News for 'National Institute of Engineering'

Glass ceiling? What's that, ask these gritty women

Glass ceiling? What's that, ask these gritty women

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

These inspiring stories of women shattering the glass ceiling will make you believe in a brighter, gender positive future for India.

What President told India's young military technocrats

What President told India's young military technocrats

Rediff.com19 Dec 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday called for constant defence technology upgrades for India to maintain an edge in military capability over its adversaries.

UN intervention sought to counter human rights issues in PoK

UN intervention sought to counter human rights issues in PoK

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

UN intervention has been sought to address the grievances of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Amrapali: How the treacherous trio diverted homebuyers money

Amrapali: How the treacherous trio diverted homebuyers money

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

The three promoters - Anil Kumar Sharma, Ajay Kumar and Shiv Priya - had diverted Rs 1,500-1,600 crore through bogus methods like loans and advances between group firms at inflated rates.

Himachal tragedy: Three more bodies recovered

Himachal tragedy: Three more bodies recovered

Rediff.com19 Jun 2014

Three more bodies were recovered from Beas river on Thursday twelve days after 25 persons, including 24 students from a Hyderabad engineering college, were swept away in the river.

Anil Dharker: Editor, bon vivant, mentor to many

Anil Dharker: Editor, bon vivant, mentor to many

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

'Everywhere Anil Dharker went, he assembled teams of talented people, gave them opportunities, then got out of the way and allowed them to flourish.' Meenakshi Shedde remembers a very special editor.

Foreign media on Mars mission: A technological leap

Foreign media on Mars mission: A technological leap

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

India's successful launch of its Mars mission has been described by the mainstream American media as "technological leap" and "a symbolic coup" against China in this field.

Making way for Indian professionals in France

Making way for Indian professionals in France

Rediff.com14 Nov 2017

Indian talent may soon be allowed to work in France without a degree from a French institute.

Think you can make your own car?

Think you can make your own car?

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

Well, these engineering students race them too.

Manoj Sinha sworn in as J-K Lt Guv

Manoj Sinha sworn in as J-K Lt Guv

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

The 61-year-old, who was administered the oath of office by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal at a simple function in the Raj Bhavan, also said he wants to accelerate development in the union territory, carved out of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir last year.

Battle rages in US between pro and anti Modi desi academics

Battle rages in US between pro and anti Modi desi academics

Rediff.com15 Sep 2015

A coalition of over 150 US-based academicians back Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Silicon Valley next week and counter refute 130 US-based South Asian academics who oppose the Modi visit and his Digital India initiative.

An IITian takes charge of the telecom ministry

An IITian takes charge of the telecom ministry

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Manoj Sinha, earlier minister of state for railways, will be tasked to conduct the auction and deal with issues like net neutrality.

China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

Rediff.com18 Oct 2021

In the test, a space rocket boosted a hypersonic glide vehicle, one capable of carrying a nuclear device, which circled the globe before impacting.

BJP's Bihar poll manifesto promises free COVID vaccine, 19L jobs

BJP's Bihar poll manifesto promises free COVID vaccine, 19L jobs

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

The BJP's manifesto speaks about the Prime Minister's vision of making 'Atmanirbhar Bihar'.

US 'political virus' pushing bilateral ties to brink of 'new Cold War': China

US 'political virus' pushing bilateral ties to brink of 'new Cold War': China

Rediff.com24 May 2020

Chian it was open to international efforts to identify the source of the deadly virus.

Ahead of Bihar polls, PM inaugurates 3 petro projects

Ahead of Bihar polls, PM inaugurates 3 petro projects

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

Launching a veiled attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, who he did not mention by name, Modi said Bihar has come out of an era when rail, road and internet connectivity were made light of and people used to say of what use roads are for those who walk on their feet.

TCS to hire campus placements all year

TCS to hire campus placements all year

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

The campus placements process usually starts in July-August, but is likely to start earlier this year.

Why the Hindu right-wing targets AMU

Why the Hindu right-wing targets AMU

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

'Besides electoral opportunism, a sustained vilification of AMU on one or the other pretext helps them sustain their 'everyday communalism', the new strategy of the BJP of the Narendra Damodardas Modi-Amit Anilchandra Shah era,' says Mohammad Sajjad.

Congress manifesto to focus on jobs, farm and banking reforms

Congress manifesto to focus on jobs, farm and banking reforms

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

The party's research department team, which Rajya Sabha member M V Rajeev Gowda heads, has sifted through the suggestions received in the last five months, and the manifesto is slated to be released later this month, reports Archis Mohan.

B-schools reduce seats, cut fees to attract students

B-schools reduce seats, cut fees to attract students

Rediff.com16 May 2014

The institute says more seats are putting a strain on its resources.

Differences between India, China should not become disputes: Sitharaman

Differences between India, China should not become disputes: Sitharaman

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

Both India and China should respect each other and resolve issues through dialogues and join hands together for peace and prosperity, Sitharaman said.

What does it cost to study in Ireland?

What does it cost to study in Ireland?

Rediff.com18 Oct 2019

While business, humanities and engineering programmes at the undergraduate level start at 10,000 (annually), candidates should make provision of 8,000-12,000 (approx Rs 6 lakh to 10 lakh) towards living expenses annually, says Sushil Sukhwani.

160 dead in Venezuela plane crash

160 dead in Venezuela plane crash

Rediff.com17 Aug 2005

Plane crash in Venezuela kills all 160 on board

Out of the 9/11 ashes, the One World Trade Center stands tall

Out of the 9/11 ashes, the One World Trade Center stands tall

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

Two skyscrapers were decimated the day 2,996 died, one and a half decades ago. George Joseph profiles the monument that has replaced them.

Green firecracker norms may rob Sivakasi's sparkle

Green firecracker norms may rob Sivakasi's sparkle

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

Some experts opine that green crackers are yet not practical and question government's move to promote them.

Row over CBSE reducing syllabus, board says one-time measure

Row over CBSE reducing syllabus, board says one-time measure

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

The CBSE had announced that it had rationalised the syllabus for Classes 9 to 12 for the 2020-21 session by up to 30 per cent to make up for the academic loss caused due to COVID-19. However, it was the decision to drop topics related to Social Sciences which drew sharp reaction from opposition parties like the Congress, Left, Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena.

TCS's mammoth task: Training 100,000 employees on digital tech

TCS's mammoth task: Training 100,000 employees on digital tech

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

To increase focus on hiring people from diverse skillset

Tighter rules for Indian H-1B applicants

Tighter rules for Indian H-1B applicants

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

It has been the preferred visa for Indian IT companies and has helped them keep costs down and gain a margin advantage over multinational players by sending engineers to the US.

British Indian manufacturing expert Lord Bhattacharyya is dead

British Indian manufacturing expert Lord Bhattacharyya is dead

Rediff.com1 Mar 2019

Bangalore-born Bhattacharyya, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002 for his services to science and technology and made a life peer in the UK's House of Lords in 2004.

GATE 2006 on February 12

GATE 2006 on February 12

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering will be held on February 12, 2006.

Cyber-attacks: What Modi must know!

Cyber-attacks: What Modi must know!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

'What we are actually missing in India is a platform wherein the government engages with cybersecurity experts, gets them employed and then utilises their capability to deter such attacks.'

Woman becomes 1st Sikh to graduate from US military academy

Woman becomes 1st Sikh to graduate from US military academy

Rediff.com13 Jun 2020

A second-generation immigrant born and raised in Roswell, Georgia, Narang had an early appreciation for military service due to her maternal grandfather's career in the Indian Army.

How can you measure democracy?

How can you measure democracy?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

There is a vocal constituency of educated, well-to-do, articulate Indian elites who would rather go with the idea that too much democracy is a liability. That India needs a spell of benevolent dictatorship. Of course, they have never lived under one, points out Shekhar Gupta.

Google is once again India's best employer

Google is once again India's best employer

Rediff.com27 Apr 2017

Indian workforce prefers to work for companies operating in sectors like IT, followed by BFSI and retail & FMCG.

'Married, but involved with another girl'

'Married, but involved with another girl'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.

CBSE to announce IIT-JEE Main 2018 result on April 30

CBSE to announce IIT-JEE Main 2018 result on April 30

Rediff.com28 Apr 2018

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the result for Paper I.

J R D Tata and the birth of Infosys

J R D Tata and the birth of Infosys

Rediff.com10 Dec 2020

Mr Tata said a letter had arrived in his office from a young woman who had applied for the graduate engineering programme of TELCO Pune and been turned down. 'I wouldn't interfere with your selection process, Maira,' he said. 'However, I am calling you because this lady says that her rejection letter says that though she is very well qualified for the programme, TELCO Pune cannot select her because she is a woman.' 'Why are you discriminating against women?' he asked. A must read excerpt from Arun Maira's The Learning Factory: How The Leaders Of Tata Became Nation Builders.

Bhima Koregaon: Outcome of a 'Larger Conspiracy'?

Bhima Koregaon: Outcome of a 'Larger Conspiracy'?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Testimony presented before the Bhima Korgaon Commission over the last two months reveals the background to the violence that broke out on January 1, 2018.

All you want to know about green crackers

All you want to know about green crackers

Rediff.com2 Nov 2018

The non-viability of green crackers may pave the way for e-crackers.

Indian-American appointed as US research head

Indian-American appointed as US research head

Rediff.com1 Oct 2010

The confirmation makes Suresh one of the highest-ranking Indian-Americans ever to serve in an administration.