Chennai, April 18 (IANS) Software major Infosys co-founder and IIT-Madras alumni Kris Gopalakrishnan on Saturday set up a Chair for computational brain research at his alma-mater named after his colleague NR Narayana Murthy, IIT-Madras said. This is the second Chair set up by Gopalakrishnan. In a statement issued here, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) said: […]
In what could be considered the resurrection of an erstwhile ‘Janata Parivar’ icon, schools in Uttar Pradesh have been directed to declare Friday a holiday on account of the birth anniversary of late prime minister Chandra Shekhar. A note from a principal of a school in Noida to parents on Thursday evening said that the […]
Angry and shocked over the alleged snooping on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’ family by successive Congress governments, concerned citizens here termed it a “national shame” and demanded to know the truth that is purportedly buried in secret government files. United in rage, a large section of eminent personalities and commoners alike have called for the […]
Paris, April 16 (IANS) A book written by the late editor of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, Stephane Charbonnier, who was killed in a terror attack in January, is set to be published, media reported on Thursday. Charbonnier, also known as Charb, was killed during an attack at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris on […]
President Pranab Mukherjee called on the youth of the country to lead India to the high table of the international community, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. Addressing the first batch of NIT scholars’ “In-Residence” programme, the president said he was impressed by their willingness to take on challenges with courage and find solutions. “If the […]
Soldiers slain in battle “attain heavenly worlds” or in victory, “enjoy the earth”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in the visitors book after paying homage on Saturday at the Indian Memorial at Neuve Chapelle commemorating Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the Western Front during World War I. “Hato va Prapsyasi Swargam, Jitva va […]
With the rural wage growth coming down to a nine-year low at 5.5 percent this January and inflation seemingly stabilizing, India is bracing for a long period of higher sustainable growth and lower prices, financial services firm Morgan Stanley said on Monday. “We are more constructive on inflation outlook and we expect the retail price […]
The enviable record of Wall Street’s Indian-American prosecutor Preet Bhrara, known in India for his dogged prosecution of an Indian diplomat, has put him in the limelight, but some have also questioned his methods. Time magazine put him on the cover and Vanity Fair described him as “Wall Street’s most fearsome foe”. recalled the Washington […]
Historian Ayesha Jalal has writen in her latest book, “The Struggle for Pakistan”, that “at the root of Pakistan’s national identity crisis has been the unresolved debate on how to square the state’s self-proclaimed Islamic identity with the obligations of a modern nation-state”. The same problem has begun to affect the reputation of the Narendra […]
The nightmare of being the mother of a 27-year-old, looking at a relationship through the lens of virtual reality and a journey through Nepal are some of the hand-picked gems IANS is treating its readers to this weekend. Take a look. 1. Book: Simi’s Mum’s Diary: The Daughter of All Battles; Author: Rupa Gulab; Publisher: […]