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IIT Delhi is India's best engineering college: Survey

IIT Delhi is India's best engineering college: Survey

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

In the recently released EDU-RAND 2015 rankings, IIT Delhi is at the top of the list, followed by other IITs in Kharagpur, Mumbai, Chennai, Guwahati and Kanpur.

Must read: She bagged a Rs 65 lakh job offer from Facebook

Must read: She bagged a Rs 65 lakh job offer from Facebook

Rediff.com9 Dec 2011

Radhika Mittal, a final year student of computer science and engineering at IIT-Kharagpur recently bagged a Rs 65 lakh job offer from Facebook. Read on to find out how she managed to get this dream job.

CAT Tips: Division made easy

CAT Tips: Division made easy

Rediff.com1 Sep 2011

Ravi Handa, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur suggests three simple rules to find out divisibility of numbers.

PM exhorts IIT-ians to build a vibrant India

PM exhorts IIT-ians to build a vibrant India

Rediff.com23 Aug 2011

Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the 57th Annual Convocation and Launching of Diamond Jubilee of IIT, Kharagpur on Monday, some IIT students and others held a demonstration near the campus of the premier technical institute here in support of Anna Hazare's movement hours.

Here's what IBM and IIT are doing for Ganga!

Here's what IBM and IIT are doing for Ganga!

Rediff.com17 Aug 2011

Given the tonnes of sewage and filth that have accumulated in the Ganga over the years, this may seem to be a drop in the ocean.

Alert: IIT-JEE 2010 details announced

Alert: IIT-JEE 2010 details announced

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

Applications are invited for IIT Joint Entrance Examination 2010 for admission to undergraduate programmes at Indian Institutes of Technologies located at Bhubaneswar, Bombay (Mumbai), Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras (Chennai), Mandi, Patna, Punjab, Rajasthan and Roorkee

4 IIT-Kanpur students turn down Rs 1 crore job offers

4 IIT-Kanpur students turn down Rs 1 crore job offers

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

Considerations of professional fulfilment and a desire to pursue higher studies have trumped offers of eight-figure salaries during placements at IIT Kanpur as four students chose to turn down jobs which would have paid them more than Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million) yearly.

Image: 8-year-old rescued from train accident site

Image: 8-year-old rescued from train accident site

Rediff.com28 May 2010

An eight-year old boy was rescued from the accident site in West Midnapore on Friday.

10 more stations to be made world class

10 more stations to be made world class

Rediff.com24 Feb 2010

Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, she said the stations are Ambala Cantt., Bholpur, Ernakulum, Gorakhpur, Jammu, Jhansi, Kharagpur, Kota, Surat and Thane.

Mamata seeks IIT help to boost Railways

Mamata seeks IIT help to boost Railways

Rediff.com10 Feb 2010

If necessary, she said, the Railways would provide scholarships. Banerjee, while inaugurating a railway reservation counter at Gariahat area, announced railway connectivity to Maoist-hit areas in West Midnapore and Purulia districts with introduction of two trains on February 13.

Govt says students want JEE, NEET; cites admit card downloads

Govt says students want JEE, NEET; cites admit card downloads

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

Noting that over 17 lakh out of nearly 25 lakh candidates have already downloaded admit cards for the medical and engineering entrance exams, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said his ministry has been receiving e-mails from students and parents that these exams should not be further postponed.

Railways to hire 200,000 in 6 months

Railways to hire 200,000 in 6 months

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that her ministry would clear the backlog of two lakh vacancies countrywide within six months and the process was already on for class III posts.

Naxal threat to Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express

Naxal threat to Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express

Rediff.com9 Jun 2010

Train services in the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section of South Eastern Railway were suspended on Wednesay after the railways received information that Maoists might target Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express.

Protesters vandalise stations, block roads in Bengal

Protesters vandalise stations, block roads in Bengal

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to people to maintain peace and calm and urged the protesters to refrain from taking law into own hands.

This IIT-ian uses theatre to promote jobs, leadership

This IIT-ian uses theatre to promote jobs, leadership

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

For Kharagpur IITian Amitava Bhattacharya, entrepreneurship was an irresistible dream that he thought of chasing hard.

CAT: How to solve cube and matchstick problems in LR

CAT: How to solve cube and matchstick problems in LR

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

Ravi Handa, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and faculty at IMS learning shares strategies to solve cube and matchstick problems in Logical Reasoning.

US: Indian scientist attacked by 3 teens, dies

US: Indian scientist attacked by 3 teens, dies

Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

An Indian computer scientist, who was brutally attacked by three juveniles three days ago while taking a walk with his family in a New Jersey suburb, succumbed to his injuries on Monday, said the police. The three 17-year-old assailants, whose names have been withheld because of their age, have been arrested and charged with homicide.Divyendu Sinha, 49, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus who was working as a consultant with Siemens, sustained injuries.

Gyaneshwari Exp: CBI arrests fourth PCPA member

Gyaneshwari Exp: CBI arrests fourth PCPA member

Rediff.com19 Jun 2010

The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested a leader of Maoists-backed the People's Committee against Police Atrocities on Saturday for alleged involvement in derailment of Gyaneswari Express that left 148 people dead in West Midnapore district, the fourth arrest in the case.

Trains to run at slow speed in Maoist areas

Trains to run at slow speed in Maoist areas

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

In view of protest days being observed by Maoists from tomorrow, Railways have decided to restrict train speed to 50 kmph till June 21 in certain sections in West Bengal and Bihar.

IAF copters saved many lives at accident site

IAF copters saved many lives at accident site

Rediff.com29 May 2010

For the first time ever in the history of the Indian Railways, the Indian Air Force was used for rescuing victims at Jhargram heralding a new era in rescue operations at rail accidents sites.

IITs advertise to fill faculty quota seats

IITs advertise to fill faculty quota seats

Rediff.com14 Dec 2009

The premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are gearing up to complete the implemention of the scheduled caste (SC), scheduled tribe (ST) and other backward classes (OBC) quota requirement for faculty positions from next year.

What worked for KBC 11

What worked for KBC 11

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

'Bachchan is thoroughly enjoying himself.'

When vastu shastra comes to IIT

When vastu shastra comes to IIT

Rediff.com5 May 2017

The decision to introduce vastu shastra as a part of the architecture curriculum at IIT-Kharagpur has polarised architects in the country. Nikita Puri reports.

JEE, NEET: 'Don't make us scapegoats'

JEE, NEET: 'Don't make us scapegoats'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

'What is the need to postpone the exam?'

IIT-Kgp admissions open for MTech, MCP

IIT-Kgp admissions open for MTech, MCP

Rediff.com19 Mar 2008

IIT K opens admissions for it Masters programmes.

AAPI condemns Indian-American scientist's murder

AAPI condemns Indian-American scientist's murder

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

49-year-old Divyendu Sinha, a computer scientist and an IIT Kharagpur alumnus, was brutally attacked by five teenage boys on the night of June 26, when he along with his sons had gone for a walk near his home in Old Bridge township of New Jersey.

Will anti-CAA protests help Mamata?

Will anti-CAA protests help Mamata?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

'When violence spread, it looked as if Mamata was losing control, but soon, she was able to contain the situation.' 'Now, the TMC stands to gain the most.'

2 more US teens held for Indian scientist's murder

2 more US teens held for Indian scientist's murder

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

49-year-old Divyendu Sinha, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus, was brutally attacked by three teenagers last Friday. He succumbed to his injuries on Monday.

Kishenji's mobile number belongs to a constable

Kishenji's mobile number belongs to a constable

Rediff.com25 Feb 2010

The phone number given by Maoists to the media asking Union Home Minster P Chidambaram to call on Thursday for peace negotiations belongs to a police constable who was abducted by the rebels.The Vodafone number 9734695789 belongs to Sisir Kanti Nag, the constable who was abducted by the Maoists demanding the release of the Peoples' Committee against Police Atrocities leader Chatradhar Mahato.

How AI will change India economy

How AI will change India economy

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

The catch is the need for a supportive framework in place that allows free and fair use of such technology.

Maoists on a destructive spree in Bengal, Orissa

Maoists on a destructive spree in Bengal, Orissa

Rediff.com19 May 2010

Suspected Maoists triggered a landmine blast on a railway track near Jhargram in West Midnapore district on Wednesday, injuring two drivers of a goods train and leaving the engine of the freight train damaged.

Huge vacancy of faculty in IITs, IIMs

Huge vacancy of faculty in IITs, IIMs

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

Institutions have been employing suitable strategies to attract and retain quality faculty

Tatas may drop another Bengal plan

Tatas may drop another Bengal plan

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

Less than five months after Tata Motors relocated its Nano project from West Bengal to Gujarat over land issues, another Tata group company, Tata Metaliks, is reviewing its expansion project in the state on similar grounds.

LLB in Intellectual Property Rights

LLB in Intellectual Property Rights

Rediff.com19 Feb 2009

The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur opens admissions for its full-time residential LLB programme.

E-waste can produce more gold than mining!

E-waste can produce more gold than mining!

Rediff.com13 Jan 2016

'If unchecked, by 2017, the global volume of discarded e-waste will weigh almost equivalent to 200 Empire State buildings.'

It's raining jobs at IITs this year

It's raining jobs at IITs this year

Rediff.com4 Dec 2018

Day 1 saw Microsoft make the highest number of offers while Intel emerged as one of the top recruiters on Day 2.

Samsung to hire 1,000 engineering grads from India

Samsung to hire 1,000 engineering grads from India

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

The new hires will work in cutting-edge domains of artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, natural language processing, camera technology and 5G networks.

Train services resume on crash-hit railway tracks

Train services resume on crash-hit railway tracks

Rediff.com30 May 2010

Train services on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section of South Eastern Railway resumed on Sunday after restoration of both the railway tracks which was obstructed due to derailment of Jnaneswari Express.

Maoist attack left many families shattered

Maoist attack left many families shattered

Rediff.com29 May 2010

Six-year-old Rupsa Sheikh is in a state of shock and has stopped speaking after her mother Salma died in the train derailment in West Midnapore district.

IndiGo will score a double century soon

IndiGo will score a double century soon

Rediff.com5 Dec 2018

Based on the Skytrax ranking for 2018, IndiGo is number two among the best low-cost carriers in Asia, behind rival AirAsia.