IPO calendar: 7 new issues to hit Dalal Street next week; 8 stocks to listSeven IPOs, including Popular Vehicles and Krystal Integrated, will open for subscription next week. RK Swamy Ltd, VR Infraspace, Sona Mach...
09 Mar, 2024, 12.13 PM IST
Surya Namaskar now mandatory in all govt schools in RajasthanSurya Namaskar is now mandatory for 10 minutes at all government and private schools in Rajasthan. However, education minister Madan Dilawa...
16 Feb, 2024, 01.14 PM IST
Wealthy have a social responsibility amid rising inequality: Rohini NilekaniIf wealth remains concentrated in the hands of a few, the government may have reason to look to other means such as higher taxation to dist...
26 Sep, 2023, 11.34 PM IST
Bags from Ghana, books from India gifted by Banerjee and Duflo to Nobel museumEconomist couple Banerjee and Duflo, who on Tuesday received Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel from Ki...
11 Dec, 2019, 03.49 PM IST
Google.org funds $3 million; makes India the largest recipient of its grantsWhile a grant of $1 million has been made to The Teacher App, Google.org will provide $2 million and technical assistance from the YouTube ...
04 May, 2018, 08.12 AM IST
StoryWeaver pushes our idea of book in every child's hand: Suzanne Singh, Chairperson, Pratham BooksSuzanne Singh, the Chairperson of Pratham Books, shares her thoughts on the journey of Pratham Books and their ambition to promote reading ...
17 Jan, 2018, 03.17 PM IST
Forget demographic dividend, half of India's rural youth can't even tell timeThe 2017 Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) by NGO Pratham has come up with shocking revelations about India's education system.
16 Jan, 2018, 08.00 PM IST
1st-generation entrepreneurs - Premji, Nilekani, NRN - make Bengaluru India's philanthropy capitalIndia Inc bosses help younger good Samaritans create a new culture of giving.
01 Dec, 2017, 11.42 AM IST
Google.org announces $8.4 million in grants to four Indian NGOsThe funding from the philanthropic arm of Google will be used towards enhancing the learning experience for students in classrooms.
07 Apr, 2017, 01.27 AM IST
Literature for children and young adults are just not the same anymoreTill the 1990s, literature for children and young adults -think JK Rowling or Amar Chitra Katha -was largely didactic, with generous doses ...
14 Nov, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
Bengali literature to be available as e-booksA Kolkata-based publishing house had collaborated with IIT Kharagpur to launch Bengali e-books and audio book services.
17 Jan, 2016, 10.41 AM IST
Bengaluru City book fest gets a rousing responseFive-year-old Preksha runs along the stalls at the Bangalore Book Festival on Palace Grounds, stopping only to look at comic books.
24 Oct, 2015, 10.54 AM IST
Freida Pinto, Dev Patel reunite for charity"Slumdog Millionaire" co-stars and former couple Freida Pinto and Dev Patel reunited here to support a charitable organisation.
22 Sep, 2015, 05.29 PM IST
Ebooks help out-of-print classics and pulp fiction return on e-readersWith millions getting on to smartphones, books ranging from out-of-print classics to pulp fiction are making a comeback.
09 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Nandan Nilekani’s wife sells 5.77 lakh Infosys stocksRohini Nilekani, Nandan Nilekani’s wife, has sold 5.77 lakh Infosys shares worth Rs 163.51 crore and plans to use the money in philanthropi...
03 Aug, 2013, 11.54 AM IST
- Govt to release jumbo issue of 'Yojna' on the economy
Recording the twists and turns of the economy from pre-Independence times, the government will tomorrow release a jumbo issue of 'Yojna' - ...
13 Aug, 2007, 10.46 PM IST
- Bank frauds lure Gujarat's Natwarlals
Records of the CBI and CID in Gujarat, reveal a unique story of shifting trends in whitecollar crimes.
08 Sep, 2006, 12.35 PM IST