In January, Gopalakrishnan had donated Rs 225 crore (Rs 2.25 billion) to set up a brain research centre in a joint effort between IISc and a trust formed by him and his wife.
If gender disparities are eroded with more women being better-educated, that pool also becomes smaller.
The USCIS said this year it expects to receive more than 65,000 petitions.
India is the second-largest technology hub for Amazon globally and its teams are powering innovations not only for customers in the country but globally as well, a top company executive said on Thursday. Speaking at Amazon India Career Day, Amazon global senior vice president and country head India Amit Agarwal said the e-commerce company employs over one lakh professionals in India across diverse areas from engineering, supply chain, content creation, marketing, video and others. "India is also the second-largest technology hub for Amazon globally, with some of the most talented software developers, product managers, machine learning scientists, and research scientists as part of the team," he said.
'Whatever ED officers do -- issue summons, conduct searches or arrest a person -- they have to face the courts.'
'The film released when I was in Class 8. Most of the characters in it inspired me' says Sarvesh Mehtani.
A 15-year-old Indian-American teen has been selected by the White House for the prestigious Champions of Change award for empowering the community by imparting Internet coding through her non-profit organisation.
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research invites applications for its various PhD programmes.
Ajit Balakrishnan on the surprising drivers of mathematical innovation.
'Many who have experimented with online education will adopt a blended model once things return to normal,' edX CEO and founder Anant Agrawal tells Anjuli Bhargava.
I was given two mandates -- to work on individual productivity and to drive automation, says N R Narayana Murthy's son.
USCIS received over 2,36,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, which began April 1, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption.
Rajeev Kumar, the Kolkata police commissioner, is known for his impeccable investigating and electronic surveillance skills.
Three students of Indian descent Narendra Tallapragada, Preya Shah were among the ten winners of the Intel Science Talent Search, America's oldest pre-college science competition.
The inspiring story of B Udhaya Krishna and his friends is the story of today's aspirational India, the India that encourages entrepreneurial spirit. Hurdles like poverty, discouragement and insults are just temporary hindrances in front of them to work hard to achieve their dreams.
22-year-old Prisiliya Madan pedalled her way through 1,800 km journeying from people's homes to the southernmost tip of the country.
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research invites applications for PhD and postgraduate programmes
Ayan Pramanik and Shivani Shinde Nadhe report on the uncertainties that have dragged down shares of TCS, Tech Mahindra and HCL Technologies.
A more rigorous training in core skills is required to boost the engineering talent in the country, instead of a varnish of 'soft skills', says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Is the much-hyped homegrown low cost handheld computer device -- Simputer -- losing out the battle with the advent of rapidly falling computer prices?
According to a study by employability assessment company Aspiring Minds, only 4.77 per cent candidates can write the correct logic for a programme -- a minimum requirement for any programming job.
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur have developed technologies that will enable people with disabilities enjoy the digital world, says Indrani Roy.
Investors are already factoring in the impact. The IT Index on the BSE exchange dipped 2.5 per cent, with Infosys, Wipro and TCS showing a decline.
Roshani Sonawane tells us how parents can use the time to teach the right values and build important skills in children.
M M J Shah Polytechnic invites applications from eligible candidates for engineering courses.
NITI Aayog recommendations cite the need for greater industry-academia collaboration to meet skill demand
The number of offers per recruiter has come down by anywhere between 10 and 20 per cent at different IITs.
US-based global tech giants, including IBM, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, have partnered with the White House to "unleash the power of American supercomputing resources" for combating the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said. From volunteering to manufacturing masks and ventilators to ramping up production of essential medical supplies and general items, the country's private sector have joined America's war against coronavirus in a big way, Trump said on Sunday, while launching a new public-private consortium organised by the White House, the department of energy and tech company IBM.
University of Allahabad invites applications for admission to Bachelors, Masters and Law courses.
The trial of Susan Xiao Ping Su, the president and owner of the fraud-ridden Tri-Valley University, started on Tuesday.
Aptech Computer Education, the flagship brand of Aptech Limited, has opened a state-of-the-art centre at San Salvador in El Salvador.
Patni Computer Systems Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Patni Computer Systems, on Monday announced the acquisition of Bridgewater, NJ-based Taratec Development Corp for an aggregate price of $27.2 million in cash.
In a start-up set up, nothing is fixed, not even your job-description
French and American scientists win Nobel Physics Prize
Sudha Murty has various roles -- philanthropist, author, teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt -- and she revels in each one of them, discovers Savera R Someshwar.
Engineering student Arun Suresh Kumar reported two significant security-related bugs to Facebook.
Combining affordable IT with native Indian ingenuity and entrepreneurship F C Kohli believed would enable Indian small businesses match anyone and thrive.
Today we use statistical methods for purposes as computing GDP & planning healthcare & education, but statistical methods originated with much darker motives.
A group of high-powered individuals led by Anand Mahindra have come together to set up Krea university. The campus is expected to be ready by 2019 and the first batch of 100 to 125 students will commence classes in August next year.
