MS university cancels seminar with Jamia Milia prof after ABVP protest

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU) in Vadodara on Wednesday cancelled a seminar after members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) objected to the participation by a......

MS University moots V Ramakrishnan lecture series

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Barodaofficials have announcedthe launch aspecial lecture series in Physics named afterNobel Prize winner V Ramakrishnan A function to celebrateRamakrishnan's......

Artist Vivan Sundaram, among India's greats, dies at 79

Vivan Sundaram, a pioneering multidisciplinary artist who often used his work, melding sculptures, photographs, videos and paintings, to reflect contemporary issues of the day, died in New Delhi on......

No end to Baroda art students' woes

Students of Maharaja Sayajirao University's faculty of fine arts are in a tight spot following the on campus uproar created by the moral police and the subsequent suspension of dean in charge......

5 things about Vishal Sikka who is likely to head Infosys

Vishal Sikka is a well known figure among the Silicon Valley elite and was the closest to Hasso Plattner, founder of SAP. Vishal Sikka might soon be a common name in India, says a Business Standard......

Prabhu announces four new trains

The Railways will also add two to four 'Deen Dayalu' coaches to some long-distance trains for unreserved travel to enhance the carrying capacity Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, on Wednesday,......

It's back to school for IPCL staffers

The technical manpower of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd is learning the hard way -- going back to academics. In an interesting development, the IPCL management has started sending back its......

The men who took on Iron Man and Superman

Jason Kothari, who along with Dinesh Shamdasani, is making Valiant a name to be reckoned with in the comics industry, speaks to Faisal Kidwai. Marvel (Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk) and DC Comics......

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Maharashtra’s Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane set a new record in the Ranji Trophy championship against Delhi, by adding 594 runs for the third wicket without being separated. This is now the......