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PM's alma mater to launch scholarship

In recognition of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's achievements as an economist, his Cambridge alma mater St John's on Thursday said it would launch a scholarship in his name in New Delhi next week......

Op Sindoor was successful because we fought with...: Army chief

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday said India fought with the combined strength of principles and technology during Operation Sindoor and did not target civilians or military installations......

Tejas crash: IAF pilot's village mourns a life lost too soon

Namansh is survived by his father, mother, wife, who is also serving in the Air Force, and their six-year-old daughter. IMAGE: Relatives of Wing Commander Namansh Syal mourn his loss in the LCA......

Nobel laureate Venkatraman praises alma mater

Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has said the "dedicated" professors at the Maharaja Sayajirao University inspired him during his higher studies but added that he did not "appreciate them......

Shubhanshu Shukla gets hero's welcome in his hometown

Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla returned to his hometown Lucknow on Monday to a rousing reception after becoming the first Indian to visit the International Space Station. IMAGE:......

Mukesh Ambani donates Rs 151 crore to his alma mater

Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani announced an unconditional grant of Rs 151 crore to his alma mater the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. Ambani had......

Nilekani donates Rs 315 cr to alma mater IIT-Bombay

Nandan Nilekani, co-founder and chairman of Infosys and the founding chairman of UIDAI, has donated Rs 315 crore to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. IMAGE: Nandan Nilekani.......

Fighting for the alma mater

Shashi Sinha executive director, FCB Ulka knows what to expect when he opens his e-mail these days. Every time he checks, there's a flood of outraged mails from the alumni of the three Indian......

India-born Harvard alumnus' gift to alma mater

New Delhi-born Sanjeev K Mehra, managing director and partner in the principal investment area of Goldman, Sachs & Co, where he leads the industrial private equity investing effort and is the key......

I am indebted to IIT-Bombay, says Nohria

A day after Indian-American Nitin Nohria was named the 10th Dean of Harvard Business School (HBS), the 48-year-old professor said he was indebted to his alma mater, the Indian Institute of......

Deva Action Arrives On OTT

Shahid losing his memory, Nicole losing her mind, Mufasa holding on to both, only on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your options. DevaWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi A remake of the......

Hai Junoon Review: Mindless Fluff

The plot goes pretty much as expected but the Hai Junoon team seem to have sat with a check list of issues that affect today's teenagers, and ticked the ones used in the show, observes Deepa......

Farah-Sajid's Emotional Goodbye To Their Mum

IMAGE: Farah Khan and her brother Sajid Khan. Photograph: Siraj Sheikh It was an emotional weekend for Farah and Sajid Khan when they visited the Barnes School and Junior College in the......

Meet Raai Laxmi's Unique Friend

Tara turns singer in New York... Gul goes cycling... Krystle celebrates birthday... Photograph: Kind courtesy Raai Laxmi/Instagram Raai Laxmi finds a unique friend in Dubai. Photograph:......

Parineeti's 'Biggini' Shoot

Janhvi returns to Rajasthan... Nimrat goes 'home'... Priya enjoys Thailand... Photograph: Kind courtesy Parineeti Chopra/Instagram Parineeti Chopra does a 'biggini shoot' in the Maldives before......

Ira Jadhav, 14, first Indian to hit triple century in U-19 cricket

IMAGE: Ira Jadhav, a student of the Sharadashram Vidyamandir, the alma mater of Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli and Ajit Agarkar -- smashed 346 from 157 balls with 42 fours and 16 sixes.......

Chennai's Velammal Vidyalaya Wins Chess World Schools Gold

IMAGE: Velammal Vidyalaya, which has won the FIDE World School Teams Championship for five consecutive years in the past, follows the '7 to 17 programme' which was introduced in schools by former......

How GM Chitambaram scripted history in Prague

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won the Prague Masters, his first major title, finishing ahead of established names like compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, in Prague on Friday.......

How Dhoni fan Trisha redefined her cricketing destiny

'She has a fearless attitude and all the shots in the book. The only change we made here was to make her take up leg spin from pace.' IMAGE: Gongadi Trisha emerged the player of the ICC women's......

Milind Rege, The Last of the Mohicans

'He devoted his entire life for the betterment of Mumbai cricket and cricketers.''Even when he left for the Elysian Fields, he was in harness as mentor/advisor to the MCA.'Hemant Kenkre mourns the......