Rakesh Khurana appointed Harvard College dean

Rakesh Khurana, the Marvin Bower professor of Leadership Development at HarvardBusinessSchool, professor of sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and co-master of Cabot House, was named......

Molly inaugurated as Manhattanville college head

Dr Molly Easo Smith has been inaugurated as the 11th president of the Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York. She began her tenured presidency in July 2008, but the official inauguration was......

'Pakistan is not ready for a democracy yet'

Sharmeen Obaid is busy. The Pakistani filmmaker, inMumbai recently for the screening of her documentary Terror's Children, which focuses on the plight of Afghan children in Pakistani refugee camps......

How can guns make us safer, asks Obama after gunman kills 9 in US college

At least nine people were killed and another 20 wounded on Friday when a gunman went on a horrific shooting spree at a United States community college before he was shot dead by police, in yet......

UK introduces new visa rules for Indian students

Britain on Tuesday introduced a new visa regime for Indian and other students of non-European Union countries to prevent fraud and to provide for more stringent immigration checks. Home secretary......

Taapsee, Madhavan and the remaking of an old favourite

Viveat Susan Pinto reports on how market leader Horlicks hopes to beat the clutter and stay relevant for an increasingly health conscious consumer. Horlicks brought actor Taapsee Pannu on board in......

Modi must heed Indian economists, not only NRI ones

'The time has come to incorporate Indian sociology into economic policy.''The first step in that direction would be to listen to economists trained in India and not just the US and the UK, argues T......

Mind The Malhotras Season 2 Review

Mind The Malhotras is like a bus that skipped a few stops on its route, observes Deepa Gahlot. With sitcoms like Dekh Bhai Dekh, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai always fresh in memory,......

How Kapil Sharma Went To Hell And Came Back

On Kapil Sharma's 41st birthday, Subhash K Jha looks back on the comic's fall and resurrection. IMAGE: Kapil Sharma. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kapil Sharma/Instagram   Will Smith's slapgate......

The Scene That Made Manoj Bajpayee Nervous

'There's this one scene in Gulmohar that belongs to Manojji and everyone was excited for him.''The evening before we were to shoot it, everyone, from Sharmilaji to the junior most actor, wished him......

'War is a real estate business'

'I am against any kind of violence.' IMAGE: A Ukrainian soldier holds a Kalashnikov AK-12 captured from Russian troops in the Kyiv region, March 31, 2022. Photograph: Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters......

'Messi has been the boost that MLS has needed'

'Messi helped demonstrate to the world that MLS remains serious about improving its global credibility and competitiveness.' IMAGE: Lionel Messi has more than proven his worth for the league and......

'We Know The Power Of Cricket'

'Cricket as a pathway in the US was not something people thought about 10 years ago, even like five years ago.''But now that there is a pathway you can see.' IMAGE: Corey Anderson, captain of the......

Dunith Wellalage sets records ablaze with magical spell

With five-for, Wellalage lives up to expectations Photograph: Kind Courtesy SLC/X Dunith Wellalage has always been marked for bigger things on a cricket field in Lankan circles, and on Tuesday he......

Australia PM Abbott defends Smith's tactics at MCG Test

Australian PM Tony Abbott came in defence of young Australian captain Steven Smith’s decision to declare in the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.   Australian Prime......

Retired NFL star Will Smith shot dead in New Orleans

Will Smith, a prominent member of the New Orleans Saints team that won the NFL's Super Bowl in 2010, was killed by a gunman who shot the retired football player after ramming his car near the......