News for 'coaching institute'

Six ex-Yorkshire players sanctioned for using racist language

Six ex-Yorkshire players sanctioned for using racist language

Rediff.com26 May 2023

Six former Yorkshire players have been sanctioned for the alleged use of racist and discriminatory language.

All India Rank Review: Tender Must Watch

All India Rank Review: Tender Must Watch

Rediff.com23 Feb 2024

All India Rank achieves a fine balance of authenticity and sensitivity in the fine portrayals of its young actors and old.

10 Youth Shows You Must Watch On OTT

10 Youth Shows You Must Watch On OTT

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

As the Indian version of The Archies gets ready to hit OTT, Deepa Gahlot picks 10 interesting college-and-youth-oriented shows on OTT.

Cash-strapped Byju's to raise $200 mn after taking 99% valuation cut

Cash-strapped Byju's to raise $200 mn after taking 99% valuation cut

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

Cash-strapped edtech firm Byju's' parent company said on Monday it will raise $200 million by way of a rights issue to all its equity shareholders, aiming to support growth and achieve operational sustainability. The proposed rights issuance by Think and Learn Private Limited (TLPL) will fund capital expenditure and support general corporate purposes. As the largest shareholders, the founders of Byju's have personally invested more than $1.1 billion in the company in the last 18 months.

Kartikey Gupta from Maharashtra tops IIT-JEE

Kartikey Gupta from Maharashtra tops IIT-JEE

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

The 17 year old from Ballarpur, Maharashtra has scored 346 out of 372 marks in the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) results announced Friday.

IIT aspirant from Bihar hangs self in Kota hostel room

IIT aspirant from Bihar hangs self in Kota hostel room

Rediff.com26 Dec 2018

The reason behind the suicide was yet to be ascertained as no suicide note was found, police said.

IIT-aspirant commits suicide in Kota, 12th death this year

IIT-aspirant commits suicide in Kota, 12th death this year

Rediff.com23 Jul 2016

Prince Kumar Singh, a resident of Motihari district of Bihar, is the twelfth student to have died in the coaching hub this year.

Sable to take learnings from World C'ships failure into Asiad

Sable to take learnings from World C'ships failure into Asiad

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

'I will be running for timing in Asian Games. The training I had, I hope to record my personal best and win the race.'

2024 elections could be last in India if...: Kharge

2024 elections could be last in India if...: Kharge

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday expressed apprehension that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be the last opportunity for the people to save democracy, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi might prefer dictatorship in case his party wins the upcoming polls.

Delhi unlock: Cinemas allowed to work in full capacity

Delhi unlock: Cinemas allowed to work in full capacity

Rediff.com29 Oct 2021

The order, listing various allowed and restricted activities because of the Covid pandemic, will come into effect from November 1.

PIX: Javelin champ keeping husband-coach busy in lockdown

PIX: Javelin champ keeping husband-coach busy in lockdown

Rediff.com25 Apr 2020

Javelin world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber has fewer chances to practise and none to compete. Her husband Mike Barber is now much more than a coach and confidant, becoming the 28-year-old's physio, massage therapist and training partner because of social distancing rules preventing her from spending time with anyone else.

Gifted quarter-miler Priya Mohan sets eyes on Asian Games medal

Gifted quarter-miler Priya Mohan sets eyes on Asian Games medal

Rediff.com24 May 2023

Talented Priya Habbathanahalli Mohan aims to become the fastest quarter-miler of the country once again with an aim to bag a medal in the upcoming Asian Games.

Mirabai to undergo tests on Oct 3 to find out severity of injury

Mirabai to undergo tests on Oct 3 to find out severity of injury

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu will undergo tests on October 3 in Mumbai to find out the severity of the thigh injury she suffered at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.

PM writes to speech impaired woman who made 'rangoli' portrait of him

PM writes to speech impaired woman who made 'rangoli' portrait of him

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

Vandana, a 23-year-old from Surat, Gujarat, sent the picture of the rangoli to the prime minister and was elated to get a reply. She got a lot of inspiration from it, her brother Kishanbhai Patel said.

Don't force your dreams on your kids, Kota official writes after IIT suicides

Don't force your dreams on your kids, Kota official writes after IIT suicides

Rediff.com2 May 2016

The five-page letter by Collector Ravi Kumar Surpur has been dispatched to the coaching institutes in the city and will be forwarded to the parents after translation into Hindi and other regional languages.

BFI hold mental fitness session for boxers, coaches

BFI hold mental fitness session for boxers, coaches

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

Talking of the crisis and its impact on sports, Nieva said things would never be the same again but asserted that people will not give up on live sports either.

Deoband bans students from learning English, gets notice

Deoband bans students from learning English, gets notice

Rediff.com16 Jun 2023

In the statement issued on Thursday, the commission said the violation of any order or directive of the commission is a punishable offence under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code.

Khan Sir, man behind Bihar students' agitation who no one knows

Khan Sir, man behind Bihar students' agitation who no one knows

Rediff.com28 Jan 2022

The authorities in Bihar have registered an FIR against Khan Sir and five teachers for allegedly inciting violence over the controversy surrounding the results of tests conducted by the RRB-NTPC after the recent violent protests in Patna.

Archer Dhiraj's blunder leaves India stunned at Asian Games

Archer Dhiraj's blunder leaves India stunned at Asian Games

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

Dhiraj Bommadevara blamed himself for the 'technical fault'

'What we are seeing today is 'who the accused is' matters'

'What we are seeing today is 'who the accused is' matters'

Rediff.com29 May 2023

'The law is neither able nor willing to function the way the legal machinery is envisaged.'

Abhinav Bindra lauds BCCI for 'looking after Rishabh'

Abhinav Bindra lauds BCCI for 'looking after Rishabh'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

Shooting ace Bindra, who claimed a historic gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, runs the Abhinav Bindra Sports Medicine and Research Institute (ABSMARI) -- a one-of-a-kind institute for physiotherapy in the country with a world-class biomechanical and sports science laboratory set up for academic purposes -- in Bhubaneswar.

Saurabh Walker: New Zealand banking on Indian analyst for World Cup

Saurabh Walker: New Zealand banking on Indian analyst for World Cup

Rediff.com2 Oct 2023

Shaping strategies to suit different oppositions and venues will be key for every team during the World Cup and New Zealand have an Indian, who is familiar with conditions and owns the data to assist them -- Saurabh Walkar, their performance analyst.

After historic triumph, Panghal's focus shifts to Asian Games, Worlds

After historic triumph, Panghal's focus shifts to Asian Games, Worlds

Rediff.com20 Aug 2023

Young wrestler Antim Panghal, who challenged stalwart Vinesh Phogat in the Asian Games trials, is determined to prove a point in the continental showpiece and the subsequent World Championships.

WFI elections hit roadblock with incomplete ad-hoc committee

WFI elections hit roadblock with incomplete ad-hoc committee

Rediff.com9 May 2023

WFI's ad-hoc panel to work with just one member for at least a week

No govt jobs for accused in cases of rape, crimes against women in Chhattisgarh

No govt jobs for accused in cases of rape, crimes against women in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

Ahead of the state assembly elections due this year-end, Baghel made as many as 15 announcements in his address during the state-level Independence Day function at the Police Parade ground in Raipur.

Dropping Darwinian evolution may lead to superstitious beliefs, warn experts

Dropping Darwinian evolution may lead to superstitious beliefs, warn experts

Rediff.com9 May 2023

The Theory of Evolution, proposed by the English naturalist, explains that all living beings evolved through natural selection, which favours inherited traits that improve an individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

Jharkhand extends lockdown till July 31

Jharkhand extends lockdown till July 31

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

'Considering the seriousness of the situation, the state government has decided to extend the lockdown till July 31,' Chief Minister Hemant Soren said in a tweet.

Shot putter Karanveer fails dope test; out of Asian Championships

Shot putter Karanveer fails dope test; out of Asian Championships

Rediff.com8 Jul 2023

Shot putter Karanveer Singh will be pulled out of the Indian team for the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok starting next week.

No auto extension for Powar, BCCI invites applications for women's coach

No auto extension for Powar, BCCI invites applications for women's coach

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

Proven names such as Tom Moody, Dav Whatmore and Venkatesh Prasad are some of the options the Indian Cricket Board has at the moment

Your OTT Menu: Weddings. Superheroes. Alia Bhatt

Your OTT Menu: Weddings. Superheroes. Alia Bhatt

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

Alia Bhatt, animated treats, action masala and comic book adaptations, OTT is quite the goodie bag this week.

Life returns to normalcy in violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri

Life returns to normalcy in violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Two days on, regular activities were witnessed near the Lakhimpur railway station and other market places where vendors and shops were operating as usual.

Dating? Do Your Political Views Matter?

Dating? Do Your Political Views Matter?

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

About 21 per cent Indians born between the mid-1990s and mid-2010s say a potential partner not aligning politically with them is a dating red flag.

Unlock 5: Central govt allows multiplexes to open

Unlock 5: Central govt allows multiplexes to open

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

State and UT governments have been given the flexibility to take a decision on re-opening of schools and coaching institutions after October 15 in a graded manner.

Murthy's comment on IIT students' quality sparks debate

Murthy's comment on IIT students' quality sparks debate

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

The Indian Institutes of Technology and IIT-JEE coaching institutes have not taken kindly to Infosys Technologies founder, N R Narayana Murthy's comment that questioned the quality of students at these institutions.

International Yoga Day: Ask Our Gurus

International Yoga Day: Ask Our Gurus

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

Do you have yoga related questions? Ask rediffYogaGurus Namita Piparaiya, Sabrina Merchant and Roopashree Sharma.

IIT-JEE 2012: Bihar's Super 30 rules again

IIT-JEE 2012: Bihar's Super 30 rules again

Rediff.com18 May 2012

Setting up a record once again, twenty-seven students from the Super30, a free coaching centre for underprivileged students in Patna, cleared the 2012 entrance examination of the coveted Indian Institute of Technology.

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.

Asci seeks feedback on updating guidelines for education ads

Asci seeks feedback on updating guidelines for education ads

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

Education ads are among the worst offenders when it comes to misleading claims. After keeping tabs on factual discrepancies, the Advertising Standards Council of India (Asci) is now updating its guidelines for the sector to curb the tendency of such ads to perpetrate negative habits and stereotypes. The industry watchdog has invited public consultation starting on Monday until April 15, following which its updated guidelines will take effect. Inputs and feedback can be sent to contact@ascionline.in.

'Applying to universities abroad is increasingly risky'

'Applying to universities abroad is increasingly risky'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

'With the current situation in the global job market, students come back with an added burden of educational loans.'

JEE Advanced: Super 30 stars set to storm into the IITs

JEE Advanced: Super 30 stars set to storm into the IITs

Rediff.com19 Jun 2014

The son of cobbler, a daily-wage labourer, a landless farmer and nearly two dozen other students from poverty-stricken families have cracked the IIT entrance examination in Bihar.