News for 'School of International Studies'

BMC okays proposal to make yoga mandatory in Mumbai civic schools

BMC okays proposal to make yoga mandatory in Mumbai civic schools

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

The ruling allies rejected the amendment demanded by Congress and Samajwadi Party to make yoga optional for schools.

'I saw a video of a Russian tank passing by my school'

'I saw a video of a Russian tank passing by my school'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

'We couldn't believe that in the 21st century world, a European country can be bombed, can be invaded.'

'US Can't Take Indians As Guinea Pigs'

'US Can't Take Indians As Guinea Pigs'

Rediff.com20 May 2024

'Why should we disclose classified information to satisfy those who doubt our Hydrogen Bomb capability?'

'FDI in retail is a no-loss, no-gain decision'

'FDI in retail is a no-loss, no-gain decision'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

'As long as people are willing to compromise on quality for a lower price, the unorganised retail sector will stay.'

Want to study journalism in the US?

Want to study journalism in the US?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2015

In an online chat with Get Ahead reader, overseas education consultant NNS Chandra addressed queries related to international admissions.

How to get an international engineering degree

How to get an international engineering degree

Rediff.com18 May 2015

The ICAS, a unique twinning programme, allows students to choose from international universities from USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany and France.

'Mumbai Indians not just an IPL club, but a finishing school'

'Mumbai Indians not just an IPL club, but a finishing school'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

Mumbai Indians relied not just on international performers like Pollard or Quinton de Kock or Trent Boult, but also on the likes of uncapped duo of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav as they emerged triumphant in the 13th edition of IPL last year.

Indian physician donates $2 mn for India Center

Indian physician donates $2 mn for India Center

Rediff.com29 May 2008

Dr Mohinder Sambhi, a promiment California physician, who has spent his entire career teaching at American and Indian universities, has kicked in $2 million to the South Asia Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, in the hope that it will help catalyse an India Studies Center at this prestigious university that has produced several leading diplomats, policymakers and academics.

Vinay Mohan Kwatra is India's next foreign secretary

Vinay Mohan Kwatra is India's next foreign secretary

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

Known to be having extensive expertise in dealing with India's neighbourhood as well as the US, China and Europe, the 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer pipped nearly half-a-dozen others in the race for the coveted post including Indian High Commissioner to UK Gaitri Issar Kumar (1986-batch IFS) and Ruchira Kamboj (1987 batch IFS).

Why mobile phone addiction is so bad for your kids

Why mobile phone addiction is so bad for your kids

Rediff.com9 Jun 2008

Teens who barely stop talking on their mobile phones are more prone to disrupted sleep, stress, fatigue and restlessness, finds a new international study.

Study Abroad: Secrets you didn't know

Study Abroad: Secrets you didn't know

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Why aren't our kids, with perfect or near-perfect SAT scores, admitted to top universities over lesser scoring students?

6-year-old boy found dead in water tank in private school

6-year-old boy found dead in water tank in private school

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

A six- year-old student of a prominent private school in South Delhi was found dead in a water tank under the school's amphitheatre on Saturday.

Beware! Indians are vulnerable to Zika virus: Study

Beware! Indians are vulnerable to Zika virus: Study

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

High travel volumes from the disease affected areas in the America, presence of mosquitoes capable of transmitting the virus and limited health resources can lead to Zika virus.

Kohli's thoughts on breaking Tendulkar's ODI century record

Kohli's thoughts on breaking Tendulkar's ODI century record

Rediff.com11 May 2023

The 34-year-old Kohli now has 46 hundreds from 274 ODI games and will require three more to emulate his childhood idol and former teammate.

Confused About College, Career? Ask rediffGURUS

Confused About College, Career? Ask rediffGURUS

Rediff.com2 Jun 2023

Post all your college and career-related questions right here on rediffGURUS and let our experts answer.

Want to study abroad? Here's why you must start early

Want to study abroad? Here's why you must start early

Rediff.com8 Nov 2014

A student should begin the ground work in classes 9 and 10 in order to gain a clear understanding of what the college application process entails and to be prepared to deal with the pressures that will follow.

How India should handle the Shenzhen arrests

How India should handle the Shenzhen arrests

Rediff.com14 Jan 2010

According to the China experts in New Delhi the arrest of so-called 21 Indian diamond merchants on charges of smuggling under China's anti-smuggling laws in Shenzhen on January 8 needs to be handled carefully by the establishment and even the media.

'If A Heatstroke Patient Doesn't Get Treatment, There's 80% Chance Of Dying'

'If A Heatstroke Patient Doesn't Get Treatment, There's 80% Chance Of Dying'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

'We can save 70 patients out of 100, if they reach a hospital well within time.' 'The most crucial aspect is time.'

Job alert: Parliament may soon hire students as interns

Job alert: Parliament may soon hire students as interns

Rediff.com24 Feb 2017

Taking a leaf from the US, Canada and the UK, where students and research scholars get to work with Parliamentary panels, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan is pushing for induction of interns in the Parliamentary standing committees.

Want to study journalism?

Want to study journalism?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2006

: The International School of Business & Media invites applications for its Bachelore of Business Management and BSc in Mass Communication, Advertising & Journalism programmes.

Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte resigns; Srinivas Pallia named new chief

Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte resigns; Srinivas Pallia named new chief

Rediff.com6 Apr 2024

Indian IT major Wipro on Saturday announced the resignation of its CEO Thierry Delaporte and named Srinivas Pallia as the new chief executive officer effective immediately. Wipro's Board noted the resignation of Delaporte with effect from April 6, 2024, the company said in a BSE filing, and added he will be relieved from the employment of the company with effect from the close of business hours on May 31, 2024.

Gita Gopinath to quit as IMF chief economist, return to Harvard

Gita Gopinath to quit as IMF chief economist, return to Harvard

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

IMF's Chief Economist Gita Gopinath will leave her job in January next year and return to the prestigious Harvard University, according to the global financial institution.

World lauds ISRO for Chandrayaan-3's success

World lauds ISRO for Chandrayaan-3's success

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

India scripted history as the ambitious third Moon mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) touched down on the Moon's south pole, propelling the country to an exclusive club of four and making it the first nation to land on the uncharted surface.

Naturals Ice Cream: Amazing Start-Up Story

Naturals Ice Cream: Amazing Start-Up Story

Rediff.com18 May 2024

When its founder, Raghunandan Kamath, took a calculated risk, his Bollywood customers backed him all the way, say Rohith Potti and Pooja Bhula.

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

Kashmir: Vote For Hope After A Long Decade

Rediff.com13 May 2024

It's just not a date. It's just not about selecting a candidate. It's not about helping some candidate win. It's about expressing emotion, after ten years, that could reach out in India and beyond it, notes Sheela Bhatt.

5 Indians bag $12,530 Posco fellowship

5 Indians bag $12,530 Posco fellowship

Rediff.com23 Aug 2006

Five Indian students have been selected by Posco-India for fellowships for a Masters programme at the Graduate School of International Studies in Korea University.

With BJP Joining In, Is 'Revdi Culture' here to stay?

With BJP Joining In, Is 'Revdi Culture' here to stay?

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

Modi's BJP has promised more revdis or freebies for these assembly elections than ever before, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

Osama maintained 'phenomenal security' at Abbottabad hideout

Osama maintained 'phenomenal security' at Abbottabad hideout

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

Locked down in his Abbottabad hideout which he never left in six years, Osama bin Laden followed 'absolutely phenomenal operations security', and was taken by surprise when attacked by the United States forces, a top American counter-terrorism official has said.

From schools to grocery items: Inside Gurmeet Ram Rahim's empire

From schools to grocery items: Inside Gurmeet Ram Rahim's empire

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda, a quasi-religious cult with hundreds of thousands of followers, offers a wide variety of products and educational and health services, its website states.

Rajan heads back to Chicago Booth School, to teach global corp finance

Rajan heads back to Chicago Booth School, to teach global corp finance

Rediff.com18 Sep 2016

Giving details of Rajan's 'course schedule' for 2016-17, Chicago Booth School said this course will explore the challenges of corporate finance and investment in a more integrated global economy.

Study hotel management in Switzerland

Study hotel management in Switzerland

Rediff.com21 Aug 2008

Les Roches International School of Hotel Management and Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland, is organising a seminar for under graduate, graduate and post-graduate students interested in a career in the hospitality industry.

Paes calls for change: What's hindering Indian tennis?

Paes calls for change: What's hindering Indian tennis?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2023

Leander Paes feels India will find it tough in singles but the country can hope to win a medal in the Asian Games

'We View Wildlife As A Threat'

'We View Wildlife As A Threat'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.'

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Rediff.com21 Oct 2023

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Rahul Gandhi's expectations from wife: 'A loving person who is intelligent'

Rahul Gandhi's expectations from wife: 'A loving person who is intelligent'

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

Viewed as India's most eligible bachelor by some, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says he'll get married when the right girl comes along and part of the problem is that his parents' "really lovely marriage" has set the bar very high.

'Terror outfits are real cancer in Pakistan'

'Terror outfits are real cancer in Pakistan'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

"My view is that there is a real cancer within Pakistan, from the standpoint of militant organisations," John Brennan, Assistant to the US President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, said in his speech at the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.

Now, yoga made compulsory subject in govt-run schools

Now, yoga made compulsory subject in govt-run schools

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

A competition on yoga would be organised next year where the best performing student will be given a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.

Indian American C R Rao awarded statistics 'Nobel' for work 75 years ago

Indian American C R Rao awarded statistics 'Nobel' for work 75 years ago

Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, a prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, will receive the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field, for his monumental work 75 years ago that revolutionised statistical thinking.

Chat@3: Do you want to study in Switzerland?

Chat@3: Do you want to study in Switzerland?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2015

Christophe Clivaz of Swiss Learning will answer all your queries related to education in Switzerland.