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7 Indian Universities In QS Asia Rankings Are...

7 Indian Universities In QS Asia Rankings Are...

Rediff.com5 Nov 2025

Seven Indian institutes, including five Indian Institutes of Technology, IISc Bangalore and the University of Delhi have made it to the top 100 of the QS Asia University Rankings 2026.

Want To Study In The UK? Do It In India

Want To Study In The UK? Do It In India

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

From Bengaluru to GIFT City, British universities scale up India presence, cementing the UK's lead in global higher education partnerships.

Want To Study MBA Or MS Abroad?

Want To Study MBA Or MS Abroad?

Rediff.com11 Aug 2025

rediffGURU Dr Karan Gupta, an overseas education expert, suggests how to pick the right course and country to study abroad.

Now, You Can Study In A UK College... In India

Now, You Can Study In A UK College... In India

Rediff.com9 Jul 2025

At least six major UK universities have announced plans to set up campuses or liaison offices in India.

Apply for the Imperial College PhD scholarship

Apply for the Imperial College PhD scholarship

Rediff.com7 Jan 2013

Applications are invited from academically outstanding Indian students to study for a PhD at Imperial College London.

Foreign Degree Loses Sheen As Students Question Return On Investment

Foreign Degree Loses Sheen As Students Question Return On Investment

Rediff.com4 Aug 2025

The foreign degree no longer sells itself, families are doing the math, and for many, the numbers just don't add up.

British firm teams up with Imperial College, IIT

British firm teams up with Imperial College, IIT

Rediff.com6 Feb 2007

British aerospace firm Rolls-Royce has teamed up with India's prestigious Indian Institute of Science here and Britain's Imperial College in a new research project to develop alloys for use in 'greener' aircraft engines.

Trump vs Harvard: 'Don't Panic. Harvard Is Not The Only Path To Success'

Trump vs Harvard: 'Don't Panic. Harvard Is Not The Only Path To Success'

Rediff.com26 May 2025

Amidst growing panic over Trump's ban on Harvard's international student enrolment, overseas education consultants have this advice for Indian students.

Rajiv Gandhi failed twice but became PM: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Rajiv Gandhi failed twice but became PM: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Rediff.com6 Mar 2025

Responding to the controversy, Congress leader Harish Rawat refused to comment on Aiyar's remarks, dismissing him as a "frustrated individual."

Study Abroad: The Best Countries to Pursue PhD

Study Abroad: The Best Countries to Pursue PhD

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

rediffGURU Sushil Sukhwani offers expert advice about pursuing higher education abroad.

7 Countries Where Indians Can Study MBBS

7 Countries Where Indians Can Study MBBS

Rediff.com5 Sep 2024

rediffGURU Dr Pananjay Tiwari lists the options and cost of pursuing an MBBS education outside of India.

It's Going To Get Hotter In India

It's Going To Get Hotter In India

Rediff.com22 May 2024

More than 80 per cent of Indians live in districts vulnerable to climate risks. Among these, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Bihar are the most vulnerable states to extreme climate events.

Forget football, these Brits are obsessed with kabaddi!

Forget football, these Brits are obsessed with kabaddi!

Rediff.com26 Mar 2024

Dawtrey said he was planning to quit his job in May and travel to India to train in an academy affiliated with Pro Kabaddi side UP Yoddha.

Tata Steel investment positive for UK ops, but stock has not moved much

Tata Steel investment positive for UK ops, but stock has not moved much

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

Tata Steel UK is reformatting its operations in Port Talbot by investing 1.25 billion in an electric arc furnace facility with the UK government contributing 500 million. The project will take around three years to complete, if all the regulatory clearances come through. The facility will use scrap and be classified as green since it will utilise renewable power and cut carbon emissions considerably.

IISc cancels talk on UAPA, over 100 academics, students protest

IISc cancels talk on UAPA, over 100 academics, students protest

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

More than 500 scientists, academicians and students have written to the Bengaluru-based IISc expressing dismay over the cancellation of a discussion on anti-terror law UAPA that was to be led by student activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita.

'We were listed in the global top 10 start-ups in sustainability'

'We were listed in the global top 10 start-ups in sustainability'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

'We want to make sustainability affordable.' 'We tell everyone, don't just recycle, Craste it!'

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma: Art of the possible

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma: Art of the possible

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

The first election that the US and UK-trained Conrad Sangma, who now runs the National People's Party (NPP) formed by his father PA Sangma, fought in 2004 had resulted in a narrow defeat.

First volunteer given COVID-19 vaccine in UK

First volunteer given COVID-19 vaccine in UK

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

If the vaccine is safe and shows a promising immune response in humans, then larger trials would be planned for later in the year.

7 symptoms can be used to maximise Covid detection, says study

7 symptoms can be used to maximise Covid detection, says study

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

A set of seven symptoms, considered together, can be used to maximise detection of COVID-19 in the community, according to a study.

No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta: Study

No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta: Study

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

The study estimates that the risk of reinfection with the Omicron variant is 5.4 times greater than that of the Delta variant.

'India's cities highly segregated on the basis of caste and religion'

'India's cities highly segregated on the basis of caste and religion'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

'Government supplied public services are less likely to be found in neighbourhoods with high numbers of Scheduled Castes and Muslims.'

Common cold T cells may offer Covid protection: Study

Common cold T cells may offer Covid protection: Study

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

The researchers believe their findings provide a blueprint for a second-generation, universal vaccine that could prevent infection from current and future SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron.

Kejriwal calls meeting to discuss African Covid variant

Kejriwal calls meeting to discuss African Covid variant

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

The Delhi government has called a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority to discuss steps that need to be taken in view of threat of a new Covid-19 variant from African countries, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday.

UK logs 93,045 new Covid cases amid surge in Omicron infections

UK logs 93,045 new Covid cases amid surge in Omicron infections

Rediff.com18 Dec 2021

The UK reported 93,045 cases of coronavirus on Friday, another record high for daily infections for the third consecutive day, as Omicron overtook Delta to become the dominant variant in London and Scotland.

Mistry's last rites on Tuesday; Mercedes team visits accident site

Mistry's last rites on Tuesday; Mercedes team visits accident site

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

The last rites of Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons who was killed in a car crash, will be performed in Mumbai on Tuesday, his family said.

Cyrus Mistry: Reclusive scion who let his work do the talking

Cyrus Mistry: Reclusive scion who let his work do the talking

Rediff.com4 Sep 2022

A naturally reclusive nature and a conviction for the work to do the talking meant there was very little known about Mistry even during his time at the helm of Tata Sons. He did not do a single media interview from Bombay House.

Double vaccinated 3 times less likely to get COVID: Study

Double vaccinated 3 times less likely to get COVID: Study

Rediff.com6 Aug 2021

PHE estimates that the vaccination programme in England has prevented 22 million infections, around 52,600 hospitalisations and between 35,200 and 60,000 deaths.

How polio can be eradicated from India

How polio can be eradicated from India

Rediff.com17 Nov 2006

The study appearing in the November 17 issue of the journal Science said that vaccination was the key to eradicating polio from countries like India, where the poor sanitation and overcrowding was letting the virus rage unhindered.

Cyrus Mistry: The Wise Young Owl

Cyrus Mistry: The Wise Young Owl

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'

Omicron may be dominant strain globally in 2022, claim Singapore experts

Omicron may be dominant strain globally in 2022, claim Singapore experts

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

The new and highly transmissible Omicron variant of the deadly coronavirus has increased immune escape compared with the Delta variant and appears likely to become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain globally in 2022, according to Singapore-based experts.

Beware! New COVID-19 variant with high spike mutations detected in South Africa

Beware! New COVID-19 variant with high spike mutations detected in South Africa

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

The South African authorities said the detected cases and percentage of people testing positive are both increasing quickly, particularly in particularly in most populated province of Gauteng, North West and Limpopo regions of the country.

Recipes: Chicken Curry, Pamban Fish Curry

Recipes: Chicken Curry, Pamban Fish Curry

Rediff.com23 Apr 2022

Two South Indian recipes to be served with rice.

UK signs deal for 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

UK signs deal for 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

To enable large-scale vaccine studies to take place across the UK, the aim is to get 500,000 people signed up by October, which is considered vital in the fight against coronavirus.

Global warming 5 mn years ago raised sea levels by 20m: Study

Global warming 5 mn years ago raised sea levels by 20m: Study

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

Global warming five million years ago may have caused parts of Antarctica's large ice sheets to melt and sea levels to rise by approximately 20 metres, a new study has claimed.

Delta variant 'greatest threat' to US Covid response: Dr Fauci

Delta variant 'greatest threat' to US Covid response: Dr Fauci

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

However, the "good news" is that the US vaccines are effective against the Delta variant, said Fauci, the head of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Omicron variant in 'fluid motion', says US expert Dr Fauci

Omicron variant in 'fluid motion', says US expert Dr Fauci

Rediff.com27 Nov 2021

America's top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said that the new COVID-19 Omicron variant is in 'fluid motion' in South Africa and the US scientists are in 'very active' communication with their colleagues in that country to test the strain, get facts and find out whether or not it evades the antibodies.

COVID scare: England at risk from Euro 2020 euphoria

COVID scare: England at risk from Euro 2020 euphoria

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

Although British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has delayed the full reopening of England's economy until July 19, a week after the final, people can still gather in bars and pubs. Jubilant fans were pictured packing bars, streets and even clambering on top of a London bus in the aftermath of England's extra-time 2-1 victory over Denmark, with fan-zones highlighted by some as a particular risk for transmission.

'For TOEFL, focus on your grammar and spoken skills'

'For TOEFL, focus on your grammar and spoken skills'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2012

Darshan Shah, who scored 116 out of 120 in the TOEFL won a scholarship and will be heading to Imperial College in London to pursue his Masters in bio-engineering this September.