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Needed, quality institutions with good leadership: Dr Suku Bhaskaran

14 Oct 2020 05:28 AM IST

In an exclusive interview, Dr Suku Bhaskaran, president of GD Goenka University, spoke about the key to building a successful university like his and shared his methods for achieving success in the educational sector. “The key to building a successful university is the same as the key to building any

Most readers opting for paperbacks over ebooks, audiobooks: Ajay Setia

14 Oct 2020 05:25 AM IST

In an exclusive conversation with NewsX for its special segment NewsX A-list, Ajay Setia, founder-director of Invincible Publishers opened up about his journey, life and changing dynamics of the publishing field. Sharing his insights about the future of the publishing industry amid the Covid-19 crisis, Setia says, “During this pandemic,

Education is of utmost importance to everyone: Prof Sasmita Samanta

14 Oct 2020 05:22 AM IST

The Pro-Vice Chancellor of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology talks about her illustrious academic journey and how KIIT managed to function swiftly even during Covid-19.

American economists share 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics

13 Oct 2020 04:25 AM IST

This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics was on Monday awarded to American economists, Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats”. According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Wilson has awarded this year’s Prize in Economic Sciences as he

SC at near full strength after almost 7 months

13 Oct 2020 04:23 AM IST

After a gap of nearly seven months, the Supreme Court on Monday resumed working almost full strength, although virtually. Twenty-eight of the total 30 SC judges sat for hearing cases through video conferencing. The eight benches conducting hearing through video conferencing comprise of three judges while two benches have two

Nitish’s failure in polls may mark the dismantling of JD(U)

13 Oct 2020 04:21 AM IST

The 2020 Assembly elections in Bihar may be the last one for the trio of Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sushil Kumar Modi and Nitish Kumar. They, along with Ram Vilas Paswan, had emerged as the face of Bihar’s politics in the 1990s, and the four leaders have devised and revised the

A TALE OF AILING INDIAN NEWS AGENCIES

13 Oct 2020 04:19 AM IST

Having a skeleton presence abroad, news agencies PTI and UNI still rely on the Central and state governments as well as public service broadcaster Prasar Bharati for survival

SWADESHI AND AATMANIRBHARTA

12 Oct 2020 08:28 AM IST

The idea of Swadeshi isn’t against anyone. It only seeks one not to serve a distant neighbour at the expense of the nearest.

HOW CINEMA HALLS ARE GEARING UP TO WELCOME PEOPLE AMID NEW NORMAL

12 Oct 2020 08:25 AM IST

With the government giving permission to open theatres from 15 October — almost 8 months after the lockdown was imposed in the country to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic — the cinema hall operators are gearing up to welcome their patrons amid ‘new normal’. The government has given the

BIG DATA HOLDS THE KEY TO FUTURE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

12 Oct 2020 08:23 AM IST

My visit to the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia, as part of the Global Assembly, in September last year, had been a mind-blowing experience. Although I have read about and seen on television the world of data — not to mention the science fiction movies about a data-based

People line up for support at aged couple’s dhaba after viral video

09 Oct 2020 07:33 AM IST

A video of the hardships being faced by an elderly couple running ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’ in south Delhi prompts a spontaneous outpouring of support.

American poet Louise Gluck awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature

09 Oct 2020 07:29 AM IST

American poet Louise Gluck was on Thursday awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2020 “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal”. Gluck, 77, is the 16th woman to win the prestigious prize and the first American to receive it since singer-lyricist Bob Dylan