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11 Best Spells of IPL 2024

11 Best Spells of IPL 2024

Rediff.com21 May 2024

A look at the XI Best Spells of the league stages of IPL 2024.

Parents, please read this!

Parents, please read this!

Rediff.com25 May 2018

'Parents are like customers and the customer is king.' 'As a result, disciplining by teachers is also frowned upon.' 'One of my teachers gave a student a C in some subject and the father says to me: "I didn't send my son to an expensive school like this for him to get a C!"'

Places of Worship Act: Centre gets time to file reply

Places of Worship Act: Centre gets time to file reply

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted time till October 31 to the Centre to file its response to a batch of pleas challenging certain provisions of a 1991 law that prohibits filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947.

Cervical Cancer: Don't Ignore These Symptoms!

Cervical Cancer: Don't Ignore These Symptoms!

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

Early-stage cervical cancer may not exhibit noticeable symptoms, warns Dr Abha Bhalerao, consultant gynaecologist at Ruby Hall Clinic. But remember, cervical cancer is curable, preventable and treatable.

Faced humiliating queries on personal life: Moitra on LS ethics panel hearing

Faced humiliating queries on personal life: Moitra on LS ethics panel hearing

Rediff.com3 Nov 2023

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday alleging that she was subjected to the "proverbial vastraharan" by the chairperson of the ethics committee during a hearing on the cash-for-query allegations against her.

Want high-value health insurance? Read this

Want high-value health insurance? Read this

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

Some of these plans will weigh on your pocket. The increase in premium could also be large as you grow older.

When Modi told Oppn to be ready to bring no trust vote again in 2023

When Modi told Oppn to be ready to bring no trust vote again in 2023

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

"I want to send you my good wishes that you prepare so much that you get a chance to bring a no-confidence again in 2023," he had said while replying in Lok Sabha to the no-confidence motion in 2019, ahead of the general elections.

'China will have to untie the knot if the relationship has to improve'

'China will have to untie the knot if the relationship has to improve'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2024

'In the short term the relationship will get worse.'

Why Oppenheimer Liked Hinduism

Why Oppenheimer Liked Hinduism

Rediff.com23 Nov 2023

'Hinduism meshed with his sense that the world was paradoxical and puzzling.'

5 Myths About Diabetes You Shouldn't Believe

5 Myths About Diabetes You Shouldn't Believe

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

Prioritising portion control fosters a healthier approach to well-being in the long run, explains Shilpa Joshi.

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously. Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes, notes Shyam G Menon.

CAT 2010: A winning strategy to crack RC

CAT 2010: A winning strategy to crack RC

Rediff.com6 Jul 2010

Remember every RC passage has a one-line gist. A 10-line gist means you did not understand the underlying idea. So how should you go about cracking the RC section of CBT CAT? TCY experts share the 'Connect the dot' strategy.

SC rejects legal status for same-sex marriage, bats for queer rights

SC rejects legal status for same-sex marriage, bats for queer rights

Rediff.com17 Oct 2023

Directing the Centre, states and Union Territories (UTs) to ensure the queer community is not discriminated against, the CJI, who is heading the constitution bench, said queer is a natural phenomenon known for ages and is neither urban nor elitist.

How to crack Subjective Selection for IBPS BankPO exam

How to crack Subjective Selection for IBPS BankPO exam

Rediff.com24 Aug 2011

In an online chat hosted by Get Ahead on August 23, Aziz Manva, head, Testfunda.com addressed reader queries on how to crack 'subjective selection'for IBPS BankPO exam. The exam is scheduled on September 18, 2011.

Employment in India registered V-shaped recovery post-pandemic: Former CEA

Employment in India registered V-shaped recovery post-pandemic: Former CEA

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Employment in India saw a V-shaped recovery after being adversely impacted between April and June 2020 during the Covid lockdown and during April-June 2021, when the second wave struck, said Krishnamurthy V Subramanian, former chief economic advisor, in a paper released on Friday. Subramanian is now serving as executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). From the official survey data of the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), the paper titled 'Employment in India: Data Sources, Facts, and Trends' showed that both worker-population ratio (WPR) and labour force participation rate (LFPR) were higher, while the unemployment rate was lower during October-December 2022 when compared to the corresponding quarter in 2019.

FAQs: All You Need To Know About CAT 2023

FAQs: All You Need To Know About CAT 2023

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

September 13 is the last date to apply for the Common Admission Test 2023. I always recommend to do the registration early on.
Go through the form carefully and be sure about all the data that you are intending to fill in, advises Aashish Sood.

We did not read the pitch correctly

We did not read the pitch correctly

Rediff.com24 Sep 2004

Major security breach in Lok Sabha, 2 intruders release smoke

Major security breach in Lok Sabha, 2 intruders release smoke

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

In a major security breach on the anniversary of the deadly 2001 Parliament terror attack, two persons on Wednesday jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery, shouted slogans and released yellow smoke from canisters that triggered panic and chaos in the House.

Online CAT: Tips to crack Verbal Ability

Online CAT: Tips to crack Verbal Ability

Rediff.com8 May 2009

The experts at TCYonline.com present a few reading strategies that should prove helpful.

PIX: India's unlikely heroes stun Aus; win series in style

PIX: India's unlikely heroes stun Aus; win series in style

Rediff.com3 Dec 2023

PHOTOS from the 5th T20I match between India and Australia played in Bengaluru on Sunday

CAT Tips: Comprehensive guide to solve VA

CAT Tips: Comprehensive guide to solve VA

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

Professor Sujit Kumar's book 'Verbal Ability for the CAT, talks about how to crack the Verbal Ability section. Read on for extracts from the book.

MH-CET 2009: Last minute tips

MH-CET 2009: Last minute tips

Rediff.com10 Feb 2009

Here's how to tackle each area that will help you maximize your scores.

CAT: Quant questions you can expect

CAT: Quant questions you can expect

Rediff.com31 Oct 2008

A look at the various types of questions that have made an appearance in the entrance exams of management schools.

SC seeks govt's reply to pleas challenging places of worship law

SC seeks govt's reply to pleas challenging places of worship law

Rediff.com5 Apr 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to file its reply to a batch of PILs challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law that prohibit filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947.

ICC World Cup PIX: New Zealand pick up 99-run win over Netherlands

ICC World Cup PIX: New Zealand pick up 99-run win over Netherlands

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

Images from the ICC Men's ODI World Cup match between New Zealand and the Netherlands in Hyderabad on Monday.

What's your CAT strategy?

What's your CAT strategy?

Rediff.com7 Nov 2006

Get Ahead reader Rituma is taking the CAT 2006 exam on November 19 and wants your feedback on her current strategy.

'What's the key to cracking CAT?'

'What's the key to cracking CAT?'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2009

Examination experts at TCYonline hosted a chat with GA readers addressing CAT-related questions on June 29. The transcript.

CAT: 'Think logically, not mechanically'

CAT: 'Think logically, not mechanically'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

Trainers from TCY answer questions regarding the CAT 2007. They give strategies for the different sections as well as advice for overall preparation.

CAT: 'Think logically, not mechanically'

CAT: 'Think logically, not mechanically'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

Trainers from TCY answer questions regarding the CAT 2007. They give strategies for the different sections as well as advice for overall preparation.

CAT: Crackdown on Verbal Ability

CAT: Crackdown on Verbal Ability

Rediff.com15 Jun 2007

CAT expert ARKS Srinivas explains how to attempt Grammar, Vocabulary, and Critical Reasoning questions in the Verbal Ability section of the paper.

Analysis and expected cut-offs for IIFT 2009

Analysis and expected cut-offs for IIFT 2009

Rediff.com25 Nov 2009

A break-up of the sections and questions of the IIFT entrance test and how students should have attempted the paper.

Want car insurance? Please read this

Want car insurance? Please read this

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

Educate yourself about your car insurance policy's terms and conditions before buying or renewing it, suggests Animesh Das, head of product strategy, ACKO General Insurance.

CAT 2009: Why you need a draft strategy

CAT 2009: Why you need a draft strategy

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

An excerpt from IIM alumnus Sidharth Balakrishna's book An Introduction to the CAT.

A Lot At Stake For India In US' Indo-Pacific Strategy

A Lot At Stake For India In US' Indo-Pacific Strategy

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

India is increasingly a willing participant in the evolving US' Indo-Pacific strategy. While these developments are related to the perception of a growing Chinese security challenge, their implications for India's much-vaunted strategic autonomy should be a matter of deeper and closer reflection, asserts former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.

CAT 2007: 'Study at least 5 hours a day'

CAT 2007: 'Study at least 5 hours a day'

Rediff.com24 Jul 2007

KB Sharma and Deepak Kumar, competitive examination experts, give advice to Get Ahead readers on CAT 2007.

Lok Sabha clears 3 criminal law bills in absence of Opposition

Lok Sabha clears 3 criminal law bills in absence of Opposition

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws by voice vote.

'You're provoking me, so off you go to jail'

'You're provoking me, so off you go to jail'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'The Bills (Bharatiya Saksha, Bharatiya Nagarik Sanhita and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) are arbitrary, opaque and ambiguous and structurally quite violent.'

How to prepare for senior management roles

How to prepare for senior management roles

Rediff.com28 Aug 2008

How do you prepare yourself for senior management roles, especially if you have more than 10 years of work experience? Apart from CAT are there any other exams that can prepare you for such roles?

'Should I quit my job for CAT?'

'Should I quit my job for CAT?'

Rediff.com25 Aug 2008

Should you quit your job and appear for CAT 2008 and go for an MBA? Kumar Mohanty of IMS Learning Resources Pvt. Ltd. answerd CAT 2008 queries during a chat held with our readers.