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Viji George to continue as Concordia College president

After a search for a few months for a new leader, Concordia College in Bronxville, New York has announced that Dr Viji George, the current college president, has agreed to continue. George Joseph......

Ancient Vedic wisdom for the next generation

A three-day international conference, held between June 27 and June 29, at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, discussed how the ancient Indian wisdom of the Vedas could shape and sustain......

Sikh named director of Chaplaincy Services

From Air Canada manager in Montreal to director of ChaplaincyServices at McGill University is quite a drastic change for Manjit Singh.After his retirement from Air Canada a few years back, he opted......

Kimveer Gill was a sociopath: Expert

Kimveer Gill, 25, who went on a shooting rampage at Dawson College in Montreal on September 13, killed one person and injured 19 others, and later committed suicide, was a sociopath, says an......

Now, a new technique to get rid of spam mail

Researchers have proposed a new statistical framework for spam filtering that can quickly and efficiently block unwanted messages in your email inbox.Scientists from the Concordia University have......

Indian-American is dean of Vermont business school

Indian-American Professor Sanjay Sharma, dean of the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, has been appointed dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of......

Canadian scholars pay rich tributes to CK Prahalad

Management scholars from across Canada paid rich tribute to C K Prahalad, the India-born management thinker who passed away on April 17, at their annual conference. The conference was held by the......

Choose a dream worthy of yourself, says Murthy

Concordia University conferred an honorary doctorate on N R Narayana Murthy, founder of Indian information technology major Infosys, at a convocation June 9 at the university campus in Montreal.......

Indian institutes on Canadian radar

After spreading its wings in China, the Canadian education system is now looking at India. Thirteen international academic tie-ups are in the offing. Some of the top-ranked universities from......

'I don't want to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali'

'You don't need a godfather to protect you from the dangers of Bollywood because nobody will.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shashank Arora/Instagram You have seen Shashank Arora in Titli, Brahman......

Sports Ministry grants Rs 1.1 lakh to elite athletes

The Sports Ministry released financial assistance of Rs 1018.90 lakh on Monday from its National Sports Development Fund for imparting customised training to elite athletes, who are medal prospects......

Poonia to take part in Diamond League events

In a major boost to her preparations for the London Olympics, Commonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia has been invited to take part in two Diamond League events -- IAAF's......

Poonia takes gold, crosses Olympic qualification 'A' standard

Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Krishna Poonia produced an impressive season's best effort of 62.25m to win gold at Halloween Throws Meet at Portland, United States on Tuesday. Poonia, who......

Poonia bags gold in Portland event

Commonwealth Games gold medalist Krishna Poonia, on Thursday, won gold in women's discus throw event in the Harvest Throw Meet in Portland, United States. Poonia came up with her season's best......

Poonia wins gold in IAAF event in USA

Ace Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia recorded her season's best performance to win a gold medal in the Annual Athletic Meet at Portland in the United States. Commonwealth Games gold medallist......

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