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'They say 'a picture paints a thousand words', so seeing Rishi Sunak PM at the door of Number 10 can never be taken from us.'' 'It is a symbol that will go down in the history books.' 'It is the very embodiment of me saying to my boys, "You can be who you want to be",' notes James Salins in this must-read feature.
The big question being posed is if you need to pay fancy salaries and bonuses to attract the best and the brightest to the financial services. Does the sector need that much of innovation, in relation to the needs of other sectors?
Consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.
'A lot of young people, especially women, usually go on in their career path thinking to just put their head down and work hard, and the opportunities will come to them.' 'The only reason I became CEO of Vimeo was because I was pushing to create an opportunity to take the company into a different direction.'
CAT gurus Asan Dasari and Vinayak Kudva give you the gyaan you need to crack CAT.
The placement process at B-schools comes as close to psychological cannibalism as one is likely to witness.
ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar stirred a hornet's nest this week when she linked the low numbers of women in B-school to a focus on quantitative ability in the testing process.
'Approach people with respect, mindful that they know their job better than you do, and that you're not superior to them just because you may be better educated or their boss.' Skoda Auto VW India MD Gurpratap S Boparai cites his management credo to Pavan Lall.
Plus size models tell us how they took charge of their lives and turned their dreams into reality.
Roshni, also a trained classical musician, came on the board of HCL Technologies in 2013 and was vice chairperson. Shiv Nadar would continue to be MD of the company with designation as chief strategy officer.
And Patrick D'Souza managed to score a perfect 100 in 4 of his attempts!
Rediff readers take the 10 year challenge and tell us what has changed.
Ancy Varghese who had 99.38 percentile in XAT 2014 describes the importance of knowing all about the exam first and developing a strategy accordingly.
69-year-old Milon Sanyal writes about the books his Baba gifted him.
Many other Indians are heading the businesses at companies abroad.
Byju's, says Anita Kishore, has given the founders of the businesses it has acquired the independence to operate separately and maintain their core culture.
'Putting your life at stake defending your motherland is the best feeling you can get.'
Choose a career that motivates you and one that you are good at, says Prof RSS Mani, education consultant and vice president-institutional development, ITM Group of Institutions.
Photographer Pravin Talan's 2016 Calendar is a page-turner which celebrates talent.
Arijit Kumar Gorai who received admission offers from nine IIMs and SP Jain Institute of Management tells us how he cracked the test.
In an online chat with readers overseas education consultant NNS Chandra addressed queries related to international admissions
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra has answers to all your queries related to pursuing an education abroad.
Reading books will make you curious, build your imagination and nourish your brain into an organic super power.
'He is busy building an image on the social media as an anti-right-winger.' 'But remember: An actor is only good at what he was born to do,' observes Subhash K Jha.
The companies will jointly launch the Windows 8.1 powered 10.1 inch Hewlett-Packard Omni10 tablet with embedded content from Pearson and Microsoft Office in the higher education space.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.
'No one's comparing and everyone's taking the song as mine... that's a battle won.'
In an online chat with readers, Jason Baran, spokesperson for the GRE programme at Educational Testing Service (ETS) addressed queries related to the entrance exam and offered crucial advice.
The improved changes aim to help students prepare and perform better in the test, says ARKS Srinivas.
The Graduate Record Examination is an important test for admission into masters and doctoral programmes in the US.
Neha Manglik, the only female CAT topper this year tells us how she did it.
Authorities shut down schools and other educational institutions in north Kashmir as a precautionary measure for maintaining law and order.
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Tanay Aggarwal who is currently pursuing his post graduation in management from the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Powai tells us how he secured 99.80 in the Common Admission Test last year.
Gavin DSouza who scored 99.49 percentile in CAT 2013 tells us how he cracked the test.
With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.
Overseas education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on entrance examinations, admission procedures at international universities.
Duly paying your education loan installments on time, each month, is the best thing that could be done to maintain a good CIBIL TransUnion Score.
15 per cent of startups in Silicon Valley are founded by Indians.
