Economist and former Reserve Bank Governor C Rangarajan on Monday said that the economy will recover in the second half of 2009 and there would be distinct improvement in growth in 2010-11.
IIM Calcutta (IIM-C) will increase the fee for the two-year post-graduate programme (PGP) by Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 13.5 lakh from academic year 2010.
"If we remain dependent on foreign technologies, we can never become world leaders and we cannot survive the global competition unless we achieve global leadership at least in some areas where we have strength," Kakodkar said at the convocation of Pt Ravi Shankar Shukla University in Raipur.
State Bank of India, India's largest lender, may cut interest rates in the new financial year on the back of a lower-than-expected credit growth.
Singh asserted that the domestic challenges of India's economy were daunting in their complexity and devastating in their impact on the society.
Referring to global energy needs, Kakodkar said nuclear power had the pontential to meet these requirements in a sustainable manner and at the same time keep carbon dioxide emissions at the lowest possible levels.
In the wake of terrorist attacks in the capital and other parts of the country, former President APJ Abdul Kalam on Monday asked management students to study the factors behind scourge and launch a national campaign against the menace.
Speaking at the 33rd convocation of the business school in Bangalore, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said IIM-B graduates could make a change in the world of business. He said ethical values and moral leadership are dwindling in Indian businesses and IIM graduates should strive to fill the void of moral leadership. He stated that IIMs provide global leaders in today's knowledge economy. He also said IIM graduates have high calibre and India is benefitting from it.
'With MPs bargaining like Shylock for their pet projects and with defections and desertions, the prime minister is besieged.'
India's standing in the international community will take a beating now that it has become evident that the Indo-US civil nuclear deal has been given a silent burial, eminent economist Lord Meghnad Desai has said.
Rupani also praised Ram for his 'engineering skills' by having a bridge constructed between India and Sri Lanka.
The World Chess champion conferred an honourary doctorate by the Sathyabama University in Chennai.
Expressing concern at the failure of Indian universities to develop talent, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said they should achieve this goal and turn out scholars with relevant talents and skills required by the country.
Minal's family was informed of her death a day later as shse had been rushed to Blacksburg the same day.
The IIIT-H, ranked among the top five in terms of placement according to an annual survey, has announced 100 per cent placements this year with annual pay package of each graduate ranging between Rs 5.2 lakh and Rs 9.5 lakh.
Responding to concerns over the rise in inflation to 5.45 per cent, Finance Minister P Chidabaram said on Sunday that there was a supply-side constraint on essential commodities like pulses and the government would look at higher duty-free imports
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a leave of absence from Parliament to focus on party work following its wipeout in the Delhi polls, will be back in action early next week, said former Union Minister Kamal Nath in Nagpur.
The prime minister said, "It is imperative that wealth creation must be done through honest means and we have to make sure that the process of wealth creation does not neglect poor, marginalised and neglected sections of the society."
Universities must be the bastions of free speech and expression. It must be the arena where diverse and conflicting schools of thought contend. There should be no room for intolerance, prejudice and hatred within the spaces of this institution. Further, it must act as flag-bearer for the coexistence of multiple views, thoughts and philosophies, says Pranab Mukherjee.
Tata Consultancy Services would this year recruit over 30,000 engineering graduates worldwide, a senior company official has said.
The 41st convocation of Saurashtra University turned out to be a perfect platform for the Gujarat chief minister to make a case for English proficiency in the state.
India needs to unleash technological and social innovations that can usher in a new developmental model the world has not seen before, TCS Vice-Chairman S Ramadorai said.
Ajit Balakrishnan, chairman of the board of governors, IIM-Calcutta, and CEO, rediff.com, gave the Convocation Speech at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta on April 1, 2007. The speech is reproduced here.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid has said that cricket's influence in his life was such that the game made him a better person.
Malik at another event on Saturday had said had he "looked to Delhi", he would have had to install a government led by Sajad Lone.
Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh stoked a controversy by saying that the word 'adhinayaka' in the national anthem should be replaced with 'mangal' as it praises British rule.
Delivering the 66th convocation address at the Panjab University, the vice president said a university should never seek to silence or influence faculty members or students to adopt or renounce any particular position.
London Games bronze medallist boxer M C Mary Kom on Tuesday described her trials for Rio Olympics as "unfortunate" and said things probably would have been in her favour had there been more competitions for women. "I only got two chances to qualify. Male boxers get five to six chances, but even then many of them did not qualify," she said expressing hope that things would change for better after the upcoming boxing federation elections.
Though armed personnel were positioned on the main roads of Imphal, strike supporters burnt tyres and blocked all roads in Imphal.
Justice J Chelameswar, a senior judge of the SC and a member of the five-member collegium, has written to the CJI seeking transparency in the appointment of higher judiciary judges.
'Ayodhya is a sacred pilgrim spot. Construction of a temple of Lord Ram is a matter of faith for crores of people. And Lord Ram himself is a symbol of faith for crores of people of the country'
President A P J Abdul Kalam Friday set a vision for turning Bihar into a developed state by 2015 through tapping of natural resources and human capital.
India will become the third-biggest economy in the world by 2030, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said.
Software giant Wipro Ltd is planning to invest in another software development complex in West Bengal if it gets the special economic zone status from the central government.
The academy will be inaugurated by 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh on May 29.
"In fact, we are in negotiation with stakeholders including ISL franchisees on the issue," Dhar told reporters at the 11th Convocation of Tata Football Academy (TFA) in Jamshedpur.
