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Former Prez Kalam reveals his biggest regret in life

Former Prez Kalam reveals his biggest regret in life

Rediff.com2 Jul 2015

For former President A P J Abdul Kalam, the greatest regret in life was not being able to provide facilities like 24-hour electricity to his parents during their lifetime.

'The tragic thing about Sushant's passing is...'

'The tragic thing about Sushant's passing is...'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

'You are not going to find success all the time and you will feel insecure when your film fails at the box office, but that's a part of the game.' 'You just deal with it and move on.; 'Maybe the problem was something else and not so much about his career.'

Covid: For first time since 2004 tsunami India accepts foreign aid

Covid: For first time since 2004 tsunami India accepts foreign aid

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

"They are extending support as they feel that this is the time we must help India. 'India has helped us and we must help India'. So I do not think we are looking at it in policy terms," the foreign secretary said.

Israeli embassy blast: Probe agencies yet to identify any suspect

Israeli embassy blast: Probe agencies yet to identify any suspect

Rediff.com1 Feb 2021

However, the probe agencies stressed that all angles were being covered in the probe.

BSc, MSc, PhD programmes in maths, physics

BSc, MSc, PhD programmes in maths, physics

Rediff.com14 Apr 2008

Chennai Mathematical Institute opens admissions to its BSc, MSc and PhD programmes in maths and computer science.

How you can build a house yourself

How you can build a house yourself

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

'Where was cement 100 years ago?' 'Why do we need harmful building materials when we have so much in nature around us?' Geeli Mitti founder Shagun Singh tells Samali Basu Guha.

India signs N-research deal with Canadian agency

India signs N-research deal with Canadian agency

Rediff.com28 Sep 2007

India has signed an agreement with the Canadian Light Source and the University of Saskatchewan to promote synchrotron research, a high tech area of nuclear research.

Pak cabinet rejects proposal to import cotton, sugar from India

Pak cabinet rejects proposal to import cotton, sugar from India

Rediff.com1 Apr 2021

In a volte-face, Pakistan's cabinet on Thursday rejected the proposal of a high-powered committee to import cotton and sugar from India, with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi asserting that there can be no normalisation of ties until New Delhi reverses its decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

ISRO's rocket technology to help heart patients

ISRO's rocket technology to help heart patients

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

It offers a lease of life to terminally ill patients since heart transplant still remains out of reach for most.

J&K's government school teachers don't know what fossil fuel is

J&K's government school teachers don't know what fossil fuel is

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

At least 17 highly qualified teachers of two government schools failed to answer even basic questions posed by the Deputy Commissioner of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting him to initiate an education audit of the schools.

Indian-American elected top national academician in the US

Indian-American elected top national academician in the US

Rediff.com23 Oct 2013

Subra Suresh is one of the only 16 living Americans to be elected to all three national academies, the IOM, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.

Scientists release first-ever image of a black hole

Scientists release first-ever image of a black hole

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

The shape of the black hole matches what theorists had predicted ever since they started wrestling with Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relatively over a hundred years ago

Heart, BP patients likely to be infected with COVID-19 again: Study

Heart, BP patients likely to be infected with COVID-19 again: Study

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China assessed data on 938 COVID-19 patients from the country's Wuhan Union Hospital. They obtained information about residual symptoms in these patients, and the results of follow up tests for viral genetic material in their body after they were discharged.

4 hot careers that'll get you a job

4 hot careers that'll get you a job

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Take a look at the skills that matter and how you can acquire them.

Leaders Need Strong Sense Of Who They Are

Leaders Need Strong Sense Of Who They Are

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

'I have always believed that life doesn't get easier or more forgiving; we only get stronger and more resilient.'

Pakistani hawks believe India can produce up to 492 nukes!

Pakistani hawks believe India can produce up to 492 nukes!

Rediff.com25 Oct 2016

The study titled 'Indian Unsafeguarded Nuclear Program' published by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad is co-authored by four nuclear scholars, including Adeela Azam, Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Ali and Sameer Khan.

More to Nehru's Absence from Azadi Poster Than Ideological Conflict

More to Nehru's Absence from Azadi Poster Than Ideological Conflict

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

Public intellectuals who frame the ideological antipathy between the RSS & Co and Jawaharlal Nehru in the light of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and Hindu Raj alone, miss the point by a yard, argues Shaan Kashyap.

Our children must breathe cleaner city air: Modi

Our children must breathe cleaner city air: Modi

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Solving problems through science was the key takeaway from the Prime Minister's speech.

How IITs are gearing up to fight COVID-19 menace

How IITs are gearing up to fight COVID-19 menace

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

While some researchers are developing prototypes for ventilators to overcome their shortage, others have teamed up to develop testing kits.

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

How F C Kohli and TCS conquered the world

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Combining affordable IT with native Indian ingenuity and entrepreneurship F C Kohli believed would enable Indian small businesses match anyone and thrive.

This is how wine is made

This is how wine is made

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

The science of wine and winemaking is known as oenology. A person who makes wine is traditionally called a winemaker or vintner.

What is Byju's doing with Disney?

What is Byju's doing with Disney?

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

Byju's acquires licences of hundreds of characters from Disney; to use cartoon characters to teach math, science.

Khafeel Ahmed's hard disks hold key

Khafeel Ahmed's hard disks hold key

Rediff.com9 Aug 2007

It is said the hard disks contain jihadi material used to brainwash and recruit youth.

IISc, IIT-M, IIM-A top HRD ministry ranking

IISc, IIT-M, IIM-A top HRD ministry ranking

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

In the university category, IISc stood first, followed by JNU and BHU.

Samjhauta case: NIA seeks permission to take evidence to Hyd

Samjhauta case: NIA seeks permission to take evidence to Hyd

Rediff.com22 Sep 2011

The National Investigation Agency on Thursday sought permission of special court in Panchkula to allow Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory experts to take material evidence collected in Samjhauta train blast case to Hyderabad facility for examination and comparison with samples collected in other terror attacks.

'India is not becoming intolerant'

'India is not becoming intolerant'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2016

'Some intolerance is there in society. Fortunately, a majority of Indians are tolerant.'

Image: GIGANTIC eruption on sun is five earths wide!

Image: GIGANTIC eruption on sun is five earths wide!

Rediff.com1 Jun 2014

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's newest solar observatory has captured a colossal coronal mass ejection erupting from the sun in extraordinary detail. According to the space agency, during the time of the ejection observed on May 9, a curtain of solar material erupted outwards at speeds of 1.5 million miles per hour.

Pfizer Covid vaccine gets US experts' nod

Pfizer Covid vaccine gets US experts' nod

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

The Pfizer vaccine has already been approved for the public in the United Kingdom and, Canada.

Metallic hydrogen, once theory, becomes a reality!

Metallic hydrogen, once theory, becomes a reality!

Rediff.com29 Jan 2017

In addition to helping scientists answer fundamental questions about the nature of matter, the material is theorised to have a wide range of applications, including as a room-temperature superconductor.

Lockdown 3.0: The perfect time to upskill!

Lockdown 3.0: The perfect time to upskill!

Rediff.com5 May 2020

Online learning platforms have become go-to places for those suffocated by the current curbs on movement.

Biden plans to host a global Summit for Democracy in 1st yr of Presidency

Biden plans to host a global Summit for Democracy in 1st yr of Presidency

Rediff.com8 Nov 2020

India, being the world's largest democracy, is likely to play an important role in such a summit. Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump in the bitterly-fought presidential election that attracted a record number of Americans to cast their votes.

TOP 9 courses to invest in during the lockdown

TOP 9 courses to invest in during the lockdown

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

From Artificial Intelligence to yoga, sign up for courses that will benefit your career in the long run.

As India preps for vaccine, cold storage facilities seen critical

As India preps for vaccine, cold storage facilities seen critical

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

Some vaccine frontrunners are in advanced stages of trial and could hit the market by early next year, making the task of securing "last mile connectivity" and ensuring that nothing goes wrong before the shot is administered more urgent.

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.

'If we make proper choices, we'll be a great nation'

'If we make proper choices, we'll be a great nation'

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

'If not, we can become frighteningly chaotic, more chaotic than what we are today.' 'In today's environment in the country, we still have a window of opportunity.'

Sikkim Manipal University-DE admissions now open

Sikkim Manipal University-DE admissions now open

Rediff.com23 Apr 2010

Admissions to Sikkim Manipal University's distance education programme to close on April 27.

Radiation scare at Delhi airport cargo terminal

Radiation scare at Delhi airport cargo terminal

Rediff.com29 May 2015

A radiation scare at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport forced the suspension of cargo operations, but nuclear regulator and Delhi authorities said there was no leak of radioactive substance from a consignment unloaded from a Turkish Airlines plane.

Teach your children about money, not stock markets

Teach your children about money, not stock markets

Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

Children need to learn how these choices are made. In a household that has limited income, running a tight budget might be the only way to allocate money.

Water discovered on Mars by NASA's rover Curiosity

Water discovered on Mars by NASA's rover Curiosity

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars rover Curiosity has discovered water during its first sample analysis of the Red planet's surface.

Comet Lovejoy's dumping alcohol in space!

Comet Lovejoy's dumping alcohol in space!

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

The aptly named Comet Lovejoy contains ethanol and the simple sugar glycolaldehyde, researchers report online October 23 in Science Advances. This is the first time these complex organic molecules have been detected on a comet.