Major setback for Nitish's dream Nalanda varsity project

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his team, including a powerful former bureaucrat in New Delhi, have failed in their efforts to persuade former president A P J Abdul Kalam to continue as......

It's a matter of pride, says Sushma at inauguration of Nalanda University

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj formally inaugurated Nalanda University in Bihar on Friday. Inaugurating the university, Swaraj called it a historic occasion for her as well as the......

Sushma Swaraj to inaugurate Nalanda University on September 19

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be visiting the Nalanda University on September 19 when it will be formally inaugurated. Bihar’s Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi will also be......

World will benefit if...: Dalai Lama on India-China ties

The Dalai Lama says the entire planet would benefit if China, historically a Buddhist country, were to follow the ancient Indian wisdom embedded in the ideals of 'ahimsa' and 'karuna', and more......

Raj Sharma among America's best wealth advisors

Raj Sharma, 49, a senior vice president and a private wealth advisor with the Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch in Boston, has been recognised for the third consecutive year as......

Vedanta chief's Emperor Ashoka inspiration?

Rajni Bakshi argues that if people don't struggle for fair and equitable prosperity right now, they might lose the chance of doing so in the future. Sometime last year a non-governmental......

'Cooperative education must for India, China, US'

If India, China and the United States are to prosper in a globalised economy, a joint, cooperative transformation of their higher education systems was imperative, believes B M Naik, former......

Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Budget for 2009-10 on July 6. Following is the BudgetSpeechof Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for......