NCERT textbook row: Academics slam name withdrawal 'spectacle'

The 'spectacle' created by some 'arrogant and self-interested' people regarding the withdrawal of their names over the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbook row is......

Selection of IIT directors is like 'running a lottery': Kakodkar

Breaking his silence, Chairman of Bombay Indian Institute of Technology board of governors Anil Kakodkar on Friday said he had resigned because he did not want to be part of the selection process......

IIT-Bombay chairman quits post after 'tiff' with HRD ministry

The Human Resource Development ministry was hit by yet another controversy with chairman of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay's board of governors and nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar resigning......

Ammonia gas leak in fertilizer plant in Chennai; 52 hospitalised

The leak of ammonia gas from a subsea pipeline linked to a fertiliser manufacturing unit in north Chennai led to local residents suffering shortness of breath and nausea, authorities said on......

Industrialist Rahul Bajaj passes away

Eminent industrialist and former chairman of the Bajaj group Rahul Bajaj passed away on Saturday due to illness at his home in Pune, according to a group official.  Bajaj (83), who stood down......

Industrialist Rama Prasad Goenka is no more

Industrialist Rama Prasad Goenka died early on Sunday morning at his residence in Kolkata after a brief illness.He was 83.Goenka is survived by his wife Sushila and sons Harsh Vardhan and......

Sunil Mittal elected CII president

Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder, chairman and group CEO of Bharti Enterprises has been elected the president, while K V Kamath, managing director & CEO, ICICI Bank, has been elected as the vice......

ATMs to loans: All eyes on the road for finance world

A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......