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LeT chief's brother deported from US to Pak

LeT chief's brother deported from US to Pak

Rediff.com4 Jun 2007

Imam Hafiz Muhammad Hamid, Saeed's brother, was deported on Sunday and is expected to arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday morning, Daily Times reported from Washington on Monday.

Microsoft's LinkedIn buy panned on social and trading sites

Microsoft's LinkedIn buy panned on social and trading sites

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

Microsoft has had a rough track record in making big acquisitions pay off.

Patni Computer buys ZAiQ Tech for $425,000

Patni Computer buys ZAiQ Tech for $425,000

Rediff.com5 Jun 2006

Patni Computer Systems Ltd said on Monday it has acquired ZAiQ Technologies, a small ASIC design company, in Woburn, Massachusetts, by an asset purchase transaction for $425,000.

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

10 things to know about Gita Gopinath, IMF's new chief economist

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the Mysore-born Gopinath as "one of the world's outstanding economists with impeccable academic credentials, a proven track record of intellectual leadership and extensive international experience".

Nitish to deliver lecture at Stanford

Nitish to deliver lecture at Stanford

Rediff.com5 Apr 2007

Bihar may be one of the most backward states of India with high level of illiteracy, but its chief misters, past and present are a great hit with some of the most famed American educational institutions.

Sports Shorts: Muhammad sets 400m hurdles world record

Sports Shorts: Muhammad sets 400m hurdles world record

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday

Should Harvard, MIT be allowed to come to India?

Should Harvard, MIT be allowed to come to India?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2006

Do you think foreign funds should be allowed in India's higher education sector? Will it be a boon or curse for the Indian economy? Or does it sound silly to run foreign playschools, colleges and universities in India?

12-year-old Indian-American wins Nat Geo Bee contest

12-year-old Indian-American wins Nat Geo Bee contest

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Seven of the 10 finalists were Indian-Americans.

MIT award for 6 Indian-American scientists

MIT award for 6 Indian-American scientists

Rediff.com12 Sep 2006

For the 'most promising and exciting' innovations and research in the United States, six Indian-American scientists under the age of 35 will be awarded by Technology Review 35, the prominent tech journal of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Have an idea? Anti-theft it!

Have an idea? Anti-theft it!

Rediff.com21 Dec 2007

A patent is to an idea what an alert watchman is to your property. Everyone can look, but no one can steal.

US secy of state John Kerry's wife hospitalised

US secy of state John Kerry's wife hospitalised

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Teresa Heinz Kerry, 74, has been moved to a Boston hospital from the Nantucket Cottage Hospital, where she was initially admitted on Sunday.

American missiles now in India's reach

American missiles now in India's reach

Rediff.com30 Jan 2007

'The American armament companies, though late entrant want to make the Indian defence market more competitive and technology-oriented.'

Lashkar founder disowned by US-based brother

Lashkar founder disowned by US-based brother

Rediff.com29 Jan 2007

The cleric, who is fighting a legal battle against his deportation, said that he does not remember the last conversation he had with his brother.

'Epidemic is more widespread than we believe'

'Epidemic is more widespread than we believe'

Rediff.com17 May 2020

'We are making decisions in the dark, in fear.' 'Let us shine the light of science on this.' 'Let us actually get better numbers, so that we make better decisions.'

Coming soon: Fibre web lenses

Coming soon: Fibre web lenses

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

The transparent fibre-webs could even enable huge computer screens to be activated with beams of light instead of the touch of a finger.

Republican Prez hopeful bats for raising H-1B quot

Republican Prez hopeful bats for raising H-1B quot

Rediff.com2 Nov 2007

Former Massachusetts Gover Mitt Romney has said that while he is for increasing the quota for H1B visa, a majority of whose aspirants are Indians, the exact figures would depend on a number of things including the strength of the US economy and the implications for the local workforce.

Nasdaq to acquire shareholder.com

Nasdaq to acquire shareholder.com

Rediff.com11 Jan 2006

Nasdaq Stock Market Incorporated has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire shareholder.com, a privately-held Massachusetts-based firm specialising in shareholder communications

Why India has not made a world-beating global invention

Why India has not made a world-beating global invention

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

'If Indians are as smart as their counterparts in university, and have equal opportunity, then what is the reason that we cannot produce inventions of quality that are recognised by the world?'

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

This year's Laureates have shown how the problem of global poverty can be tackled by breaking it down into a number of smaller - but more precise - questions at individual or group levels, he Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

Indian student pleads guilty to stabbing professor

Indian student pleads guilty to stabbing professor

Rediff.com18 Apr 2007

Nikhil Dhar had been flunking out of school and feared he would be deported.

Her mother's daughter

Her mother's daughter

Rediff.com11 Oct 2006

<I>Boston Globe</I> to lose 55 jobs to India

Boston Globe to lose 55 jobs to India

Rediff.com2 Mar 2007

The New York Times Company, which owns the Boston Globe, had recently announced the elimination of more than 120 jobs at the Boston Globe. Of these, 55 jobs in advertising finance will be outsourced to India.

Indian teens win top scholarships

Indian teens win top scholarships

Rediff.com6 Sep 2005

Kerry breaks leg in bike crash in France

Kerry breaks leg in bike crash in France

Rediff.com31 May 2015

United States Secretary of State John Kerry, a cycling enthusiast, today broke his leg in a bike accident in France and will return home for further treatment.

She has cracked the code to help smokers quit

She has cracked the code to help smokers quit

Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

'Running a start-up is hard.' 'We almost always will have obstacles.' 'There are two ways to tackle it.' 'We can either take them head on or let them hold you back.'

Mr Sandhu Goes to Washington

Mr Sandhu Goes to Washington

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

'Taranjit has the ideal temperament to deal with the Americans who understand firmness and appreciate flexibility.' 'He can hold his ground with a cheerful face and still make it clear that India and the US are partners, rivals,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

They want to be the next Bangalore

They want to be the next Bangalore

Rediff.com24 Jan 2006

A new Earth? Astronomers find 8 new planets that could host life

A new Earth? Astronomers find 8 new planets that could host life

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Welcome to the family! Scientists using NASA's Kepler spacecraft have confirmed at least eight new roughly Earth-sized planets sitting in the habitable zones of their host stars -- two of which rival the most 'Earth-like' planets found to date.

Wireless power for mobiles, laptops soon

Wireless power for mobiles, laptops soon

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

Physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have come up with a new way to power electronic gadgets without an electrical cable.

The legend who loved India

The legend who loved India

Rediff.com10 May 2006

Lalu, a good manager for MIT students

Lalu, a good manager for MIT students

Rediff.com24 Mar 2007

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is seen as an astute politician and a rustic crowd puller by many of his countrymen, but a group of young management students from the US on Saturday gave him a new tag -- a good manager.

Make way for decision-making robots

Make way for decision-making robots

Rediff.com21 Sep 2006

Researchers believe that more complex machines may soon be on the drawing board, and military robots might one day even be asked to make some important decisions on their own.

Now, new chips for faster computing

Now, new chips for faster computing

Rediff.com5 Oct 2005

Future computers may require no time to boot up, thanks to carbon nanotube memory chips.