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World's best schools 2014: 4 Indian institutes in the top 100

World's best schools 2014: 4 Indian institutes in the top 100

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

Does your favourite institute feature in the list?

'I don't regret anything in life'

'I don't regret anything in life'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

Urvashi Rautela tells Rediff.com's Patcy N why she became a part of Hate Story 4.

England rugby team invoke spirit of '66

England rugby team invoke spirit of '66

Rediff.com19 Nov 2003

Their team are only one match away from winning the World Cup, something beyond either their soccer or cricket counterparts in the past 37 years

Hurrah! Indian students can work in UK post studies

Hurrah! Indian students can work in UK post studies

Rediff.com14 Dec 2015

Indians are welcome to study and work in Great Britain, says UK's Minister for Science and Universities Jo Johnson.

Student turns sexual harassment into street art

Student turns sexual harassment into street art

Rediff.com10 Oct 2018

Sophie Sandberg writes insults she or other women have heard in chalk on New York's streets to raise awareness about sexual harassment.

Why was the British academic denied entry into India?

Why was the British academic denied entry into India?

Rediff.com24 Jun 2014

On June 8, an academic from Britain was turned away at the Hyderabad airport by the Indian immigration authorities. She was told that she would not be denied entry into India, and if she wished to do so, she could re-apply in 2016.

Google to buy artificial intelligence company DeepMind

Google to buy artificial intelligence company DeepMind

Rediff.com27 Jan 2014

Google, which is working on projects including self-driving cars and robots, has become increasingly focused on artificial intelligence in recent years.

UK tycoons pledge Rs 500 crore for cleaning Ganga

UK tycoons pledge Rs 500 crore for cleaning Ganga

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

Gadkari, who was on a 3-day visit to London, listed the Hinduja family and Sri Prakash Lohia of the Indorama Corporation among the donors.

The Oxford alumnus fighting the Bihar election

The Oxford alumnus fighting the Bihar election

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

'The uneducated think of their rights as a gift. This is deeply troubling.' 'If they were educated they could claim what is rightfully theirs.'

Heard Bombay Lokal's rebellious, angry, music?

Heard Bombay Lokal's rebellious, angry, music?

Rediff.com11 Jan 2020

Their music, available online, sung in Hindi, English, Urdu and Marathi, displays a new grammar and vocabulary which expresses the language of the disempowered,

Inflation warrior Urjit Patel at the helm of RBI

Inflation warrior Urjit Patel at the helm of RBI

Rediff.com5 Sep 2016

The first task before him is to get used to the idea of working with the Monetary Policy Committee

China builds missile site at Kailash-Mansarovar: Report

China builds missile site at Kailash-Mansarovar: Report

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

'The missile mounted near Kailash-Mansarovar is called DF-21. It is a medium-range, 2,200 kilometres ballistic missile. Its advantage is that it can cover all cities of north India, including New Delhi'

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

In a statement posted on his official Twitter handle, the actor's family said he was diagnosed with the disease in 2016.

Want to train like Serena or Nadal?

Want to train like Serena or Nadal?

Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

The Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy, which opened last autumn on the Spanish island of Mallorca, is charging kids 56,000 euros ($62,000) a year for tennis lessons and school.

India's growing coffee culture

India's growing coffee culture

Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per cent CAGR, all due to the growing coffee culture among the youth, increasing urbanisation, rising disposable income levels and changing eating and drinking preferences, says Atanu Biswas.

'There's nothing to be ashamed about periods'

'There's nothing to be ashamed about periods'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Deane De Menezes hopes to reduce the awkwardness and stigma around menstruation.

Obama nominates Yellen as head of Federal Reserve Board

Obama nominates Yellen as head of Federal Reserve Board

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

US President Barack Obama has nominated Janet Yellen to head the Federal Reserve Board, describing her as one of America's "foremost economists and policy makers".

She is likely to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chief

She is likely to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed chief

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

Yellen is currently Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Billionaire heiresses to watch

Billionaire heiresses to watch

Rediff.com29 Apr 2009

These hardworking heiresses are being groomed to run their family empires.

BBC World plans MBA courses for Indian students

BBC World plans MBA courses for Indian students

Rediff.com15 Jan 2004

BBC Worldwide would offer two online MBA scholarships from a world-ranked business school in London to mark the launch of BBC Learning in India.

Indian student's body brought to Hyderabad

Indian student's body brought to Hyderabad

Rediff.com24 May 2008

The body of Jyothirmai, a medical student, who was killed in Birmingham in London, was brought to Hyderabad on Saturday. Jyothirmai's family friends, including former mayor Jandhyala Shankar, former legislator Adusumilli Jayaprakash and Deputy Mayor Anne Prasanna received the body. Jyothirmai, who was pursuing a masters course in public health in London, was killed by alleged burglars in her rented house in Birmingham on May 6.

Want to migrate to Nithyananda's 'Kailaasa'?

Want to migrate to Nithyananda's 'Kailaasa'?

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

'It's a moot point if Kailaasa will ever evolve beyond being a haven for a fugitive from justice,' notes Devangshu Datta.

Remembering Ashok Mitra

Remembering Ashok Mitra

Rediff.com2 Jun 2018

Dr Mitra called the Pandara Road crowd a 'cheerful collective of young dreamers,' united in its 'love and pride for the newly Independent India,' despite 'sharp disparities in background, temperament and attitude.' Dr Shreekant Sambrani recalls his encounters with the legendary economist who passed into the ages.

Two titans of diplomacy leave a rich legacy

Two titans of diplomacy leave a rich legacy

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

Ambassador Natarajan Krishnan and Ambassador Shankar Bajpai helped shape Indian foreign policy at a glorious, but difficult, time in history, recalls Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

The meteor who blazed across a revolutionary sky

The meteor who blazed across a revolutionary sky

Rediff.com23 Feb 2019

'George Fernandes was an innocent among the cut-throats and pickpockets who infest the political jungle.' 'He was too good a man to achieve spectacular success in the game of thrones,' notes Sunanda K Datta Ray.

Inquest to open into death of Indian student in UK

Inquest to open into death of Indian student in UK

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

An inquest is set to open into the death of an 18-year-old engineering student from Chennai, who was found dead in her student accommodation at LiverpoolUniversity in the UK.

'If we don't do something for society, who will?'

'If we don't do something for society, who will?'

Rediff.com24 Aug 2009

After a foreign education, Krishna Banerjee chose to dedicate her life to voluntary social work among women in rural West Bengal.

Don't Miss! Best Sports Photos of the Week!

Don't Miss! Best Sports Photos of the Week!

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

There was also the exciting Rugby Union match that added that much more excitement to the past week. Rediff.com has that and more snapped right here. We bring you a glance of all the action from the week gone by

Muslim leaders suffering from inferiority complex: Pak SC judge

Muslim leaders suffering from inferiority complex: Pak SC judge

Rediff.com6 Apr 2015

Leaders of Muslim world are suffering from an "acute inferiority complex", which stems from the "legacy of the colonial era", Justice Muhammed Al-Ghazali of Supreme Court of Pakistan said.

Women better at firing than making money

Women better at firing than making money

Rediff.com7 Aug 2009

Daniel Ferreira of the London School of Economics, and Renee Adams, of the University of Queensland, found that while companies with more women on their boards tend to have better corporate governance, they are less profitable.

Modi's India First angers Xi

Modi's India First angers Xi

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

'China is constantly probing India's weaknesses.' 'The challenge is to implement a strategy that will allow India to buy time, gather its strength, and eventually counter China,' recommends Harsh V Pant and Vinay Kaura.

Arvind Subramanian in race to be next chief economist of World Bank

Arvind Subramanian in race to be next chief economist of World Bank

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

Arvind Subramanian was appointed CEA in October 2014 and got a year's extension in September 2017

Financial crisis could send suicide, homicide rate

Financial crisis could send suicide, homicide rate

Rediff.com8 Jul 2009

Researchers at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Oxford University headed the study to examine the possibility that health might suffer as a result of the market crashes. Lead author David Stuckler estimated that increased stress stemming from job losses could prompt a 2.4 per cent rise in suicide rates. Another 2.7 per cent rise in heart attack deaths could be expected, along with a 2.4 per cent increase in homicides rates.

Road to Rio a bumpy one for Franklin

Road to Rio a bumpy one for Franklin

Rediff.com3 Jul 2016

Missy Franklin was the 17-year-old darling of American swimming in 2012, returning home from the London Olympics with four gold medals and being hailed as the sport's brightest young star.

Mulayam cuts 75-ft cake at grand birthday bash

Mulayam cuts 75-ft cake at grand birthday bash

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav celebrated his 75th birthday by cutting a 75-foot-long cake at midnight at a grand event in Rampur.

'India is respectful of its history'

'India is respectful of its history'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2009

'Macaulay would be less dismissive of India if his Sanskrit dictionary had not fallen off the boat.' A fascinating interview with historian Piers Brendon, author of the provocative The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997.

Ash's Mistress bombs in the UK

Ash's Mistress bombs in the UK

Rediff.com26 Apr 2006

Has the Amelia Earhart mystery finally been solved?

Has the Amelia Earhart mystery finally been solved?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

The aviation pioneer's body has never been officially found after she disappeared July 2, 1937.

COVID-19: Let's prepare for a Second Wave

COVID-19: Let's prepare for a Second Wave

Rediff.com26 Apr 2020

As with the Spanish flu, the world must be ready for a second and third wave as this start-stop-start-stop response plays out, recommends Rahul Jacob.

No relief for Raje as probe into Modi-Dushyant loan will continue

No relief for Raje as probe into Modi-Dushyant loan will continue

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Singh, son of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, has been under attack over media reports that his company received Rs 11.63 crore in investments from Modi in 2008.