Why did John Phelan quit as US Navy Secretary? Shock exit, Trump-Iran link and Pentagon leadership change explainedJohn Phelan has suddenly left his job as US Navy Secretary. The Pentagon confirmed his exit, but no clear reason was given. Hung Cao is now...
23 Apr, 2026, 05.08 AM IST
Who was Mark Mobius and why was the $40 billion India bull famous as ‘Indiana Jones of emerging markets’Mark Mobius, a renowned investor, passed away at 89. He was a global champion for emerging markets, especially India. Mobius saw opportunit...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.32 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
White House pressure leads universities to cut ties with nonprofit that helps racial minoritiesThe Trump administration's campaign against diversity programs has prompted 31 universities to end partnerships with The PhD Project, an or...
20 Feb, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
Legislators' collective efforts will help India scale remarkable heights of success: PM ModiIn a written message to the National Legislators' Conference here, the prime minister said it was remarkable that public representatives of...
17 Jun, 2023, 09.19 PM IST
Centre sends reminder as Patanjali misses deadlines on setting up first vedic boardThe Bhartiya Shiksha Board (BSB) has earned a reminder from the Centre as it races against time to conduct its first board examination by M...
14 Oct, 2019, 09.10 AM IST
India will achieve 8% growth despite demonetisation: Dharmendra PradhanPradhan expressed confidence that India will "exceed" seven per cent overall growth rate this year and "achieve 8 per cent in the next year...
04 Mar, 2017, 03.19 PM IST
IIT alumni centre to help Modi government in identifing visiting teachersIIT Alumni Industry Interaction Centre, Chennai (IIT AIIC) has already helped identify 50 global institutions and Indian academics for buil...
13 May, 2016, 04.25 AM IST
Ayodhya issue: We need monuments for ideal men like Ram, says Mohan BhagwatA query by a student to Mohan Bhagwat on whether building a Ram Temple would put food on the plate of the poor led to Bhagwat defending the...
28 Jan, 2016, 09.09 PM IST
Tata Trusts, MIT, and TISS in pact to bring connected learning experiences in IndiaOver 1,000 schools across four Indian states have agreed to participate in CLIx, allowing it to reach an estimated 165,000 students by 2018...
27 Jan, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
IIT Kharagpur ties up with MIT, others for cultural researchIndian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has entered into research tie-ups with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and various ot...
02 Oct, 2015, 05.40 AM IST
Top global universities rule out setting up India campuses for nowAfter the govt opened doors for foreign universities, half-a-dozen top universities said they have no interest in the invitation from India.
13 Sep, 2013, 12.08 PM IST
Interns from global B-Schools flock to Indian companiesStudents see India as an entrepreneurial destination and want to understand the dynamics of large local businesses.
26 Aug, 2013, 05.47 PM IST
If MIT can put its courses online for free, why can’t Indian institutions follow suit?In India, the Open Course Ware movement has been tentative, embodied in a govt-sponsored NPTEL, to improve quality of engineering education.
18 Jan, 2013, 02.56 PM IST
Students from top US B-schools coming to India to learn about economy, business and marketsTop management institutes, including MIT, Stanford, Harvard and The Wharton have landed here to learn more about Indian economy and busines...
21 Nov, 2012, 10.20 AM IST
IITian named director of MIT's largest interdisciplinary labThe prestigious MIT has named Indian academician Anant Agarwal as director of its Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (...
21 Jun, 2011, 10.49 PM IST
- Mitra Biotech gets VC funding
The Bangalore-based Mitra Biotech, a biology research firm and spin-off from MIT, US, has received venture capital funding from Accel Partn...
27 Apr, 2010, 01.52 AM IST