News for 'Tel Aviv University'

Tata invests in technology, R&D at Tel Aviv University

Tata invests in technology, R&D at Tel Aviv University

Rediff.com29 Apr 2013

Tata Industries will invest $5 million in a new Tel Aviv University technology fund, saying it saw the university as its Israeli research and development centre.

Is This How First Humans Looked?

Is This How First Humans Looked?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2025

Glimpses from India and around the world that will make you smile and cry.

Ashoka students back Gaza stir, urge VC to snap ties with Israeli varsity

Ashoka students back Gaza stir, urge VC to snap ties with Israeli varsity

Rediff.com6 May 2024

The students claimed that Ashoka University, based in Haryana's Sonipat, has research partnerships with Tel Aviv University, ongoing faculty visits for teaching, student mobility (outbound and inbound), research collaboration, short-term study opportunities as well as joint programmes.

Computers to help understand neurons

Computers to help understand neurons

Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

This may help neuroscientists understand one of the deepest mysteries of our brain - how neuronal networks communicate and work together.

Smoking makes a person dumb

Smoking makes a person dumb

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

Young men who smoke are likely to have lower IQs than their non-smoking peers, a new study has determined.

Israel celebrates Hindi Divas

Israel celebrates Hindi Divas

Rediff.com17 Jan 2007

Hindi is being already taught at Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University in Israel. Haifa University recently announced its plans to start a course in Hindi as well.

Amitav Ghosh wins prestigious Dan David Prize

Amitav Ghosh wins prestigious Dan David Prize

Rediff.com28 Apr 2010

Noted Indian author Amitav Ghosh has won the prestigious Dan David Prize for his remarkable reworking of the great tradition of the Western novel in transnational terms.

Now, even computers can spot a hot woman!

Now, even computers can spot a hot woman!

Rediff.com5 Apr 2008

Based on human preferences, the machine 'learned' the relation between facial features and attractiveness scores and was then put to the test on a fresh set of faces.

Depressed women wear more perfume

Depressed women wear more perfume

Rediff.com5 Jan 2008

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered a link between depression and the loss of a sense of smell. They showed those who are depressed lose sensitivity in their olfactory glands at the same time and thus unwittingly splash too much scent about.

'No One Is Evacuating Tehran'

'No One Is Evacuating Tehran'

Rediff.com17 Jun 2025

'All the government and private offices are functioning.' 'Overall, life is continuing normally.' 'People of Iran are showing spirit and resilience in the face of adversity.'

Napoleon was the first Zionist: Book

Napoleon was the first Zionist: Book

Rediff.com27 Apr 2004

'Napoleon was the first to see the Jews as a political force in the international arena," Prof Mordechai Gichon of Tel Aviv University says in his book, Napoleon in the Holy Land.

Zubin Mehta wins Dan David Prize

Zubin Mehta wins Dan David Prize

Rediff.com9 Mar 2007

Mehta is the second Indian to receive the award. Prof C N R Rao won it in 2005 for his contribution to the field of material sciences.

A machine that can make look like a model

A machine that can make look like a model

Rediff.com7 Nov 2008

Researchers have built what they claim is a beauty machine that, with just the press of a button, can turn a picture of an ordinary face into that of a cover model.

Thinness lies in genes: Study

Thinness lies in genes: Study

Rediff.com2 Apr 2008

Are you clueless as to why your best friend eats whatever she wants and still fits into a skimpy dress and you, on the other hand, gain five pounds by just looking at a chocolate cake? Well, the culprit behind this conspiracy is your genetic makeup.

The pill can also help women conceive

The pill can also help women conceive

Rediff.com25 Mar 2008

On a study conducted on 1,800 women at the Infertility and IVF Unit at the Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, researchers led by Dr Haim Pinkas, found that a two-week intervention treatment using a standard low-dose birth control pill can help time egg harvesting -- making the In Vitro Fertilisation more convenient for doctor and patient.

Israeli scholar to be honoured for promoting Hindi

Israeli scholar to be honoured for promoting Hindi

Rediff.com11 Jul 2007

Genady Shlomper has been teaching Hindi at the Hebrew and Tel Aviv University for several years during which more than 260 students have graduated with Hindi as one of their main subjects.

Fadnavis hardsells Mumbai as global investment destination

Fadnavis hardsells Mumbai as global investment destination

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Mumbai is the financial capital of India, but it has the potential to become global financial centre, says Maharashatra CM Devendra Fadnavis.

'China, Pakistan Will Try To Turn Bangladesh Against India'

'China, Pakistan Will Try To Turn Bangladesh Against India'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2025

'Pakistan will also try to turn Bangladesh into a base for terrorist attacks on India.'

The wonderfully weird world we live in!

The wonderfully weird world we live in!

Rediff.com24 Apr 2019

Ten images that prove we live in a odd, odd world!

10th International Yoga Day celebrated worldwide

10th International Yoga Day celebrated worldwide

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

Thousands of yoga enthusiasts from across the world rolled out their yoga mats as they joined day-long sessions of the ancient Indian practice to commemorate the 10th International Day of Yoga on Friday.

Talent vs Passion: What is more important for success?

Talent vs Passion: What is more important for success?

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

Heart beats talent says a recent research. Do you agree?

Indians in Israel, Gaza safe; stranded citizens seek quick exit

Indians in Israel, Gaza safe; stranded citizens seek quick exit

Rediff.com8 Oct 2023

The Indian embassy has received requests from Indian tourists stranded in the country to facilitate their exit. Most of the tourists are travelling in groups.

Reject Dan David Prize: Activists to Amitav Ghosh

Reject Dan David Prize: Activists to Amitav Ghosh

Rediff.com21 Apr 2010

A host of pro-Palestine activists has urged eminent writer Amitav Ghosh not to accept the Tel Aviv-based Dan David Prize.

Qatar Reprieve Highlights India Diplomacy

Qatar Reprieve Highlights India Diplomacy

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

The incident remains a reminder of the inherent fragilities of all geopolitical relationships.

Pakistan closely watching Modi's trip to Israel: Report

Pakistan closely watching Modi's trip to Israel: Report

Rediff.com6 Jul 2017

A report in a daily said that Pakistan was worried over the visit as it could have serious implications on strategic stability in the region.

New fibre optic technology can boost Internet bandwidth

New fibre optic technology can boost Internet bandwidth

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

The technology centres on donut-shaped laser light beams called optical vortices, in which the light twists like a tornado as it moves along the beam path, rather than in a straight line.

Hamas strikes on Israel terror attacks, we stand for sovereign Palestine: India

Hamas strikes on Israel terror attacks, we stand for sovereign Palestine: India

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

India on Thursday described the strikes by Hamas on Israeli cities as "terror attacks" but at the same time reaffirmed its long-standing position, advocating negotiations towards establishing a "sovereign, independent and viable" State of Palestine living side-by-side at peace with Israel.

10 Nepali students killed, 4 hurt in Hamas attacks in Israel

10 Nepali students killed, 4 hurt in Hamas attacks in Israel

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

In a press statement, the foreign ministry here said 10 Nepali nationals lost their lives in the recent attack by Hamas in Israel.

Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move US embassy

Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move US embassy

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

He will also order the state department to start the process of planning and building a new US embassy in Jerusalem, but White House officials said that process would take at least three years.

Why films give me hope in these times of war

Why films give me hope in these times of war

Rediff.com24 Jul 2014

>What happens when two teenagers -- one Israeli and one Palestinian -- discover that they were accidentally switched at birth? The Other Son is a wonderful vision of Israel and Palestine. There is no positive future for the region and its people without this vision, feels Aseem Chhabra.

Back home from Israel, Indian students recount horror

Back home from Israel, Indian students recount horror

Rediff.com14 Oct 2023

India has launched Operation Ajay to facilitate the return of those who wish to come back home as a series of brazen attacks on Israeli towns by Hamas militants over the weekend triggered fresh tension in the region.

'My sister's body was lying in the forest for five days'

'My sister's body was lying in the forest for five days'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

'We buried her yesterday.' 'There were so many bodies, they could not fit in the hospital anymore, so they put them in an army base nearby.'

'Netanyahu cannot eradicate Hamas'

'Netanyahu cannot eradicate Hamas'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

'Assassinating the leaders of an organisation, destroying their homes, buildings and institutions are not 'wiping out' an organisation.' 'Genociding the Lebanese or the Palestinians is something that Israel cannot technically do, let alone morally afford.'

'Hamas is not stupid'

'Hamas is not stupid'

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

'The Israeli government is saying, "OK, leave northern Gaza, because we're going to fight Hamas there".' 'But Hamas is not stupid. They are going to put militants in southern Gaza too. And then what's Israel going to do?' 'At some point are they going to say, 'Leave southern Gaza too because we want to fight Hamas there? Go across the border to Egypt"'? 'That's what people are worried about. Because they fear that once they cross the border into Egypt there will be no coming back.'

'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

'A lot of Israeli soldiers will lose their lives'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2023

'Hamas is going to be prepared. There will be booby traps and tunnels; it's going to be door to door fighting.'

Modi among Time's most influential leaders

Modi among Time's most influential leaders

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

We take a look at Time magazines top world leaders.

What's so magical about this tiny island in Kerala?

What's so magical about this tiny island in Kerala?

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

To be at Kakkathuruthu when the sun sets, according to National Geographic, is a surreal experience. Ambassador T P Sreenivasan tells us how the tiny island gradually charmed him.

'I for I, India for Israel', says Modi after meeting Rivlin

'I for I, India for Israel', says Modi after meeting Rivlin

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

On second day of his visit, Modi will also meet Moshe Holtzberg, the Israeli child who as a toddler survived the 26/11 attack.

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the Berlinale.