News for 'Phd'

Australian cricketer Khawaja must sort out off-field problems

Australian cricketer Khawaja must sort out off-field problems

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

The brother of Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has been taken into custody by counter-terrorism police

Playboy celebrates women? Sure it does!

Playboy celebrates women? Sure it does!

Rediff.com4 Sep 2013

The Newsroom star Olivia Munn insists that the famous girlie magazine celebrates women. And this is where we went: "Really!?!"

PM congratulates Abhijit; Rahul says he helped conceptualise 'Nyay'

PM congratulates Abhijit; Rahul says he helped conceptualise 'Nyay'

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

Rahul Gandhi said he had helped the party conceptualise its 'Nyay' scheme to help remonetise the economy.

Want to exercise? Eat your breakfast first

Want to exercise? Eat your breakfast first

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

Eating breakfast before exercise increases the speed at which we digest, absorb and metabolise carbohydrate that we may eat after exercise.

'What is the difference between CA and CS?'

'What is the difference between CA and CS?'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

In an online chat with readers, Dr Jinesh Shah, CA, FCA, Phd, Mphil, Mcom, BCom and Jeetendra Nair, CEO and MD of Edulight Learning Services addressed queries on how to pursue a career in CA, CS and ICWA among others.

Biden promises to revoke H1-B visa suspension if elected

Biden promises to revoke H1-B visa suspension if elected

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

On June 23, in a huge blow to Indian IT professionals eyeing the US job market, the Trump administration suspended the H-1B visas along with other types of foreign work visas until the end of 2020 to protect American workers in a crucial election year.

Apply for the Manmohan Singh Scholarship 2013

Apply for the Manmohan Singh Scholarship 2013

Rediff.com4 Dec 2012

Apply for the Manmohan Singh Scholarship and win a chance to study at the Cambridge University or take NIIT's Graduate Employability Test. Read on for details.

'Kiss of Love' protest spreads to Kolkata

'Kiss of Love' protest spreads to Kolkata

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

After Kochi, the City of Joy witnessed its own 'Kiss of Love' edition by students of two universities to protest moral policing and promote gender sensitisation.

Skill to succeed: How TCS is leading the hiring game

Skill to succeed: How TCS is leading the hiring game

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

The company hires postgraduate and PhD students from A+ grade institutes to be part of its research team.

India's electronics manufacturing dream

India's electronics manufacturing dream

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

...but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Does religion influence our sexual behaviour?

Does religion influence our sexual behaviour?

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

Study reveals fascinating insights about sexual behaviour amongst various religious communities.

Ladakh Standoff: Govt, Opposition consensus essential

Ladakh Standoff: Govt, Opposition consensus essential

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

'A firm national resolve can only deter and defeat the nefarious designs of the adversary,' notes Rup Narayan Das.

Thousands stranded at Guwahati airport as Assam remains on boil

Thousands stranded at Guwahati airport as Assam remains on boil

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Many of the passengers were bound for outstation areas like Itanagar, Dimapur and Aizwal, and were left with no option but to wait endlessly at airport premises.

Delhi protests: 'Numbers may have thinned, but not spirits'

Delhi protests: 'Numbers may have thinned, but not spirits'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

K Akhter reports from ground zero of the protests aimed at securing justice for the bus gang-rape victim and women's rights.

Professor arrested on blasphemy charge in Pakistan

Professor arrested on blasphemy charge in Pakistan

Rediff.com10 Dec 2012

Police in Pakistani capital Islamabad have arrested a professor on a charge of blasphemy after hundreds of people, including clerics and seminary students, joined a protest and demanded the registration of a case against him.

She has cracked the code to help smokers quit

She has cracked the code to help smokers quit

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

'Running a start-up is hard.' 'We almost always will have obstacles.' 'There are two ways to tackle it.' 'We can either take them head on or let them hold you back.'

Andaman & Nicobar can attract Hong Kong investments

Andaman & Nicobar can attract Hong Kong investments

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

'Leaders of the Indian community in Hong Kong had broached the idea of developing the Andaman and Nicobar islands for investment and setting up manufacturing units,' points out Rup Narayan Das.

Thapar among 12 asked to submit CVs: JNU admin

Thapar among 12 asked to submit CVs: JNU admin

Rediff.com2 Sep 2019

The JNU administration's decision to ask historian Thapar to submit her CV for assessment for her continuation as professor emerita drew sharp criticism from various quarters.

'The SIMI I founded was completely different'

'The SIMI I founded was completely different'

Rediff.com2 Sep 2003

'SIMI has been hijacked by elements in other countries and other Muslim societies, and some of them at least have become misguided and radical in their beliefs.'

JNU student accused of rape sent to 14 days judicial custody

JNU student accused of rape sent to 14 days judicial custody

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

Jawaharlal Nehru University student Anmol Ratan, accused of raping a 28-year-old fellow student in the university hostel, was on Thursday remanded to 14 days judicial custody by a Delhi court.

GoCoronaGo: IISc, IITians develop apps to fight virus

GoCoronaGo: IISc, IITians develop apps to fight virus

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

From "GoCoronaGo" to "Sampark-o-Meter", the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and four Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have developed several mobile applications to aid the fight against coronavirus in the country.

'An uneducated person has a lot more avenues than a highly qualified person'

'An uneducated person has a lot more avenues than a highly qualified person'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2013

For Dr Sopory, vice chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, education is much beyond employment. If you internalise it well, then it empowers your mind to serve the society in a different way, says he.

Dr Reddy's founder, chairman Anji Reddy is no more

Dr Reddy's founder, chairman Anji Reddy is no more

Rediff.com15 Mar 2013

Dr. K. Anji Reddy, Founder and Chairman of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, died at a hospital in Hyderabad on Friday. He was 72.

Geneticist Raj Barathur passes into the ages

Geneticist Raj Barathur passes into the ages

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

Raj Barathur -- Indian American entrepreneur, geneticist, professor and biopharmaceutical industry leader -- stayed the course even when diagnosed with lung cancer

'Masks definitely are not 100 percent effective'

'Masks definitely are not 100 percent effective'

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

'They should always be used in combination with social distancing and washing and other recommendations.'

'Which parent would want to cremate their child?'

'Which parent would want to cremate their child?'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2012

Four years, one trial, an irreparable tragedy and several tribulations later, Bedabrata Pain is ready with his first film Chittagong.

Industry houses pitch for bank rate cut

Industry houses pitch for bank rate cut

Rediff.com28 Oct 2003

Leading industry and export chambers like PHDCCI and Federation of Indian Export Organisation on Tuesday demanded 1.0 per cent cut in bank rate and cheaper export finance in Reserve Bank of India's' forthcoming busy season credit policy.

7 smart tips to get MORE followers on Twitter

7 smart tips to get MORE followers on Twitter

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

Keep your tweets informative and entertaining such that it stands out from the rest, says Dr Ranjit Nair.

'Kongu Nadu' part of BJP's Grand Plan?

'Kongu Nadu' part of BJP's Grand Plan?

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

New Union minister L Murugan's declaration of Kongu Nadu as his native place, instead of Tamil Nadu, may be part of a grand BJP strategy to create new states out of existing ones, particularly those that have anti-BJP governments, mulls N Sathiya Moorthy.

Economist Rajiv Kumar named as new VC of NITI Aayog

Economist Rajiv Kumar named as new VC of NITI Aayog

Rediff.com6 Aug 2017

The government also appointed Dr Vinod Paul, a pediatrician at the AIIMS, as a member of the NITI Aayog

'PDS is broken, alternative methods needed'

'PDS is broken, alternative methods needed'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2012

Direct cash transfers or food coupons should be used to provide services to the poor, says Farzana Afridi.

Why Modi-Shah failed to convince the farmers

Why Modi-Shah failed to convince the farmers

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

In politics, if your objective is only winning elections, just Chanakya neeti might do. For governance you need both, Chanakya neeti and Ram Rajya. You can neither beat up the farmers into submission, nor dismiss them as 'Khalistanis', asserts Shekhar Gupta.

Making money isn't supposed to be easy

Making money isn't supposed to be easy

Rediff.com24 Aug 2012

Every economy has a natural "frequency" that is determined by a range of factors, including size, population and its age distribution, type of government, dynamism (as measured by things like ease of doing business), importance of religion, culture and so on. Technology, of course, is a key factor, both in terms of assessing the frequency and in terms of changing it.

God particle: 'Religion begins where science ends'

God particle: 'Religion begins where science ends'

Rediff.com24 Jul 2012

Archana Sharma, the permanent staff physicist at CERN, details the magnitude of the biggest breakthrough in recent times.

13 steps to make 2013 your best year yet

13 steps to make 2013 your best year yet

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

Based on decades of study, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have offered 13 notable, no-holds-barred, what-are-you-waiting-for tips to make 2013 your best year yet.

If Jaishankar's diagnosis is correct, what stops him from correcting it?

If Jaishankar's diagnosis is correct, what stops him from correcting it?

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

'What Jaishankar says is simplistic.' 'The past does not matter that much.' 'If we think that it does it is because we are not good enough at running the nation competently today and are searching for excuses why,' argues Aakar Patel.

'We want to give voice to the workers' misery'

'We want to give voice to the workers' misery'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

In one case, the folks at SWAN discovered that of the Rs 1,500 they'd transferred as relief in the account of a stranded worker, the bank had deducted Rs 800 as penalty for not having minimum balance!

Ask MF Guru: 'Is my portfolio looking good?'

Ask MF Guru: 'Is my portfolio looking good?'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.

Prez Pranab: Rumblings inside CPI-M; young leader QUITS

Prez Pranab: Rumblings inside CPI-M; young leader QUITS

Rediff.com22 Jun 2012

Prasenjit Bose, a PhD in Ecnomics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University and a familiar face in television channel debates, announced his resignation through an "open letter" arguing that the party Polit Bureau's decision to support Mukherjee was "against" the line taken by the party congress held in Kerala earlier this year.

Why Arnab's TRPs will shoot up even more

Why Arnab's TRPs will shoot up even more

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

The stupidity of someone buying impressions on people meters is like saying the BJP wins elections because the EVMs are rigged. I predict zooming TRPs for Republic TV, says Sudhir Bisht.