Rishi Sunak joins Oxford, Stanford in academic roles

Britain's former prime minister Rishi Sunak has taken on new academic roles at the University of Oxford in the UK and University of Stanford in the US -- both alma maters of the Conservative Party......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

Pradhan's call to rename 156-yr-old Odisha varsity sparks a row

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's suggestion to rename the 156-year-old Ravenshaw University in Cuttack has sparked a political row with Opposition Biju Janata Dal and Congress......

'Rich Families From Deprived Castes Will Give Up Reservations In Future'

'If a Brahmin child by birth is poor then he must get reservation benefits rather than an OBC child who is rich and born in a rich family.' IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

Indra Nooyi becomes 'most generous graduate' of Yale

Indra Nooyi joins several prominent persons of Indian-origin who have donated generously to US universities.   The prestigious Yale School of Management will name its deanship in honour of......

Rutgers varsity inks academic partnership MoU with India

Rutgers University, a leading New Jersey-based national public educational institution, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian government last month to launch the Indian Council of......

At $2.1 billion, Buffett is year's biggest philanthropist

The top 10 largest philanthropic donations of 2014 also include, Edward Meyer at 9th rank ($75 million donation to Weill Cornell Medical College) and Charles Munger at the 10th place ($65 million......

The importance of human workers in the smart machine age

'Organisations need to embrace individual human development as a mission critical to organisational competency.' 'There has to be a greater focus on developing people instead of managing people.'......

Oscar Winners On OTT This Week

Crime, climate change and cool Oscar winners dominate the OTT menu this week. Sukanya Verma gives us her OTT recommendations for the week.   Everything Everywhere All At OnceWhere to watch?......

Wild, Wild World On OTT This Week

Werewolves, vampires and chimps, it's a wild, wild world on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. BhediyaWhere to watch? Jio CinemaLanguage: Hindi A good dose of comedy and......

Top Gun: Maverick Review

'Why was Top Gun: Maverick made?'And the only reason I can think of is that the new film was made to emphasise and re-establish Tom Cruise's superstar status,' notes Aseem Chhabra who watched the......

Mimi review

Kriti makes you smile and cry through her unexpected journey, notes Sukanya Verma. I am wary of unconventional sounding stories. They are usually the biggest spreaders of stereotypes. On the......

It's about 53 wins and status as the top Test-playing nation

Factbox on Graeme Smith, who announced he will be retiring from international cricket following the conclusion of South Africa's third Test against Australia. * Born Feb. 1, 1981 in Johannesburg *......

Bacher urges talented black cricketers to get out of townships

IMAGE: South Africa's Temba Bavuma celebrates scoring his maiden century during the second cricket Test match against England in Cape Town on Tuesday, January 5. He became the first black South......

Hughes' bat to be taken to top of Mount Everest

In a unique tribute to Phillip Hughes, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) is planning to place a bat belonging to the late Australian cricketer on top of the Mount Everest. - PHOTOS: Australia......

Klopp's managerial style leads Reds' transformation

It was a combination of a traditionally English focus on the manager as leader and frontman with German coaching's attention to detail and allied with a management style more akin to the......

Clarke confident Nevill will fill Haddin's gloves

Australia's Peter Nevill in action during the Australia nets session. Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images Australia have every faith wicketkeeper Peter Nevill will make a strong impression......