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Engineering grads, Rs 3.9 million is the top starting salary this year!

Engineering grads, Rs 3.9 million is the top starting salary this year!

Rediff.com10 Sep 2018

And it's not an IIT graduate who's bagged it, report Gireesh Babu & Vinay Umarji.

When Dino, Nandita met Johnny...

When Dino, Nandita met Johnny...

Rediff.com4 Jul 2017

The two couldn't get enough of the Pirates of the Caribbean star!

Missed CAT 2013? 10 tips to make the most of GATE 2014

Missed CAT 2013? 10 tips to make the most of GATE 2014

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

The dip in campus placements has resulted in increased registrations for the GATE, making it more competitive.

Students recount tales of hunger and thirst after escape from Kashmir

Students recount tales of hunger and thirst after escape from Kashmir

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Out of food and water for days, 36 engineering students from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have tales of strength and survival to share of their experience of the worst floods witnessed by the KashmirValley in a century.

Over 2,000 students have dropped out of IITs in three years!

Over 2,000 students have dropped out of IITs in three years!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

"The reasons for dropouts may be attributed to shifting to other colleges/institutions, personal reasons, medical reasons, getting jobs during PG courses, inability to cope with academic stress etc," Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani informed the Lok Sabha during Question Hour.

Why ammonium nitrate is easily available to terrorists

Why ammonium nitrate is easily available to terrorists

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

The presence of ammonium nitrate in the Hyderabad bomb is bound to raise a debate on the availability of the substance, primarily used to make fertiliser and explosives.

Injured Tiwary out for 6 weeks, to miss England T20s

Injured Tiwary out for 6 weeks, to miss England T20s

Rediff.com10 Dec 2012

A serious back injury will keep Manoj Tiwary out of competitive cricket for atleast a month and half and the talented Bengal captain will not be a part of the Indian squad for the upcoming two Twenty20 Internationals against England.

Inter-caste marriages will possibly reduce caste and community tensions: SC

Inter-caste marriages will possibly reduce caste and community tensions: SC

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

The remarks came by a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy which quashed an FIR lodged by the parents of the girl, who had married a boy of her choice against the wishes of elders, at Belgavai district of Karnataka.

JEE Mains 2020: What students said after exams

JEE Mains 2020: What students said after exams

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

'Initially I was fearing that I may come in contact with the virus but when I reached the centre I gained confidence'

Naomi Campbell goes desi for boyfriend's birthday

Naomi Campbell goes desi for boyfriend's birthday

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

British supermodel Naomi Campbell wore a pink and purple lehenga-choli for her boyfriend Vladimir Doronin's pre birthday bash in Jodhpur.

Rs 93,847 crore allocated for education in interim budget

Rs 93,847 crore allocated for education in interim budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

While Rs 37,461.01 crore has been allocated for higher education, Rs 56,386.63 crore has been earmarked for school education.

Agam: The band making Carnatic music rock

Agam: The band making Carnatic music rock

Rediff.com17 Oct 2012

Bangalore based band Agam is creating waves in the Carnatic Progressive Rock genre. They tell us how they came about forming a band and becoming so popular.

Bihar: 8 killed in train-bus collision

Bihar: 8 killed in train-bus collision

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

Eight persons were on Wednesday killed and over 30 injured when a train rammed into an engineering college bus at a manned level crossing in Bihar's Siwan district sparking protests by students who tried to torch the train.

Fewer jobs, flat salary blues for techies in campus hiring

Fewer jobs, flat salary blues for techies in campus hiring

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

'Over the next two to three years, hiring will come down further.' 'You will see the industry intake of freshers go down to 150,000 from the current 200,000.'

Chennai can now shop online for grocery

Chennai can now shop online for grocery

Rediff.com5 Sep 2012

Though Rajesh had dreams of becoming an entrepreneur after completing his studies, Ajeet confessed that he didn't even know the word 'entrepreneur' way back in 1994.

Campus journalism: Get ahead of the pack in college!

Campus journalism: Get ahead of the pack in college!

Rediff.com29 Aug 2012

Students learn to fight for their democratic rights with a little help from their campus newspapers, which is why student journalism is important.

Campus journalism: Get ahead of the pack in college!

Campus journalism: Get ahead of the pack in college!

Rediff.com29 Aug 2012

Students learn to fight for their democratic rights with a little help from their campus newspapers, which is why student journalism is important.

IIT Kanpur's move legally unsustainable, say IITs

IIT Kanpur's move legally unsustainable, say IITs

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

It is likely that other Indian Institutes of Technology may not join IIT-Kanpur in its resolve to take on the new entrance exam.

Modi's latest dig: Osama look-alikes in Bihar campaign

Modi's latest dig: Osama look-alikes in Bihar campaign

Rediff.com13 Sep 2012

On the second day of his yatra in poll-bound Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a dig at his bete noire and Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar and also dubbed the All India Congress Commitee as "All India Coal Congress".

SC allows Franklin Templeton to make payout in tranches

SC allows Franklin Templeton to make payout in tranches

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of e-voting process for the winding up of six mutual fund schemes of Franklin Templeton, and said disbursal of funds to unit holders will continue.

NTA set to conduct JEE-Main from Tuesday amid pandemic

NTA set to conduct JEE-Main from Tuesday amid pandemic

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

While the governments of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have assured students that they will provide transportation to candidates, a group of IIT alumni and students have also launched a portal to provide transport facilities to exam centres for the candidates in need.

Top 11 science exams you MUST take after Class 12

Top 11 science exams you MUST take after Class 12

Rediff.com23 Mar 2012

With over 89 different fields from aeronautics to textiles, these entrance tests cater to the whole gamut of disciplines.

Bhupathi-Vesnina in mixed doubles quarter-finals

Bhupathi-Vesnina in mixed doubles quarter-finals

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Vesnina advanced to mixed doubles quarter-finals of the Wimbledon championships after quelling a late challenge from Eric Butorac and Olga Govortsova in London on Wednesday.

Amarnath yatra's pratham pujan held near Pahalgam

Amarnath yatra's pratham pujan held near Pahalgam

Rediff.com15 Jun 2011

The 'pratham pujan' which marks the beginning of the annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath was held on Wednesday at Panjtarni, on the Pahalgam-cave shrine trek.

What a dreadful year it has been for Kashmir

What a dreadful year it has been for Kashmir

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

2016 saw the worst unrest in the Kashmir valley in 26 years.

'I became the only person in Bhopal to get calls from all 6 IIMs'

'I became the only person in Bhopal to get calls from all 6 IIMs'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2011

In response to our 'Life After CAT' series, Get Ahead reader Saurabh Uboweja narrates his journey from being the 'first' person in Bhopal to get calls from 6 IIMs after the CAT exam and the challenges he faced as he ventured into entrepreneurship. Read on.

How this techie achieved his entrepreneurial dream

How this techie achieved his entrepreneurial dream

Rediff.com17 Nov 2011

Ankit Rastogi, co-founder, IndianHotelReview, speaks about his start-up journey, career lessons, start-up dos and don'ts and his success mantras.

Women archers clinch Olympic quota places

Women archers clinch Olympic quota places

Rediff.com6 Jul 2011

India's women archers Deepika Kumari, Laishram Bombayla Devi and Chekrovolu Swuro clinched Olympic quota berths and then went on to oust reigning champions Koreans for their maiden entry into the final of the World Championships in Turin, Italy.

Novak Djokovic: From sidekick to superstar!

Novak Djokovic: From sidekick to superstar!

Rediff.com5 Jul 2011

Having spent a whopping 91 consecutive weeks as world No 3, Novak Djokovic was, at best, considered just strong supporting player in the Federer-Nadal show. The No 1 ranking, and Wimbledon triumph, says Senior Associate Editor Bikash Mohapatra, has set the record straight.

Bugatti Veyron: World's FASTEST commercial car

Bugatti Veyron: World's FASTEST commercial car

Rediff.com22 Jun 2011

Get Ahead reader Aishwarya Sharma outlines the real story behind how the world's fastest commercial car, the Bugatti Veyron, that does an eye-popping 400 kmph, was conecptualised and brought to fruition.

Williams sisters, Wozniacki crash out of Wimbledon

Williams sisters, Wozniacki crash out of Wimbledon

Rediff.com27 Jun 2011

The Williams sisters Serena and Venus fell by the wayside in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Monday. Defending champion Serena was beaten 6-3, 7-6 by Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli while five-time champion Venus was outplayed by Bulgaria's Tsvetsana Pironkova 6-2, 6-3.

Logjam over Lokpal bill continues

Logjam over Lokpal bill continues

Rediff.com21 Jun 2011

Differences between the government and representatives of civil society continued over provisions in the Lokpal Bill, even as the Manmohan Singh government was further in the dock over a quietly executed decision of removing the Central Bureau of Investigation from the purview of the Right to Information.

Umpires Saheba, Hazare out of International Panel

Umpires Saheba, Hazare out of International Panel

Rediff.com19 Jun 2011

The Indian Cricket Board has decided not to recommend the names of Amiesh Saheba and Sanjay Hazare for the coming season's ICC International Panel of umpires with only Shahvir Tarapore retaining his place.

It's mission redemption for Fletcher in Windies

It's mission redemption for Fletcher in Windies

Rediff.com1 Jun 2011

His first assignment as India's cricket coach is also a redemption mission for Duncan Fletcher as it was in the West Indies four years ago that he last left as head coach of a national side.

Bopanna-Qureshi in French Open quarter-finals

Bopanna-Qureshi in French Open quarter-finals

Rediff.com30 May 2011

Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi advanced to the French Open men's doubles quarter-finals after a straight-set win over Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan and Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. The fifth seeded Indo-Pak pair beat their unseeded opponents 6-3, 7-5 in a third round match that lasted 69 minutes.

Italian Cup: Inter beat Palermo to save season

Italian Cup: Inter beat Palermo to save season

Rediff.com30 May 2011

Inter Milan beat Palermo 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to lift the Italian Cup and rescue an otherwise disappointing season.

'Metro-man' says quality of engineers in India sub-standard

'Metro-man' says quality of engineers in India sub-standard

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

A survey of 300 engineering colleges revealed that only 29 per cent engineers are employable, while 30 per cent can be made employable after further studies, whereas 48 per cent are simply not employable

First ODI: Sharma guides India to easy win over WI

First ODI: Sharma guides India to easy win over WI

Rediff.com7 Jun 2011

A spectacular 68 by Rohit Sharma helped India to a comfortable four-wicket win over West Indies in the first One-day International in Port of Spain on Monday.

CAT topper: I prepared only via mock tests

CAT topper: I prepared only via mock tests

Rediff.com13 May 2010

He took the CAT three times. Third time lucky, he finally got a call from IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow.

5 tips to pick the right engineering college for you

5 tips to pick the right engineering college for you

Rediff.com2 Jun 2015

Your choice should be based upon your strengths and goals.