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Nirma University announces admissions to BTech

Nirma University announces admissions to BTech

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

BTech programmes from Nirma University

The hate crime that wasn't

The hate crime that wasn't

Rediff.com9 May 2012

Amid speculations that Andhra Pradesh students in America were targeted for robbery and murders, came the news of Soumya Tummala Reddy, a 22-year-old electrical engineering student at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, who was shot to death near a lake close to Chicago in September 2008.

Two stunning electric cars from BMW

Two stunning electric cars from BMW

Rediff.com15 Nov 2012

One of them, i-3, is a city car that the company will start selling in 2013. The other, i-8, is an electric sports car that will be available in 2014.

First Salary: 'I bought a sari worth Rs 75 for my wife'

First Salary: 'I bought a sari worth Rs 75 for my wife'

Rediff.com8 Nov 2012

Readers tell us about their first salary and how they spent it.

Reader's take: Top 5 alternatives to Aakash tablet PC

Reader's take: Top 5 alternatives to Aakash tablet PC

Rediff.com23 Apr 2012

Get Ahead reader Maninder Pal Singh offers five alternatives to the much-touted and now almost-flopped Aakash tablet PC.

Internet growth: Problems and challenges

Internet growth: Problems and challenges

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

India should piggyback on mobile phones to increase penetration and speed of Internet.

Computers to help understand neurons

Computers to help understand neurons

Rediff.com14 Jul 2011

This may help neuroscientists understand one of the deepest mysteries of our brain - how neuronal networks communicate and work together.

Now, magnetic memory for PCs

Now, magnetic memory for PCs

Rediff.com6 Jul 2011

Future computers may rely on magnetic microprocessors that consume the least energy allowed by the laws of physics, according to an analysis by electrical engineers at the University of California, Berkeley.

IITian named director of MIT lab

IITian named director of MIT lab

Rediff.com21 Jun 2011

An IIT Chennai and Stanford University alumnus, Agarwal will assume his new role on July 1.

Need to scale up and ramp down H-1B visas: Senator

Need to scale up and ramp down H-1B visas: Senator

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

In less than a week of Donald Trump being sworn in as the 45th US President, the "H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act" was introduced to prioritise American workers and restore fairness in visa programmes for skilled workers.

'For me, there's no hero or villain'

'For me, there's no hero or villain'

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

'I find drawing inspiration for characters from real life very limiting.'

Pacemaker inventor Wilson Greatbatch dead

Pacemaker inventor Wilson Greatbatch dead

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

Greatbatch, whose invention is keeping millions of hearts beating in rhythm, passed away in Buffalo, New York. The cause of death has not been disclosed, the BBC reported.

5 GATE toppers share their prep mantras

5 GATE toppers share their prep mantras

Rediff.com16 Jun 2010

While a multitude of engineers are increasingly opting for career opportunities outside their primary field, some chooseto pursue their passion by taking up research in their choice of specialisation. Meet these GATE toppers.

7 Indian engineers abducted in Afghanistan by Taliban gunmen

7 Indian engineers abducted in Afghanistan by Taliban gunmen

Rediff.com6 May 2018

The incident happened in Bagh-e-Shamal village of the provincial capital Pul-e-Khomre, TOLOnews reported, citing local officials.

Vintage Beetle gets new life as electric car

Vintage Beetle gets new life as electric car

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Besides opening up the possibility of a policy that allows vintage cars retrofitted with electric batteries to ply on roads, this also gives a clue to how cars older than 15 years that are banned can be valued again by a similar conversion to EVs, says Ritwik Sharma.

What's delaying India's STUDY ABROAD plans?

What's delaying India's STUDY ABROAD plans?

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Students who have received admission to foreign universities are struggling with unexpected delays, additional living costs and scarcity of vaccine supplies.

Some brickbats, some bouquets for ex-Sebi boss

Some brickbats, some bouquets for ex-Sebi boss

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

An electrical engineer by education and an IAS officer of 1975 batch, Bhave engineered and administered numerous changes in Indian markets ever since taking charge as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India on February 17, 2008.

IT veteran to mould Happiest Minds

IT veteran to mould Happiest Minds

Rediff.com7 Sep 2011

Ashok Soota, one of the co-founders of MindTree and a veteran of the IT industry knows what it takes to try and reach $100 million in five years -- his ambitious goal for his new company titled 'Happiest Minds.'

Indian American heads top US science funding body

Indian American heads top US science funding body

Rediff.com23 Jun 2020

Unanimously confirmed by the Senate last week, Panchanathan, 58, from the Arizona State University, replaces White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Dr Kelvin Droegemeier who served as Acting Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

PhD programmes at IIT-Patna

PhD programmes at IIT-Patna

Rediff.com9 Mar 2009

The Indian Institute of Technology, Patna invites applications for its various PhD programmes.

GATE: All-India free scholarship test

GATE: All-India free scholarship test

Rediff.com17 Jul 2009

Gateforum is organising an All-India free scholarship test (mock test) for the aspirants of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering on July 19, 2009 in 35 cities.

Confessions of a confused Indian engineer

Confessions of a confused Indian engineer

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

A guy who loved English literature but settled for electrical engineering and later, an MBA, pours his heart out...

Indian engineer elected to top UK science body

Indian engineer elected to top UK science body

Rediff.com22 May 2009

Thomas Kailaith, a Pune-born engineer, was last week elected to the Royal Society, the UK's top independent science body.

Siemens makes India R&D hub

Siemens makes India R&D hub

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

It has 150 research and development locations in over 30 countries around the world, employing over 32,300 people.

Last minute tips to crack IIT JEE

Last minute tips to crack IIT JEE

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

IIT Delhi student Shiny Singh tells us what you need to do during those crucial few hours before you get set to write the IIT JEE exam that will be held on April 10, 2011.

What more can India's telecom sector do?

What more can India's telecom sector do?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

Affordability and broadband will be the two major factors that will help tap the remaining market.

First salary: From Rs 100 a month to Rs 30 lakh a year

First salary: From Rs 100 a month to Rs 30 lakh a year

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

Rediff readers tell us how they spent their first salaries.

GM to launch E-Spark by this year-end

GM to launch E-Spark by this year-end

Rediff.com19 Mar 2010

Automobile major, General Motors, on said that it would launch the electric version of its small car 'Spark' in the Indian market this year-end.

ASK MAYANK: How can I re-enter the job market?

ASK MAYANK: How can I re-enter the job market?

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

HR guru Mayank Rautela provides a three-point plan.

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur invites applications to its various MTech courses for the session 2007-2008.

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

PG programmes at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com11 Apr 2007

The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, invites applications for admission to its various M Tech courses.

This could save millions of gallons of fuel daily

This could save millions of gallons of fuel daily

Rediff.com8 Jul 2009

The 'Plug-in Hybrid Retrofit Kit' could double the average mileage per gallon. If 50 per cent of the automobiles in America used it, it could save 120 million gallons of fuel per day -- globally, as much as 600 million gallons per day. It will reduce carbon emissions and could create 2,000 new manufacturing jobs.

Bumpy ride ahead for electric two-wheelers

Bumpy ride ahead for electric two-wheelers

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

The impact for all electric two-wheelers, which are imported mostly from China, is that it will lead to price escalation that will be passed onto customers.

'We work to make graduates employable'

'We work to make graduates employable'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2009

In an interview with rediff.com Kamal Mansharamani of AlmaMate advices graduates on their career growth, what it takes to be a leader and how to cope with job lay offs.

Indian chosen for prestigious scientists' body

Indian chosen for prestigious scientists' body

Rediff.com9 Jul 2008

Dr Sangeeta N Bhatia, director, Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been chosen to the newest class of the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators.

Research fellowships at NIT-Durgapur

Research fellowships at NIT-Durgapur

Rediff.com14 Mar 2006

The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, invites applications for Research Scholar/ Fellow.

Get tech savvy in New York

Get tech savvy in New York

Rediff.com8 Feb 2005

Polytechnic University, New York, invites students to pursue technology-focused post graduate programmes in the Fall 2005 semester.

Amar Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Amar Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Rediff.com12 Mar 2008

Amar Bose last month joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison, after the National Inventors Hall of Fame announced his name as one of the seven living 2008 inductees. Dr Bose is only the second Indian American after Dr Rangaswamy Srinivasan, whose invention of ultraviolet surgical and dental procedures resulted in what is known today as LASIK surgery, to be inducted in the Hall of Fame.

PhD programmes at MANIT-Bhopal

PhD programmes at MANIT-Bhopal

Rediff.com29 Jun 2006

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, invites applications for admission to its various PhD programmes.

Will Harley-Davidson be back on Indian roads?

Will Harley-Davidson be back on Indian roads?

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

For Hero MotoCorp, India's largest two-wheeler company, it's a calculated gambit to revive Harley-Davidson whose ride in India has been anything but easy since it got here.When automotive firms embark on alliances, it's a roll of the dice on how such marriages will play out.