Ravi Subramanian, Indian banking’s John Grisham, goes digital with new book
September 17th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) With four incisive books, Ravi Subramanian has firmly established himself as the John Grisham of the Indian banking industry and is going digital with his ... Read more...
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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...
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MTNL inks pact with Welingkar to train talent for telecom industry
September 7th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) State-run telecom major Mahanagar Telephoen Nigam Ltd and the Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research Thursday inked a deal to train talent specifically ... Read more...
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Legislator tears own shirt in Jharkhand assembly
September 3rd, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 3 (IANS) In a dramatic event, an opposition legislator Monday tore up his kurta in the Jharkhand assembly to bring to the government's notice the plight of ... Read more...
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RBI ticks off SBI chairman
August 27th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) A senior Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official Monday ticked off the chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) in public, saying he should look ... Read more...
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Indian American academic to head US institute
August 17th, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 17 (IANS) Leading New York university The New School has named Indian American academic Sanjay Reddy as one of the two directors of the India China Institute ... Read more...
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Indians second-most curious about education: Study
August 8th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Indians ranked second in search queries related to education, a study released here by search engine Google India said Wednesday.The list, topped by the US, ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to hold talks with villagers for IIM, IIIT land
July 11th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 11 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Wednesday constituted a five-member team to hold talks with villagers protesting against the acquisition of 227 acres of land for building ... Read more...
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Private firms to provide 400 water tankers in Delhi
July 10th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi government has decided to rope in private players for supplying 400 new stainless steel tankers to provide water to residents."We have invited three ... Read more...
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‘India, China must live as good neighbours’
July 5th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 5 (IANS) China was once an enemy of India but now relations between the two countries have changed and both are learning to live as good neighbours, ... Read more...
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Protest against land acquisition in Jharkhand turns violent
July 5th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 5 (IANS) The protest against acquisition of land for an Indian Institute of Management, an Indian Institute of Technology and a law university on the outskirts of ... Read more...
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IIM-Calcutta graduates bag Rs.2 mn in average salary
May 21st, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The fifth batch of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta's (IIM-C) Post-graduate Programme for Executives (PGPEX) got placed successfully with the highest salary offered being Rs.2.8 million ... Read more...
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US business school ties up with IIM-Lucknow
May 9th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Indiana University's Kelley School of Business has announced a partnership with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow to deliver programmes in the growing field of ... Read more...
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Metro Phase III will be built by 2016
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Delhi Metro's Phase III, which will connect another 103 km of the capital, will be finished by 2016, Metro chief Mangu Singh said Wednesday.And to ... Read more...
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IITs, IIMs to help MSMEs improve managerial skills
April 26th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) is working on a mechanism that would enable experts from top educational institutes to help micro, small and medium ... Read more...
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IIM-Indore chairman and board member resign
April 12th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 12 (IANS) L.N. Jhunjhunwala, chairman of the Indian Institute of Management-Indore, has resigned from the board of governors over alleged mismanagement in the institute.Another board member and retired ... Read more...
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Rs.4.75 lakh course for aspiring women politicians
April 10th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) An NGO Tuesday launched a certificate course in political leadership for women, aiming to create a pool of confident and successful law makers. The 10-week ... Read more...
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UP to ask NID to design packs for milk products
March 27th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) Packaged milk and other dairy products of Parag - Uttar Pradesh's flagship milk brand - would soon be available in stylish packs designed by the Ahmedabad-based ... Read more...
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New-look Malabar Gold targets $6 bn turnover by 2015
March 25th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 25 (IANS) Aiming to be third largest jewellery retail chain in the world with a $6 billion turnover by 2015, Kerala-based Malabar Gold & Diamonds (formerly Malabar Gold) ... Read more...
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India best international investor in Britain: Pranab
March 17th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 17 (IANS) India has been the top international investor in Britain for three consecutive years, union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Saturday.Talking to media persons, the ... Read more...
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Two IIM-Indore students expelled for taking drugs
February 22nd, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 22 (IANS) Two students of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Indore have been expelled for allegedly taking drugs inside the institute premises, an official said Wednesday.IIM-Indore board chairman ... Read more...
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IIM-Shillong will teach about China’s growth story
January 31st, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 31 (IANS) As Asia's influence in the world economy grows, the youngest Indian Institute of Management - IIM Shillong - plans to teach a lesson or two on ... Read more...
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Development deficit dogs poll-bound states
January 19th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) With high fiscal deficits -- an indicator of poor financial management -- the five poll-bound states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa, home ... Read more...
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100 years since Kolkata lost the crown
December 12th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) A hundred years have passed since India's capital was shifted to Delhi from Kolkata. Some say the transfer was a 'blessing in disguise', but many say ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama’s prescription for ‘happy married life’
December 1st, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, himself a bachelor, Thursday had some words of wisdom for a happy married life saying one should always go for ... Read more...
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Governor ignores Chinese objection, attends Dalai talk (Lead)
December 1st, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Ignoring reported Chinese objections, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Thursday attended a lecture addressed by the Dalai Lama who said some Chinese officials considered him ... Read more...
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IMT organises international conference
November 17th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Over 200 delegates from across the world Thursday attended the 4th International Conference on Data Management at the Institute of Management Technology's (IMT) Ghaziabad campus.The Nov ... Read more...
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HPL’s revival only after resolving shareholding dispute: Godrej
November 15th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) India's second largest polyethylene maker, Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL), which is currently facing a severe financial crisis, can be revived only if the promoters resolve the ongoing ... Read more...
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Kalam downplays frisking incident in US
November 14th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was frisked by the airport authorities in New York in September, violating international protocol, Monday downplayed the incident saying it ... Read more...
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Kudankalam plant safe: Kalam
November 14th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Calling the nuclear plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu "clean and safe", former president and missile scientist A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday said the 2,000-MW plant was ... Read more...
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‘Chapter Eleven’, the corporate tale that wasn’t (IANS Book Review)
November 4th, 2011 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Book: "Chapter Eleven"; Author: Amit Shankar; Publisher: Vista; Price: Rs.495; Pages: 361Chapter 11, which in legal terms means filing for bankruptcy, is the central theme of this supposed peek-a-boo into ... Read more...
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RTI can check corruption: Experts
October 16th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Amid a debate on the Right to Information Act (RTI) affecting governance, experts Saturday batted for strengthening the transparency law, stressing its potential to ... Read more...
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Court revokes order for extra seats in medical colleges
October 13th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday set aside its earlier order directing the Medical Council of India (MCI) to grant an increase in the additional intake ... Read more...
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Court allows three medical colleges to admit more students
September 29th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Medical Council of India was Thursday directed by the Delhi High Court to grant an increase in the intake of students from 100 to ... Read more...
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IIM-Calcutta to tap corporates for funds
September 23rd, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) is planning to tap Indian corporates for funds to complete some of its infrastructural projects following increased intake of students ... Read more...
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