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Aligarh Muslim University Needs Urgent Reforms!

Aligarh Muslim University Needs Urgent Reforms!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2023

Is it a divine, sacrosanct university, a holy cow, prohibiting human intervention?

10 HOT career skills to add to your CV

10 HOT career skills to add to your CV

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

From digital advertising to data science and web designing, some of these skills may help you advance in your career.

Bad weather caused Nepal plane crash: Preliminary probe

Bad weather caused Nepal plane crash: Preliminary probe

Rediff.com31 May 2022

Preliminary investigation revealed that the aircraft had crashed into the mountains after it swerved to the right, instead of turning to the left due to inclement weather.

British PM's aide embroiled in child abuse scandal

British PM's aide embroiled in child abuse scandal

Rediff.com4 Mar 2014

A senior aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned after being arrested on suspicion of child pornography offences.

Will Dhanpur elect the next CM of Tripura once again?

Will Dhanpur elect the next CM of Tripura once again?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

In a four-cornered fight, the real battle is between Union minister Pratima Bhoumik and CPM's Kaushik Chanda.

Far Out: Check out what's new from Apple's iPhone 14 event

Far Out: Check out what's new from Apple's iPhone 14 event

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

The Apple 'Far Out' event, which was one of the most anticipated tech events of the year, finally happened on Wednesday, bringing new gadgets galore including new iPhones, new watches and new AirPods. However, for those who missed it, worry not, here's the roundup.

Manchester, Silicon Valley...

Manchester, Silicon Valley...

Rediff.com12 May 2021

Why do Innovation Revolutions happen outside India, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.

Grim reality 'sinks in' for sacked Twitter India staff

Grim reality 'sinks in' for sacked Twitter India staff

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

Humiliation and uncertainty are the words to describe the situation, says one of the many Twitter India staff who was handed a pink slip on Friday. That the laying off was perhaps on expected lines or that the microblogging platform itself erupted in support from 'Tweeple' or emphatic outsiders did not make things less painful, says another ex-employee. For scores of Twitter India staff, the grim reality of large scale firings -- that also coincides with the dreaded layoff winter -- is just about 'sinking in', days after popular platform was taken over by the world's richest man Elon Musk.

Google faces anti-trust probes in India

Google faces anti-trust probes in India

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

Internet major Google is facing probes by fair trade regulators in India, Europe and three other jurisdictions for alleged anti-competitive practices.

8 simple steps to become a confident investor

8 simple steps to become a confident investor

Rediff.com3 Mar 2020

Some pointers which will help an individual start her investment journey with confidence.

Was pressured to quit AAP: Sisodia after 9-hr CBI grilling

Was pressured to quit AAP: Sisodia after 9-hr CBI grilling

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

I was offered Delhi CM's post or face jail term, Sisodia said.

Pakistan's new IT minister warns Google

Pakistan's new IT minister warns Google

Rediff.com9 Jun 2013

Pakistan's new IT minister has warned that Google could be blocked in the country if the company fails to remove blasphemous and objectionable material from its video-sharing website YouTube.

Foreign Media: Enemy Of India?

Foreign Media: Enemy Of India?

Rediff.com6 Mar 2023

Much of the the-foreign-media-is-biased hysteria that we see on social media these days is provoked by the bad press the regime is getting in the West, points out Vir Sanghvi.

'I will not resign', Kannur varsity VC on Kerala Guv's order

'I will not resign', Kannur varsity VC on Kerala Guv's order

Rediff.com24 Oct 2022

Kannur University Vice-Chancellor Gopinath Ravindran on Monday said that he will not tender his resignation as sought by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, who had a day earlier sought the resignation of vice chancellors of nine universities in the state.

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Abramovich handed Chelsea director control of firm on day of Ukraine invasion - filings

Manipur: A Distant Outpost Full Of Promise

Manipur: A Distant Outpost Full Of Promise

Rediff.com9 Jun 2023

A lesson we have not learnt from China is the urgent need to knit the vast country together to keep it from falling apart at the seams. While there is considerable dent in poverty, sadly, the North East remains as distant today as it always was, points out Shreekant Sambrani.

15 facts you didn't know about Sundar Pichai

15 facts you didn't know about Sundar Pichai

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

Hailing from a middle class family, Pichai's family did not own a car or a television during his childhood.

10 Most Relevant Job Skills For 2023

10 Most Relevant Job Skills For 2023

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

Siva Prasad Nanduri, chief business officer, TeamLease Digital, outlines the skills that will help you get a job in 2023.

Google worried over govt requests to remove political content

Google worried over govt requests to remove political content

Rediff.com29 Dec 2013

Between January and June this year, Google received 3,846 government requests to remove 24,737 pieces of content, an increase of 68 per cent over the second half of 2012.

4 dead, 7 injured as house collapses in Mumbai's Govandi

4 dead, 7 injured as house collapses in Mumbai's Govandi

Rediff.com23 Jul 2021

Four persons were killed and seven others suffered injuries after a single-storey house collapsed in Shivaji Nagar area of Govandi in eastern Mumbai early on Friday, a civic official said.

IIT-Delhi prof-led panel to probe Ramban tunnel collapse

IIT-Delhi prof-led panel to probe Ramban tunnel collapse

Rediff.com22 May 2022

NHAI has already initiated process to handle such emergency situation and also taking all possible measures to avoid such incidents in future, an official statement said on Sunday.

Modi@Google: A tour of the 4 crucial projects in progress

Modi@Google: A tour of the 4 crucial projects in progress

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

"We are proud of what is happening in India and share Prime Minister's vision of digital India," Pichai said.

22 dead in flash floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh

22 dead in flash floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

The maximum damage has been reported from Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts, he said, adding that so far 36 weather-related incidents have been reported from the state.

Mysuru native, man from Nilgiris picked up for Mangaluru blast

Mysuru native, man from Nilgiris picked up for Mangaluru blast

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

The police investigating into the Mangaluru blast case on Monday picked up a person from Bengaluru who was allegedly in touch with the blast accused Shariq while another was detained in Nilgiris in neighbouring Tamil Nadu and brought to Karnataka.

Why Google won't open data centre in India

Why Google won't open data centre in India

Rediff.com12 Dec 2013

Google Inc opened its first two data centres in Asia on Wednesday to cater to the world's fastest growing consumer technology markets, but the company has no plans to open one in China or India.

'We want Indians to shape the Internet'

'We want Indians to shape the Internet'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com reports from the Google For India event in New Delhi.

As trouble brews for the Big 4, VCs, start-ups wait with bated breath

As trouble brews for the Big 4, VCs, start-ups wait with bated breath

Rediff.com10 Nov 2020

Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook are both a boon and a bane for angel investors, VCs as well as start-ups. If the Big Tech companies get broken up and their powers to acquire get significantly curbed therefore, the whole ecosystem will need to change, says Prosenjit Datta.

Indian 'click farms' help boost UK web traffic

Indian 'click farms' help boost UK web traffic

Rediff.com29 Jun 2015

Low-cost IT workers in India are populating what have been described as 'click farms' in fake internet traffic.

Cyrus Mistry: The Wise Young Owl

Cyrus Mistry: The Wise Young Owl

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'

The right to be forgotten online

The right to be forgotten online

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

It is only gradually dawning on us that some of the information we have trustingly shared with commercial service providers can be used against us when we apply for a job or when we apply to admission to a college, says Ajit Balakrishnan.

How to tackle fake news

How to tackle fake news

Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

The ability to make out fake news from real could save the coming generations a huge amount of conflict and heartburn, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

Assam boat tragedy: CM bans private ferries, orders high-level probe

Assam boat tragedy: CM bans private ferries, orders high-level probe

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

The CM said that initial probe indicated "mismanagement" to be the prime reason for the accident, which occurred on Wednesday evening.

Why NASA Recognised Navaneeth Krishnan

Why NASA Recognised Navaneeth Krishnan

Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

'I started looking at the raw images put out by NASA 10-12 years ago.'

Barge tragedy: FIR against its captain, others

Barge tragedy: FIR against its captain, others

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Rakesh Ballav, the captain of the barge, and others have been named in the FIR, a Mumbai Police spokesperson said.

4 soldiers killed as fidayeen target army camp 4 days before I-Day

4 soldiers killed as fidayeen target army camp 4 days before I-Day

Rediff.com11 Aug 2022

Two terrorists carried out a 'fidayeen' attack on an Army camp in Jammu's Rajouri district in the early hours of Thursday, killing three soldiers.

Disha, 2 others created toolkit; sent it to Greta on Telegram: Police

Disha, 2 others created toolkit; sent it to Greta on Telegram: Police

Rediff.com16 Feb 2021

Climate activist Disha Ravi along with Mumbai lawyer Nikita Jacob and Pune-based engineer Shantanu created the 'toolkit' related to the farmers' agitation and shared it with others to tarnish India's image, the Delhi Police said on Monday.

Old India is still sceptical about investing in start-ups

Old India is still sceptical about investing in start-ups

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Though startups find 17 mentions in the Budget speech of the finance minister, and have been promised tax exemptions, the reality is that only 2 per cent of the 4,648 applications received from startups for income tax exemption had been approved as of February 2019, according to an answer to a Parliament question. As India's startup space bubbles with activity - new, young players are tapping into opportunities opening up - there are local anti-portfolio stories circulating about investors missing opportunities in 'unicorns', or companies that have reached valuation of $ 1 billion, says Vandana Gombar.

IAF inducts India-made light combat helicopters 'Prachand'

IAF inducts India-made light combat helicopters 'Prachand'

Rediff.com3 Oct 2022

The 5.8-tonne twin-engine gunship chopper is armed with air-to-air missiles, 20 mm turret guns, rocket systems and other weapons.

Should Big Tech be broken up?

Should Big Tech be broken up?

Rediff.com16 Aug 2020

Are the big five using their dominance to shut out rivals? That is the key question, says Prosenjit Datta.

Is the upgraded Google Daydream View VR better?

Is the upgraded Google Daydream View VR better?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2018

Only a handful of VR headset makers deliver consistently.