Students rush to join Ivy League even in uncertain seasonIndian students are showing strong interest in Ivy League and top US universities. This trend persists even as overall applications to Amer...
17 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Sunil Bharti Mittal announces succession plan: Meet the GenNextAirtel founder Sunil Bharti Mittal is preparing for a leadership change over the next ten years. His three children, Kavin, Shravin, and Ei...
14 May, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
In 1994, Pierre Omidyar built a simple auction website during a holiday weekend, and ended up creating eBayIn 1995, Pierre Omidyar launched AuctionWeb, a primitive auction site, revolutionizing online commerce. This platform, later known as eBay,...
09 May, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
Meet Daniel Shapero, who went from ‘employee #300ish’ to becoming the new CEO of LinkedInDaniel Shapero has been appointed the new CEO of LinkedIn, succeeding Ryan Roslansky. Shapero, who joined LinkedIn in 2008 and most recentl...
23 Apr, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
Quote of the day by Elon Musk: ‘Don't confuse schooling with education. I didn't go to…’ – lesson on knowledge and successElon Musk's life shows that learning beyond school matters. Born in South Africa, he built companies like SpaceX and Tesla. Musk believes i...
16 Apr, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Nadir Godrej, chairperson of the Godrej Industries Group to step downNadir Godrej will retire as chairperson of the Godrej Industries Group in August 2026. He will become Chairman Emeritus. Godrej will step d...
13 Apr, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
Trump says Harvard to run 'trade schools' under upcoming dealPresident Trump announced a $500 million deal with Harvard University, which will also operate trade schools. This agreement follows months...
01 Oct, 2025, 02.27 PM IST
'Deserve to be here': Harvard students defend minority admissionsHarvard, like other competitive US universities, takes race into account as it seeks to ensure a diverse student body and has programs spec...
30 Oct, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
Indian-origin Srikant Datar named dean of Harvard Business SchoolDatar, an alumnus of University of Bombay and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, is the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Busines...
10 Oct, 2020, 11.12 AM IST
When Paytm's success story became a case study at HarvardVijay Shekhar Sharma recently met the president of Harvard University, Lawrence Bacow, in China.
26 Mar, 2019, 08.33 AM IST
Charity begins in the classroom! When Ratan Tata and Indra Nooyi donated to universitiesA look at top bosses who wrote a hefty cheque to foreign universities.
27 Oct, 2017, 01.40 PM IST
Indian-American couple gifts $100 million to NYU's collegeIn one of the largest philanthropic gifts by a member of the Indian-American community, a couple has donated $100 million to New York Unive...
05 Oct, 2015, 08.32 PM IST
PIO teen cracks all 8 Ivy League schools, plus 6 other elite universitiesPooja Chandrashekhar aimed for all eight ivies hoping to get into just one of them, "because college admissions is really unpredictable."
12 Apr, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
Four Indians win awards at Harvard competition for start-upsFour Indians are among the winners of a Harvard Business School competition that awards prizes worth over $300,000 to new and innovative bu...
11 May, 2014, 01.28 AM IST
Engineers comprise 90% of students at IIMs, 36% at Harvard and WhartonA mixed student body helps bring in new perspectives; provides a close comparison to real-world business teams and enriches the overall lea...
10 Sep, 2013, 02.58 AM IST
- Wipro trust, Harvard Biz School Publishing launch programme
Mission10X on Monday launched Advanced Academic Leadership Workshop in collaboration with Harvard Business School Publishing.
05 Sep, 2011, 11.06 PM 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