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'She Was Surely Among The Toppers'

'Though a foreigner on campus, she carried herself with confidence.' IMAGE: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed Dr Harini Amarasuriya as Sri Lanka's 16th prime minister,......

Over 4 lakh students to lose 5 marks in NEET-UG after SC order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the National Testing Agency to revise its merit list by treating the answer suggested by a panel of three experts of IIT Delhi to a controversial physics question......

Delhi riots: HC judge recuses from hearing bail pleas of Sharjeel, others

Delhi high court judge Amit Sharma recused himself on Thursday from hearing a batch of bail pleas in a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case linked to an alleged larger conspiracy behind the......

There's More To Life Than NEET

Beyond a point, competition is boring. The fun is in the doing, irrespective of outcome. By the time I was in college, I knew I valued awareness more than success, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE:......

Classical dancer shot dead in another attack on Indians in US

In yet another deadly attack on Indians and Indian-Americans in the United States in recent months, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India and a student of Washington University, was......

Adani gives Teachers' Day lecture at college that rejected him

Gautam Adani had in the late 1970s applied to join a Mumbai college for education, but the college rejected his application. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters He did not pursue education but turned......

IIT Madras raises Rs 231 cr in funding from alumni, firms, donors in FY23

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) said on Monday that it had raised the highest-ever corpus of annual funds for the institution, garnering Rs 231 crore from alumni, industry and......

Neal Mohan, a shy student who is now YouTube boss

What does Neal Mohan, anointed the next CEO of YouTube, have in common with Sir Cliff Richard? They are alumni of St Francis’ College. Mohan, who will take over the reins of the social media......

IIT alumni are opening their wallets wide to give back despite Covid-19

While the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur may have attracted among the highest donations by an individual (former student and IndiGo Airlines co-founder Rakesh Gangwal) at Rs 100 crore......

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......

What would Satyam Shivam Sundaram be called today?

What if these old classics were made in today's times?Sukanya Verma figures it out. Bollywood movie titles have gotten a lot zanier in the last decade or two. Who knows what some of our best-known......

Deepika Padukone dines with the xXx team

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Deepika Padukone seems to be having fun shooting for the Vin Diesel-starrer xXx: The Return of Xander Cage in Toronto. She......

Ratan Tata: A lifelong champion of Indian sports

IMAGE: Ratan Tata with former Jamshedpur FC coach Steve Coppell during launch of the football club in 2017. Photograph: Jamshedpur FC Fans/Instagram From the time Sir Dorabji Tata sponsored a......

Indian origin leggie in Aus T20 squad

IMAGE: Tanveer Sangha has been impressive in his debut season in the Big Bash League, taking 21 wickets fo Sydney Thunder. Photograph: Mike Owen/Getty Images Tanveer Sangha is only the second......

Coming soon: Battery-powered masks for Indian athletes

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Kiren Rijiju Official/Twitter Claiming to be the best in ensuring optimum oxygen for the wearer, battery-operated masks designed by an IIT-Kharagpur alumni will be put on......

NFL: Washington Redskins to consider changing name of team

IMAGE: The team that became the Washington Redskins was founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves. They changed their name to the Redskins the following year and moved to Washington, DC, in 1937.......

'As long as Pandya keeps cool, he will be an asset'

'After his back injury, he needs to look after himself.''He needs to keep working on his bowling.' IMAGE: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images His......

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