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PB Mehta's exit result of his role as govt critic: Ashoka University faculty

Faculty members, students and alumni of the Ashoka University in Sonipat have expressed anguish over noted political commentator Pratap Bhanu Mehta's resignation as a professor, saying his exit......

After Mehta, Arvind Subramanian also resigns from Ashoka University

Two days after political commentator Pratap Bhanu Mehta resigned as a professor from the Ashoka University, his colleague, economist Arvind Subramanian, put in his papers on Thursday and faculty......

'This Isn't About Rejecting Our Heritage'

'...but subjecting our heritage to rigorous evidence-based understanding.' Kindly note that this image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Parth Sanyal/Reuters ......

TERI council sends Pachauri on indefinite leave

Facing flak, TERI's executive vice chairman R K Pachauri on Friday proceeded on leave from two other bodies -- TERI and its governing council, which also appointed former Competition Commission......

AMU's Governance Structure Is Democratic, Not Divine

These self-appointed well-wishers of AMU are basically for the control or police model of university governance.They have no faith whatsoever in the democratic functioning of the universities,......

AI Threat: 2 Million Tech Jobs At Risk

To turn disruption into opportunity, NITI Aayog has recommended the launch of a National AI Talent Mission to make India the AI workforce capital of the world. IMAGE: NITI Aayog CEO B V R......

How tech alumni plan to raise 21,000 crore to fight COVID-19

Over 5 million alumni from the Indian Institutes of Technology, Mumbai University and Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, plan to raise Rs 21,000 crore to start the world's largest infection......

IITs, IIMs Lose Grip on Unicorn Growth

BITS has produced 10 startup unicorn founders in the US. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy IIM-Calcutta If you thought that......

'IIT alumni's success is phenomenal, but. . .'

Sudhakar V Shenoy, founder, chairman and CEO, Information Management Consultants, Inc, and co-chair of the Global IIT Alumni Conference, says that while the success of the IIT alumni has been "just......

Global IIT meet in Bangalore on Dec 24

The alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology from across the globe will converge in Bangalore on December 24 for PanIIT, a conference where they would share knowledge and experiences with each......

'Gajendra Chauhan has practically done nothing. How can he inspire?'

'Gajendra Chauhan may be a good administrator, or even a good leader, but he lacks the basic quality of inspiring others.' 'If the students aren't inspired, if they cannot dream big, how will they......

'Yes, I have done adult films. But nobody is talking about my good films'

'I defy all the controversy. For me, it is meaningless. They say the students are unhappy that I have been appointed as the head of FTII. They have not seen my work so how can they be unhappy?'......

Subhash Ghai's Whistling Woods to down shutters?

In the next few weeks, the Bombay High Court will hear Whistling Wood's petition to review its 2011 directive to vacate the land it occupies in Film City, Mumbai.Ketan Rana's first film, Dekh Le, a......