American college admissions rule: Affirmative action, it’s not a binaryThe US Supreme Court's recent decision against affirmative action dealt a final blow to race-conscious admissions. Though the case was brou...
08 Jul, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
CPPIB sells 2.02% stake in Kotak BankThe base deal was for 28 million shares, representing 1.41% of total outstanding equity with a greenshoe option of 12 million equity shares...
25 Mar, 2022, 06.42 AM IST
NSE-BSE bulk deals: Canada Pension Plan dumps Kotak Bank shares worth Rs 6,800 croreCanada Pension Plan Investment Board was the seller that dumped 4 crore shares (worth approx Rs 6,800 crore) at an average price of Rs 1700...
24 Mar, 2022, 08.58 PM IST
Another feather in the cap: Isha Ambani joins Smithsonian National Museum boardThe museum also appointed Carolyn Brehm and Peter Kimmelman for a 4-yr term each.
28 Oct, 2021, 06.27 PM IST
University of California drops SAT and ACT scores for admission and scholarshipActivists have long argued that standardised tests put minority and low-income students at a disadvantage.
15 May, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
University of Houston renames engineering building after Indian-American coupleThe building on campus bears no resemblance to the one Durga studied in but has been rebuilt on the same piece of land.
05 May, 2019, 02.26 PM IST
Meet King Mswati III of Swaziland, the 50-year-old monarch who has 15 wives and 23 childrenThe eccentric king's father was a few steps ahead of him. He wed 125 women during his 82-year reign.
25 Apr, 2018, 12.03 PM IST
- Sketch of world's tallest sculpture by Picasso unearthed in Florida
New York, March 1 (IANS) Researchers have for the first time discovered a sketch of a 100-feet sculpture, touted as the world's tallest, en...
01 Mar, 2018, 06.07 PM IST
Grant Thornton India partner wins election to join global board of ACFEVidya Rajarao is the first Indian to be elected to the board and will serve for two years.
30 Mar, 2017, 07.59 PM IST
Indian-American to lead University of California's investment fundA prominent Indian-American businessmen will lead a venture to collect funds for University of California with an aim to invest in innovati...
29 Dec, 2015, 10.23 AM IST
Indian-American appointed to key university position in TexasPadma Shri awardee Indian-American Ashok Mago has been appointed as a member of Board of Regents of the University of North Texas in the US.
10 Nov, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
2 NRI families provide financial support for University of HoustonConstruction on the $51 million Multidisciplinary Research and Engineering Building began this fall with occupancy scheduled for 2016, univ...
23 Dec, 2014, 02.21 PM IST
Indian-origin student Asit Shah appointed Student Regent at US varsity"My grandfather immigrated to the US back in the 1970s to pursue graduate studies in civil engineering. Now, I am here," Shah said.
20 Jun, 2014, 01.29 PM IST
- Indian American named Chancellor of California varsity
Indian American Pradeep Khosla, an IIT alumni, has been named as the eighth Chancellor of the University of California(UC), San Diego.
12 May, 2012, 02.47 PM IST
- Indian Chancellor earns highest status in research for HU
In its newly published classifications, it cites 109 varsities for Top Tier designation which have very high research activity.
19 Jan, 2011, 05.39 PM IST
- Goldman, Morgan Stanley eye 49% stake in Carlson
A clutch of private equity players including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are in fray to pick up to 49% stake in Carlson-Unitech combin...
28 Apr, 2007, 12.01 AM IST
- London bridges came falling down
The final act in the Jet Airways-Air Sahara drama has been scripted over the past 10 day.
23 Jun, 2006, 03.20 AM IST