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A unique educational fundraiser by MBA students

A unique educational fundraiser by MBA students

Rediff.com29 Jul 2010

The National Institute of Industrial Learning (NITIE) is organising its annual field marketing event 'Mandi'.

FMS's MBA admissions

FMS's MBA admissions

Rediff.com13 Oct 2008

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi invites applications for MBA and MBA (Management of Services) Admissions 2009.

'Congress leaders destroyed what Rahul Gandhi built'

'Congress leaders destroyed what Rahul Gandhi built'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2012

Professor Badri Narayan Tiwari, social historian and anthropologist at Allahabad's G B Pant Social Science Institute, is clearly not surprised by the UP electoral results. He tells A Ganesh Nadar why.

Dr Manmohan Singh scholarship announced

Dr Manmohan Singh scholarship announced

Rediff.com2 Oct 2009

The scholarship is exclusively for Indians currently based in India to do PhD and MPhil in science and technology, economics and social sciences at St John's College.

TISS offers numerous PG courses

TISS offers numerous PG courses

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) announces admission to the following Post Graduate Degree Programmes.

An hour before being named CM, Bhajan Lal Sharma sat in the last row

An hour before being named CM, Bhajan Lal Sharma sat in the last row

Rediff.com12 Dec 2023

A group photo taken at the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Jaipur ahead of Tuesday's legislature party meeting showed Bhajan Lal Sharma in the very last row.

'Government must listen to the people'

'Government must listen to the people'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2011

'The people of the Jaitapur have understood the impact. Unfortunately, this matter is being discussed in New Delhi when in reality it should be discussed directly with the people of the area,' says social scientist Mahesh Kamble of the government's plans to set up a nuclear plant in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.

Women candidates constitute only 8% in first two phases of LS polls

Women candidates constitute only 8% in first two phases of LS polls

Rediff.com28 Apr 2024

In the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, there were 135 women candidates while in the second phase, there were 100 women candidates, bringing the combined total for the first two phases to 235 women candidates.

Four elements that will shape India-China ties

Four elements that will shape India-China ties

Rediff.com18 Oct 2013

'Border disputes cannot be solved by resorting to border conflicts. Only by mutual consensus, and a spirit of give-and-take, can we arrive at a long-lasting solution,' says Professor Wang Dehua, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to China next week.' Exclusive to Rediff.com

PK wouldn't have understood PK

PK wouldn't have understood PK

Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

'It is beyond him to understand how human beings can say the same thing to mean so many different things.'

PhD/Vidyavaridhi programmes

PhD/Vidyavaridhi programmes

Rediff.com8 May 2007

Banaras Hindu University invites admission to PhD/ Vidyavaridhi programmes for the semsesters of July 2007 and January 2008.

Alert: JNU entrance exam

Alert: JNU entrance exam

Rediff.com17 Mar 2004

Information you can use.

'What hurts most is when people pity me'

'What hurts most is when people pity me'

Rediff.com14 May 2024

'It is important to understand that the disability is not in the person.' 'The problem lies in societal attitude and the discriminatory treatment given to disabled people in our country.'

Women bosses can wreck other females chances

Women bosses can wreck other females chances

Rediff.com11 Apr 2011

Women managers are more likely to mentor and support their male colleagues.

'We Are Frittering Away The Demographic Dividend'

'We Are Frittering Away The Demographic Dividend'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

'it's not just youth in India who are left behind because of their inability to find jobs; nearly two-thirds of Indian women of working ages do not participate at all in the paid labour force.'

Want to study management?

Want to study management?

Rediff.com20 Oct 2006

The Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, invites application for its two-year, full-time Master of Business Administration (Management of Services) Programme.

Get an MBA from FMS, Delhi

Get an MBA from FMS, Delhi

Rediff.com17 Oct 2006

The Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, invites applications for its two-year, full-time Master of Business Administration Programme.

Get an MBA from FMS, Delhi

Get an MBA from FMS, Delhi

Rediff.com10 Oct 2005

The Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, invites application for admission to its management programmes.

Doctoral programmes at IIT-Kharagpur

Doctoral programmes at IIT-Kharagpur

Rediff.com22 Sep 2006

The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, invites applications for its PhD programme.

'We Are Building Products For The World'

'We Are Building Products For The World'

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

'We want to prove to the world that they will get the best code written from a small place like Wayanad.'

Educated people live longer: Study

Educated people live longer: Study

Rediff.com12 Mar 2008

The study, conducted by David Cutler, dean for social sciences at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, and Ellen Meara, assistant professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, has cited that people having more than 12 years of education have significantly longer life expectancy than those who never went beyond high school.

Why the anger against AAP's dharna may be misplaced

Why the anger against AAP's dharna may be misplaced

Rediff.com24 Jan 2014

The AAP phenomenon is the voice of a people desperately wanting to believe that democracy and politics can create a decent society. For the media to ignore this and treat it as temporary one is both pompous and nave, says Shiv Visvanathan

'Nitish, Mamata, Stalin Don't Know India'

'Nitish, Mamata, Stalin Don't Know India'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

'Does anyone understand India?' 'Does anyone have a larger perspective for India as a whole?' 'Today we have rulers who do not understand the ruled.'

Swachh Bharat Not A Game Changer

Swachh Bharat Not A Game Changer

Rediff.com2 Apr 2024

If we as citizens, do not take ownership of public places, public facilities and public conveniences, Swachh Bharat will remain just a hollow slogan, notes Biswajit Dasgupta.

Class X board exams: Taming mathematics

Class X board exams: Taming mathematics

Rediff.com27 Dec 2007

Preparation and practice tips for maths.

PM's alma mater to launch scholarship

PM's alma mater to launch scholarship

Rediff.com22 Nov 2007

A spokesman of the university said the privately-funded Manmohan Singh Scholarship will send three serving scholars from India every year to St John's College, Cambridge, where the prime minister had studied economics and won the Wright's prize for distinguished performance in the mid-1950s.

Chinese incursions into India strategically planned: Study

Chinese incursions into India strategically planned: Study

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

In the 15-year dataset, the researchers noted an average of 7.8 incursions per year even though the Indian government's estimates are much higher.

'Sudden Hearing Loss Can Happen At Any Age'

'Sudden Hearing Loss Can Happen At Any Age'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2024

'The earlier you get your treatment done, the better the chance of recovery.'

'I'm Single. Girls Ghost Me. Pls Help'

'I'm Single. Girls Ghost Me. Pls Help'

Rediff.com14 May 2024

rediffGURU Mohit Arora offers advice on how to navigate your dating and relationship problems.

Why Modi Needs To Make Peace With The Opposition

Why Modi Needs To Make Peace With The Opposition

Rediff.com10 Jul 2024

Modi's inability to make peace with a renewed Opposition will only embolden his coalition partners and it is just a matter of time before they begin asking probing questions besides politely disagreeing with his tactics, predicts Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

'BJP writing new grammar of electoral politics'

'BJP writing new grammar of electoral politics'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'The party is breaking stereotypes by not inviting senior leaders to become chief ministers.' 'No other party has had the guts to do this.'

Why Mamata is in a dilemma over opposing Draupadi Murmu's candidature

Why Mamata is in a dilemma over opposing Draupadi Murmu's candidature

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

Tribals constitute 7-8 per cent of the state's population, and are a deciding factor in 47 assembly seats and seven Lok Sabha constituencies spread across the Junglemahal districts of Purulia, Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Jhargram in southern Bengal and Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar in the north.

India needs technological and social innovations: Ramadorai

India needs technological and social innovations: Ramadorai

Rediff.com16 Aug 2014

India needs to unleash technological and social innovations that can usher in a new developmental model the world has not seen before, TCS Vice-Chairman S Ramadorai said.

14 priests injured in 'gulal-triggered' fire in Mahakal temple

14 priests injured in 'gulal-triggered' fire in Mahakal temple

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

Fourteen priests, including 'sevaks' (assistants), were injured in a fire that broke out in the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on Monday during 'bhasma aarti', an official said.

'BJP will be routed in the Karnataka elections'

'BJP will be routed in the Karnataka elections'

Rediff.com10 Apr 2013

In an exclusive interview with Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa, IIM professor Rajeev Gowda says that the Congress will come to power while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will be routed this time.

PhD programmes at BHU

PhD programmes at BHU

Rediff.com15 Jul 2005

The Banaras Hindu University invites application for its PhD programmes.

How 'Khan Sir' became a social media sensation

How 'Khan Sir' became a social media sensation

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

Unlike other SM sensations, 'Khan Sir' became a star with well-researched news-related videos, not 30-second inanities. Syed Firdaus Ashraf tracks down the elusive coach to IAS aspirants.

M Phil & PhD programmes

M Phil & PhD programmes

Rediff.com25 Jan 2007

National University of Educational Planning and Administration, Government of India, announces admission to M Phil and PhD Programmes for 2007-08.

'Employees use social media before making career move'

'Employees use social media before making career move'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

The advent of online talent communities and online job boards not only helps companies to find the right talent, it also helps employees to have more information about their preferred places to work.

Kerala's Catholic Church objects to 'Marxist' book

Kerala's Catholic Church objects to 'Marxist' book

Rediff.com30 May 2011

The Catholic Church in Kerala has taken serious objections to the new Social Science textbook for the 10th standard, prepared during the previous Left Democratic Front's rule, alleging that it contained "grossly baseless anti-church contents" and "propagated Marxist political ideology". The newly installed United Democratic Front government recently set up a three-member committee headed by former chief secretary Dr D Babu Paul to examine the controversial textbook.