The Smart Thing Vs The Right Thing

What should one choose to do, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The other day, as I got into the aircraft on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai, realising that I was in......

Harvard cheating scandal: 60 students forced to withdraw

Over 60 students at the Harvard University have been forced to withdraw and several others disciplined after being implicated in one of the largest cheating scandals that shook the Ivy League......

PM to unveil US-India Education Council on US tour

As part of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's state visit to the United States at the invitation of President Barack Obama on November 24, India and the US are endeavoring to announce the convening......

Bomb scare at Harvard prompts evacuations

A bomb scare at Harvard University on Monday triggered emergency evacuations after police received unconfirmed reports of explosives at four sites on the campus of the prestigious institution. "The......

'Work for the govt?' Yes, say Ivy League profs, Silicon Valley techies

Advertisement on mygov.in gets 8,000 applications and counting; govt to maintain bank of CVs for future use In a row of non-descript rooms along the third floor corridor at Electronics Niketan in......

ISB forms 'Ivy League' with 3 Asian B-schools

The Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, has tied-up with three top Asian B-schools to devise a strategy to attract more students from the United States, Canada and Europe. Along with the Hong......

'Pampered' IITians make a start in helping the poor

This is not the commonly-known 'creamy layer' hierarchy within India's Dalits, but the group long known as the face of India's 'brain-drain': the IITians. The Indian Institutes of Technology, 15......

What's the real value of a Facebook 'like'?

How does one measure the value of a 'like' in terms of two specific metrics, brand affinity/preference and brand purchase intent/loyalty?S Swaminathan's insight. IMAGE: Branded content, which is......