Campus calling: Tips for those who didn't make it

Campus calling: Tips for those who didn't make it

On this week's episode career expert Pervin Malhotra answer all your career related queries. ...
04:40 PM, Jul 23, 2011

500,000 people still displaced in Ivory Coast: US

500,000 people still displaced in Ivory Coast: US Washington: There are still up to half a million displaced persons in Ivory Coast, the United States has said, a sharp increase over a UN report the day before that put the number at just over 300,000. "The situation in Cote d'Ivoire is improving, but some continuing unrest is still generating new refugees," US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said yesterday. Toner said that fear among those who have already...
11:07 AM, Jun 16, 2011
First virtual knee surgery in Mumbai

First virtual knee surgery in Mumbai

Mumbai: This may seem like something out of a movie, but virtual surgery has just made a mark in Mumbai. 61-year-old Neena Aggarwal is patient who has started walking - after a decade- thanks to this latest advancement. Neena suffered with severe osteoarthritis which resulted in bow shaped legs, and the fact that she weighs 114 kilos, made surgery a risky option. "Every possible balm she has applied, every possible ...
08:29 AM, May 23, 2011

FMS Delhi beats IIMs as far as placements go

FMS Delhi beats IIMs as far as placements go New Delhi: The IIMs continue their undisputed rule as the B school kings of India but this year, Delhi's Faculty of Management Studies managed to beat them as far as placements go. IIM Ahmedabad has topped CNBC-TV 18's annual B - School list. Following it 3 more IIMs - Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow. Gurgaon based MDI comes in fifth followed by XLRI Jamshedpur, National institute of Industrial Engineering Mumbai, FMS...
08:35 AM, Apr 14, 2011

More international offers for IIM-A graduates

More international offers for IIM-A graduates Ahmedabad: The international placement offers coming the way of Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad (IIM-A) graduates from consulting and banking firms have gone up this year, reflecting a better market sentiment overseas, the top business school said on Thursday. "Consulting firms like Oliver Wyman, Analysys Mason and Heidrick & Struggles made international offers this year, spanning across New York, Dubai and Singapore," an IIM-A report said without divulging numbers. IIM-A...
08:43 AM, Mar 25, 2011

UK announces changes in student visa system

UK announces changes in student visa system New Delhi: In what could be a setback to many Indian students aspiring to study in Britain, the UK government has announced a major overhaul of the student visa system, tightening the entrance criteria and the post-study work route. There will be restrictions on work placements on courses provided by non-university sponsors, Chris Dix, Regional Director, UK Border Agency on Wednesday told reporters here, maintaining that new rules are to...
04:26 PM, Mar 23, 2011

M&M Finance raises Rs 426 cr via QIP

M&M Finance raises Rs 426 cr via QIP Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services said on Tuesday it has raised Rs 426 crore through a qualified institutional placement of 6.1 million shares at Rs 695 each. The firm, which received bids of more than Rs 1,575 crore, said the issue was oversubscribed four times with strong participation from international institutional investors. The firm had said earlier this month it planned to raise Rs 570 crore at a floor price...
03:15 PM, Feb 23, 2011

India Inc to conduct recruitment drive in Tihar

India Inc to conduct recruitment drive in Tihar New Delhi: In a first, top executives of India Inc will conduct a recruitment drive in Tihar jail and pick 50 inmates to be employed in their business houses. The list - which includes big names like IDBI bank, Vedanata Group, Sterlite Foundation, Agarwal Packers, Jindal Steel and Flex shoes - will carry out the "campus selection" of the prisoners, who have received professional training during their term at the...
04:12 PM, Feb 03, 2011

Starting HRT early raises breast cancer risk

Starting HRT early raises breast cancer risk Washington: Women who start hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as they begin to go through menopause have a higher risk of breast cancer than women who start taking the drugs later, researchers reported on Friday. The findings, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, help answer lingering questions about just who is and who is not at greater risk of side-effects from taking HRT. The study of more than...
02:38 PM, Jan 29, 2011
Comedy, humour can be top career options

Comedy, humour can be top career options

The show Campus Calling helps students to figure out the answers to the life's most crucial question - job? ...
02:29 PM, Jul 03, 2010

One killed, 12 injured in Orissa clash

One killed, 12 injured in Orissa clash Villagers in Chandia are facing displacement due to a steel project. ...
04:37 PM, May 12, 2010

IIM-Shillong registers 100 pc placement

IIM-Shillong registers 100 pc placement The annual average salary is around Rs 10 lakhs and the highest pay package is worth Rs 34 lakhs. ...
01:10 PM, Mar 31, 2010

IIM-C student gets Rs 1.6 cr pay package

IIM-C student gets Rs 1.6 cr pay package He will be serving a global investment bank in South East Asia. ...
10:04 AM, Mar 10, 2010

ICICI emerges biggest recruiter at IIM Ahmedabad

ICICI emerges biggest recruiter at IIM Ahmedabad Interviews for the third cluster continued throughout the day on Saturday. ...
03:59 PM, Feb 28, 2010

IIM-A's new placement system a hit on day first

IIM-A's new placement system a hit on day first Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey & Co made eight campus offers. ...
09:53 PM, Feb 14, 2010