US varsity team to visit Delhi, Mumbai to explore tie ups
Washington: A high-powered delegation of an eminent American university will visit New Delhi and Mumbai this month to explore possibilities for collaborations with Indian academic institutions and to attract Indian students. A delegation of the University of Michigan (U-M) led by its president Mary Sue Coleman will be in India from November 13 to 17 to work jointly with Indian educational leaders on solving global issues such as trauma care and s
Cameron calls for probe into Lanka rights abuses
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron said he will demand that Sri Lankan government independently and transparently investigate alleged war crimes and allegations of continuing human rights abuses in the country. Defending his decision to att
Tendulkar disappoints; Rohit's debut century rescues India
Kolkata: Rohit Sharma stamped his class by hitting a sparkling century on debut as India recovered from a top-order collapse to take a firm grip of the first Test against the West Indies with a 120-run first-innings lead in Kolkata on Thursday. Sharm
Indian students surge in US graduate schools
Washington: Indian students largely drove the growth of new foreign enrolment in US graduate schools this year with a 40 percent surge, while growth from China slowed to 5 percent, according to a new survey. The 40 percent increase in new enrol
Sweetie sting by Dutch activists catches 100 Indian child sex predators
Amsterdam: Enlisting the help of a computer-generated 10-year-old Philippine girl, Dutch children's rights activists turned online sex predators into their prey. Out of the 1,000 internet users who were found to be sex predators, over a 100 were Indi
Rajat Gupta challenges $13.9 mn insider trading fine
New York: India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta has asked a US appeals court to overturn a court's ruling that he pay a hefty $13.9 million fine in the US Securities and Exchange Commission's insider trading case. Arguing that the pena
Indian-origin woman to head Canada operations of MNC
Toronto: An Indian-origin woman has been appointed head of the Canada operations of a leading multinational wealth management company, Northern Trust Corporation. In a press release, the Northern Trust Corporation said Arti Sharma will be respo
Kareena not worried about Saif's intimate scenes on-screen
Mumbai: Actress Kareena Kapoor says she does not mind actor-husband Saif Ali Khan getting intimate with other heroines on-screen. "We do not feel insecure. This is my professional life and my personal life has got nothing to do with it (professi
'Gravity' reignited my passion: Bullock
London: Actress Sandra Bullock says starring in new sci-fi thriller "Gravity" reignited her passion for filmmaking. The Oscar-winning actress admits the gripping flick made her fall in love with her profession all over again, reported
