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Harvard University to open international office in Mumbai

Harvard University to open international office in Mumbai

Rediff.com2 Apr 2015

It is awaiting approval from the Indian government for its School of Public Health to open an office in Mumbai, a report in the college newspaper The Harvard Crimson said.

Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over student visa row

Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over student visa row

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

The Trump administration announced those F-1 and M-1 (non-academic and vocational students) visa holders planning to take online classes only will not be allowed to remain in the United State.

F-1 Visa Changes: What Indian Students Should Do

F-1 Visa Changes: What Indian Students Should Do

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

Pananjay Tiwari, founder and director of Impel Overseas Education, explains how the new changes can impact Indian students who are applying to US universities and those who are already studying in the US.

Cricket in Olympics? Nita Ambani's pitch that made it happen

Cricket in Olympics? Nita Ambani's pitch that made it happen

Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

Nita Ambani, IOC member and Reliance Foundation Chairperson, celebrated cricket's return to the Olympics at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Bomb scare at Harvard prompts evacuations

Bomb scare at Harvard prompts evacuations

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

A bomb scare at Harvard University on Monday triggered emergency evacuations after police received unconfirmed reports of explosives at four sites on the campus of the prestigious institution.

Indian professor sues Harvard

Indian professor sues Harvard

Rediff.com5 Oct 2004

New CEC who played key role in Art 370 abrogation, Ram temple trust

New CEC who played key role in Art 370 abrogation, Ram temple trust

Rediff.com18 Feb 2025

Kumar, who played a key role in implementing decisions following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir during his stint in the Union home ministry, took charge as an election commissioner on March 15, 2024.

Gyanesh Kumar appointed as next CEC

Gyanesh Kumar appointed as next CEC

Rediff.com18 Feb 2025

Gyanesh Kumar, a 1988-batch Kerala Cadre IAS officer, has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. Kumar, who was previously an Election Commissioner, will serve until January 26, 2029. His appointment comes amidst controversy as the Congress party demanded the government defer its decision until the Supreme Court concludes its hearing on a petition challenging the composition of the selection panel. Kumar's tenure will see him oversee several state assembly elections, including Bihar, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.

2 scientists share medicine Nobel for discovery of microRNA

2 scientists share medicine Nobel for discovery of microRNA

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation.

Akhilesh boycotts Harvard lecture over Azam's detention

Akhilesh boycotts Harvard lecture over Azam's detention

Rediff.com27 Apr 2013

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, now in the United States, on Friday boycotted the Harvard lecture he was due to deliver in protest against his minister Azam Khan's detention at the Boston airport.

Smile, Nod, Suffer: Are You Too Nice At Work?

Smile, Nod, Suffer: Are You Too Nice At Work?

Rediff.com23 Apr 2025

Organisations that reward constant optimism and penalise negativity create environments where employees feel pressured to hide their struggles, notes Sonica Aron, founder of HR consultancy firm Marching Sheep.

Harvard University probes mass exam 'cheating'

Harvard University probes mass exam 'cheating'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2012

About 125 Harvard University undergraduates are being investigated for cheating in a final exam last year, the largest academic misconduct scandal in the prestigious institution's history.

How Harvard's investing superstars crashed

How Harvard's investing superstars crashed

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

When stocks were tumbling last fall as the new school year began, at Harvard University, it was as if the boom had never ended. But behind the scene it was a different story.

Akhilesh Yadav takes holy dip at Maha Kumbh, says prayed for harmony

Akhilesh Yadav takes holy dip at Maha Kumbh, says prayed for harmony

Rediff.com26 Jan 2025

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a holy dip in the Sangam at Maha Kumbh on Sunday, urging the BJP to bathe with "patience." He criticized the BJP for splashing water on each other after bathing in the Sangam, saying people come to Kumbh for virtue and charity, not for water sports. Yadav, who had earlier taken a dip in the Ganga river in Haridwar on Makar Sankranti, said he had always visited the religious congregation. The latest official figures show that 1.17 crore people took a dip in the Sangam till late Sunday afternoon, bringing the total number of 'snan' (bath) in Maha Kumbh since its start to 11.47 crore.

Next Maha Kumbh could be on sand as rivers may dry up: Sonam Wangchuk to Modi

Next Maha Kumbh could be on sand as rivers may dry up: Sonam Wangchuk to Modi

Rediff.com26 Feb 2025

Wangchuk rued that over the years, glacial ice has been receding but action remains delayed.

Courses annually amended, voted upon: Harvard

Courses annually amended, voted upon: Harvard

Rediff.com9 Dec 2011

Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences had voted earlier this week to remove two economics courses that Swamy taught at the university's annual Summer School programme citing a controversial op-ed on Islamic terrorism in India that he had written for an Indian publication.

'Dear prime minister: Harvard is not just Amartya Sen'

'Dear prime minister: Harvard is not just Amartya Sen'

Rediff.com9 Mar 2017

'Amartya Sen is a citizen of the country who has every right to criticise or give his opinion on a policy decision.' 'Get back at him! Why get back at Harvard?'

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

SC judges to get Harvard schooling

Rediff.com9 Apr 2007

A programme to train the judges has been proposed where they would be attending a two-week advanced executive programme in management of cases, at the Harvard Business School.

Who needs Harvard or Yale?

Who needs Harvard or Yale?

Rediff.com21 Sep 2006

Harvard cheating scandal: 60 students forced to withdraw

Harvard cheating scandal: 60 students forced to withdraw

Rediff.com2 Feb 2013

Over 60 students at the Harvard University have been forced to withdraw and several others disciplined after being implicated in one of the largest cheating scandals that shook the Ivy League institution last year.

Harvard bestows rare honour on Indian economist

Harvard bestows rare honour on Indian economist

Rediff.com27 May 2010

Gopinath's research is in the area of international macroeconomics.

Oprah Winfrey receives honourary degree from Harvard

Oprah Winfrey receives honourary degree from Harvard

Rediff.com31 May 2013

Here's what Hollywood has been up to lately.

'We need India-centric solutions, not Harvard-centric'

'We need India-centric solutions, not Harvard-centric'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

'The government is sincerely working on employment generation. Unfortunately, they are depending on these people from Harvard. Their wrong policies are killing jobs. The government has to come out of the Western framework on which they depend upon a lot.'

IIM-A joins Harvard forum

IIM-A joins Harvard forum

Rediff.com18 Aug 2004

Harvard okays student sex magazine

Harvard okays student sex magazine

Rediff.com12 Feb 2004

Indian student alleges bias at Harvard, Princeton

Indian student alleges bias at Harvard, Princeton

Rediff.com3 Feb 2012

The unnamed Indian-American student has levelled allegations of racial discrimination during admissions against the Harvard and Princeton University in the US.

Ratan Tata: Rare Glimpses

Ratan Tata: Rare Glimpses

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

Snapshots from his illustrious life through the lens of Photographer Gopal Shetty including images with the legendary J R D Tata.

Insider trading: Harvard had earlier expelled Martoma for fraud

Insider trading: Harvard had earlier expelled Martoma for fraud

Rediff.com7 Feb 2014

Years before he was accused of insider trading, former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma forged a Harvard transcript, falsified an email, and created a dummy forensic computing company to try to cover his tracks.

Ratan Tata gifts a classroom to Harvard

Ratan Tata gifts a classroom to Harvard

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

The classroom at the Taj Lands End hotel, Mumbai, will be an amphitheatre-style classroom, fashioned after the one at Harvard Business School in Boston. It will have a seating capacity of 82.

Zuckerberg can still finish his degree at Harvard

Zuckerberg can still finish his degree at Harvard

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

Zuckerberg is considered to be on leave from the University, which he had left in 2004 to work on his social networking site.

Harvard forced 'playboyish' Obama's dad to leave?

Harvard forced 'playboyish' Obama's dad to leave?

Rediff.com29 Apr 2011

Even before the dust could settle on the controversy over United States President Barack Obama's birth certificate, new documents about his father have emerged claiming that Obama senior was forced to leave Harvard university amid concerns about his playboy ways.

SBI takes Harvard lessons for staff appraisal

SBI takes Harvard lessons for staff appraisal

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

Apart from 40 modules of Harvard, SBI has internally developed 500 e-modules for employees.

Sudhir Ghosh: The MP Who Foresaw Quad

Sudhir Ghosh: The MP Who Foresaw Quad

Rediff.com17 Mar 2025

After the 1962 War with China, there was a demand to forge greater defence cooperation between India and the West. One such voice was that of Sudhir Ghosh, a distinguished MP, to tie up strategic cooperation with the USA immediately after the Chinese attack on India, recalls Rup Narayan Das.

Harvard tops Forbes' list of Billionaire varsities

Harvard tops Forbes' list of Billionaire varsities

Rediff.com13 Aug 2010

The number of Harvard alumni who are billionaires swelled to 62, up from 54 in 2009, 'more than any other American university by a long shot,' Forbes said.

Harvard invites Akhilesh to share Maha Kumbh management

Harvard invites Akhilesh to share Maha Kumbh management

Rediff.com24 Mar 2013

After Uttar Pradesh played host to world's largest religious congregation during Mahakumbh in Allahabad, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Minister Mohammad Azam Khan have been invited by the HarvardUniversity to share the story of organising the 55-day event.

Jaipur Lit Fest: Words Against War

Jaipur Lit Fest: Words Against War

Rediff.com28 Jan 2025

'Our fractured world has been embroiled in wars and hatred, and many sessions reflect these concerns.'

RSS-linked outfit wants Harvard mindset out of government

RSS-linked outfit wants "Harvard" mindset out of government

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

'These Harvard University-educated people, with knowledge limited to the small states there, apply it in a huge country like India, which is not practical at all.'

Banned tennis star Sharapova is off to Harvard Business School

Banned tennis star Sharapova is off to Harvard Business School

Rediff.com27 Jun 2016

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is putting her time away from tennis to good use.

'Grave concerns' about Trump's mental stability: Harvard doctors

'Grave concerns' about Trump's mental stability: Harvard doctors

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

In the letter addressed to the US president, the doctors -- one from the Harvard Medical School and two others who have been associated with top US varsities over the years - have urged him to order a "full medical and neuropsychiatric evaluation" before the President-elect takes office on January 20.

Indian IT firms to be Harvard case studies

Indian IT firms to be Harvard case studies

Rediff.com11 Nov 2009

The Harvard Business School students will soon learn case studies based on success stories from India Inc.