prima facie evidence against him.

Mumbai student's rape: Court acquits all 6 accused

Mumbai student's rape: Court acquits all 6 accused

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

The six accused -- Vinamra Soni, Harshvardhan Yadav, Jashkaran Bhullar, Anish Borkataki, Dev Colabawala and Kundanraj Borgohain -- had been charged under Section 376 (g) of the Indian Penal Code for gang rape.

Will AI Reduce Working Hours?

Will AI Reduce Working Hours?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

In 1930, John Maynard Keynes predicted that by 2030 technology would be so advanced that three hours of work per day would suffice. Has AI brought about the transformation that Keynes predicted, asks Atanu Biswas.

India needs technological and social innovations: Ramadorai

India needs technological and social innovations: Ramadorai

Rediff.com16 Aug 2014

India needs to unleash technological and social innovations that can usher in a new developmental model the world has not seen before, TCS Vice-Chairman S Ramadorai said.

Godrej Properties buys Raj Kapoor's Mumbai bungalow for Rs 100 crore

Godrej Properties buys Raj Kapoor's Mumbai bungalow for Rs 100 crore

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

Godrej Properties Ltd has acquired legendary film actor, director and producer Raj Kapoor's bungalow at Chembur in Mumbai for around Rs 100 crore to develop a luxury housing project with a sales potential of Rs 500 crore. The land was purchased from the Kapoor family, legal heirs of Raj Kapoor, the company said in a regulatory filing. When contacted, Godrej Properties executive chairman Pirojsha Godrej told PTI: "The total size of the land is around 1 acre.

These Scientists Shaped India

These Scientists Shaped India

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims. We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing each scientist mentioned here along with about a dozen of our ancient mathematicians, recommends Professor Kalyan Singhal, historian of science and technology.

ICSSR offers doctoral fellowships, 2007-2008

ICSSR offers doctoral fellowships, 2007-2008

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

ICSSR offers numerous doctoral fellowships for 2007-2008.

Economy to grow 13-fold to $40 trillion by 2047: Mukesh Ambani

Economy to grow 13-fold to $40 trillion by 2047: Mukesh Ambani

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

India is likely to become a $40 trillion economy by 2047 -- a 13-fold jump from its current size -- driven primarily by a clean energy revolution and digitalisation, billionaire Mukesh Ambani said on Tuesday. Ambani's estimate for the Indian economy, currently the fifth largest in the world behind only the US, China, Japan and Germany, is more optimistic than Asia's richest man Gautam Adani, who last week stated that India will become a $30 trillion economy by 2050 on back of rising consumption and socio-economic reforms. "From a 3 trillion-dollar economy, India will grow to become a 40 trillion-dollar economy by 2047, ranking among the top three economies of the world," Ambani said at the 10th convocation of Pandit Deendayal Energy University in Gandhinagar.

'Love doesn't fall under purview of any culture'

'Love doesn't fall under purview of any culture'

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

'We have made the public aware of their rights. The protests have been so strong and well accepted that the Ram Sena will one day run with their tails tucked between their legs,' says IIM-B Professor Rajeev Gowda who organised a human chain in Bengaluru to protest the violence against women.

Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Claudia Goldin

Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Claudia Goldin

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

American economic historian and labour economist Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel Economics Prize for her work examining wage inequality between men and women, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 was awarded to 77-year-old Claudia Goldin "for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes" the prize-giving body said in a statement. Goldin will receive 11 million Swedish kronor, or around $1 million, as the sole winner of this year's prize.

Google Unveils AI For India's Developers

Google Unveils AI For India's Developers

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

Developers in India now have expanded access to Google's powerful AI models with the 2 million token context window in Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemma 2, the next generation of open models.

Want a PhD in Management?

Want a PhD in Management?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2003

Information You Can Use, folks!

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

Rediff.com27 Dec 2024

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister and finance minister, he understood the importance of gradualism, except when the economy or the polity was in a crisis.

TISS gangrape victim returns to US

TISS gangrape victim returns to US

Rediff.com2 Jul 2009

As the police is giving its final touches to the chargesheet in the sensational Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, gangrape case, the victim - a 23-year-old US national -- has returned to her home town.

The aftermath of rape: A counsellor's advice

The aftermath of rape: A counsellor's advice

Rediff.com24 Apr 2009

A 23-year-old American girl, a student at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Trombay, was drugged and raped by six male friends last week. Yesterday, we published a guide for young women on date rape and how to prevent against it. Here, Mumbai-based clinical psychologist Sadia Raval sheds light on the emotional trauma of rape victims and imparts therapeutic advice to them and their families.

Binayak Sen: 'The level of violence has gone up'

Binayak Sen: 'The level of violence has gone up'

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

'I think the people who are living under those circumstances are showing a higher degree of courage. The wish of the people who want to be associated with the resistance that the poor there are showing in living their ordinary existence is what inspires a lot of people to speak out for them,' says Dr Binayak Sen

Want an MA in HR management?

Want an MA in HR management?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2006

The School of Management and Labour Studies of the Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai, invites applications for its Master of Arts Programme in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations.

'Politics can't be a part time job'

'Politics can't be a part time job'

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

'The BJP is doing politics 24x365, but the Congress revs up only during elections.'

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi passes away

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi passes away

Rediff.com14 May 2024

He died at AIIMS in New Delhi at 9.45 pm, hospital sources said.

Date rape: 'You can't be too careful'

Date rape: 'You can't be too careful'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2009

Much as we might like to believe that date rape is a curse of the Western world, we have to open our eyes to the fact that the crime is much closer to home than we realise.

'India's image has taken a beating'

'India's image has taken a beating'

Rediff.com8 May 2008

India's standing in the international community will take a beating now that it has become evident that the Indo-US civil nuclear deal has been given a silent burial, eminent economist Lord Meghnad Desai has said.

Is the problem with quotas over?

Is the problem with quotas over?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2006

Tata Trusts to invest in socially relevant start-ups

Tata Trusts to invest in socially relevant start-ups

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

The partners intend to invest $2 million annually through the India Innovation Growth Programme for the entrepreneurs to develop technology-based solutions for the betterment of the society

Biggest challenge for BJP, allies in Maharashtra assembly polls is...

Biggest challenge for BJP, allies in Maharashtra assembly polls is...

Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

'The BJP alliance needs to handle the Maratha quota issue skilfully and address its root cause, which is agrarian distress. Then there is stalled industrialisation. If these issues are addressed, caste fault lines would wither away. But, this is next to impossible in a short span of three-four months.'

Muzaffarpur scandal: Manju Verma, husband booked under Arms Act

Muzaffarpur scandal: Manju Verma, husband booked under Arms Act

Rediff.com20 Aug 2018

The CBI had on Friday raided nearly 12 places in four districts of Bihar, including residences of Verma in Patna and her in-law's place in Begusarai.

Partial lunar eclipse leaves stargazers thrilled

Partial lunar eclipse leaves stargazers thrilled

Rediff.com8 Nov 2022

Stargazers across the country were treated to a visual delight as Earth cast its shadow on the moon in the last total lunar eclipse of the year on Tuesday.

Indo-Japan ties is worry for China

Indo-Japan ties is worry for China

Rediff.com12 Jun 2005

TISS offers diploma in Media and Cultural studies

TISS offers diploma in Media and Cultural studies

Rediff.com20 Aug 2007

Tata Institute of Social Sciences offers a two-year degree programme for a diploma in Media and Cultural studies.

DCW asks Nitish about steps taken to ensure wellbeing of girls assaulted at shelter home

DCW asks Nitish about steps taken to ensure wellbeing of girls assaulted at shelter home

Rediff.com4 Aug 2018

Swati Maliwal asked if the girls were being sent to school or if they are being given counselling. She also asked Kumar to ensure that the girls are not pressured in to changing their statements.

Govt, Oppn spar over who did more for space mission

Govt, Oppn spar over who did more for space mission

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

During the day-long debate, the lines between science and religion often got blurred with many invoking religious texts and the contribution of 'rishi munis' to highlight India's tryst with the extra-terrestrial world.

Chinese incursions into India strategically planned: Study

Chinese incursions into India strategically planned: Study

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

In the 15-year dataset, the researchers noted an average of 7.8 incursions per year even though the Indian government's estimates are much higher.