News for 'National Institute of Design'

'We want more students from north India'

'We want more students from north India'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2011

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram, Dean, Amrita School of Business, discusses what ails research in Indian b-schools, his plans and vision for making ASB a trendsetter in producing intellectual research papers, his challenges and how he plans to tackle them.

PM's economic advisory council may be rejigged

PM's economic advisory council may be rejigged

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Among possible new members, former chief economic advisor Arvind Virmani's name is doing the rounds.

Sethusamudram work to start on July 2

Sethusamudram work to start on July 2

Rediff.com22 Jun 2005

Baalu also said that the memorandum of understanding with the Suez Canal Company had been initialled by the Chairman of the Tuticorin Port Trust, K Raghupathy.

Preparatory work begins for Navi Mumbai airport

Preparatory work begins for Navi Mumbai airport

Rediff.com21 Apr 2011

The state-run City & Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), nodal agency for the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport, has asked the New Delhi-based National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) to prepare a risk assessment and disaster management plan for the project.

How IPL and Washington are linked

How IPL and Washington are linked

Rediff.com21 May 2008

A sculptor from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, wanting to make it big in films as an actor is a rare thing to happen. Lekha Washington, who had completed her first solo exhibition as a sculptor when she was barely 18, wanted to do something creative after she completed her Masters in Film Making from the famed institute.

No hijab in schools, religious freedom can't be way to promote separatism: BJP

No hijab in schools, religious freedom can't be way to promote separatism: BJP

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

Citing popular protests in Iran, an Islamic country, against the mandatory use of hijabs, he claimed that religion freedom in India cannot mean promotion of "separatist" designs.

No buyers on day two of fashion week

No buyers on day two of fashion week

Rediff.com6 Apr 2006

Buyers, viewers and the media too appeared biased towards big names.

Get ready for Indian Army's new uniform on Jan 15

Get ready for Indian Army's new uniform on Jan 15

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

Like most army combat uniforms, this one has been designed to serve two requirements: First, protection against harsh climatic conditions, including extreme heat and cold. Second, the need to provide soldiers' outfits with field camouflage, so as to increase his battlefield survivability.

WHO to set up centre for traditional medicine in India

WHO to set up centre for traditional medicine in India

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

Modi said Ayurveda is India's heritage whose expansion entails the welfare of humanity and all Indians will be happy to see that the country's traditional knowledge is making other countries prosperous.

Video: Cotton couture on the ramp

Video: Cotton couture on the ramp

Rediff.com5 Aug 2010

Students from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and Shop For Change, which supports the cause of Indian cotton farmers, put on a fashion show in Mumbai last week to raise awareness. Here's the video.

Cotton styles, both chic and charitable

Cotton styles, both chic and charitable

Rediff.com3 Aug 2010

NIFT students and Shop For Change, which supports the cause of Indian cotton farmers put on a fashion show in Mumbai last week to raise awareness. Here's a glimpse of some chic styles in breathable fabric.

VNIT announces MTech programmes

VNIT announces MTech programmes

Rediff.com11 Jun 2008

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (Nagpur) opens admissions to its full-time MTech programmes for 2008-10.

Pakistan Army Chief Shuffles Generals

Pakistan Army Chief Shuffles Generals

Rediff.com2 Oct 2023

But the ISI chief did not retire giving the impression that he has won General Asim Munir's trust, notes Rana Banerji who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.

'Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 is a missed opportunity'

'Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 is a missed opportunity'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2024

'On hard cases like this one, the Supreme Court has only episodically stood against Parliament and the executive government.' 'I worry that this decision sets a precedent where President's rule is imposed in another state... and during the operation of President's rule, the state is fundamentally altered.'

SC allows MBBS students from China, Ukraine to clear finals in 2 attempts

SC allows MBBS students from China, Ukraine to clear finals in 2 attempts

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Indian medical students who have returned from Ukraine, China and Philippines due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the war, to clear the MBBS final examination in two attempts in accordance with existing National Medical Commission (NMC) syllabus and guidelines without being enrolled in any medical college in India.

Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.

Challenges before NITI Aayog's Suman Bery

Challenges before NITI Aayog's Suman Bery

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

The most immediate challenge for growth is the disruption of the global economy brought about by the Ukraine war and related sanctions, the Covid shutdowns in China and the rising tide of inflation, points out Nitin Desai.

India, Russia eyeing same window to be first on Moon's south pole

India, Russia eyeing same window to be first on Moon's south pole

Rediff.com16 Aug 2023

The race to the uncharted south pole of the Moon is quickening with India's Chandrayaan-3 and Russia's Luna-25 gearing up for lunar landings next week, each mission holding significant implications beyond the thrilling competition in the skies.

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur invites applications to its various MTech courses for the session 2007-2008.

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com11 Apr 2007

The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, invites applications for admission to its various M Tech courses.

'Fashion could return to its basic beauty'

'Fashion could return to its basic beauty'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

'In the process, I hope that our Earth will be able to heal some more.'

No definitive conclusion on Covid origin theory: White House

No definitive conclusion on Covid origin theory: White House

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

"The intelligence community and the rest of the government are still looking at this. There's not been a definitive conclusion, so it's difficult for me to say, nor should I feel like I should have to defend press reporting about a possible preliminary indication here," National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby told reporters at a daily White House news conference.

Michelle Obama wears a Prabal Gurung creation

Michelle Obama wears a Prabal Gurung creation

Rediff.com10 Mar 2010

US First Lady Michelle Obama wore a creation by designer Prabal Gurung, an alumni of Delhi's National Institute of Fashion Technology, while donating her much talked about inaugural gown to the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

Bihar to Bollywood, this Friday

Bihar to Bollywood, this Friday

Rediff.com8 Oct 2010

Actress Neha Sharma gets ready for her first Hindi film, Crook: It's Good To Be Bad.

'Indian men should not wear shorts'

'Indian men should not wear shorts'

Rediff.com12 Mar 2011

Designer Atsu Sekhose answers some quick questions on fashion and what to wear this summer

NID plans retail outlets

NID plans retail outlets

Rediff.com29 Jan 2005

'Sonam Kapoor is the best-dressed celeb'

'Sonam Kapoor is the best-dressed celeb'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2010

Rajesh Karkera speaks to designers Masaba Gupta and Anita Dongre about wardrobe must-haves, fashion flubs and more.

Uniform order religion-neutral, PFI behind troubles: K'taka to SC on hijab row

Uniform order religion-neutral, PFI behind troubles: K'taka to SC on hijab row

Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

Mehta told a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia the PFI started the social media campaign over the Islamic headscarf earlier this year and there were continuous social media messages asking students to "start wearing hijab".

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.

PlanComm website archived, NITI Aayog to launch its own soon

PlanComm website archived, NITI Aayog to launch its own soon

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

The Aayog has been mandated to serve as a policy think-tank for the central as well as state governments

Third case of swine flu in Delhi

Third case of swine flu in Delhi

Rediff.com11 Jun 2009

Delhi on Wednesday got its third case of swine flu with a person who has returned from Boston recently testing positive for the virus. The result for the latest case was positive, National Institute of Communicable Diseases Director Shivlal said.

Badrinath-Kedarnath: Modi Must Relook At Redevelopment

Badrinath-Kedarnath: Modi Must Relook At Redevelopment

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

'The problem is that all this reconstruction work is being monitored by the prime minister himself with inputs being provided directly by the PMO so nobody in the state government dare contradict them even if their suggestions are totally contrary to what the ecology of this region requires.'

India's first Covid XE case found in Mumbai, data to be sent for scrutiny

India's first Covid XE case found in Mumbai, data to be sent for scrutiny

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

Of the 230 samples from Mumbai, 228 samples are of Omicron variant, while one was found to be Kappa variant and another XE variant. The condition of the patients infected with the new strains of the virus was not serious, a BMC official said.

India's Top Social Media Influencers

India's Top Social Media Influencers

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

In a nation of 1.4 billion people, where a potential new creator is born every second, we pick 25 influencers who have ruled social media this year.

'Character of services being changed': 82 ex-babus write to Prez

'Character of services being changed': 82 ex-babus write to Prez

Rediff.com25 May 2023

In an open letter, they appealed to her to convey their concerns to the Union government and caution them that the attempt to change the character of the civil services is fraught with extreme danger and will 'spell the death of the constitutional government in India'.

2002 assault case: Medha Patkar opposes Delhi LG's immunity plea in court

2002 assault case: Medha Patkar opposes Delhi LG's immunity plea in court

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

Saxena, who became the Delhi LG in May 2022, is an accused, along with three others in a case of alleged attack on Patkar for opposing the Narmada dam project.

New Covid variant 'Mu' is more vaccine-resitant: WHO

New Covid variant 'Mu' is more vaccine-resitant: WHO

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

Mu -- also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 -- was first identified in Colombia in January 2021, and since then, there have been 'sporadic reports' of cases and some larger outbreaks in South America and Europe, the United Nations health agency said in its weekly bulletin on the pandemic on Tuesday.

4 hot careers that'll get you a job

4 hot careers that'll get you a job

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Take a look at the skills that matter and how you can acquire them.

Learn how to recycle your old clothes

Learn how to recycle your old clothes

Rediff.com25 Jan 2010

Nitya Amarnath and Juhi Pandey, graduates of the National Institute of Design-Ahmedabad are conducting a Recycling Workshop in Mumbai.

Programmes at NIFT

Programmes at NIFT

Rediff.com8 Nov 2003

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes at NIFT