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Want To Study In The UK? Do It In India

Want To Study In The UK? Do It In India

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

From Bengaluru to GIFT City, British universities scale up India presence, cementing the UK's lead in global higher education partnerships.

Chinese student in UK who drugged, raped 10 women gets lifer

Chinese student in UK who drugged, raped 10 women gets lifer

Rediff.com20 Jun 2025

A Chinese student who drugged and raped women in the United Kingdom and China was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, in a case that a senior British police officer said had uncovered 'one of the most prolific predators we've ever encountered', The New York Times reported.

How Many Indians In This Photo?

How Many Indians In This Photo?

Rediff.com20 Apr 2023

The British and Irish prime ministers assemble with a former American president at an event in Belfast marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.

FC Kohli, father of India's technology revolution, passes away

FC Kohli, father of India's technology revolution, passes away

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

Father of the Indian software industry and the first CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, Faqir Chand Kohli, passed away on Thursday. He was 96 years old.

Viagra could damage men's fertility

Viagra could damage men's fertility

Rediff.com25 Feb 2008

Researchers at the Queen's University in Belfast have found that young men, who take the anti-impotence drug recreationally, could be damaging their sperm quality, thus spoiling their chances of starting a family.

Now, flexible 'paper tablet' that can be twisted

Now, flexible 'paper tablet' that can be twisted

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

Developed by Queen's University in Canada in collaboration with Plastic Logic and Intel Labs, it could lead to revolutionary new gadgets that are virtually unbreakable -- and as thin as a piece of paper.

World's best negotiators: Gandhi, Mother Teresa

World's best negotiators: Gandhi, Mother Teresa

Rediff.com8 Jul 2011

Professor Peter Hiddema suggests how to master effective negotiating skills, offering examples of Mahatma and Mother Teresa

Too much Net may turn teens into drug addicts

Too much Net may turn teens into drug addicts

Rediff.com27 Apr 2011

Researchers at the Queen's University in Canada found that young adults who are regularly glued to their screens arefar more likely to engage in risky behaviour than their peers.

UK varsity honours Amartya Sen

UK varsity honours Amartya Sen

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

He received the DSc (Econ) for distinction in economics.

Indian-Canadian teen attends intl environment meet

Indian-Canadian teen attends intl environment meet

Rediff.com29 Sep 2010

Roopa Suppiah, a student at Queen's University, Ontario, was chosen by the British Council to attend an environmental forum in Shanghai, September 1 to 7.

Office bullying worse than sexual harassment

Office bullying worse than sexual harassment

Rediff.com10 Mar 2008

A new study has revealed that workplace bullying is more harmful than sexual harassment for employees.

Morning sex can keep you hale and hearty

Morning sex can keep you hale and hearty

Rediff.com11 Mar 2008

According to a research from Queen's University in Belfast, a good morning session at least three times a week, decreases the risk of heart attack or stroke by half and a regular session improves circulation, thereby reducing blood pressure.

Viagra can affect men's fertility: Study

Viagra can affect men's fertility: Study

Rediff.com24 Feb 2008

"Viagra has become a widely used recreational drug. It is mixed with cocaine, for example, and is sold in clubs. Our work leaves open the possibility that there could be a cumulative effect from taking Viagra, however, which could pose serious fertility problems in later life," The Observer newspaper quoted lead researcher Dr David Glenn as saying.

Coming soon: Computer that can talk to you

Coming soon: Computer that can talk to you

Rediff.com23 Apr 2008

SAL will perceive a person's facial expression, voice and then engage with him in a discussion. When engaging with a human, it will adapt its own performance and pursue different actions depending on the non-verbal behaviour of the user.

Why we just love gossiping

Why we just love gossiping

Rediff.com16 Apr 2008

Craving for the limelight? Why don't you try the best pastime known to mankind -- gossiping. According to a new research, the gluing chitchat keeps people's behaviour in check because folks want to look good to others and don't want to be thought badly of. Experiments conducted by a team from Queen's University, Belfast, showed that people were more generous if they were told that their actions would be gossiped about.

'India most important online market, not China'

'India most important online market, not China'

Rediff.com15 Feb 2006

'India will leapfrog what has happened in North America,' says Leonard Brody, Canadian technology entrepreneur.

With Pandit Jasraj's passing, heaven has become richer

With Pandit Jasraj's passing, heaven has become richer

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

The mesmerising and familiar image of Pandit Jasraj saying 'Jai Ho' and then raising his hands to mark the beginning of his performances will now remain only in the fond memories of thousands of Jasraj's fans and followers across the globe, remembers Ankur Biplav.

It's official! Self obsessed teens are more successful

It's official! Self obsessed teens are more successful

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

A research suggests that in some ways, narcissism might actually be a positive attribute.

Scientists from Japan, Canada win Nobel Prize in physics

Scientists from Japan, Canada win Nobel Prize in physics

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 has been awarded jointly to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B McDonald for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that "neutrinos have mass".

Flight delayed after passenger reports professor's equations as suspicious

Flight delayed after passenger reports professor's equations as suspicious

Rediff.com8 May 2016

American Airlines confirmed on Saturday that a 30-something woman expressed suspicions about Menzio. She said she was too ill to take the Air Wisconsin-operated flight 3950.

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968. At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.
They needed a person who could build and execute their vision: A frontiersman; a problem solver and an institution builder. It was their and India's good fortune that Faqir Chand Kohli more than measured up to their requirements and indeed laid the foundation to take TCS to unimaginable heights and to the giant success that it is today. Shivanand Kanavi salutes the incomparable F C Kohli, who passed into the ages last week.

40 Years ago... and now- Faqir Chand Kohli: The original Indian techie

40 Years ago... and now- Faqir Chand Kohli: The original Indian techie

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

Kohli is a pioneer and a visionary.

The 26 year old who leads Ignite India

The 26 year old who leads Ignite India

Rediff.com7 Mar 2017

'Our Indian culture system is very family oriented.' 'We value and respect the decisions of our parents to a great extent.' 'That can be a pro or con.' 'It's up to the parents to gauge how much motivation, pressure or space a child needs.' 'Every child is different.' 'We are all unique and that is what I intend to drive home to parents.'

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that does not age, wither and decay with the passage of time.