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8 tips to choose a good boarding school

8 tips to choose a good boarding school

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

It is important to understand the resources that each boarding school offers.

Hong Kong's COVID-19 lessons for the world

Hong Kong's COVID-19 lessons for the world

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

'The rate of transmission of COVID-19 in Hong Kong was 0.7 -- anything below 1 suggests the epidemic is receding.' 'The city-State achieved this without the de facto police-State curfew that India has resorted to,' says Rahul Jacob.

Nitish to deliver lecture at Stanford

Nitish to deliver lecture at Stanford

Rediff.com5 Apr 2007

Bihar may be one of the most backward states of India with high level of illiteracy, but its chief misters, past and present are a great hit with some of the most famed American educational institutions.

Should Harvard, MIT be allowed to come to India?

Should Harvard, MIT be allowed to come to India?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2006

Do you think foreign funds should be allowed in India's higher education sector? Will it be a boon or curse for the Indian economy? Or does it sound silly to run foreign playschools, colleges and universities in India?

MIT award for 6 Indian-American scientists

MIT award for 6 Indian-American scientists

Rediff.com12 Sep 2006

For the 'most promising and exciting' innovations and research in the United States, six Indian-American scientists under the age of 35 will be awarded by Technology Review 35, the prominent tech journal of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Have an idea? Anti-theft it!

Have an idea? Anti-theft it!

Rediff.com21 Dec 2007

A patent is to an idea what an alert watchman is to your property. Everyone can look, but no one can steal.

American missiles now in India's reach

American missiles now in India's reach

Rediff.com30 Jan 2007

'The American armament companies, though late entrant want to make the Indian defence market more competitive and technology-oriented.'

Lashkar founder disowned by US-based brother

Lashkar founder disowned by US-based brother

Rediff.com29 Jan 2007

The cleric, who is fighting a legal battle against his deportation, said that he does not remember the last conversation he had with his brother.

Coming soon: Fibre web lenses

Coming soon: Fibre web lenses

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

The transparent fibre-webs could even enable huge computer screens to be activated with beams of light instead of the touch of a finger.

Nasdaq to acquire shareholder.com

Nasdaq to acquire shareholder.com

Rediff.com11 Jan 2006

Nasdaq Stock Market Incorporated has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire shareholder.com, a privately-held Massachusetts-based firm specialising in shareholder communications

Republican Prez hopeful bats for raising H-1B quot

Republican Prez hopeful bats for raising H-1B quot

Rediff.com2 Nov 2007

Former Massachusetts Gover Mitt Romney has said that while he is for increasing the quota for H1B visa, a majority of whose aspirants are Indians, the exact figures would depend on a number of things including the strength of the US economy and the implications for the local workforce.

US secy of state John Kerry's wife hospitalised

US secy of state John Kerry's wife hospitalised

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Teresa Heinz Kerry, 74, has been moved to a Boston hospital from the Nantucket Cottage Hospital, where she was initially admitted on Sunday.

Microsoft's LinkedIn buy panned on social and trading sites

Microsoft's LinkedIn buy panned on social and trading sites

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

Microsoft has had a rough track record in making big acquisitions pay off.

Indian student pleads guilty to stabbing professor

Indian student pleads guilty to stabbing professor

Rediff.com18 Apr 2007

Nikhil Dhar had been flunking out of school and feared he would be deported.

Her mother's daughter

Her mother's daughter

Rediff.com11 Oct 2006

Mahua Moitra: From JPMorgan to Trinamool candidate

Mahua Moitra: From JPMorgan to Trinamool candidate

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

'I'm just about getting out of the cocoon now,' the former investment banker-turned-politician tells Kavita Roychowdhury.

12-year-old Indian-American wins Nat Geo Bee contest

12-year-old Indian-American wins Nat Geo Bee contest

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Seven of the 10 finalists were Indian-Americans.

<I>Boston Globe</I> to lose 55 jobs to India

Boston Globe to lose 55 jobs to India

Rediff.com2 Mar 2007

The New York Times Company, which owns the Boston Globe, had recently announced the elimination of more than 120 jobs at the Boston Globe. Of these, 55 jobs in advertising finance will be outsourced to India.

Indian teens win top scholarships

Indian teens win top scholarships

Rediff.com6 Sep 2005

Kamala Harris enters US presidential race

Kamala Harris enters US presidential race

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

In a video, announcing her candidacy for the office, Harris said, "Justice. Decency. Equality. Freedom. Democracy. These aren't just words. They're the values we as Americans cherish. And they're all on the line now. The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values. That's why I'm running for president of the United States."

They want to be the next Bangalore

They want to be the next Bangalore

Rediff.com24 Jan 2006

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the Mysore-born Gopinath as "one of the world's outstanding economists with impeccable academic credentials, a proven track record of intellectual leadership and extensive international experience".

Wireless power for mobiles, laptops soon

Wireless power for mobiles, laptops soon

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

Physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have come up with a new way to power electronic gadgets without an electrical cable.

US count of Pak's F-16s contradicts India's claim: Report

US count of Pak's F-16s contradicts India's claim: Report

Rediff.com5 Apr 2019

A US count of Pakistan's F-16 fleet has found that all the jets are present and accounted for, a report claims.

The legend who loved India

The legend who loved India

Rediff.com10 May 2006

Lalu, a good manager for MIT students

Lalu, a good manager for MIT students

Rediff.com24 Mar 2007

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is seen as an astute politician and a rustic crowd puller by many of his countrymen, but a group of young management students from the US on Saturday gave him a new tag -- a good manager.

Now, new chips for faster computing

Now, new chips for faster computing

Rediff.com5 Oct 2005

Future computers may require no time to boot up, thanks to carbon nanotube memory chips.

Kerry breaks leg in bike crash in France

Kerry breaks leg in bike crash in France

Rediff.com31 May 2015

United States Secretary of State John Kerry, a cycling enthusiast, today broke his leg in a bike accident in France and will return home for further treatment.

Make way for decision-making robots

Make way for decision-making robots

Rediff.com21 Sep 2006

Researchers believe that more complex machines may soon be on the drawing board, and military robots might one day even be asked to make some important decisions on their own.

'US Congress will pass nuclear deal'

'US Congress will pass nuclear deal'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2006

A new Earth? Astronomers find 8 new planets that could host life

A new Earth? Astronomers find 8 new planets that could host life

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Welcome to the family! Scientists using NASA's Kepler spacecraft have confirmed at least eight new roughly Earth-sized planets sitting in the habitable zones of their host stars -- two of which rival the most 'Earth-like' planets found to date.