1D Bags Best Artist Award at AMAs
For the second year in a row, One Direction scooped the prize for artist of the year, at the American Music awards. The group...
Education News – December 2015
YORK UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM
* York University offers Global Leader of Tomorrow Scholarships, United World College Scholarships, and International Entrance Scholaerships specifically for international students who would like to opt for a full-time...
Abhishek Pant, the boy with a 2 Crore Google job!
22 year old IITian Abhishek Pant was recently offered a 2 crore annual package by US based tech giant, Google. Abhishek had recently completed...
Education News – November 2015
YOUNG INDIA FELLOWSHIP ASHOKA UNIVERSITY
* YIF was created as a prototype of Ashoka University in showcasing its core belief in the power of liberal,...
An open forum on sexual harassment
In the time we’re living in, safety and protection is of utmost importance. Rapes, theft, murder or something as simple as being touched on...
Schoolguru raises Rs. 20 crs from investors
E-learning platform Schoolguru which provides ICT Support (Information and Communication Technology) for universities/ courses without having them to spend any capital expenditure, raised Rs. 20 crores for...
Twitter launches new feature Moments
The beloved social microblogging site, Twitter has unveiled a new feature; Moments. This special new feature displays a pictorial slideshow of trending tweets. A...
Proposal to raise IIT fees has been put on hold
Ahead of the Bihar assembly sections, a proposal to raise fees for IIT courses has been shelved. The silver lining to this proposal, however,...
Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar receive the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
The three scientists, from Sweden, the US and Turkey respectively, received an equal share of the prestigious 8m Swedish kronor (£631,000) award for “mechanistic...
Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon gift $100 million to NYU School of Engineering
The Tandons’ donation is believed to be the largest philanthropic gift by a member of the Indian-American community.
The gift is intended to build on...
