Nandini Piramal, heir apparent to the Piramal business empire as the elder child of Ajay Piramal and Swati Piramal, became the executive director of Piramal Healthcare in April this year. A 29-year-old graduate from Hertford College of Oxford University, with an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, she joined the firm in 2006 as a General Manager and has been closely associated with the company's overseas subsidiaries in the US and Canada.
In his book, Christopher Sandford writes that Bhutto became infatuated with Khan, and the pair enjoyed a "close" and possibly "sexual" relationship. The author has also alleged that Khan''s mother even tried to organise an arranged marriage between the pair, but to no avail.
A combination of an effective public transport system and minimum use of cars is the cure for climate change in cities like Mumbai and Kolkata, according to a noted British scientist.
The researchers analysed 2580,021 test results from nose and throat swabs taken from 384,543 participants aged 18 years or older between December 1, 2020 and May 16, 2021.
400-year-old set of 'moon maps' have led experts to claim that their creator -- Thomas Harriot -- beat Galileo to become the first man to view the moon through a telescope.
What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister and finance minister, he understood the importance of gradualism, except when the economy or the polity was in a crisis.
Researchers at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Oxford University headed the study to examine the possibility that health might suffer as a result of the market crashes. Lead author David Stuckler estimated that increased stress stemming from job losses could prompt a 2.4 per cent rise in suicide rates. Another 2.7 per cent rise in heart attack deaths could be expected, along with a 2.4 per cent increase in homicides rates.
India has confirmed a total of 23 cases of swine flu in the country, with the World Health Organisation declaring the outbreak as a pandemic.
Replying to a question at a press conference in New Delhi, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, "At many places in the world, more than one vaccine are being administered, but presently, in no country, vaccine recipients have the option of choosing the shots."
Arvind Panagariya's recent book, though remarkable, has been one-sided in some respects.
Zardari qualifies for the top level of protection, which includes a close protection team of 12 armed officers in two vehicles working eight-hour shifts. All teams are SAS-trained and carry 9mm Glock pistols.
Here are some facts about Rishi Sunak and his India connections.
'As long as the military and the madrassas rule just across the border, Afghanistan will never find peace,'says Chris Patten.
rediffGURU Sushil Sukhwani offers expert advice about pursuing higher education abroad.
The scientists found that the Catholics seemed to be able to block out much of the pain. And, using the latest brain-scanning techniques, they also discovered that the Catholics were able to activate part of the brain associated with conditioning experience of pain, the Daily Mail reported.
'I don't think the Indo-US relationship can be built on the principle that India is going to be, essentially, a piece of American strategy involving China,' feels foreign policy expert Rajan Menon.
Amidst major funding cuts in British universities, a top US academic has told a London audience that India and China could soon build institutions that match Oxford and Cambridge.
On Tuesday, Rao said there was a possibility of the PM's visit to Pune, and if that happens, it would be aimed at reviewing the status of the vaccine candidate for coronavirus infection and to know about its launch, production and distribution mechanisms.
Free speech is the soul of a great university. By compromising on it, the founders have bartered away its soul, said Rajan.
Mujahideen, who were brought, trained and financed by the West to fight Soviet troops coalesced into Al-Qaida after the withdrawal of the invading [Soviet] troops, he said.
If you think that selective sex abortion is only widespread in India, you are wrong. It is a practice, which is prevalent in Britain, too, but among women in the Indian community.
More than 100 countries are believed to be using the Internet for espionage, says McAfee, the information technology security company.
Past Rhodes scholars from America who have studied at Oxford University include president Bill Clinton, the newly elected Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and the eminent surgeon and bestselling writer Atul Gawande.
'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.'
The prestigious Oxford University Students' Union faces allegations of racism after Ruzwana Bashir, a British-born Asian student whose win was disqualified last term on technical grounds, faced similar charges again after winning by a solitary vote.
The UK University League Tables and Rankings 2016 ranks the best institutes for graduate prospects.
Addressing students at England's prestigious Oxford University in London the former Pakistan fast bowler accused the US president of 'lacking leadership' on the Iraq issue.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Saturday, left London for home after a three-day visit to Britain during which he participated in the G8 Summit.
Amartya Sen says it is wrong to suggest that the US ought to draw inspiration from the British Empire.
rediffGURU Dr Pananjay Tiwari lists the options and cost of pursuing an MBBS education outside of India.
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath will deliver a special address on 'India and the future of the world trade talks' at the University College at Oxford on Thursday.
It's not every day that an undergraduate from India wins a scholarship to study at one of the prestigious universities in the world.
'Ideally, children should go to a university if they know what they want to gain from it, not because everyone else is going.'
Despite these rare occurrences, the pharmaceutical company maintains that extensive clinical trial data and real-world evidence consistently support the vaccine's safety and efficacy.
The show-cause notice was issued following reports that human trials of the most promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate, being developed by the University of Oxford, have been put on hold after a United Kingdom participant had an adverse reaction to it.
