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US Business Schools Eye India Partnerships

US Business Schools Eye India Partnerships

Rediff.com12 Mar 2026

The outreach comes amid a drop in Indian student enrolments in management programmes at American universities last year, following changes to US student visa policies.

Lace & Luxury: Mona Patel At The Bezos Wedding

Lace & Luxury: Mona Patel At The Bezos Wedding

Rediff.com27 Jun 2025

IndianAmerican entrepreneur and philanthropist Mona Patel joined the ultraglamorous guest list at JeffBezos and LaurenSnchez's lavish prewedding celebrations in Venice.

Rain CII to acquire Belgium's Rutgers

Rain CII to acquire Belgium's Rutgers

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Rain CII has signed an agreement with Triton Partners, a European private equity fund that owns Rutgers.

Indian American named head of Rutgers B-school

Indian American named head of Rutgers B-school

Rediff.com19 Apr 2010

Jaishankar Ganesh will serve as the fourth dean of the Rutgers-Camden business school from August 1, the State University of New Jersey said.

Rutgers varsity inks academic partnership MoU with India

Rutgers varsity inks academic partnership MoU with India

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

The MoU was signed by New York Consul Geneal Dnyaneshwar Mulay on behalf of the ICCR and Richard L Edwards, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and interim Chancellor, Rutgers University to initiate this academic partnership.

10 all out! The lowest score in T20 cricket...

10 all out! The lowest score in T20 cricket...

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

The Isle of Man were bowled out by Spain for 10 runs in an international match on Sunday, limping to the lowest total in men's Twenty20 cricket.

Hamas attack: Horrific details of sexual violence emerge

Hamas attack: Horrific details of sexual violence emerge

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

The investigation identified at least seven locations where Israeli women and girls appear to have been sexually assaulted or mutilated.

Indian-origin student killed in US shooting incident

Indian-origin student killed in US shooting incident

Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Shani Patel, a junior economics major at the university, was shot and killed on Sunday at an off-campus apartment building in Newark.

Kris Kolluri to oversee ops at New Jersey's top public universities

Kris Kolluri to oversee ops at New Jersey's top public universities

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

Kris Kolluri, a former New Jersey senior government official, was recently appointed the new chief executive officer of the Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden board of governors.

US registers record day toll of 2,129; total at 25,000

US registers record day toll of 2,129; total at 25,000

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

A record number of 2,129 of Americans died in one single day, the previous highest being 2,074 on April 10. New York has become the epicentre of the country's outbreak with 2,03,020 confirmed cases and 10,842 deaths so far.

Hindu group objects to 'dismantling Hindutva' conference in US

Hindu group objects to 'dismantling Hindutva' conference in US

Rediff.com21 Aug 2021

Conference organisers, who are requesting anonymity, claim the three-day event starting September 10 is cosponsored by more than 45 centres or departments at over 40 universities, most of whom are from the United States.

Students from the US 'experience' Hinduism in Vrindavan

Students from the US 'experience' Hinduism in Vrindavan

Rediff.com4 Jan 2013

Students from Rutgers University, New Jersey will be introduced to music, art and rituals associated to Hinduism as a part of their course.

Dharun Ravi trial: 'I knew Clementi was gay'

Dharun Ravi trial: 'I knew Clementi was gay'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2012

Arthur J Pais reports from the New Brunswick, New Jersey court room.

Did Dharun Ravi commit a hate crime? Jury to decide

Did Dharun Ravi commit a hate crime? Jury to decide

Rediff.com15 Mar 2012

The ongoing trial of 20-year-old student Dharun Ravi, charged of a hate crime, has attracted immense media attention. Arthur J Pais reports from the court room

Indian student in US webcam spying case not to testify

Indian student in US webcam spying case not to testify

Rediff.com14 Mar 2012

Speculation over former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi taking the stand to defend himself vanished quickly on Monday morning as he said, at the urging of his defence team, that he will not testify and the defence rested its case after calling its final witness, a police detective who had also been questioned on Friday.

Indian student in US webcam spying case not to testify

Indian student in US webcam spying case not to testify

Rediff.com13 Mar 2012

Dharun Ravi, 20, is accused of spying on his Rutgers University roommate Tyler Clementi kissing a male guest through his webcam on September 19, 2010, and trying to set up the webcam again two days later. Prosecutors say Ravi targeted Clementi because Ravi is biased against gay people and hence committed a hate crime

PIX: Indian Americans rally in support of Dharun Ravi

PIX: Indian Americans rally in support of Dharun Ravi

Rediff.com15 May 2012

More than 500 rally in Trenton, New Jersey, in favour of no prison time for ex-Rutgers student Dharun Ravi convicted of a hate crime, reports Arthur J Pais.

Indian-American arrested for NJ student's suicide

Indian-American arrested for NJ student's suicide

Rediff.com30 Sep 2010

The arrest of Dharun Ravi, 18, of Plainsboro, New Jersey, after the suicide of his roommate at Rutgers University in NJ has shocked the Indian community. Tyler Clementi, 18, of Ridgewood, a freshman at Rutgers, appears to have killed himself by jumping off the George Washington Bridge last week. Ravi and another student, Molly Wei, 18, of Princeton University, NJ, have been charged with two counts each of invasion of privacy for secretly placing a camera in the dormitory room

Indo-Pak nuclear war may kill 125 million people: Study

Indo-Pak nuclear war may kill 125 million people: Study

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

The study also said that the war would plunge the world into a "nuclear winter" that could lead to global climate catastrophe.

US Hindu group files complaint against university over 'anti-Hindu' conference

US Hindu group files complaint against university over 'anti-Hindu' conference

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

In a complaint to the Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Suzanne Goldberg and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Randolph Wills, the Hindu American Foundation has asked the Office of Civil Rights to investigate and determine whether the University of Pennsylvania and its Department of South Asia Studies, South Asia Center created a hostile environment for students and faculty of Indian and Hindu descent, and whether the same entities and individuals misused any federal funds.

The reason why you keep forgetting passwords

The reason why you keep forgetting passwords

Rediff.com9 Sep 2018

The answer lies in how your memory works over time.

Planning to study abroad?

Planning to study abroad?

Rediff.com13 Sep 2011

The QS World University Tour provides students an opportunity to speak directly with admissions staff from the world's leading universities. Read on.

'Dharun Ravi's sentence is balanced'

'Dharun Ravi's sentence is balanced'

Rediff.com22 May 2012

The Indian American community and those in the mainstream reacted differently to the judge's 30-day sentencing Monday of former Rutgers University student, convicted on webcam spying of his roommate Tyler Clement's gay sexual encounters. Suman Mozumder reports

Family, friends start petition campaign for Dharun Ravi

Family, friends start petition campaign for Dharun Ravi

Rediff.com22 Mar 2012

The petition claims that the ex-student of Rutgers University was prejudged and declared guilty, reports Arthur J Pais in New Jersey

Hinduja Group set to buy Houghton Intl for $1.1 bn

Hinduja Group set to buy Houghton Intl for $1.1 bn

Rediff.com5 Nov 2012

This will be the biggest outbound acquisition by India Inc this year.

Dharun Ravi trial: Damning testimony presented in court

Dharun Ravi trial: Damning testimony presented in court

Rediff.com6 Mar 2012

Witness Michelle Huang told the court that Ravi not only spied on Clementi but also sent the message 'Keep the gays away'. Arthur J Pais reports.

Dharun Ravi turns himself in to begin 30-day jail term

Dharun Ravi turns himself in to begin 30-day jail term

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

India-born former Rutgers university student Dharun Ravi, convicted of spying on his gay roommate, reported to a New Jersey Sheriff's department on Thursday to begin his 30-day prison sentence.

Webcam case: Prosecutors ask US court to jail Ravi

Webcam case: Prosecutors ask US court to jail Ravi

Rediff.com11 May 2012

First Assistant Prosecutor Julia McClure submitted a 14-page memorandum on Thursday to Judge Glenn Berman in Middlesex County courthouse, New Brunswick, saying Dharun Ravi, should be given a "period of imprisonment which is in proportion to the multiple crimes he committed" and for which he was found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by the jury in March.

Indian-Americans start petition campaign for Dharun Ravi

Indian-Americans start petition campaign for Dharun Ravi

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

With a United States jury handing down a guilty verdict in the trial of Dharun Ravi who secretly filmed his gay roommate's sexual encounter, Indian-Americans in Washington have launched a White House petition campaign, saying the boy been robbed of one of the most fundamental rights: "presumption of innocence".

Jury deliberations in Dharun Ravi trial reach 3rd day

Jury deliberations in Dharun Ravi trial reach 3rd day

Rediff.com16 Mar 2012

Jurors deciding the fate of India-born Rutgers student Dharun Ravi accused of spying on his gay roommate, who later committed suicide, finished the second day of their deliberations without reaching a verdict.

Summations begin in Dharun Ravi trial

Summations begin in Dharun Ravi trial

Rediff.com14 Mar 2012

Dharun Ravi, the 20-year-old former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to record his roommate's sexual encounters, was a 'kid who had an experience that he wasn't ready for', his lead attorney Steven Altman told the jury in a New Brunswick, NJ courtroom on Tuesday. Arthur J Pais reports

Webcam case: Friend testifies against Indian-origin teen

Webcam case: Friend testifies against Indian-origin teen

Rediff.com28 Feb 2012

A key witness in the trial of Dharun Ravi accused of spying on his roommate's homosexual tryst has testified that the Indian-origin student had sent her text messages to know what she was telling investigators about the case.

First Look: Dharun Ravi released after 20 days in prison

First Look: Dharun Ravi released after 20 days in prison

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

Dharun Ravi, an Indian American student was released from prison on Tuesday after spending 20 days behind bars for spying on his gay roommate, but will not be deported to his native country India.

Michael Jordan inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Michael Jordan inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Rediff.com12 Sep 2009

Michael Jordan, considered by many as the greatest basketball player of all time, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.

Webcam case: Dharun Ravi gets 30-day jail term

Webcam case: Dharun Ravi gets 30-day jail term

Rediff.com21 May 2012

Indian student Dharun Ravi was on Monday sentenced to 30 days in jail by a New Jersey judge on hate crime charges for using a webcam to spy on a homosexual roommate who later committed suicide.

Webcam case: Ravi pleads against hate crime conviction

Webcam case: Ravi pleads against hate crime conviction

Rediff.com2 May 2012

Ravi was found guilty in March on charges of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy and faces up to 10 years in prison and possible deportation to India when he is sentenced on May 21.

'Dharun Ravi did NOT kill Clementi'

'Dharun Ravi did NOT kill Clementi'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2012

Ravi Pazhani and his wife Sabita sat silently as Steve Altman, their son Dharun Ravi's lawyer, and members of the Support Ravi initiative declared that Ravi was judged unfairly -- first by public opinion and then by the 'muddled' New Jersey hate laws in the case of camera spying on his Rutgers University roommate Taylor Clementi, who later committed suicide.

19 must-have Android smartphone apps

19 must-have Android smartphone apps

Rediff.com8 Aug 2011

Get Ahead reader Kartheek Pathuri lists out 19 must-have Android apps for your smartphone in response to our reader invite.

There are no winners in Dharun Ravi case: Gay activist

There are no winners in Dharun Ravi case: Gay activist

Rediff.com14 Mar 2012

Soon after a Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi committed suicide jumping off from a bridge in New York in September 2010, the long time gay activist William Dobbs, who has been featured in several publications including The New York Times wrote a letter to The Chronicle of Higher Learning. Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais talks to him