Largest industry gift to CMU and largest gift from outside US will support new facility and student scholarships
The visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh worked. On conclusion of his short trip to Pittsburgh to attend the G-20 summit, he was in upbeat mood.
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Zombie walks are relatively common in the United States. Some have been established as annual traditions, though others are organised as spontaneous flash mob events or performance art.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes there is no need for English football to introduce American Football's 'Rooney Rule', saying "there is no racism" in the game.
Mainstream American media and yoga experts have mourned the loss of B K S Iyengar, calling him as one of the greatest yoga gurus who was instrumental in bringing the physical and spritual exercise to West.
Kushagra publicly crossed swords with his uncle, Rahul Bajaj calling him a 'raja' (king) who does not have the time to meet his 'prajas' (subjects).
When Rinku Singh won the Million Dollar Arm show in 2008, the Indians' 'Great American Dream' of playing professional baseball became a reality and now the promoters of that very contest want Americans to realise the 'Great Indian Dream' of playing in cash-rich Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament.
Let these ignite your never-say-die spirit and inspire you to become all that you can be.
Capital flows have become much more skittish and volatile during this period, with short-term horizons dominating allocations.
A 14-year-old Indian-origin boy has come up with an unique plan that could help the United States save nearly $400 million (over Rs 2394 crore) a year by merely changing the font used on official documents.
Regulating the internet only as a medium is somewhat similar to regulating electricity only as a driver of the TV industry
Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube.
Here are a few things to know about 'Jihadi John'
A recent study has revealed that sexually active middle-aged women do not lose interest in sex as they get older.
A recent study has revealed that sexually active middle-aged women do not lose interest in sex as they get older.
In the fourth part of a series profiling Presidential Scholars, Arthur J Pais speaks with 15-year-old Surabhi Beriwal
A drunken conversation tipped off Thane Crime Branch detectives to the unprecedented scam targeting unsuspecting Americans from call centres in Thane.
The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer or Ladee spacecraft, which is charged with studying the lunar atmosphere and dust, soared aboard an unmanned Minotaur rocket a little before midnight from from Wallops Island.
Obama said these young scientists and engineers teach something beyond the specific topics that they're exploring.
Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa are still a logical grouping.
Here is what makes these couple covers all the more special.
The Ferris wheel in the doodle is a tribute to American engineer George Ferris who was born on February 14.
Director Steven Hoover tells Aseem Chhabra about his award-winning film, Blood Brother, a documentary on Rocky Braat and his extraordinary relationship with HIV-positive children in a Tamil Nadu orphanage.
'Prashant has left us and it is really tragic. But I want to hold on to those little moments of happiness that he shared with me and with others whose lives he touched. That is how I want to remember him.' Aseem Chhabra pays tribute to Patang director Prashant Bhargava, who passed away on May 16. He was only 42.
A Chinese company has agreed to pay a penalty of $3 million after pleading guilty to the charges of illegally exporting high-performance coating to Pakistan's Chashma nuclear power plant, US federal authorities said.
Unites States President Barack Obama has said that he had both concession and victory speeches prepared for election night.
Though a great deal of evidence is available about the extra-judicial killings being carried out in Swat, such incidents usually go unreported due to the lack of media access in the crisis-torn region.
Substitute Jermain Defoe struck twice after the break to spare the blushes of England's defenders and earn Fabio Capello's side a 2-2 draw in a friendly with the Netherlands on Wednesday. European champions Spain struck three times in a devastating five-minute spell to come from behind and beat Macedonia 3-2, while striker Luis Fabiano scored just before halftime as Brazil beat Estonia 1-0 in a friendly.
While diver Tom Daley is already something of a celebrity, neither he nor his coach expected him to be world 10-metre platform champion at the age of 15.
The next time in Bangalore, make it a point to visit the Freedom Park which has been constructed on the erstwhile Central Jail which has housed greats who took part in the freedom struggle and also those who opposed the late Indira Gandhi imposed emergency.
'I love the fire in Indian entrepreneurs's eyes. I just hate how Indian society does not believe that entrepreneurship is a means to earn a living or create change. That limits us from doing or thinking beyond the ordinary.' A winner of the prestigious ITU Young Innovators Award, Varun Arora tells Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore how he plans to change the way the world gets its education.
Harpreet Singh, President, JRE School of Management-Greater Noida offers guidance on how to pick the right business school.
'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem Chhabra, author of a forthcoming book on Shashi Kapoor.
Unlike Wagah, where India and Pakistan mount an elaborate daily drama of military ritual watched by tourists on both sides, the Demilitarized Zone, which separates North and South Korea is barren and desolate, a terrain bristling with hostility, discovers Nikhil Lakshman.
United States President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American, Richard Rahul Verma, as the next US Ambassador to India, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington later this month.
Prof Bala V Balachandran talks about his plans for Great Lakes, on entrepreneurship and many other issues.
A 21-year-old Hispanic man wanted in connection with shooting near the White House last Friday was arrested by the police from a hotel in Pennsylvania, the United States Secret Service said.
Neil G Shastri's family has found solace in founding a trust in his name. Arthur J Pais reports.
Neil G Shastri's family has found solace in founding a trust in his name. Arthur J Pais reports.
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