A new study conducted by researchers at the Stanford University Medical Center suggests a low-fat diet rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans has twice the cholesterol-lowering power of a conventional low-fat diet.
Anand Chhatpar and Rishi Kacker were chosen to feature in the BusinessWeek list.
Agnieszka Radwanska collected her 20th career WTA title after a dominant 6-4, 6-2 victory over Britain's Johanna Konta in the China Open final on Sunday.
'We have severely under-invested in waste water treatment.' 'We charge for water a minimal amount and we don't charge anything extra for providing sewerage service.' 'As a result, every water entity is cash-strapped.'
Nandini Chattopadhyay is among 15 immigrant students chosen as the first Merage American Dream Fellow. The $20,000 scholarship is restricted to mostly elite universities in America, including Harvard, Princeton, MIT and Stanford.
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Comparing the Delhi School of Economics with Oxford and Cambridge, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday asked the prestigious institution to benchmark globally to retain and attract students from India and abroad.
In fact, given the current tensions and massed troops on both sides, there is a danger that the LAC will become more like the Line of Control with Pakistan, a heavily fortified and strongly defended border where weapon fire exchanges regularly occur. Indeed, Stratfor Worldview research has listed a sharp increase in new Chinese facilities along the LAC in 2019-20.
Vedanta Resources has submitted a proposal to the Orissa government to set up a world-class university in the state at an investment of $1 billion.
Sharapova, making her return to top-flight tennis after serving a doping ban, defeated Romanian Halep 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to move into the 2nd round of the final major of the year.
'Scientists around the world are focused on very quickly doing work to help us better understand what we are facing.' 'I am inspired by what scientists have found in such a short amount of time since the virus emerged.'
They were beaten in straight sets by Italy's Maria Elena Camerin and Gisela Dulko of Argentina.
They set up a second round clash with Shikha Uberoi and Jelena Jankovic at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.
The Belgian battled past Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic
She went down to 98th ranked Russian Vasilisa Bardina in the first round of the Bank of the West Classic.
You want the name of a top foreign B-School to feature on your resume. International education expert Karan Gupta has a few recommendations.
Defending champion Naomi Osaka of Japan was upset 7-5, 6-4 by Belinda Bencic in the fourth round at the US Open on Monday as the Swiss reached the quarter-finals for the second time.
Satnam Singh made his second consecutive appearance for Dallas Mavericks as they ended up on the losing side against Portland Trail Blazers in the 2015 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Dallas Mavericks lost 80-93.
Professor Thomas Kailath was tickled that a phrase he had used -- that scientists are 'intrinsically hopeful' -- and which President Barack Obama had used thrice, had captured the people's imagination.
It was a common perception in the US that Indians didn't know how to lead a company or delegate authority.
Devangshu Datta walks you into the mind of the winner of the Fields Medal, considered by pure mathematicians as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
People close to the erstwhile royal family underline that Jyotiraditya Scindia is neither as accessible nor as unpretentious as his father.
Late-blooming Johanna Konta won the biggest title of her career when she beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 in the women's final at the Miami Open on Saturday.
There is a drastic difference between genders in the right to inherit land. Over a decade after the Hindu Succession Act was amended, only one in ten women inherit agricultural land, points out Akansha Dubey.
Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla has lost a court battle against shutting down public access to a beach popular among swimmers in northern California.
Online learning platforms have become go-to places for those suffocated by the current curbs on movement.
The Indian ace defeated wild card Eleni Daniilidou of Germany 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3 in the first round match on Tuesday.\n\n
MUrgency is slated to launch services in Amritsar and Jalandhar in the last week of May and cover the entire state by June end.
Britain's Johanna Konta will become the first British woman to reach the top 10 of the WTA rankings for 32 years on Monday after reaching the China Open final on Saturday.
The growing Indian diaspora settled in US totals over 1.9 mn.
Venus Williams bravely fought off five match points to stun third seed Patty Schnyder 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 to enter the final in Stanford
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