A weaker Harvard is a weaker AmericaThe Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard University are framed as deeply damaging to the U.S. itself, given Harvard’s immense contribu...
02 Jun, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
Space travel and tuberculosis research are hit by Trump's Harvard cutsThe Trump administration is freezing $2.2 billion in research funding at Harvard University, citing concerns over antisemitism, a move impa...
17 Apr, 2025, 06.42 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg bags gold, silver medals in his first jiu-jitsu tournament, fans call him ‘warrior’; see picsMark Zuckerburg completed his first jiu-jitsu tournament and bagged gold and silver medals. He posted about his victory on Instagram
07 May, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer win 2019 Nobel Economics Prize"This year's Laureates have introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty," the acade...
14 Oct, 2019, 06.45 PM IST
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen honoured with Oxford University's Bodley MedalThe medal is the highest honour bestowed by the University of Oxford's world-famous Bodleian Libraries.
28 Mar, 2019, 11.52 AM IST
Viola Davis on a roll, wins Harvard 'Artist of the Year' after Oscar triumphDavis will accept her arts medal at a ceremony Saturday at Harvard's Cultural Rhythms Festival.
04 Mar, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Indian-origin scientist to receive National Medal of Science award from US President ObamaRakesh K Jain, a professor of tumor biology at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Harvard Medical School, will receive the award from Ob...
17 May, 2016, 11.07 AM IST
US President Barack Obama to present national medal of science to Indian-AmericanObama would present the prestigious National Medal of Science to an Indian-American scientist on January 22 for his outstanding contributio...
16 Jan, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
US President Barack Obama to present US' highest science award to Indian-AmericanPresident Barack Obama will felicitate a 65-year-old Indian-American professor at the Harvard Medical School with the US' highest honours.
23 Dec, 2015, 06.12 PM IST
The algebra of growth has a strong math equation: Manjul Bhargava“Both in ancient and modern times, countries that are doing well economically also have very strong fundamental research going on in mathem...
24 Jan, 2015, 05.19 AM IST
Rohan Murty pitches for classical textsAs he readies a global showing of his library, Murty says that he wants a wider audience for India's literary heritage.
25 Dec, 2014, 09.04 AM IST
Empowering bureaucrats is not the sign of an autocrat: Anand Mahindra, Chairman M&MThe govt is also seeking to put in place a method of measuring the progress that it is making through an agenda for 100 days, Mahindra said.
02 Jun, 2014, 03.28 PM IST
Anand Mahindra honoured with Harvard Medal at alumni meetMahindra is an alumnus of the Harvard University, graduating with Honours from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1977.
01 Jun, 2014, 06.07 PM IST
IISc only Indian institution in top 500 global rankingThe premier institute has shown a dramatic improvement in Computer Science as well. From 101-150 in 2012, it is now listed in the 51-75 bra...
16 Aug, 2013, 10.24 AM IST
Harvard Law School professor Ashish Nanda to join as IIM-A DirectorA gold medalist from both, IIT-Delhi and IIM-Ahmedabad, Mr Nanda is a PhD from Harvard University and has been teaching courses in Harvard ...
14 Aug, 2013, 05.07 AM IST
- Indian professor named Harvard B-school Dean
An India-born professor and IIT alumnus who has long championed a pledge for organizational leaders and managers on the lines of the Hippoc...
05 May, 2010, 07.36 PM IST
- Kaushik Basu appointed eco advisor to FM
Cornell University professor Kaushik Basu on Tuesday took over as the chief economic advisor in the finance ministry, replacing Arvind Virm...
09 Dec, 2009, 02.31 AM IST