Sponsored research up 300% in 5 years, IIT-D now eyes moreIIT-D director V Ramgopal Rao said they were pushing for more industry-sponsored research so that there is a direct benefit for the public.
15 Sep, 2019, 10.32 AM IST
Govt forms IT Standing Committee, names Shashi Tharoor as headThe IT Standing Committee may be asked to look into the Data Protection Bill whenever it is tabled in the parliament.
14 Sep, 2019, 01.05 PM IST
Why has the kaamdaar Rathore been dropped as India's minister for sports?During Mr Modi's first term as PM, the kaamdaar Rathore owed his position as India's minster for youth affairs and sports entirely to merit.
01 Jun, 2019, 10.55 PM IST
Lok Sabha takes up debate on bill to create national sports universityThe Bill seeks to replace the National Sports University Ordinance 2018 promulgated by the President on May 31.
01 Aug, 2018, 07.29 PM IST
- IIT Delhi to host industrialists
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi will hold its first ever Industry Day on Saturday where industry leaders ...
20 Sep, 2017, 09.17 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi, Virender Sehwag lead praise for Nair after triple tonKarun Nair notched up the milestone in only his third Test and first series.
19 Dec, 2016, 06.56 PM IST
#UdtaPunjab: CBFC’s mandate is only to certify films, not to censor or chop themEx CBFC member Nandini Sardesai says CBFC was never rocked by such controversy as it has since the current incumbent took over.
11 Jun, 2016, 02.58 PM IST
How Narendra Modi government is faring on Facebook?The top three government initiatives garnering support from the public include 'Make in India', 'Digital India' and 'Skill India'.
26 May, 2016, 05.20 PM IST
Smart city hackathon at Sikkim, the first of its kind in north east"We had a phenomenal response and some great innovations, and we plan to connect these innovators to the incubators that we are partnered w...
03 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Bollywood raises 'censor' issues with I&B minister Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreThe marathon meeting came in the backdrop of the controversy over banning a list of 28 objectionable words circulated by CBFC chief Pahlaj ...
16 Mar, 2015, 10.53 PM IST
Budget 2015: Uneasy over stricter regulations norms for films, Bollywood comes calling to Delhi"We cannot move backwards while putting restrictions on what should be shown and what should not be," said film producer Mukesh Bhatt.
27 Feb, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
CBFC's words list: Bollywood film-makers, senior functionaries of I&B Ministry hold meetingOfficials said that a variety of issues ranging from removing bottlenecks for the film industry, creation of a single-window clearance syst...
25 Feb, 2015, 10.11 PM IST
Cuss-word ban: Government may rein in censor board chief Pahlaj NihalaniThe meeting with the minister went off well and for the first time, I feel that we have been able to bridge the gap between the government ...
18 Feb, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
Manmohan Singh named member of Parliamentary panel on FinanceIn 1991, Manmohan Singh, as FM in the P V Narasimha Rao government, had ushered in economic reforms that changed the face of the country.
02 Sep, 2014, 09.28 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi releases commemorative 2014 FIFA World Cup postage stampsPrime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative postage stamps on the 2014 FIFA World Cup that gets underway in Brazil Thursday night.
12 Jun, 2014, 09.22 PM IST
Bollywood's Rs 100 crore directors of 2012This year, we saw eight movies crossing the Rs 100 crore target — the 'benchmark figure' as it's popularly called in the trade circuit.
29 Dec, 2012, 06.50 PM IST
Bollywood 2012: Small budgets fight it out among 100cr club'Kahaani', directed by Sujoy Ghosh and starring Vidya Balan, became a huge hit as a suspense thriller. The film was everything but a typica...
21 Dec, 2012, 07.35 PM IST