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Oxford awaits Suu Kyi to award her doctorate

Aung Saan Suu Kyi's alma mater Oxford is abuzz with anticipation as it awaits the return of the democracy icon to receive a doctorate from the university that was announced way back in 1993, in......

Nobel laureate Venkatraman praises alma mater

Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has said the "dedicated" professors at the Maharaja Sayajirao University inspired him during his higher studies but added that he did not "appreciate them......

Benazir's son is back in Oxford

Amid tight security, 19 year-old Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday returned to his alma mater Oxford, days after appealing to the media to respect his privacy so that he can continue his......

PM's alma mater to launch scholarship

In recognition of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's achievements as an economist, his Cambridge alma mater St John's on Thursday said it would launch a scholarship in his name in New Delhi next week......

Cambridge University to honour Dr Singh

Nearly 50 years after he earned his first class honours degree in economics from the University of Cambridge, his alma mater will confer an honorary doctorate on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh next......

IIT Mumbai alum gifts $1 million to Cornell

Rajiv L 'Raj' Gupta, erstwhile chairman and CEO of the global specialty materials giant Rohm & Haas – where he worked for 38 years in three continents -- has endowed a gift of $1 million to......

Ratan Tata gifts a classroom to Harvard

Harvard Business School's famous alumnus, Ratan Tata, has gifted a classroom to his alma mater, which has been looking to set up a permanent facility to provide executive education programmes in......

Amar Bose of Bose Corp gives majority of stock to MIT

Indian-American billionaire Amar Bose, founder of the iconic Bose Corporation, has given his alma mater MIT a majority of the stock of his audio equipment maker company, a gift that fulfills his......

5 Indians donate millions to US universities

In October, the chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, gifted $50 million to his alma mater, the Harvard Business School, to give back to the school - in his words - a little bit of what it had given......

Finance crisis: IITs fear dip in endowment funds

In August this year, the founder of Symphony Group, Romesh Wadhwani, gifted his alma mater -- the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) -- $ 5 million (around Rs 25 crore or Rs 250 million)......

Review: Roudram

People like to celebrate longevity -- birthdays, wedding anniversaries and silver jubilees. Likewise, it is a mater of celebration for an actor to be donning acharacter for the twenty-fifth (or is......

Thank you, Mr Ebert, for taking us on this journey

We will always remember Roger Ebert at the movies, says Arthur J Pais, in his tribute to the prolific movie critic, who passed away on April 4.Roger Ebert, the prolific movie critic, author of half......

Review: SOTY is no KKHH but it's a fun watch

Student Of The Year is no Kuch Kuch Hota Hai but Karan Johar makes it look good, writes Sukanya Verma.A lot has changed since I wrote my first ever piece, the music review of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. I......

Like the Student Of The Year trailer? Tell us!

In a move harkening back to his debut film, the guru of gloss Karan Johar shows us a school that'll make our alma maters appear less shiny, our students less toned, our high-school......

Review: Cars 2 promises to entertain

Preeti Arora recommends Cars 2 to children as well as adults. Post YOUR reviews here!As far as animation goes, Pixar have given us some of the most vibrant, heart-warming pictures conceivable.......

Another award for Dhoni

Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Alma Mater St Xavier's College will confer its famous student with its first 'Youth Icon' award during the institute's three-day carnival begining on......

Yousuf in trouble for procuring fake documents

Pakistan's former captain Mohammad Yousuf has found himself in trouble after being investigated by the Bangladesh intelligence agencies for allegedly submitting a fake clearance letter to play in......

Dow not responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy: IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appreciated Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) concern for the victims of 1984 Bhopal Tragedy but maintained that Dow Chemicals had no ownership stakes......

How ads are sucking the fun out of cricket

'Initially the ad-breaks were strictly adhered to: in between overs, during drinks-break and dismissal of a batsman. Then the ad time increased, and cricket became what you saw between ads,' says M......

Of Brazil and memories of another Cup

A young school boy is enraptured by tales of Brazilian soccer magic told by a classmate and falls in love with the joga bonito -- the beautiful game and the men in yellow. M P Anil Kumar travels......

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Q. do you know that MOTHER'S & FATHER'S DAYMother's Day dates back to ancient cultures in Greece and Rome. In both cultures, mother goddesses (Queen of Heaven). were worshipped during the springtime with religious festivals. The ancient Greeks paid tribute to the powerful goddess Rhea, the wife of Cronus, known as the Mother of the Gods (Queen of Heaven). Similarly, evidence of a three-day Roman festival in Mid-March called Hilaria, to honor the Roman goddess Magna Mater, or Great Mother, dates back to 250 BCE.As Christianity spread throughout Europe, the celebration of the "Mother Ch
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Father of software to visit Panjab University

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Barpeta boy pips Guwahati students, tops exam

Son of Eusuph Ali Ahmed, an assistant engineer in public works department (PWD) posted in Nalbari district, an upbeat Ijaz told TOI that regular... ...

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The dangers in having fast track courts to try Muslim terrorists

India is a sovereign secular democratic country but that is enshrined in the constitution. The ground reality is different. The Prime Minister has... ...

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TFP connection with ILVA for Ambiente Syenduto scandal

AGI reported that Taranto Financial Police issued 4 remand orders in connection with the ILVA Taranto steel plant Ambiente Svenduto scandal. The... ...

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