News for 'Maths'

How to save for a rainy day

How to save for a rainy day

Rediff.com4 Feb 2009

Let us put away that dreaded thought and focus instead on ways to have access to funds when we need them the most like, for instance, a job-loss or an emergency surgery for a loved one! Here budgeting comes into play.

Computer applications course in Mumbai, 2007-2008

Computer applications course in Mumbai, 2007-2008

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic offers postdiploma course in computer applications.

Hundreds gather to mourn murdered priest Father Jacques Hamel

Hundreds gather to mourn murdered priest Father Jacques Hamel

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

Some 2,000 mourners packed the soaring Gothic sanctuary, with hundreds more watching the ceremony, which began minutes after a heavy rainstorm, on a giant screen outside.

M M J Shah Polytechnic, admissions 2007

M M J Shah Polytechnic, admissions 2007

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

M M J Shah Polytechnic invites applications from eligible candidates for engineering courses.

Fiscal credibility gets a boost in the Budget

Fiscal credibility gets a boost in the Budget

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

The larger virtue of maintaining fiscal credibility should not be unduly diluted by quibbles on the fiscal math, says Sajjid Chinoy.

Review: Khatron ki khiladi

Review: Khatron ki khiladi

Rediff.com22 Jul 2008

Khatron Ke Khiladi -- the Akshay Kumar headlined desi take on Fear Factor -- adds up to ninety minutes of pretty boring television. For one, Kumar isn't at his best without a script. Then come the ladies. While the Colors website proudly proclaims '13 Bollywood bombshells,' this is a bit of a stretch, to say the least.

Women's WC: Canada down NZ, make last-16

Women's WC: Canada down NZ, make last-16

Rediff.com16 Jun 2019

Jessie Fleming and Nichelle Prince got second-half goals to give Canada a 2-0 win over New Zealand on Saturday and book their place in the last 16 of the women's World Cup.

Ex-British officer helps rebuild Punjab schools

Ex-British officer helps rebuild Punjab schools

Rediff.com1 Mar 2008

A former senior British police officer has raised around Rs 50 lakh in the UK and rebuilt at least five elementary schools in rural Punjab after coming across a dilapidated village school building seven years ago.

India's fight against COVID-19 has gone awry

India's fight against COVID-19 has gone awry

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

'The handling of the pandemic, under this totally constitutional and legal three-level dictatorship, has begun to show its downside,' observes Shekhar Gupta.

'My son wants to pursue aerospace engineering in the US'

'My son wants to pursue aerospace engineering in the US'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2017

Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on entrance examinations, admission procedures at international universities.

#StartUpIndia: 'One should have conviction in one's ideas'

#StartUpIndia: 'One should have conviction in one's ideas'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

'If you yourself don't believe in the product, you will never be able to sell it.' 'If you have got the basics right, if you have understood the consumer needs well, success will always follow.'

CAT: 5-point strategy for Quant

CAT: 5-point strategy for Quant

Rediff.com2 Oct 2008

You can save yourself from a lot of stress, if you plan well at this stage when there's just over a month left for the exam.

Man runs parallel to Modi's convoy in Mysuru, triggers security scare

Man runs parallel to Modi's convoy in Mysuru, triggers security scare

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Creating a security scare, a man carrying a bag ran parallel to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy in Mysuru on Saturday before being taken into custody.

Undergraduate, postgraduate courses at BHU

Undergraduate, postgraduate courses at BHU

Rediff.com20 Mar 2007

Banaras Hindu University is conducting entrance tests for

SC refuses to interfere with CBSE's decision to hold re-exam

SC refuses to interfere with CBSE's decision to hold re-exam

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

The apex court asked the students who have challenged the decision of the CBSE, to appear in the examination, if conducted.

SC to hear pleas against CBSE decision for re-exams

SC to hear pleas against CBSE decision for re-exams

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

Separately, the Delhi high court on Monday asked the CBSE about its plans, if any, to re-conduct the class 10 maths test.

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

President Bush honours Pallavi Shah - twice

President Bush honours Pallavi Shah - twice

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

It was yet another feather in her cap for Pallavi Shah, an accomplished math teacher and coach in northern California, who has been honored twice by President George W Bush in the Oval Office when her students took first place and were the top individual scorers in the Mathcounts National Competition.

Ashutosh Singhal wins Siemens AP national award

Ashutosh Singhal wins Siemens AP national award

Rediff.com10 Apr 2008

The winners were selected from among the 97 students in 50 states, including 85 high school seniors and 12 high school juniors, who were chosen as state winners in the award programme sponsored by the Siemens Foundation and run by the College Board, which administers the AP programme. The national winners -- a girl and a boy -- are each awarded a $5,000 college scholarship.

Now, an alarm app to 'shake' you out of bed

Now, an alarm app to 'shake' you out of bed

Rediff.com12 Sep 2013

Once the alarm goes off, the user has to rattle his cell phone until the 'shake meter' fills up -- or else it resets.

Real possibility of govt delaying fiscal deficit targets: Fitch

Real possibility of govt delaying fiscal deficit targets: Fitch

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

The government has to take difficult decisions in the budget, which can include cutting subsidies to curb expenditure on items like fertilisers and also upping revenues.

Leela Prasad: Interpreter of moralities

Leela Prasad: Interpreter of moralities

Rediff.com21 Feb 2008

For many years Leela Prasad, associate professor of ethics at Duke University, had known Sringeri only as visitors know it: As the home of a 1,200-year-old Shankara Math and Sharada Temple. But in this pilgrimage town in Karnataka, she also discovered the importance of orally transmitted stories in shaping ethics and daily life.

Vande Mataram birthplace to get facelift

Vande Mataram birthplace to get facelift

Rediff.com31 Jan 2008

Lalgola Royal Estate in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, where Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay conceived his epic creation Ananda Math, is all set to get a facelift albeit via the stars and stripes.

India not stealing Western jobs: Premji

India not stealing Western jobs: Premji

Rediff.com30 Jan 2008

Premji said the talent shortage makes a mockery of the claim that India is stealing jobs from the West.

More kids are number blind than dyslexic

More kids are number blind than dyslexic

Rediff.com9 Jun 2008

The finding is based on a study that involved 1,500 school kids by researchers at University College London. The research found that while 2.5 and 4.3 per cent of kids suffer from dyslexia, a higher number -- 3 and 6 per cent -- of kids suffer from its mathematical equivalent dyscalculia.

Apna Asmaan doesn't move you

Apna Asmaan doesn't move you

Rediff.com7 Sep 2007

The subject of autism should have been dealt with some sensitivity, instead of entering the fantasy world of brain-boosters.

7 lessons I learned from Super 30's Anand Kumar

7 lessons I learned from Super 30's Anand Kumar

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Anup Raaj shares the lessons he learned from his mentor.

Modi in Delhi; meets top BJP brass

Modi in Delhi; meets top BJP brass

Rediff.com29 Dec 2007

BJP chief Rajnath Singh and senior party leaders, including Arun Jaitley and Om Mathur were present at the meeting.

The bad news is real! India's economy has indeed slowed down

The bad news is real! India's economy has indeed slowed down

Rediff.com19 Sep 2017

Need of the hour is to spend to grow more, the study said.

WATCH LIVE! Modi Sarkar vs Opposition, DAY 4

WATCH LIVE! Modi Sarkar vs Opposition, DAY 4

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

Catch all the action from the Monsoon session of Parliament, LIVE

Himachal snatch a draw

Himachal snatch a draw

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

A well deserved century by A Mannu helped Himachal score 430 in their second innings as their four day Ranji Trophy Super League Group A match against Mumbai ended in a draw in Dharamsala.

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.

How poker changed their lives

How poker changed their lives

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

Four individuals who have taken up poker professionally tell Norma Godinho/Rediff.com how their stars have changed for the better.

Barack Obama is a big fan of Prateek Kuhad

Barack Obama is a big fan of Prateek Kuhad

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

'We all live very intense lives. S*** goes down all the time.' 'This 'eureka moment' doesn't really happen.' 'The discipline of writing and polishing a song is way harder,' Prateek Kuhad, the singing sensation, tells Veer Arjun Singh.

Study Abroad tips: The best undergrad courses in the US

Study Abroad tips: The best undergrad courses in the US

Rediff.com21 May 2016

Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.

Study MBA at Motilal Nehru Institute

Study MBA at Motilal Nehru Institute

Rediff.com24 Jan 2007

The School of Management Studies of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology invites applications for a two year full-time MBA programme.

Bihar: A year later, another topper fails to answer basic questions

Bihar: A year later, another topper fails to answer basic questions

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

Bihar education minister asked if the 'media person who posed queries to the topper is himself a great musician?'

How a diploma in engineering can earn you a degree

How a diploma in engineering can earn you a degree

Rediff.com19 Jun 2007

Komal Mehta explores engineering as an educational and career option. Read on to learn how an engineering diploma may be the key to an engineering degree.

Want a B Tech degree?

Want a B Tech degree?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2006

The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gujarat announces admissions for its B Tech (Information and Communication Technology) programme.\n

Poverty in India: Has World Bank goofed up?

Poverty in India: Has World Bank goofed up?

Rediff.com6 Sep 2008

If the Bank's numbers are wide of the mark, they will make a difference to the poverty debate.