IIM-Lucknow to help train SC, ST candidates
September 7th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 7 (IANS) IIM-Lucknow has begun an exercise to enhance competitive skills of reserved category candidates and expand the pool of applicants by helping them train for the Common ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Facebook, Twitter lowering your confidence?
July 9th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) Ever felt low if your friend gets more likes or tweets than you? You're not alone. Comparisons on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter ... Read more...
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UK varsity offers scholarship for Indian managers
June 7th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The University of Salford, a British university, has offered scholarship for one Indian manager to study in its MBA programme.The Global Leadership Scholarship is worth ... Read more...
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Gen Y not keen on saving energy: Study
May 6th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 6 (IANS) Gen Y - aged between 13 to 30 years and heavily dependent on power intensive technology like iPods and laptops, shrugs off messages to conserve energy ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Singapore 4th most desirable place to work: Survey
May 2nd, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, May 2 (IANS) Singapore has moved up two spots to become the world's fourth most desirable place to live and work, while the US, Britain and Australia remained the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Mission to teach the luxury business in India
February 29th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) What is luxury business? Luxury Connect, Indo-Italian initiative, will run education programmes here with a special focus on the topic that is of growing interest ... Read more...
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Indian student attacked in London
February 11th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) A student from Hyderabad was critically injured in an attack by unidentified assailants in London late Friday night, his family members said here Saturday.Praveen Reddy, an ... Read more...
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12 British banks downgraded by Moody’s
October 7th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 7 (IANS) The rating service Moody's Friday downgraded its credit ratings of 12 British banks, including state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB."Moody's Investors Service has today ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Single anti-graft agency infeasible: CVC member
September 3rd, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) There is a difficulty in making one institution responsible for checking corruption in every sphere, said a member of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Saturday.?We want ... Read more...
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ISB records 22 percent increase in placement offers
April 6th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) The premier Indian School of Business (ISB) here has registered a 22 percent increase in placement offers this year while the average salary for its graduates ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
A course to help women get back to work after sabbatical
March 29th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 29 (IANS) Women who often grapple with re-joining work after a sabbatical now have help on hand, courtesy a course offered by a business school here.School of Inspired ... Read more...
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Academics warn cheating is tarnishing Oxford University’s image
March 28th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 28 (ANI): Senior academics at Oxford University have warned that the institute risks being tarnished because of a failure to clamp down on cheating.Nick Bamforth and Colin Thompson, the university's ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mobile phones are a classroom distraction
December 26th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): A study conducted at the University of New Hampshire has found that college students use cell phones in class, despite knowing that it adversely affects their concentration.In ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Everonn Education to appoint 1,000 franchisees
December 9th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) Everonn Education Limited (EEL), a city-based education service provider with a Rs.293 crore annual revenue, plans to appoint around 1,000 franchisees across the country in the next three ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
IIM-Rohtak gets new director
November 16th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), Nov 16 (IANS) P. Rameshan, from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode, Tuesday took over as director of the newly established IIM-Rohtak in Haryana.A Ph.D. in Economics from IIT, ... Read more...
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Tips to stay happier at work
October 24th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 24 (ANI): Experts have offered a few tips on how one can make his or her occupation and workplace more enjoyable.Tom and Dian Griesel, the co-founders of The Business ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Designing happened by accident: Amrish Kumar
October 16th, 2010 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Design aesthetics runs in his genes. So when Amrish Kumar had to step into his mother Ritu Kumar's territory, the business graduate never gave ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Man U registers record loss of 83.6 million pounds
October 9th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 9(ANI): Figures released by Manchester United have revealed that the club has registered a loss of 83.6 million pounds in the year to July.The tumble was down to costs related ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Shots Fired At University of Texas, One Dead, Police Search for Second Gunman
September 28th, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Police are on the look out for a second gunman at the University of Texas after a first gunman, in a ski mask went into the library of ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Europe Asia Business School participates in Joy of Giving Week
September 24th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Sept.24 (ANI): The Pune-based Europe Asia Business School is participating in "The Joy of Giving Week", a festival that aims to bring together Indians all across the country and abroad through ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Healthy eating not only ensures good-health, but successful careers too
September 6th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 6 (ANI): Eating healthy and living well is a bigger issue than your waistline- poor dietary habits can also take a toll on your careers, claims a new study.When ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Australian lecturer offers pass marks for sex
September 5th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 5 (IANS) A lecturer at a university in Australia offered pass marks to three Chinese women students in exchange for sex, a commission has said.
Former lecturer at the Curtin ... Read more...
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Those who fail perform better in long run, study shows
August 25th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) People and organisations crippled by failures do much better in the long run.
That is because they learn more from their failures than their successes and retain the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Beauty can be burden in man’s world
August 9th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Researchers have found that women feel discriminated against when they apply for jobs like finance director, engineer or construction supervisor that are male dominated.
Women face issues while applying ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Women do better in maths after criticising stereotype
July 9th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 9 (IANS) Women did better in a maths exam after they discussed why the stereotype about not performing as well as their male counterparts was not true, research shows.
But ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Calcutta Business School plans course for executives
May 12th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Calcutta Business School (CBS), an S.K. Birla group institute, is planning to start a 15-month programme for executives from next year, a top group official said Wednesday.
"We are ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Wooing consumers with puffed-up claims doesn’t pay
April 5th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 5 (IANS) There's bad news for advertisers who hope to woo buyers with a smatterng of glossy but obscure product claims.
Advertising that touts head-scratching scientific ingredients or other details only ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Management student found hanging in Delhi
March 7th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) A 23-year-old management student was found hanging in his rented accommodation in southeast Delhi, police said Sunday.
Mukhender Kumar, a final year student of Delhi Business School, was ... Read more...
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Viewers more likely to ignore creative TV ads
February 25th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Viewers seem to pay less attention to creative TV ads, says a new study.
The finding overturns the long-held assumption that ads with emotional content encourage viewers to be ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Singing last secret to winning X Factor, say Cambridge academics
December 2nd, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2 (ANI): Researchers at Cambridge University have uncovered the secret to winning the X Factor - sing last.They've found that contestants are more likely to be voted off if they ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
US report takes sheen off super-speciality hospitals
October 14th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) Super-specialty hospitals cherry-pick patients and exaggerate success, according to a US report.
Although many specialised hospitals deliver better and faster services in cardiac care and other specialties, these ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Meghalaya business school becomes first to host a golf tournament (Re-issue)
May 3rd, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by ANI
By D. HenpilenShillong, May 3 (ANI): The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Shillong recently hosted the first ever golf tournament by a business school of the country.Shillong has a sprawling ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Living abroad expands mental horizons: Study
April 24th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 24 (IANS) Living abroad can be a cherished experience and might even expand our mental horizons, according to new research.
William Maddux, assistant professor of organisational behaviour at INSEAD, a ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
IIM-Lucknow to hike fees, up student intake
March 17th, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 17 (IANS) Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Lucknow is all set to hike annual fees, an official said, as the business school, one of the top in the country, Tuesday ... Read more...
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Women prefer brands whose ads mirror their own identities
January 10th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 10 (ANI): Real women respond more favorably to a brand if its adverts mirror their own identities, an ongoing survey which canvassed the opinions of 2,000 women in the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |