News for 'Social Sciences'

Meteor shower? Bright lights in sky seen from Maharashtra, MP

Meteor shower? Bright lights in sky seen from Maharashtra, MP

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

Experts speculated that they could be either meteorites entering the Earth's atmosphere or the pieces of rocket boosters which fall off after a satellite launch.

Varanasi university lecturer sacked over post on Navratra fast

Varanasi university lecturer sacked over post on Navratra fast

Rediff.com1 Oct 2022

In his social media post in Hindi, Gautam had written, "For women, it is better to read the Constitution of India and the Hindu Code Bill instead of fasting for nine days during Navratra. Their lives will be free from fear and slavery. Jai Bheem."

Want a PhD in Management?

Want a PhD in Management?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2003

Information You Can Use, folks!

India's Discoveries Haven't Received Attention They Deserve

India's Discoveries Haven't Received Attention They Deserve

Rediff.com6 Sep 2023

In the ancient world there is a great deal of give and take and reciprocal learning. India was an integral and important constituent of such interchanges of goods and ideas.

Can Vijay Succeed Where Rajini Couldn't?

Can Vijay Succeed Where Rajini Couldn't?

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

Will Vijay will go the most successful MGR/Jayalalithaa way, or that of Vijayakanth, Seeman or Kamalahaasan, or will he end up as another Rajinikanth who cries wolf at the last minute and quits the scene even before it all had really begun, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Date rape: 'You can't be too careful'

Date rape: 'You can't be too careful'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2009

Much as we might like to believe that date rape is a curse of the Western world, we have to open our eyes to the fact that the crime is much closer to home than we realise.

Want an MA in HR management?

Want an MA in HR management?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2006

The School of Management and Labour Studies of the Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai, invites applications for its Master of Arts Programme in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations.

'The pandemic has made us more hateful'

'The pandemic has made us more hateful'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

'The reason why we have reached such depths is because of the breakdown of the rule of law, and not the political atmosphere.' 'Yes, the political atmosphere has aggravated the situation.'

ChatGPT: Driving The World Berserk?

ChatGPT: Driving The World Berserk?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

Or has the world seen things like this before, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

China's next problem: Urbanisation

China's next problem: Urbanisation

Rediff.com31 Jul 2006

Up to 300 million farmers will move into cities over the next two decades.

'Modi's selection of Yogi is backfiring'

'Modi's selection of Yogi is backfiring'

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

'If the Opposition does make a dent, it could encourage the efforts of regional parties to come together for the larger battle in 2024 and mark the beginning of a new anti-BJP politics.'

'India's image has taken a beating'

'India's image has taken a beating'

Rediff.com8 May 2008

India's standing in the international community will take a beating now that it has become evident that the Indo-US civil nuclear deal has been given a silent burial, eminent economist Lord Meghnad Desai has said.

TISS: Masters in globalisation and labour

TISS: Masters in globalisation and labour

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

Tata Institute of Social Sciences offers a two year programme in globalisation and labour.

'If he was in India, Einstein wouldn't have got out of school'

'If he was in India, Einstein wouldn't have got out of school'

Rediff.com24 Mar 2023

'Most students find it difficult to cope with the way they are expected to learn at the IITs.' 'So, all the students face the same stress.' 'But those students who are mentally weak are more affected.'

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.

ISI terror module: All 3 arrested accused have BTech degrees

ISI terror module: All 3 arrested accused have BTech degrees

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

According to the police, one of the accused had made IEDs and later tested them at several places in Delhi, Rajasthan and Haldwani in Uttarakhand.

Google unveils a slate of AI tools for Indian developers

Google unveils a slate of AI tools for Indian developers

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

Google unveiled on Wednesday a slate of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies for Indian developers at its first I/O Connect event for India, being held in Bengaluru. The company made accessible for Indian developers its faster, more accurate large language AI model accessible through PaLM API, Makersuite, as well as features on Google Cloud's Vertex AI. Google Cloud officially launched a new initiative in collaboration with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, to help sellers build and scale commerce platforms across the country.

Beware! The Yellow Dragon Is Awake!

Beware! The Yellow Dragon Is Awake!

Rediff.com2 Nov 2023

Throughout 2022, China turned to the PLA as an increasingly capable instrument of Statecraft, strengthening its ability to 'fight and win wars' against a 'strong enemy', points out Ajai Shukla.

Is the problem with quotas over?

Is the problem with quotas over?

Rediff.com30 Aug 2006

How Women Change The Political Game

How Women Change The Political Game

Rediff.com22 Dec 2023

More than ever before, women voters can make or mar a political party's electoral fortunes.

UPA to offer secular education

UPA to offer secular education

Rediff.com7 Jun 2004

President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday said the government would take steps to remove 'communalisation' of the school syllabus that occurred in recent years.

Sedition-charged TISS student gets anticipatory bail

Sedition-charged TISS student gets anticipatory bail

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

The Bombay high court has granted anticipatory bail to a 22-year-old student of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), who was charged with sedition last year for allegedly shouting slogans in support of jailed JNU student Sharjeel Imam at an LGBTQ event in the city.

How Gujarat is divided

How Gujarat is divided

Rediff.com23 Jul 2006

A study reveals religious communities in Gujarat have moved from mixed neighbourhoods to community-dominated areas.

CBI team in Manipur to probe killing of 2 students

CBI team in Manipur to probe killing of 2 students

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, led by the agency's Special Director Ajay Bhatnagar, will reach Imphal in a special flight on Wednesday to investigate the 'kidnapping and killing' of two students who went missing in the northeastern state on July 6, sources said.

DCW asks Nitish about steps taken to ensure wellbeing of girls assaulted at shelter home

DCW asks Nitish about steps taken to ensure wellbeing of girls assaulted at shelter home

Rediff.com4 Aug 2018

Swati Maliwal asked if the girls were being sent to school or if they are being given counselling. She also asked Kumar to ensure that the girls are not pressured in to changing their statements.

Drucker for dummies

Drucker for dummies

Rediff.com14 Mar 2006

CBSE exams for Classes 10, 12 to begin from May 4

CBSE exams for Classes 10, 12 to begin from May 4

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Tuesday the schedule for classes 10 and 12 board exams which will begin on May 4.

Will NCA physios declare Bumrah 'fully fit' for Ireland tour?

Will NCA physios declare Bumrah 'fully fit' for Ireland tour?

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

Bumrah, 29, is recovering after a surgery to treat lower back stress fracture.

Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 7,600cr in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 7,600cr in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

Modi also virtually flagged off a new train between Antagarh in Kanker district and Raipur and kickstarted the distribution of cards of the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme to beneficiaries in the state.

TISS offers diploma in Media and Cultural studies

TISS offers diploma in Media and Cultural studies

Rediff.com20 Aug 2007

Tata Institute of Social Sciences offers a two-year degree programme for a diploma in Media and Cultural studies.

When Some Speak For All

When Some Speak For All

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

...close to the 2024 general election. The BJP calling the Congress 'seasonal Hindu' is as laughable as the saffron party sparing itself the title of 'seasonal extreme Hindu.'

How else should one describe its election campaigns of the past years?
It was typically obsessive religion and personality cult with economic development for fig leaf, asserts Shyam G Menon.

'Difficult to be a Muslim in India today'

'Difficult to be a Muslim in India today'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

'We can never get rid of stereotypes but we can have benign stereotypes.'

Higher FDI = more jobs

Higher FDI = more jobs

Rediff.com2 Jun 2004

Indo-Japan ties is worry for China

Indo-Japan ties is worry for China

Rediff.com12 Jun 2005

Google investing $10 billion in India's digitisation fund: Pichai tells PM Modi

Google investing $10 billion in India's digitisation fund: Pichai tells PM Modi

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

Internet giant Google is investing $10 billion in India's digitisation fund, its CEO Sundar Pichai has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a step that will recognise India's leadership on fintech and will support small and large businesses in India, the US and around the world. Pichai met Prime Minister Modi in Washington on Friday and also announced the opening of Google's global fintech operation centre in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in Gandhinagar. "It was an honour to meet Prime Minister Modi during the historic visit to the US. We shared with the Prime Minister that Google is investing $10 billion in India's digitisation fund," Pichai said.

Sushma Swaraj to inaugurate Nalanda University on September 19

Sushma Swaraj to inaugurate Nalanda University on September 19

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be visiting the NalandaUniversity on September 19 when it will be formally inaugurated.

Aaftab Poonawala to undergo narco test on December 1

Aaftab Poonawala to undergo narco test on December 1

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

On Monday, Poonawala had come under an attack by some weapon-wielding men at the FSL when he was in a police van.

CBSE special topper: Find love in what you do

CBSE special topper: Find love in what you do

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

Anushka Panda, who has spinal muscular atrophy tells us how she scored 97.8 per cent and topped CBSE class 10 examination.