Indian-American Ghazala Hashmi, a former community college professor, created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Virginia State Senate.
'Biden's promise of returning to 'normalcy' after Trump appears to mean that the same old politicians, who are responsible for the 'endless wars' in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, are being brought out of the woodwork after four years,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
We invited you to share your opinion on Jairam Ramesh's recent statements about the quality of IIT and IIM faculty. Share yours too!
Sona College of Technology's integrated Japanese course has helped seven engineering graduates find jobs with six-figure salaries in Japan.
From drinks with worms to a snake stuck in a woman's ear, here's the weirdest, funniest stories from the world around.
Rafi Bhat, a 33-year-old professor on contract with the Kashmir University's Sociology department, had left the varsity premises on Friday and had been missing since then. Reports had suggested he had joined the terror group but his father had repeatedly told the police Rafi would not pick up arms.
'Our only request to the Indian government is that they should act fast and send a plane to evacuate us as people around us are dying'
India's soft power diplomacy came into play during this cataclysm affecting the world as the pandemic defies barriers and borders, notes Rup Narayan Das.
'Not one single, but multiple trials are there to quote. However, these will be published as scientific manuscripts.' 'This includes integrative as well as standalone approaches in Covid mitigation.'
Thomas Isaac, Kerala finance minister, says the Leftist government in the state wants to develop an egalitarian society where there are no capitalists.
Some of the 19 NIT scholars who spent a week at the Rashtrapati Bhawan as part of an 'in-Residence Programme' share their learnings with Upasna Pandey
'As a child, I believed that my world record would be a national pride. But I feel cheated now.'
Victims of prejudice, discrimination and/or racism can face long-lasting negative impacts like aggressive behavior, over-eating, inability to focus, etc, says a new research, co-authored by psychology student Sonia Kang, who recently finished her PhD, and Michael Inzlicht, associate professor, psychology, University of Toronto.
Amartya Sen was the other Presidency alumni to win the Economics Nobel. Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize along with two others - his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer on Monday "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty."
Krishna's appointment as head of the global IT giant adds to the growing list of Indian-origin executives at the helm of some of the biggest multinational companies. Krishna joins the club that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.
According to the author, lecturer and thinker, Lord Meghnad Desai, the Indian education system does not encourage thinking out of the box.
Neri Oxman is an award winning architect who combines technology with botany and life.
A listing of known B-Schools across the country organised in 9 clusters geographically. Take a look at all the 9 Clusters.
Rediff readers tell us what they did with their first salary.
If you have pursued your bachelor's degree from elsewhere, studying a master's programme in public universities in Germany is easier as 80% of the universities are free, says Sushil Sukhwani.
According to new research, people who have flexible work hours are reporting more blurring of the boundaries between work and the other parts of their lives, especially family-related roles.
NTU-Singapore invites applications for its Ph.D scholarships in research areas.
Garima Bharucha, 39, from Mumbai shares her inspiring fitness journey and the lessons she learned along the way.
Gopinath's research is in the area of international macroeconomics.
Economist Jessica Seddon Wallack says many opportunities exist outside the government, but the government must make sure people are ready and able to seize these opportunities.
An uneasy lull prevailed on the campus on Friday as very few people were seen in the university streets and eating joints, otherwise brimming with students. The unease at the university's Sabarmati Hostel, which bore a heavy brunt of the mob violence, was palpable as a few students were seen leaving the campus fearing for their safety on Thursday evening as well.
Loneliness increases early death risk in heart patients, says study.
Starting in February 2010, the programme offers PhDs in the areas of Aerospace Engineering, Avionics, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, Mathematics and Physics.
Caezaan Keshvani participated and wona a reality Tv show that enabled him to study in the UK. He graduated earlier this year and shares his story...
Dr M Madan Kumar, 45, shares some tips to sail through these troubled times.
Facing a whopping budgetary deficit of 157 billion pounds, the Conservative-led coalition Government in the UK has signalled a cut in grants totalling 11.5 billion pounds to public utility services like hospitals, libraries, leisure projects and roads.
'If the meditative yoga programme we had developed for the elderly was practised for one hour every day, five days in a week for six months, it could lead to an improvement in the overall quality of life of the elderly.'
India needs to take note of China's assertiveness in implementing its national security law as also its recently exhibited sensitivity to criticism of Xi Jinping by the Indian media, says former senior R&AW officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.
Credited with turning around Tata Steel in the 1990s, J J Irani has stepped down on turning 75, from the company Board, bringing to an end his 43 years of association with the world's seventh largest steel making company.
Sibal's statement is significant in the light of the fact that the Foreign Education Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations) Bill, 2010, was tabled in the Lok Sabha two weeks back.
'When I applied for the job of santhi, I applied as a person who was eligible.' 'When I joined the temple at the age of 21, it was because I got the 4th rank in the list.' 'Now, everybody is talking only about my caste. I am above all that; it doesn't matter to me and to the people with whom I am associated with.'
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra tells you how to pick the right international college and course for you.
'The virus of trust deficit seems to be taking a toll of the friendship built over the years by succeeding leaderships of the two countries,' notes Rup Narayan Das.
'The most intriguing thing (about COVID-19) is the range of the illness -- from asymptomatic or less symptoms to death and quite severe manifestations.' 'The vaccine will be at least another year away from having any effect.'
