Veteran banker Victor Menezes passes away at 77Victor Menezes, a veteran banker of Indian origin, has passed away in the US at age 77. An alumnus of IIT-Bombay and MIT, he had a distingu...
03 Feb, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
IIT Madras gets largest single donation of Rs 228 crore from alumnus Dr Krishna ChivukulaIIT Madras received a record donation of Rs. 228 Crore from alumnus Dr. Krishna Chivukula. The funds will support scholarships, research, a...
06 Aug, 2024, 08.48 PM IST
IIT Kanpur alumnus Rajeev Gautam donates $250,000 to alma materThe donation establishes three endowed programmes aimed at fostering innovation, excellence, and academic growth within the Department of C...
29 Feb, 2024, 01.59 PM IST
Nandan Nilekani donates Rs 315 cr to IIT-B; Snapdeal boss Kunal Bahl, Nearbuy founder Ankur Warikoo call it inspirationalInfosys co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani has donated $38.5mn to his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. Thi...
21 Jun, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
10 IIT KGP students selected for research internship scholarship in foreign varsitiesAn IIT Kharagpur alumnus, a hedge fund researcher in New York, has come forward to support 10 meritorious students of the premier education...
20 Jun, 2023, 07.43 PM IST
Rakesh Gangwal’s ‘big-hearted’ move. Twitter hails IndiGo co-founder’s Rs 100 crore donation to IIT-KanpurThe donation has been made towards setting up of a medical institution.
05 Apr, 2022, 01.23 PM IST
IIT-Delhi targets Rs 200 cr at fund launchIIT Delhi sets its sight on a Rs 200-crore endowment fund from its glorious genus of alumni including founders and co-founders of various c...
21 Oct, 2019, 07.51 AM IST
IIT graduates lead the way in mental health careOrganisations, including 1to1help.net, YourDost and Moodcafe, that are founded by IIT alumni have brought technology into mental health.
16 Sep, 2019, 11.16 PM IST
IIT grads lead the way in mental health technologyAccording to a 2018 WHO report, India is the most depressed country in the world
10 Sep, 2019, 11.01 AM IST
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, husband make donation worth $7.5 mn to University of GlasgowThe Biocon founder and her husband, John Shaw, contributed for the expansion projects at the Scottish university.
10 Jul, 2019, 06.52 PM IST
- Three IIT-KGP students receive 'Learn-Earn-Return' Fellowship
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Three first year students were on Saturday awarded the maiden "Learn-Earn-Return Fellowship" introduced by IIT Khara...
13 Jan, 2018, 08.22 PM 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
Paytm invests in TapChief, a platform to seek advice from industry professionalsThis is the Noida based Paytm's fifth investment after Jugnoo, Loginext, Expressbees and Cleartax.
25 Nov, 2016, 02.54 PM IST
Donald Trump not real face of the US: American entrepreneur"People like Donald Trump symbolise intolerance but they are not the real face of America," Islam said.
26 Feb, 2016, 09.13 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal of AAP reaches out to NRIs for poll donationsFor AAP, trying to raise Rs 20 crore from aam aadmi alone, a la Barack Obama, hasn’t been easy, which is why the party is now turning to NR...
04 Oct, 2013, 07.59 PM IST
- IIM faculty upset with panel report
Faculty members across IIMs are upset about some proposals, put forth in a report relating to the governance of the institutes, tabled by a...
14 Jan, 2011, 04.53 AM IST
- IIT, IIM alumni associations do their bit and more for alma mater, society
IIT and IIM alumni associations are increasingly becoming more than just a convenient way of keeping in touch with batchmates.
26 Jun, 2006, 02.15 AM IST