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2018's top 20 science colleges in India

2018's top 20 science colleges in India

Rediff.com30 May 2018

Presenting the Top 20 of 100 science colleges as per India Today's findings.

2018's top 20 science colleges in India

2018's top 20 science colleges in India

Rediff.com30 May 2018

Presenting the Top 20 of 100 science colleges as per India Today's findings.

I trusted in my abilities: IIT-JEE topper Aman Bansal

I trusted in my abilities: IIT-JEE topper Aman Bansal

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Jaipur's first IIT-JEE topper Aman Bansal shares his success mantra.

In battle against COVID-19, India faces new challenges

In battle against COVID-19, India faces new challenges

Rediff.com29 May 2020

The pandemic is set to become even more challenging, with migrant workers returning home, relaxations in lockdown rules, and the approaching monsoon. However, states are looking at community participation to ramp up testing and home treatment of patients

'We get scared, but how long will we sit at home?'

'We get scared, but how long will we sit at home?'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

'We have fewer actors in every scene.' 'We don't have family scenes or scenes that involve a lot of people.' 'We are not doing scenes which are intimate or require closeness.'

Prof C N R Rao becomes third scientist to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Prof C N R Rao becomes third scientist to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Rediff.com16 Nov 2013

Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is the third scientist to be awarded the highest civilian award -- Bharat Ratna, a crowning glory of his inexorable list of outstanding achievements.

'COVID-19 vaccine will be made in India'

'COVID-19 vaccine will be made in India'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

'I can say with confidence that any future SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, developed anywhere in the world, would have to be manufactured in India, if it is to be affordable and of high quality.'

'Confusion is clouding investment climate'

'Confusion is clouding investment climate'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2015

The quality and quantity of start-ups in India have completely changed.

Coronavirus cases up to 283; restrictions imposed in many states

Coronavirus cases up to 283; restrictions imposed in many states

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

Four people have died including one each in Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra.

New greenhouse gas has higher global warming impact than CO2

New greenhouse gas has higher global warming impact than CO2

Rediff.com10 Dec 2013

The chemical -- perfluorotributylamine -- is the most radiatively efficient chemical found to date, breaking all other chemical records for its potential to impact climate, said researchers from University of Toronto's Department of Chemistry.

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells Veenu Sandhu.

India face Windies test in T20s sans Kohli and Dhoni

India face Windies test in T20s sans Kohli and Dhoni

Rediff.com3 Nov 2018

India, without captain Virat Kohli and veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni, won't have it easy against T20 World champions West Indies, who are bolstered by the arrival of star players Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell.

Delhi University struggling for time to revise FYUP syllabus

Delhi University struggling for time to revise FYUP syllabus

Rediff.com12 Jul 2014

Delhi University is racing against time to alter the syllabus to ensure that students of the four year undergraduate programme can complete their course in the next two years. The academic session begins on July 21.

MacArthur Fellowship for 2 Indian-American scientists

MacArthur Fellowship for 2 Indian-American scientists

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

Two Indian-American scientists are among 23 scientists who have won this year's prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for showing exceptional creativity in their respective fields.

Raees Review: Na miyabhai ki daring , na baniye ka dimag

Raees Review: Na miyabhai ki daring , na baniye ka dimag

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

It would have helped Raees' creative -- not box office -- cause to have the courage of its conviction and not turn Raees into the story of a whimpering, sanskari gangster, feels Prasanna D Zore.

Top science careers to pursue after class 12

Top science careers to pursue after class 12

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Think beyond engineering and medicine.

Students! Beware UGC's plagiarism rules!

Students! Beware UGC's plagiarism rules!

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

The new guidelines can act as a deterrent for students who have for years been unfairly reaping the benefits of the 'Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V' method of research.

Indian-American billionaire arrested; charged with opioid fraud

Indian-American billionaire arrested; charged with opioid fraud

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

Amritsar-born entrepreneur John Nath Kapoor was arrested by the FBI for bribing doctors to over-prescribe a powerful opioid to patients.

What India's NEP should really be

What India's NEP should really be

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

'Learning to learn should be given more importance than what is actually being learnt,' recommends Zaki Ansari.

Can more disasters happen in Uttarakhand?

Can more disasters happen in Uttarakhand?

Rediff.com15 Feb 2021

'Above 2,000 metres the gradient of the Himalayas is very steep and if you build any infrastructure (roads, dams, hydro power projects) in these regions, it will not be able to sustain these events (the onslaught of debris that comes down with great speeds).'

Don't mock India's scientific past!

Don't mock India's scientific past!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.

#JobSearch: 'It's been two years and I am struggling'

#JobSearch: 'It's been two years and I am struggling'

Rediff.com20 May 2015

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes a year in office, young job-seekers share stories of their struggles.

#JobSearch: 'It's been two years and I am struggling'

#JobSearch: 'It's been two years and I am struggling'

Rediff.com20 May 2015

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes a year in office, young job-seekers share stories of their struggles.

Manmarziyaan promises violent love

Manmarziyaan promises violent love

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

Anurag Kashyap's lovers have no enemies to shoot, says Sreehari Nair, and so they take aim at each other.

All hail the brightest star of India's 2018 boxing!

All hail the brightest star of India's 2018 boxing!

Rediff.com25 Dec 2018

M C Mary Kom managed to surpass even herself, obliterating everyone and everything else along the way in a tumultuous year for the sport.

The vanishing middle manager

The vanishing middle manager

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

Can business schools re-invent their role, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Will Modi-Xi meeting resolve Sikkim standoff?

Will Modi-Xi meeting resolve Sikkim standoff?

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

'The impasse on the India-China border in the Sikkim sector persists, but the Hamburg meeting between the two leaders will certainly have its salutary effects on the relationship between the two countries,' says China scholar Rup Narayan Das.

'3 Idiots inspired me' says JEE topper Sarvesh Mehtani

'3 Idiots inspired me' says JEE topper Sarvesh Mehtani

Rediff.com12 Jun 2017

'The film released when I was in Class 8. Most of the characters in it inspired me' says Sarvesh Mehtani.

Prithviraj: Acting is an unforgiving job

Prithviraj: Acting is an unforgiving job

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

Malayalam star Prithviraj talks about the changing times in Malayalam cinema.

20 Things We Love About Satya

20 Things We Love About Satya

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

Celebrating one of Bollywood's finest cult classics, as it turns 20.

PHOTOS: Trump hosts dinner for Modi

PHOTOS: Trump hosts dinner for Modi

Rediff.com27 Jun 2017

This was the first dinner hosted for a foreign dignitary at the White House under the Trump administration.

Sheena Bora Trial: Indrani and the DNA Puzzle

Sheena Bora Trial: Indrani and the DNA Puzzle

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

What Indrani doesn't know is that even if she is handed down a sentence of not guilty by the judge at the end of the long and meandering Sheena Bora murder trial, for India's legion of armchair judges, she will always be guilty. She won't be able to change that. Ever.

Bihar topper scam: A well-oiled network

Bihar topper scam: A well-oiled network

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

The reputation of Bihar's schools has taken a knock. Satyavrat Mishra explains how a student-teacher nexus has gamed the system to produce toppers by the dozen.

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.

John loves romancing heroes!

John loves romancing heroes!

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

Get your low down on what's happening in Bollywood, right here!

Why Bolton's appointment is dangerous for the world

Why Bolton's appointment is dangerous for the world

Rediff.com26 Mar 2018

'Unlike Trump, who has an isolationist approach, Bolton would like to roam around the world, trampling upon any sign of dissent,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Sheena Bora case: Why did her lawyers give Indrani a drubbing?

Sheena Bora case: Why did her lawyers give Indrani a drubbing?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

Indrani dressed in a short purple kurta and leggings, with a bandhini green-purple chunni, sindhoor glowing in her mang, was receiving a drubbing from her lawyers for the facts she had revealed before the court on Tuesday while arguing the rejoinder to her bail application. She was insisting: "But he asked me for a motive!"

Pathankot mastermind in 'custody' since January 14: Sartaj Aziz

Pathankot mastermind in 'custody' since January 14: Sartaj Aziz

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

He also said it was for India to decide on dates for Foreign Secretary-level talks, postponed in the wake of the terror strike.

K V Thomas: Politically engineering food for all

K V Thomas: Politically engineering food for all

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

When KV Thomas took over as minister of state for food and consumer affairs (independent charge) on January 19, 2011, he was tasked with taking forward one single, important objective: expedite the implementation of the National Food Security Bill.

The BEST Films of Om Puri

The BEST Films of Om Puri

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Among the finest Indian actors, voices and smiles to grace the stage and screen, Om Puri's uniqueness, always so fluid and natural, cannot be summed up in a few words, feels Sukanya Verma.