What you should know about BJP's presidential candidate Ram Nath KovindKovind's Dalit credentials are greatly valued by the party. In the 2012 UP polls, Rajnath Singh had taken help of Kovind during his campaig...
19 Jun, 2017, 08.50 PM IST
IIM Bill proposes to drop Rajiv Gandhi prefix, Congress alleges political motiveThe proposals in the bill include one to drop the prefix 'Rajiv Gandhi' from the name of IIM-Shillong, leading the opposition to question w...
14 Feb, 2017, 01.38 PM IST
JNU, HCU among top central universities; IIT-M 1st in tech instThe National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) covering 3,500 different institutes in four different categories was released by HRD mi...
04 Apr, 2016, 03.31 PM IST
Amtek Auto fallout: Are rating agencies slow to raise alarm on possible defaults?The Amtek Auto controversy has yet again exposed the limitations of rating companies in warning debt investors against a possible default.
26 Sep, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
D Shivakumar: Pepsi gets a people leader with ‘fighter’s instinct’For Shivakumar, this is a strong comeback after a brief spell in the wilderness. He had quit Nokia having received both praise and criticis...
11 Dec, 2013, 04.15 AM IST
Ripples of Aam Aadmi Party’s stunning show felt across IndiaSeldom, if ever, has a rookie political party’s success in assembly polls become such a talking point and a cause for nationwide euphoria.
10 Dec, 2013, 12.26 PM IST
Pachauri warns of ecological consequences on SethusamundramR K Pachauri today criticised the Centre for ignoring the Pachauri Comm report advising against implementation of the Sethusamundram project
07 Apr, 2013, 02.31 PM IST
Controversy over IIM-C Director’s appointment: Ambuj Mahanti, a former dean and an aspirant, files writ petitionMahanti’s petition says that a preferential clause has been used as an eliminatory clause for rejecting applications, ignoring merits of ot...
02 Mar, 2013, 01.17 PM IST
Training firms gear up to cash in on opportunity as number of GATE applicants goes upEven as the controversy surrounding the JEE exam refuses to die down, interest in GATE, or the graduate aptitude test in engineering, is st...
03 Jul, 2012, 05.41 AM IST
Rupee symbol: Many ways to popularise logoBrand experts are overwhelmingly in favour of creating a multi-platform approach for popularising the mint-fresh rupee symbol among the Ind...
16 Jul, 2010, 04.23 AM IST
- The dealmaker who spins big-bang ideas
More than a decade ago, little did Vedika Bhandarkar, now MD and head of investment banking at JP Morgan in India, know that a graduate who...
04 Dec, 2009, 01.10 AM IST
- Arjun's'director special' ad at IIMs draws flak
IIMs have now turned into a controversy over the process of selecting new directors for these institutes.
20 Jul, 2007, 03.49 AM IST
- Quota muddle hits IIM infra expansion
With a big question mark on quota itself, the all-important infrastructure issue has now gone for a toss.
25 Apr, 2007, 12.05 PM IST
- Experts urge restraint in land acquisition
Experts feel the WB govt needs to exercise greater caution before pressing ahead with its ambitious land acquisition bid for industrial ven...
08 Jan, 2007, 11.55 PM IST
- CAT errors won't harm students, say IIMs
Controversies dog CAT. If the CAT was out of the bag two years ago, when the question papers to the IIMs got leaked, this time the Common A...
21 Nov, 2006, 01.41 AM IST
- Lalu announces Chair for Railway Studies at IIM-A
Union railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday announced the setting up of a Chair for Railway Studies at the Indian Institute of Manag...
19 Sep, 2006, 12.40 AM IST
- Your IIM dream may get more expensive from next year
Studying at the IIMs could become even more expensive next year. Campus sources say a hike is imminent after the government diktat to incre...
29 Jul, 2006, 01.59 AM IST