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Club rules need not apply: Reclaiming 'commons' on which Delhi Gymkhana Club stands must be a start for other such returnsThe government has taken control of Delhi Gymkhana Club. This action highlights issues of nepotism and valuable land in other elite clubs a...
15 actors and directors who graduated from Delhi University's Hindu College: Arjun Rampal to Imtiaz Ali to Tisca ChopraDelhi University's Hindu College has a rich legacy of nurturing talent for Indian cinema. Many celebrated actors and filmmakers began their...
IIT AIR 2, GATE topper, PhD holder, but became monk. A brilliant mind who gave up everything to serve society: 'Left lesser things for...'Shreesh Jadhav, an IIT Kanpur alumnus, chose service over a conventional career. After excelling in exams, he dedicated his life to educati...
Power of the Phalanx: What a Birla family portrait tells us about collective strength in Indian business familiesA recent photograph of the Birla family at a wedding reveals more than just familial joy. It is a strategic display of unity and lineage. S...
IIT-D launches MA in culture, society and thoughtThe application process for admissions will begin on March 20 for the academic year starting July 2024. The last date to apply is April 4. ...
Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, British Indian chef Asma Khan win India-UK Achievers HonoursFilmmaker Zoya Akhtar and chef Asma Khan were among the winners of the India-UK Achievers Honours. Zoya Akhtar received the Living Legend A...
IITs, IIMs advised to become multi-disciplinary: Union Edu MinUnion Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged IITs and IIMs to become multi-disciplinary, extending their specialization beyond the...
BITS Law School to prepare students for the Intersection of Law and Technology
Now, sociology textbook for nurses hails dowry as boon to society!The "gems" of social wisdom are available in "Textbook of Sociology for Nurses", penned by senior author T.K. Indrani, and published by the...
Centre in huddle over Benegal panel's suggestions on film censorship and certificationsThe Shyam Benegal-headed committee was tasked with looking at the censorship process in 2015. The panel submitted its reports in April and ...
V K R V Rao prize for Social Sciences awarded to professor Manish K ThakurVKRV Rao prizes in Social Science Research have been instituted by the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore for the developm...
Jallikattu protest wasn't a case of tradition vs modernity but transference of anger: Neshat QuaiserMany initially portrayed Jallikkattu as a movement by the youth in favour of tradition but not all agree to that, according to noted sociol...
Saraswathi Menon among seven experts nominated to review UN peace-building architectureSaraswathi Menon, former Director of the Policy Division in UN Women, will be among the members of the Advisory Group to review peace build...
India will touch 8-9 per cent growth, become $3-tn economy: President Pranab MukherjeeIndia will soon attain an 8-9% annual growth rate and become a $3-trillion economy, Pranab said even as he stressed that there should be cl...
President Pranab Mukherjee to deliver convocation address of Calcutta UniversityPresident Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a three-day visit to the states of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha from tomorrow.
Today’s godmen need to learn how to deal with the political class: Sangh ideologue GovindacharyaHe cited the examples of Dhirendra Brahmachari and Chandraswami as examples of ‘master craftsmen of this opportunism’.
Indian-origin academician Rakesh Khurana appointed dean of Harvard CollegeIndian-origin academician Rakesh Khurana has been appointed dean of the prestigious Harvard College and will take over his new role in July.
- Unfair trade practice should attract huge penalities: CAT chief VS Sirpurkar
Sirpurkar also emphasised that though Constitution promises economic justice, very few understood the ramifications of the term economic ju...
- Infosys India Prize to promote research in sciences
Infosys Technologies on Tuesday announced the 'Infosys India Prize' for promoting research in Science for India's development.
- Policy to reflect commitment to clean environ
The proposed National Environment Policy, 2006 would reflect the country's commitment to create a clean environment as mandated in the Cons...