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How To Invest In US Funds

How To Invest In US Funds

Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

'Investors with foreign currency-denominated goals, such as foreign education or foreign travel, should go for US equity funds.'

Sebi Cracks Whip At Finfluencers

Sebi Cracks Whip At Finfluencers

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

Sebi's mandate restraining mutual funds, stock brokers, and other intermediaries from associating with finfluencers who do not come under the Sebi ambit will impact the earnings of finfluencers through sponsorships, tie-ups, or referral links, as these may dry up due to the restrictions.

How To Apply For A Rs 2.5 Lakh Scholarship

How To Apply For A Rs 2.5 Lakh Scholarship

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

The CCB scholarship amount ranges between Rs 60,000 to Rs 2,50,000 per annum, depending on the course and its duration.

'One education policy for all states not viable'

'One education policy for all states not viable'

Rediff.com16 Aug 2020

'What can be applicable in Manipur may not make sense in Bengal'

NMC starts registering all doctors on its portal

NMC starts registering all doctors on its portal

Rediff.com15 Sep 2024

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has initiated the process of registration of all MBBS doctors eligible to practice in India on a recently launched portal, as a part of which all medical practitioners will have a unique ID.

'In India, I was dragged and sucked into fixing world'

'In India, I was dragged and sucked into fixing world'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2024

'I felt like I was part of a gang. It almost made me feel better, because I am thinking: 'I am part of a match-fixing gang, I am with a group that's going to have my back and nobody knows our little secret'.'

'AI Has Pushed India 5 To 7 Years Behind!'

'AI Has Pushed India 5 To 7 Years Behind!'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2024

'Unfortunately, most of our students use AI to replace knowledge when they should be using the AI tools to enhance their knowledge.' 'I am sorry to say, even those students who have opted to study AI have no idea what AI is.'

Waqf Property Income Falls 99%

Waqf Property Income Falls 99%

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

In FY24, the net income generated from Waqf properties fell to about Rs 1.26 crore from Rs 150 crore in FY20.

PG medical counselling only online now, colleges can't admit directly: NMC

PG medical counselling only online now, colleges can't admit directly: NMC

Rediff.com7 Jan 2024

Medical education regulator NMC recently notified the "Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023" according to which all rounds of counselling for all PG seats will be held online mode by state or central counselling authorities.

Google Cloud's ambitious India plans

Google Cloud's ambitious India plans

Rediff.com6 Oct 2024

India is among the fastest-growing markets for Google in the cloud services segment, a senior executive has said, adding that the tech giant is looking to partner companies in their business transformation through its offerings. Google Cloud India is seeing an "increased adoption" of its offerings across segments from the public sector to small and medium businesses and from startups and digital-native companies, Google Cloud India vice president and country managing director Bikram Singh Bedi told PTI.

'Maharashtra Is Not UP'

'Maharashtra Is Not UP'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

'Young people say they know all this emphasis on Hindu-Muslim differences is politically motivated.' 'If you stop watching TV and turn off social media, you'll find the situation on the ground different.'

'Forever deputy CM' Ajit Pawar emerges as the ultimate survivor

'Forever deputy CM' Ajit Pawar emerges as the ultimate survivor

Rediff.com5 Dec 2024

Defying predictions of his political eclipse, Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar has not only consolidated his position in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti, but also fortified his place in Maharashtra politics by becoming deputy chief minister for the sixth time.

Small Town India Falls In Love With MFs

Small Town India Falls In Love With MFs

Rediff.com24 Dec 2024

More than 50 per cent of SIP accounts come from semi-urban and rural areas.

SEBI Cracks Down On Stock Market Fantasy Games

SEBI Cracks Down On Stock Market Fantasy Games

Rediff.com25 May 2024

'MIIs or market intermediaries shall enter into an appropriate agreement with entities with whom they intend to share real-time price data.'

Govt to link Madrasas to mainstream education

Govt to link Madrasas to mainstream education

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

Modernisation of Madrasas is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan that he laid out in run-up to Lok Sabha elections in 2014.

Maha cancels state board exams for Std 10 and 12

Maha cancels state board exams for Std 10 and 12

Rediff.com3 Jun 2021

The Maharashtra government's decision came two days after the Centre cancelled the Central Board of Secondary Education Class 12 board exams citing the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

Waqf bill BJP ploy to snatch Muslims' rights, will oppose: Oppn

Waqf bill BJP ploy to snatch Muslims' rights, will oppose: Oppn

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said his party would oppose the Centre's move to bring a bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards, and accused the BJP of trying to snatch the rights of Muslims.

Panel headed by former ISRO chief to oversee NTA reforms

Panel headed by former ISRO chief to oversee NTA reforms

Rediff.com22 Jun 2024

Amid a row over irregularities in competitive exams National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and National Eligibility Test (NET), the education ministry on Saturday notified a seven-member panel headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations through the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Sports won't be considered extra-curricular activity

Sports won't be considered extra-curricular activity

Rediff.com11 Jun 2020

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said sports cannot be treated as an optional subject and it has to be accepted as a part of education.

The Swades State Of Mind

The Swades State Of Mind

Rediff.com19 Dec 2024

As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him.

Why Choose Fixed-Fee RIAs

Why Choose Fixed-Fee RIAs

Rediff.com27 Nov 2024

One reason the fee can't be lower than 3 per cent is that it is difficult for an RIA to do a good job and remain viable even at 3 per cent.

NEET: Cure The Disease Not The Symptoms

NEET: Cure The Disease Not The Symptoms

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

'The Indian private sector knows how to build and run educational organisations, what is needed is a large dose of removal of restrictions.' 'Government restrictions hold back universities in India from launching medical schools,' argue Ajay Shah and Vijay Kelkar.

HC directs Bengal to ensure 1% quota for transgenders in public job

HC directs Bengal to ensure 1% quota for transgenders in public job

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

Justice Rajasekhar Mantha directed the chief secretary of the West Bengal government to ensure one percent reservation for transgenders in all public employment.

'We want to be trust marker for the fintech industry'

'We want to be trust marker for the fintech industry'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

'So, we would work with our members to ensure that we as an SRO create some sort of due diligence for fintechs.'

Skilling plan laudable, but needs clarity: Biz leaders

Skilling plan laudable, but needs clarity: Biz leaders

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

While praising the internship scheme announced in the Budget, India Inc wants clarity on how it will be implemented. The scheme is expected to help companies address the skill gap in employment. Dheeraj Hinduja, chairman, auto major Ashok Leyland, said: "We had started an internship programme at our plant in Pantnagar, which we established in 2010 with colleges there.

Liberalization: How Dr Singh Convinced Narasimha Rao

Liberalization: How Dr Singh Convinced Narasimha Rao

Rediff.com2 Jan 2025

'I had to persuade him. I think he was a sceptic to begin with, but later on he was convinced that what we were doing was the right thing to do, that there was no other way out.'

This SEBI Internship Will Pay You Rs 70,000

This SEBI Internship Will Pay You Rs 70,000

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

As many as 54 professionals will be shortlisted for the SEBI Young Professional Programme.

PM Modi to hold meeting on issue of CBSE exams

PM Modi to hold meeting on issue of CBSE exams

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

Class 10 and 12 exams are set to begin from May 4 amid demand by some leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, that they be cancelled amid an alarming rise in the COVID-19 cases across the country.

Mahayuti govt conspired to shift C-295 facility to Gujarat: Cong

Mahayuti govt conspired to shift C-295 facility to Gujarat: Cong

Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

The Congress on Monday claimed that the Tata-Airbus C-295 aircraft facility inaugurated in Vadodara was earlier supposed to be set up in Nagpur and alleged that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's instructions, the Centre and the Mahayuti dispensation have conspired to ensure the 'wholesale surrender' of Maharashtra's interests.

JD-U among NDA allies back Waqf Amendment Bill, say not anti-Muslim

JD-U among NDA allies back Waqf Amendment Bill, say not anti-Muslim

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

The TDP and the LJP also supported the Bill being sent to a parliamentary committee for further examination.

The Super Teachers of Bollywood

The Super Teachers of Bollywood

Rediff.com5 Sep 2024

Perfect occasion to list 30 real-life educators whose unique methods, unwavering dedication or scholarly persona impressed us.

The Super Teachers of Bollywood

The Super Teachers of Bollywood

Rediff.com5 Sep 2024

Perfect occasion to list 30 real-life educators whose unique methods, unwavering dedication or scholarly persona impressed us.

Pakistan cricketer slammed for wiping sweat with dollar note

Pakistan cricketer slammed for wiping sweat with dollar note

Rediff.com22 May 2024

Azam Khan has landed himself in controversy after he was seen wiping his eyebrows with an US dollar note on social media.

Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

Here is an explainer on the functioning of the seven-year-old body.

Army commanders to meet in Sikkim forward area on Thursday

Army commanders to meet in Sikkim forward area on Thursday

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

The commanders' conclave in a forward area in Sikkim, which is close to the Line of Actual Control, comes amid the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh.

'Unemployment Is A Ticking Time Bomb!'

'Unemployment Is A Ticking Time Bomb!'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

'The government should come back as a job creator as it did in the 1960s and the 1970s.'

Sudden rise of online higher education

Sudden rise of online higher education

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Will Covid-19 permanently change higher education, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Over 93% retail traders lost money in F&O in three years, says Sebi

Over 93% retail traders lost money in F&O in three years, says Sebi

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

An analysis by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has revealed that retail traders remain at the wrong end of the stick when it comes to equity derivatives trading. About 93 per cent of them incurred an average loss of Rs 2 lakh (per trader) during the last three financial years. The new report highlights an increase in the loss-making individual investors in futures and options (F&O) to 91.1 per cent in FY24 compared to 89 per cent in FY22.

CBSE defers board exams in northeast Delhi

CBSE defers board exams in northeast Delhi

Rediff.com25 Feb 2020

There are a total of 86 centres in northeast Delhi. While Class 10 students had English exam, Class 12 students had optional exams, including Web Application and Media.

SC refuses to order hybrid exam mode, says don't mess with education

SC refuses to order hybrid exam mode, says don't mess with education

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

"Don't mess up with the education system", the Supreme Court said on Thursday while refusing to direct the Central Board of Secondary Education and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations to provide option of hybrid mode, instead of only offline mode, to the students for appearing in class 10 and 12 board examinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.