Tag: Harvard University

Lakshmi Mittal donates $25 million to Harvard University

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has donated $25 million to the prestigious Harvard University with an aim to increase engagement with South Asian countries, including India. The donation will establish an endowed fund for the South Asia Institute at the university. The institute spearheads Harvard’s engagement with South Asian countries, including India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives,...

October 17, 2017

RSS-linked BMS slams ‘Harvard-educated’ govt advisers

RSS-linked Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh has slammed “Harvard University-educated” economic advisers on various government bodies, saying they have had no connection to the ground realities in India. The BMS also said that the BJP-led Union government should stop disinvestment in the public sector. Addressing a press conference after the conclusion of a two-day meeting of BMS...

October 8, 2017

Finance Minister Jaitley to speak at Harvard

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will address students of the prestigious Harvard University on a visit to the US next month, the varsity said today. Jaitley is scheduled to travel to the US in October to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington. He is also scheduled...

September 30, 2017

India should target inflation rate of 4-5pc: US expert

Indian policymakers would do well to target keeping annual retail inflation in the country in the range of 4-5 per cent without aiming to lower this rate significantly, according to an American expert. "India should target inflation at 4-5 per cent," Kenneth Rogoff, Professor of Economics at Harvard University in the US told BTVi in...

July 25, 2017

India to be base to economic pole of global growth: Study

India will be the base to the economic pole of global growth over the coming decade, remaining ahead of China, according to a Harvard University research. The study also warns of a continued slowdown in global growth over the coming decade. India and Uganda top the list of the fastest growing economies to 2025, at...

July 6, 2017

Katie Holmes enrols in Harvard University

Actress Katie Holmes has enrolled in Harvard University's Business Of Entertainment, Media And Sports programme. Holmes, 38, is attending classes under her company's name Noelle Productions Inc, which is taken from her middle name, reports pagesix.com. The course, according to the school's website, promises to teach students how to launch and manage creative products and...

June 5, 2017

Harvard University to offer course in ‘Real Game of Thrones’

Harvard University will be offering a new folklore and mythology course titled "The Real Game of Thrones: From Modern Myths to Medieval Models". According to time.com, the course will look at the way the George R.R. Martin's series and HBO TV show based on those books "echoes and adapts, as well as distorts the history...

June 2, 2017

Unleash the entrepreneur in you

While a majority of college students are more anxious about exams, attendance and their weekly dose eating out, starting a company would be the last thing on their mind. While studying in college starting a business can be fun especially for final year students. As it requires dedication, focus and energy to do multi-tasking you...

April 20, 2017

Building greater capacity

With more boisterous issues hogging the headlines in the last couple of months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Skill India campaign has been somehow overshadowed in the popular discourse. But its importance in addressing the country’s massive skill gap cannot be overstated. The Harvard University South Asia Institute along with Tata Trusts undertook an 18-month research...

April 13, 2017

Rihanna to be honoured by Harvard University scholars

R&B superstar Rihanna has been named the recipient of Harvard University's Humanitarian of the Year Award. The 29-year-old singer will accept the Peter J Gomes honour at the Boston, Massachusetts university next week, reported Billboard. The Harvard Foundation's director S Allen Counter has revealed Rihanna will be feted for her charitable work with the Clara...

February 23, 2017

R Madhavan to speak at Harvard

Actors Pawan Kalyan and R. Madhavan have been invited as guest speakers at the 14th edition of the India Conference at Harvard, one of the largest student-run conferences with a focus on India in the US. The conference, which will take place on February 11 and 12, is hosted at the Harvard Business School and...

January 16, 2017

R Madhavan to speak at Harvard

Actors Pawan Kalyan and R. Madhavan have been invited as guest speakers at the 14th edition of the India Conference at Harvard, one of the largest student-run conferences with a focus on India in the US. The conference, which will take place on February 11 and 12, is hosted at the Harvard Business School and...

January 16, 2017