New York: Rasanath Das, an ex-investment banker turned Hindu monk, was spending recent Sunday afternoons leading Occupy Wall Street protesters in meditation until police cleared their camp at New York's Zuccotti Park this week. The 32-year-old monk isn't sure now where his next session will be. He'll keep following the protesters to lead meditation, though, convinced they will only roll back the inequality around them if they find equanimity deep...
08:31 AM, Nov 18, 2011
Washington: IIT Mumbai alumni and Microsoft veteran Bharat Shyam has been appointed the new chief information officer (CIO) of Washington state. Shyam's appointment was announced by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire on Monday. "I am incredibly impressed with Bharat," Gregoire said in a statement. "With nearly 20 years of experience at Microsoft, he brings a deep understanding of software and technology. And his level of enthusiasm for the position is unmatched....
11:47 AM, Nov 17, 2011
New York: The Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and Noida-based Amity University are among 15 institutions worldwide that have submitted bids to the city of New York to set up a science and engineering campus under a plan by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to drive local economic growth and create jobs. The city received seven proposals from a total of 17 institutions. Name of the institute selected to set up the...
10:35 AM, Nov 01, 2011
New Delhi: A total of 13,104 candidates on Wednesday cleared the prestigious IIT-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) 2010 with Anumula Jithendar Reddy from Madras zone topping the test. These students will be eligible for admission in 15 IITs, ISM Dhanbad and IT-BHU. There are 9,509 seats in these institutions. Over 4.5 lakh candidates had appeared in JEE-2010 which was conducted by seven of the IITs on April 11. The number of...
08:39 AM, May 26, 2010
America's Harvard University tops the list followed by Yale. ...
12:24 AM, Oct 10, 2008
New Delhi: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's name has been recommended for Bharat Ratna by the Prime Minister's Office, sources have told CNN-IBN. However, sources also add that there is some reservation on conferring Bharat Ratna on Tendulkar as he is considered too young for the highest civilian award of the country. Those opposing his name also say that as the maestro received Padma Vibhushan just two years back and it...
10:52 PM, Dec 03, 2007
IIT Bombay has restricted Net access for its students in hostels, saying Net addiction is affecting the performance. ...
08:06 PM, Mar 12, 2007
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