Kumar will succeed Dinesh Keskar, who returned to Boeing Commercial Airplanes earlier this year.
The first seven picks of the draft entered as college freshman and 18-year-old Frenchman Frank Ntilikina was taken by the New York Knicks with the eighth choice.
Rugby: Blues players sent home due to COVID-19 lockdown, still hoping to play last game.
A dip in 'dream job' applications could also mean that students are bagging their desired offers in the first go itself.
Millions of Americans in the country's heavily populated East Coast barricaded themselves in to brace up for Hurricane Sandy that will bring 11 feet waves that forecasters say will slam cities like New York, Boston and New Jersey.
Indian and Chinese households are going to spend $10 trillion per year by 2020, say Michael Silverstein and Abheek Singhi.
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The consumer markets of India and China would together be worth $10 trillion by 2020, according to The $10 Trillion Prize, a book by Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Global private financial wealth grew by 1.9 per cent in 2011.
The United States will bid for the 2024 Olympics, seeking to host the Summer Games for the first time since 1996.
US-headquartered Harvard Business School (HBS) has finally found an address for its executive education classroom in India. The B-school, beginning this March, will offer executive programmes at the Taj Lands End, at Bandra, in suburban Mumbai.
Hundreds of people from various walks of life, Indian-Americans in particular, gathered in cities across the United States to mourn the killing of six Sikh worshippers at a Wisconsin gurdwara, describing the incident as an "ugly and dark day" in the US history.
The move ended week-long speculation the government might have to appoint an acting chairman before a final decision.
Sports Minister Ajay Maken has promised government help to cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who is undergoing chemotherapy in the United States to recover from lung cancer.
The Ola Money and Uber tie-ups demonstrate how insurance companies, including even government-run ones, are forging partnerships with every possible service company to offer products.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the government was aiming to bring down India's Covid-19 mortality rate to less than 1 per cent from the current 1.64 per cent, which is still the lowest in the world.
Floyd died in Minneapolis on Monday after a white police officer pinned him to the ground. Video footage showed the officer kneeling on Floyd's neck as he gasped for breath. His death has triggered nationwide protests.
The Miami Heat secured a berth in the National Basketball Association (NBA) finals for a second consecutive year with a series-clinching 101-88 win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday.
The Boston Globe in an editorial asked the Congress to increase the H-1B visas, contending that the US has every economic incentive to keep recent graduates and welcome new immigrants that companies, especially those in tech and innovation, want in Washington.
Deora said he "regrets the insinuations" made after the Twitter exchange with Modi.
Hundreds of people on Sunday joined the rallies and candle light vigils held in several cities, including New York, Washington, Chicago, Boston, and Tamarac, Florida to mark the 10th anniversary of the Gujarat riots and to pay homage to the victims.
Counsellor Navneeta Sen Gupta from EGE Global Education tells you why it is important to plan in advance and interact with as many people as you can, before you take that trip abroad.
Indian consumer market is poised to grow 3.6 times between 2010 and 2020, faster than most other emerging markets.
'He grew up poor and faced racism as he worked to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Hank never let the hatred he faced consume him.'
Will Covid-19 permanently change higher education, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
SEWA International, a leading Indian-American non-profit organisation, has so far raised more than $250,000 for its COVID-19 relief efforts. It is using the money to buy personal protective equipment's, in particular facial masks and surgical masks, to donate free to the local law enforcement officials and hospitals in some of the hot spot areas like New York, who have run out of these essential items.
In the G20 countries, the Internet economy will grow at more than 10 per cent annually for the next five years.
India needs to create 220 million jobs in the next 15 years and this is only possible by implementing the National Manufacturing Policy, launched recently by the government, says Arindam Bhattacharya, managing director, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) India Pvt Ltd.
Indian Internet economy represents 4.1 per cent of the gross domestic product.
The American India Foundation's New England chapter raised a record-breaking $1.1 million (Rs 5.72 cr) in one night during the chapter's 5th annual gala in Boston on December 3.
The number of millionaire households in India jumped nearly 21 per cent.
Sushrut Jangi sketches his parents. Jangi is an MD, who works at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, was born and raised in America, but says he has a 'fierce emotional and familial connection to Indian culture'.
The Boston Celtics held off the Philadelphia 76ers 85-75 in their decisive Game Seven on Saturday to advance to the NBA'S Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat.
Dwyane Wade turned on the style as the Miami Heat clinched a place in the NBA Eastern Conference finals with a 105-93 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game Six on Thursday.
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Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has revealed that the malignant lung tumour, for which he is undergoing chemotherapy in the Unites States, is 'almost out of his system' after the first cycle of treatment.
The murders of Indian students in the United States in the last few years has been a reason of worry for not only students but also their parents in India. Arthur J Pais reports
The Boston Celtics, lifted by the return of guard Rajon Rondo from suspension, scraped past the Atlanta Hawks 90-84 in overtime on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference quarter-final series.
Yuvraj Singh, who played a stellar role in India's ODI World Cup triumph last year, has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy in the United States.
Experts say local demand, government policies in retail and refining sector are attracting foreign players.
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