India-born restaurateur Asma Khan among 195 women features in record-setting songAsma Khan, the India-born British restaurateur, is part of the '195' song. This song achieved a Guinness World Record. It features women fr...
02 Jun, 2025, 04.30 PM IST
Tom Cruise to be knighted? He has been declared an honorary Brit and adding 'Sir' to his name could be around the cornerHollywood superstar Tom Cruise may soon receive a knighthood. He has been recognised as an honorary Brit. Cruise has strong ties to the Uni...
29 Apr, 2025, 10.33 PM IST
London School of Economics and Political Science awarded N.K. Singh, with an Honorary Fellowship.N.K. Singh, former chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, receives Honorary Fellowship from the London School of Economics. Recognized fo...
04 Jul, 2024, 07.32 PM IST
Sonu Nigam honoured with prestigious UK Fellowship for musical achievementsBollywood singer Sonu Nigam was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU) UK during his conce...
03 Jun, 2024, 08.28 PM IST
British actress-author Meera Sayal receives BAFTA FellowshipThe actress is best known for TV shows such as 'The Kumars At No. 42' and 'Goodness Gracious Me'.
01 May, 2023, 06.14 PM IST
Indian-origin broadcaster becomes Chancellor of UK universityRanvir Singh, 39, becomes the third Chancellor of the university in Preston, the city she grew up in and completed a post-graduate Diploma ...
21 Jan, 2017, 07.13 PM IST
Former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi awarded honorary fellowship in UKThe honorary fellowship has been awarded to Quraishi to "celebrate and acknowledge his contributions in shaping the present and future of I...
15 May, 2016, 12.17 PM IST
Indian IT companies act as immigration agents, says NR Narayana MurthyThe Infosys founder added that it was imperative for the IT companies to create local jobs as it was their responsibility to do so.
06 Apr, 2016, 04.26 PM IST
Hyderabad University itself a case study in caste politicsHolding placards and armed with black bands, the students declared that the Nobel laureate rather speak on discrimination against dalits.
22 Jan, 2016, 12.45 PM IST
Salman Rushdie awarded Mailer Prize for lifetime achievementAccepting the award, Rushdie said he is eager to teach Mailer's work in his classes at the New York University.
11 Dec, 2015, 11.33 PM IST
IITs were formed on the lines of Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJust before India's independence, it was realized that technology would play an important role in the country's development and so the IIT ...
30 Mar, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
British Queen confers Knight Grand Cross on Ratan TataTata, 76, is the only Indian among five foreigners to be awarded as part of the 'Honorary British Awards to Foreign Nationals' for 2014.
11 Apr, 2014, 03.29 PM IST
- Indian professor Nirmalya Kumar honoured in UK
Nirmalya Kumar, Professor at the London Business School, has been honoured with a fellowship by a leading academic institution here for his...
20 Jul, 2012, 07.53 PM IST
- Proper design of broadband can add 2 per cent to GDP: Sam Pitroda
Properly designed broadband can add 1-2 two per cent to gross domestic product of India, adviser to Prime Minister Sam Pitroda on Wednesday...
20 Jul, 2011, 10.10 PM IST
- Tata Steel's Muthuraman to chair IIT Kharagpur
B Muthuraman, managing director of the world's fifth largest steel producer Tata Steel, has been nominated as the Chairman of Indian Instit...
28 Mar, 2008, 08.08 PM IST
- LSE confers fellowship to Ratan Tata
Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata gets honorary fellowship from London School of Economics and Political Science.
13 Jul, 2007, 07.30 PM IST
- Y C Deveshwar is new CII chief
Y C Deveshwar succeeds Sunil Kant Munjal as the new CII president.
18 May, 2005, 06.44 PM IST