Can This Techie Win Thiruvanathapuram?

Whether Rajeev Chandrasekhar wins or not, Thiruvananthapuram will likely never see such an interesting contest again. IMAGE: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, campaigns......

Manipal professor who called student 'Kasab' suspended by university

A professor of a private university at Manipal in Udupi district has been suspended after a video of him calling a Muslim student by a terrorist's name went viral on the social media. IMAGE:......

UGC, expert panel against eminence tag to Bengal's Jadavpur varsity, Jamia

An expert panel and the University Grants Commission have recommended that Jadavpur University and Jamia Hamdard University, which were shortlisted by the Centre for granting institutions of......

Are newspapers dying?

Forecasting a gloomy future for the global newspaper industry, eminent journalist and Prasar Bharati Chairman M V Kamat on Thursday said newspapers might lose their relevance in the next one decade......

How Nadella revived the fortunes of Manipal University

Wall Street might have been lukewarm to Satya Nadella’s appointment as the chief executive officer of Microsoft but in India the development has revived the fortunes of Manipal University,......

M&As likely to witness a strong comeback as PEs bet more cash in India

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in India are expected to stay buoyant, seen over the last three-four years, despite a slowdown in the first seven months of the calendar year. Illustration: Uttam......

Muthoot Finance's chairman dies after falling from 4th floor

Mathai George George Muthoot joined the family business as an office assistant and in 1979 he became the managing director and group chairman in February 1993. M G George Muthoot, largely credited......

Manipal Univ celebrates Suri's appt at Nokia

After Satya Nadella, Manipal University is celebrating another alumni's rise to the global boardroom, Rajeev Suri, who has been appointed as the CEO of Finnish firm Nokia. Both Nadella and......

Karunya: Of course, I'll win!

19-year oldKarunya is all set to play his version of Hyderabad Blues at the Indian Idol finals on April 22."I love the weather, food, Birla mandir, Telugu movies, songs andeverything about......

Kamal Haasan presents screenwriting workshop

Kamal Haasan, in association with the Indian Institute of Technology- Madras (IIT-M) will present a first-of-its-kind international workshop and seminar on screenwriting in the IIT campus in......