News for 'Phd'

Happiness at work: Is positive thinking overrated?

Happiness at work: Is positive thinking overrated?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Dr Srikumar Rao, work-place happiness guru, on why 'positive thinking' is overrated.

Firms can mitigate IT skills shortage: Study

Firms can mitigate IT skills shortage: Study

Rediff.com30 Nov 2009

Indian tech firms like TCS, Wipro and Infosys have seen slower recruitment since the first quarter of 2008.

'Firms can mitigate IT skills shortage'

'Firms can mitigate IT skills shortage'

Rediff.com24 Nov 2009

This will be exacerbated by the falling number of masters and PhD holders in science and engineering, restrictions on cross-border movement of IT professionals and the US H-1B visa programme.

'The biggest threat from Lashkar is to India'

'The biggest threat from Lashkar is to India'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2010

In his book Lashkar-e-Taiba, From 9/11 to Mumbai, author Stephen Tankel points out that the 60-hour terror siege on Mumbai had catapulted the LeT to international notoriety.

'Talent is everywhere and relevant to a nation's success'

'Talent is everywhere and relevant to a nation's success'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

'Everybody says 5G and communication is important.' 'Everybody says automation, robotics, human computing interfaces -- people and machines working together -- is the future.' 'Everybody agrees that cybersecurity is something that is here to stay.' 'Everybody agrees that synthetic biology is important.' 'Instead of outlining thinking about industries for tomorrow and the future, let the evolutionary pathway be built in a way that it promotes robust, creative, thinking.'

Facebook to be world's biggest virtual graveyard by 2098?

Facebook to be world's biggest virtual graveyard by 2098?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

The account of a dead person can be deleted only if someone with the password logs in and closes it down.

Jaishankar is an expert in dealing with China, Pak

Jaishankar is an expert in dealing with China, Pak

Rediff.com31 May 2019

Jaishankar is the first foreign secretary to head the Ministry of External Affairs as minister.

Q2 economic growth indicative of recovery: India Inc

Q2 economic growth indicative of recovery: India Inc

Rediff.com29 Nov 2013

The higher than expected growth in the second quarter of 2013-14 is an indication of recovery in economy but some key sectors still need to perform better, India Inc said on Friday.

GATE topper: Maths, physics are beautiful

GATE topper: Maths, physics are beautiful

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Aspiring scientist Ishan Mata is gearing up to pursue an MTech degree, leading to PhD, at one of the premier research institutes in the country.

'Why and how did science in India stagnate?'

'Why and how did science in India stagnate?'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

'It looked as if India had been a major player in science at that time, raising the question when and why things changed,' says distinguished aerospace scientist Professor Roddam Narasimha.

JNU suspends rape accused scholar

JNU suspends rape accused scholar

Rediff.com28 Aug 2016

The action came after the students and teachers staged protests demanding action against Ratan to ensure safety of women on the campus and send out a strong message of intolerance towards such incidents.

GAIL to invest Rs 15,000 cr to lay pipelines

GAIL to invest Rs 15,000 cr to lay pipelines

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

Addressing a meet organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi, GAIL chairman and managing director B C Tripathi said his company was laying new pipelines to connect cities like Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Punjab and Haryana.

The many lives of Swaroop Sampat Rawal

The many lives of Swaroop Sampat Rawal

Rediff.com16 Jul 2010

Aseem Chhabra traces the yesteryear actor's transformations.

I have been wrongly convicted: Vikram Buddhi

I have been wrongly convicted: Vikram Buddhi

Rediff.com11 Dec 2009

An Indiana court is expected to announce the judgment in the case involving Vikram Buddhi, a former PhD student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Friday.

Assam polls: AASU-AJYCP's party plans to contest 80-100 seats

Assam polls: AASU-AJYCP's party plans to contest 80-100 seats

Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

After the 18-member 'Assam Advisory Committee' suggested the two organisations to form a political party, a source close to the development said the new outfit will be launched within the next 10 days.

IIM-B opens admissions to Fellow Programme

IIM-B opens admissions to Fellow Programme

Rediff.com16 Jul 2008

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) invites applications for admission to the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) (equivalent to PhD).

Most pvt firms don't give SC/ST staff numbers

Most pvt firms don't give SC/ST staff numbers

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

The government is trying through industry chambers to get corporate world incorporate data on SC/ST recruitment, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Service tax e-filing to be mandatory in 2 months

Service tax e-filing to be mandatory in 2 months

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

Electronic filing of service tax will be made compulsory in the next two months," CBEC member Y G Parande told reporters on the sidelines of a PHD chamber seminar.

Kejriwal to visit Hyderabad University today, to meet Rohith's family

Kejriwal to visit Hyderabad University today, to meet Rohith's family

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

AAP leaders Ashish Khetan and Ashish Talwar on Wednesday reached Hydrabad to meet protesting students.

US-returned engineer wants to become a corporator

US-returned engineer wants to become a corporator

Rediff.com2 Feb 2010

Dr Shankara Prasad is different compared to the rest of the candidates. An M.Tech in Materials Engineering from the IIT-Kanpur and a Ph.D in Materials Science & Engineering from State University of New York, Stony Brook, United States of America, Dr Prasad after spending a major part of life outside India has returned to his home town Bangalore and says that he wants to make a change.

'Business has lost trust, so has biz education'

'Business has lost trust, so has biz education'

Rediff.com17 May 2010

People are no longer sure we are educating leaders who have the requisite competence and character to fulfill the responsibilities that come with their positions of power and privilege, says Harvard Business School dean Nitin Nohria.

IIT Bombay Research Fellowships

IIT Bombay Research Fellowships

Rediff.com20 Feb 2009

The scheme is open candidates with BTech/ BE/ MTech/ MBA/ MA/ MCom/ MSc/ MBBS or equivalent degree for research activities at IIT Bombay.

Dr Manmohan Singh scholarship announced

Dr Manmohan Singh scholarship announced

Rediff.com2 Oct 2009

The scholarship is exclusively for Indians currently based in India to do PhD and MPhil in science and technology, economics and social sciences at St John's College.

No inflammable residue found at burnt BARC lab

No inflammable residue found at burnt BARC lab

Rediff.com8 Jan 2010

A forensic probe of the fire that broke out at a Bhabha Atomic Research Centre lab in which two research students were burnt alive found no evidence of explosives or inflammable residue even as the exact cause was still wrapped in mystery ten days after the blaze.

Shashi Tharoor: India needs well-formed minds

Shashi Tharoor: India needs well-formed minds

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

Author and politician Shashi Tharoor chats with Sumita Vaid Dixit about writing, tweeting and world affairs.

United Against Hate

United Against Hate

Rediff.com26 Dec 2019

United Against Hate started as an on-and-off campaign against lynching; today, with the passing of the Citizen (Amendment) Act, its members are on the street, protesting.

IIT alumnus Buddhi sentenced to 57 months in jail

IIT alumnus Buddhi sentenced to 57 months in jail

Rediff.com12 Dec 2009

Indian Institute of Technology alumnus Vikram Buddhi was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Friday.

US: Arrested IIT alumnus's sentencing postponed

US: Arrested IIT alumnus's sentencing postponed

Rediff.com11 Dec 2009

The sentencing of Indian Institute of Technology alumnus Vikram Buddhi, who has been in prison since 2006 for posting hate messages against former president George Bush has been postponed for Friday by a US court. The sentence hearing for 38-year-old PhD student of Purdue University was postponed on Thursday as the judge said there are certain other legal issues that need to be addressed.

US: Arrested IIT alumnus asks for lawyer's removal

US: Arrested IIT alumnus asks for lawyer's removal

Rediff.com10 Dec 2009

Indian Institute of Technology alumnus Vikram Buddhi, convicted for posting hate messages against former President George Bush, on Thursday said he wanted to fire his lawyer as he appeared in a court here for his sentencing.

ISB: Pre-doctoral programmes

ISB: Pre-doctoral programmes

Rediff.com26 Mar 2008

Admission open for pre-doctoral programme at the Indian School of Business for specialised training at the introductory doctoral level, designed to admit you into an internationally top-ranked PhD programme in management.

Interested in pharmacology?

Interested in pharmacology?

Rediff.com31 Jul 2008

Hamdard University (Jamia Hamdard) announces its admission notice to the PhD Pharmaceutical Medicine Programme.

Want to study abroad?

Want to study abroad?

Rediff.com18 Nov 2008

The QS World Grad School Tour, graduate education fairs for aspiring graduate candidates interested in Masters and PhD programmes, visits India -- for its very first Fall Fair in November 2008.

Can love last a lifetime?

Can love last a lifetime?

Rediff.com19 Mar 2009

Many believe that romantic love is the same as passionate love.It isn't. Romantic love has the intensity, engagement and sexual chemistry that passionate love has, minus the obsessive component

Assamese women want citizenship act to be revoked

Assamese women want citizenship act to be revoked

Rediff.com17 Dec 2019

Yemen is ranked the worst (153rd), while Iraq is 152nd and Pakistan 151st.

IndiGo, Air India suspend Kunal Kamra from flying

IndiGo, Air India suspend Kunal Kamra from flying

Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

Kamra allegedly heckled Goswami, the editor of Republic TV, on IndiGo's Mumbai-Lucknow (6E5317) flight on Tuesday.

India's Chief Economic Adviser's term extended

India's Chief Economic Adviser's term extended

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

The government today extended the tenure of Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Virmani by three months on a temporary basis, said a finance ministry spokesperson. His current two-year term came to an end on Tuesday.

Harish Khare appointed PM's media advisor

Harish Khare appointed PM's media advisor

Rediff.com19 Jun 2009

Dr Khare, 63, political editor of The Hindu newspaper, is also chairman of the Rajya Sabha's media advisory committee.

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