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Specialise in engineering

Specialise in engineering

Rediff.com10 May 2006

The Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, invites applications for admission to its M Tech and PhD programmes.

Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Rediff.com28 May 2008

He is one of the seven living 2008 inductees and has now joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison at the NIHF. He is also the founder, chariman and technical director of the globally renowned Bose Corporation.

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

COVID-19: Indian-Americans raise funds for relief work

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

SEWA International, a leading Indian-American non-profit organisation, has so far raised more than $250,000 for its COVID-19 relief efforts. It is using the money to buy personal protective equipment's, in particular facial masks and surgical masks, to donate free to the local law enforcement officials and hospitals in some of the hot spot areas like New York, who have run out of these essential items.

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.

Top 20 schools lead the way on earnings

Top 20 schools lead the way on earnings

Rediff.com30 Jan 2008

Roshan Gaonkar was working on the internal consulting team of US Airways when he realised that he wished to hone his business skills by doing an MBA.

Sintex to buy European firm for euro 40mn

Sintex to buy European firm for euro 40mn

Rediff.com25 Jan 2007

The Ahmedabad-based Sintex Industries, which manufactures plastics and textiles, will acquire an European company for euro 40 million before March end.

B-schools ignore man-management

B-schools ignore man-management

Rediff.com14 Nov 2006

Indian students in Texas pool accident identified

Indian students in Texas pool accident identified

Rediff.com8 May 2007

Ruling out any foul play in the incident, police said they are calling it an accidental drowning.

Qualcomm sets up chair at IIT-M

Qualcomm sets up chair at IIT-M

Rediff.com6 Oct 2006

Alert: Get a Phd/ MS from IIT-M

Alert: Get a Phd/ MS from IIT-M

Rediff.com7 Oct 2004

Alert: A PhD/MS programme at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, beginning January 2005.

Management school proposed at IIT-Kanpur

Management school proposed at IIT-Kanpur

Rediff.com18 Dec 2007

IIT Kanpur will soon have a world class management school of business with the financial assistance of an alumini couple. Raj Singh and his wife Neera Singh have decided to give Rs 9 crore (Rs 90 million) for setting up the business school. Raj graduated in electrical engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1975 while his wife Neera graduated in chemical engineering in the year 1981 from the same institute. Both are presently engaged in US in telecom business.

Ph D at IIT Roorkee

Ph D at IIT Roorkee

Rediff.com17 Oct 2003

Awards for corporate governance.

GE engines to save Air India $150 mn

GE engines to save Air India $150 mn

Rediff.com21 Feb 2007

Air India will be saving $150 million over 15 years by mounting advanced General Electric engines GE90-115B on its 27 Boeing 777-300ERs aircraft.

Interview with inventor of digital camera

Interview with inventor of digital camera

Rediff.com7 Aug 2006

Kodak's Steven J Sasson says inventors have to spend a lot of time being wrong than being right, and being comfortable with failure, because that is how you learn.

'Restrictions won't help convince people of Kashmir'

'Restrictions won't help convince people of Kashmir'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

'After taking the decision on Kashmir, nearly 20 days have passed and even now, the people there are not allowed to react or respond to it'

DRDO chief sacked 15 months ahead of his contract term

DRDO chief sacked 15 months ahead of his contract term

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

Government on Tuesday removed the chief of top defence research organisation Avinash Chander, 15 months before his contract was to end.

Driving a death train

Driving a death train

Rediff.com12 Jul 2007

July 11, 2006 started as just another day on the job for Om Prakash Gupta.

IIT at any cost?

IIT at any cost?

Rediff.com22 Jun 2006

Premji receives Faraday Medal

Premji receives Faraday Medal

Rediff.com11 Nov 2005

Wipro chairman Azim Premji on Friday became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Faraday Medal from Institution of Electrical Engineers, the largest professional engineering society in Europe.

US's famous immigrant entrepreneurs

US's famous immigrant entrepreneurs

Rediff.com2 Jun 2007

The U.S. continues to grow thanks to innovations from recent arrivals.

Siemens is hiring. Are you interested?

Siemens is hiring. Are you interested?

Rediff.com4 Jan 2005

Siemens Ltd is looking for engineering graduates for its Power Transmission and Distribution Division.

Alert: Engineering at Delhi University

Alert: Engineering at Delhi University

Rediff.com8 Mar 2004

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First salary: 'From Rs 425 to Rs 4.5 lakh a month'

First salary: 'From Rs 425 to Rs 4.5 lakh a month'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2019

Rediff readers tell us what they did with their first salary.

First salary: 'I was paid Rs 10 per hour'

First salary: 'I was paid Rs 10 per hour'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

Rediff readers tell us what their first salary means to them.

Sapient COO on future of Indian IT

Sapient COO on future of Indian IT

Rediff.com22 Oct 2005

'IT firms are growing aggressively and some will emerge as global giants.'

Vyomesh Joshi in race for HP top job

Vyomesh Joshi in race for HP top job

Rediff.com11 Feb 2005

Vyomesh Joshi, the India-born chief of Hewlett-Packard's newly formed imaging and personal systems group, is among the frontrunners to head the $75 billion corporation.

WC Preview: Pragmatism likely to rule as Uruguay face Portugal

WC Preview: Pragmatism likely to rule as Uruguay face Portugal

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

Pragmatic, difficult to beat, spearheaded by talismanic forwards and led by veteran, battle-hardened coaches -- few teams have as much in common with each other as Uruguay and Portugal who meet in a World Cup round of 16 tie on Saturday.

India-born Arvind Krishna elected CEO of IBM

India-born Arvind Krishna elected CEO of IBM

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

Krishna's appointment as head of the global IT giant adds to the growing list of Indian-origin executives at the helm of some of the biggest multinational companies. Krishna joins the club that includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, PepsiCo's former CEO Indra Nooyi and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.

Interesting facts about India's fastest train

Interesting facts about India's fastest train

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

Gatimaan's record speed of 160 km per hour (kph) would be a marginal improvement over the maximum 150 kph clocked currently by Bhopal Shatabdi on the same route.

Can India become a chip powerhouse?

Can India become a chip powerhouse?

Rediff.com14 Dec 2005

Rajan: The 'rockstar' central banker who rocked too many boats

Rajan: The 'rockstar' central banker who rocked too many boats

Rediff.com4 Sep 2016

The three years at the Reserve Bank have mostly been a string of success stories for Rajan, gaining him common man's adulation even as the free-thinker in him made a few foes who matter more in the corridors of power

Pakistani man sentenced in US for LeT links

Pakistani man sentenced in US for LeT links

Rediff.com18 Dec 2003

Mohammad Aatique, 31, is first to be sentenced among a group of 11 people indicted in Pennsylvania and Virginia in July for training with assault rifles.

Deccan Queen turns 75

Deccan Queen turns 75

Rediff.com1 Jun 2004

The train between Mumbai and Pune is a home away from home for many passengers travelling everyday.

Chennai IT firm shows Midas touch

Chennai IT firm shows Midas touch

Rediff.com20 Dec 2002

Incredible! This guy lost 41 kg in 10 months

Incredible! This guy lost 41 kg in 10 months

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

Rediff reader Ruhail Maqbool Vakil shares his fitness journey and learnings.

SEE: The MILIND SOMAN Interview

SEE: The MILIND SOMAN Interview

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

He is 54, but looks far better than he did when he was a supermodel in his 20s and 30s. Cooler still is his vibe. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel catches up with Milind Soman, fitness icon and businessman.