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What the NEP can achieve

What the NEP can achieve

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

'Education will definitely benefit by making the child's first language the medium of instruction, by making examinations less prone to rote-learning, by setting up national research universities, all recommendations of the NEP,' observe Pankaj Jain and Shreekant Sambrani.

Jaipur girl bags Rs 45 lakh job offer in the US

Jaipur girl bags Rs 45 lakh job offer in the US

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

In a first, a third year Economics student from Jaipur has been offered the role of an analyst in a leading financial institution with an annual salary of US $70,000.

IPL PICS: Gopal 'tricks' in rain-ruined 10-over game

IPL PICS: Gopal 'tricks' in rain-ruined 10-over game

Rediff.com1 May 2019

Images from Tuesday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals, in Bangalore.

Indian American wins Math's top honor

Indian American wins Math's top honor

Rediff.com11 Apr 2007

The Abel Prize is considered the equivalent of a Nobel Prize for mathematics, and is worth $920,000.

96 per cent girls in India want to study technology

96 per cent girls in India want to study technology

Rediff.com17 Jun 2018

About 51 per cent of the participants also said that their mothers inspired them the most to pursue technology careers.

PIX: Juventus edge Inter; Lewandowski equals record

PIX: Juventus edge Inter; Lewandowski equals record

Rediff.com16 May 2021

IMAGES from soccer matches played across Europe on Saturday.

The 2017 Uttarakhand election sentiment meter

The 2017 Uttarakhand election sentiment meter

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Rediff Labs analysed the 2012 Uttrakhand assembly election results merged with 2014 Lok sabha election result are to develop a Sentiment Meter for the 2017 electoral battle.

'All we can do is try and get a bonus point against Afghanistan'

'All we can do is try and get a bonus point against Afghanistan'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

Trying to keep his and the team's focus away from the mathematical calculations which give India a slight chance at reaching the Asia Cup finals, skipper Virat Kohli said he is solely aiming on a bonus point win against Afghanistan in their last league match.

1 COVID-19 patient can infect 406 in 30 days: Study

1 COVID-19 patient can infect 406 in 30 days: Study

Rediff.com7 Apr 2020

Agarwal said that the current 'R0' or R naught for the coronavirus infection is somewhere between 1.5 and 4.

Will the Indian Grand Prix witness Vettel's coronation?

Will the Indian Grand Prix witness Vettel's coronation?

Rediff.com14 Oct 2013

With Sebastian Vettel's fourth successive Formula One title now just a formality, the more intriguing question is whether the Red Bull driver can go on to match a record that has stood for 60 years.

GRE 2014: The greatest blunder you're committing right now

GRE 2014: The greatest blunder you're committing right now

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

Crucial tips to help you sequence your studies and make the most of the time available at hand.

Madurai University relaxes B Sc-IT eligibility

Madurai University relaxes B Sc-IT eligibility

Rediff.com16 Jun 2006

The academic council of the Madurai Kamaraj University has relaxed the eligibility criteria for admission to its B Sc-IT programme.

Measuring Muslim Decline

Measuring Muslim Decline

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

'In the Middle Ages, when Muslims were around 15 per cent of the population of the world, they accounted, according to one estimate, for 90 per cent of scientific advancements.' 'And today, when Muslims are around 22 per cent of the population of the world, their share in scientific writings is less than 1 per cent!' point out Ziya Us Salam and M Aslam Parvaiz.

'The faster one vaccinates, the lower the infections'

'The faster one vaccinates, the lower the infections'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2021

'We are not yet out of the woods.' 'If India sees the South African or Brazilian type of mutations, our numbers will rapidly rise.'

Oldest Olympic champion Sandor Tarics dies at 102

Oldest Olympic champion Sandor Tarics dies at 102

Rediff.com22 May 2016

The world's oldest Olympic champion, Sandor Tarics, has died at the age of 102 in San Francisco, the Hungarian Olympic Committee MOB said on its website on Saturday, citing information from the family.

Alert: Postgrad at IIT Guwahati

Alert: Postgrad at IIT Guwahati

Rediff.com25 Mar 2004

Information you can use.

What went wrong with Bihar exit polls

What went wrong with Bihar exit polls

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

Even with the best methodology there is a limitation to what opinion poll/exit polls can achieve. When done correctly, the polls should give the broad story, points out Rajeeva Karandikar, director, Chennai Mathematical Institute.

3 Indian scientists to get international honour

3 Indian scientists to get international honour

Rediff.com29 Dec 2005

They will be honoured by the Third World Academy of Sciences at the 10th General Conference in Brazil in 2006.

Mumbai to build Wuhan-like hospital to treat COVID-19 patients

Mumbai to build Wuhan-like hospital to treat COVID-19 patients

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The hospital, in the commercial hub of Bandra-Kurla Complex, will serve as an isolation facility for non-critical COVID-19 patients. Expected to be ready in a fortnight, the new makeshift facility can be scaled up to 5,000 beds, if needed. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will run the hospital that will have, among other things, oxygen facilities and pathological laboratories. Sohini Das reports.

Maths helpline on DD1!

Maths helpline on DD1!

Rediff.com16 Feb 2005

Doordarshan has launched a Maths Helpline programme in collaboration with the Mathematical Sciences Foundation.

CAT: 5 steps to crack Quant

CAT: 5 steps to crack Quant

Rediff.com7 Oct 2005

Obama rejects Republican immigration reform bill

Obama rejects Republican immigration reform bill

Rediff.com29 Nov 2012

United States President Barack Obama, who pledged that enacting comprehensive immigration reform would be a priority in his second term, has rejected a Republican-sponsored immigration bill that would have created a new green card category for foreign students, reports Aziz Haniffa.

Want to be an entrepreneur? Jump off the plane!

Want to be an entrepreneur? Jump off the plane!

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

Narayan Babu, co-founder of Dexetra, a digital applications' company talks about his entrepreneurial journey.

Formula One's four-way title battle

Formula One's four-way title battle

Rediff.com12 Nov 2010

The Formula One drivers' championship will be decided on Sunday with four still mathematically in the hunt. A look at how each can win.

'Human computer' Shakuntala Devi dead

'Human computer' Shakuntala Devi dead

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

Shakuntala Devi found a slot in the Guiness Book of World Record for her outstanding ability and wrote numerous books like 'Fun with Numbers', 'Astrology for You', 'Puzzles to Puzzle You', and 'Mathablit'. She had the ability to tell the day of the week of any given date in the last century in a jiffy.

Why Mamata left the Congress!

Why Mamata left the Congress!

Rediff.com7 May 2021

'Mamata wanted the Congress in alliance with the BJP in Bengal against the Left Front government.' 'Pranab Mukherjee opposed it, stating it would amount to compromising on secularism.' 'In 2021, Mamata defeats the BJP and becomes a champion of secularism.'

'India may have got its tiger success story wrong'

'India may have got its tiger success story wrong'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

A new study has indicated that methods commonly used in censuses of tigers and other rare wildlife put the accuracy of such surveys in doubt.

WOW! 3 IITs in Top 200 world university rankings

WOW! 3 IITs in Top 200 world university rankings

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IISc-Bangalore are among top 200 in prestigious QS global rankings 2020.

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.

Son tops CBSE exam as father takes on Naxals in Chhattisgarh

Son tops CBSE exam as father takes on Naxals in Chhattisgarh

Rediff.com29 May 2013

As his father takes on the Naxals in Chhattisgarh, Sopan Khosla has scored his own victory.

New gadget to help blind read graphs

New gadget to help blind read graphs

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

Opening up new career paths and educational opportunities for people with vision impairment, the system combines a number of pattern recognition technologies into a single platform and, for the first time, allows mathematics and graphical material to be extracted and described without sighted intervention.

Revealed: How Bolt 'beat air' at world record speed!

Revealed: How Bolt 'beat air' at world record speed!

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

As the world's best athletes descend on London on Friday to take part in the Olympic Anniversary Games, a group of researchers from Mexico has provided an insight into the physics of one of the greatest athletic performances of all time.

The 2017 UP election sentiment meter is here!

The 2017 UP election sentiment meter is here!

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Rediff Labs uses a mathematic model to analyse the 2012 UP election results and develop a Sentiment Meter for the 2017 electoral battle.

Trio win Nobel Physics Prize for laser research

Trio win Nobel Physics Prize for laser research

Rediff.com2 Oct 2018

Arthur Ashkin in the US, Grard Mourou in France, and Donna Strickland in Canada will share the prize announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Tuesday.

The Goa assembly election 2017 sentiment meter

The Goa assembly election 2017 sentiment meter

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

Rediff Labs analysed the 2012 Goa assembly election results and merged it with 2014 Lok sabha election results to develop a Sentiment Meter for the 2017 electoral battle.

My life lesson: 'Success cannot elude you for long'

My life lesson: 'Success cannot elude you for long'

Rediff.com25 Apr 2019

Swadesh Kumar Kesarwani, 67, from Hyderabad, shares his life lesson.

Top 8 entrance exams beyond the IIT-JEE

Top 8 entrance exams beyond the IIT-JEE

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

Your opportunity to study at a leading engineering institute just got better.

The 30 most beautiful skylines in the world

The 30 most beautiful skylines in the world

Rediff.com9 May 2013

Can a mathematical formula capture the beauty of a city? You decide...