50 students got to study at the premier institute, without even having applied to take the CAT.
A naïve first time user does not realise that the EMI is only one of many costs he or she will have to incur, disillusionment sets in quickly when the reality dawns.
Women might not rule this world in the traditional sense, but on first glance, they might have achieved a new type of equality or power through digital means. They are in the majority when it comes to population, so perhaps it's no surprise that now women are prime users of social media.
A proposed roadway presents a triple-jeopardy to this unique natural and cultural heritage: the breeding grounds of flamingoes and Indian wild asses, a unique mangrove and the Harappan site of Dholavira.
Coaching classes fill in the vacuum created by the failures of our educational system. If we are serious, we must put it in order first.
This year's Nobel Prize winning poet, Tomas Tranströmer won't write about things you'd like to hear. The surrealism in his poetry is a treat to discover.
A list of Nobel Prize winning authors and some of their most significant works that you must read.
Jobs, Apple, Clow and TBWA came together to create the iconic 1984 TVC, and, a few years later, to unleash to the world the commercial everyone loves and remembers, ‘Think Different’.
The 2011 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday to Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet whose surrealistic works about the mysteries of the human mind won him acclaim as one of the most important Scandinavian writers since World War II.
Time magazine Editor's biography of Jobs will likely hit the stands November, or earlier.
Chetan Bhagat has made a virtue of bad English writing, peddling it as anti-elitism. But his I'm-just-a-plebe defense -- now shared by ever growing ranks of IIM/IIT authors -- is completely spurious and self-serving.
The UK press had a bad day yesterday, as, perhaps conditioned by years of coverage, a number of them announced that Amanda Knox had been found guilty, when, in fact, she had been acquitted.
The middle class around the world is mad as hell and taking to the streets. And irrespective of their demands, the biggest strength and weakness of their protests is the same: it is middle class.
Yoginder Sikand describes his encounter with Umar, former militant now an unhappy, disillusioned, and deeply homesick hosiery salesman.
The Bengali babu looks on, an Egyptian mummy shrouded in zari and jewels. The roads filled with devout Marwaris, eager whores, and drunken rakes. A funny, satirical look at Durga Puja back in the good old days.
Once the Timeline feature is enabled prepare to see personal photos, comments and major life events since the time you opened an account on Facebook. Prepare also for some unpleasant memories.
Conventional wisdom says that couples should spend huge amounts of time together or else risk drifting apart. But Lakshmi Chaudhry argues that the pathology of marital "togetherness" is creating bored, restless partners, yearning to be set free.
According to the US Federal Trade Commission complaint, Reebok made unsupported claims in advertisements that walking in its EasyTone shoes and running in its RunTone running shoes strengthen and tone key leg and buttock (gluteus maximus) muscles more than regular shoes.
Cold-shouldered by the Bollywood elite, America's most famous skank discovered there's a new power equation between India and Hollywood celebrities. But in one unintended way, she also proved that we remain sad little wannabes, after all.
So what did Pratishtha Dobhal learn about her favourite geek when she signed up as his subscriber? For starters, the man is a sappy romantic who loves kids.
All Muslim icons need to pass an unspoken "secularism test" that requires them to play down their faith to assert their Indian-ness. But the Pataudi funeral offers hope that we may be willing to fully embrace them as who they are.
Now that elections are around the corner in UP, both Mayawati and UPA are proposing reservations for Muslims. A debate that inevitably raises thorny questions about the definition of 'Hindu' and the significance of caste.
It's unclear how the TRAI arrived at the number 100, but there were immediate protests from some categories, such as airlines, banks, telecom services and DTH operators.
An architectural illustrator who sketched unreal cities at 10, now builds dreams in 3D.
The majority of Indian youth surveyed said that "keeping up to date on Facebook is more important on a typical day than dating, spending time with friends, listening to music, or going to a party," according to a survey.
Caste, community and horoscope are irrelevant in Marrygold, a new type of matrimonial agency. But chucking the traditional checklist doesn't make finding that life-mate any easier.
Increasingly, marketers will target those who’re 'always on Facebook' on Facebook. Facebook has arrived as a medium and as an advertising option – for any brand in any category.
Arputham Ammal, the 65-year-old mother of one of the three on death row in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, opens her heart.
Most Indians think of domestic violence as normal, even acceptable, because of deluded notions about "privacy" and sanctity of the family. And our movies and TV serials are eager to assure us it's true.
If the communication reaches as many consumers as BA needs with no attendant media cost, it’s a harbinger of the future of advertising.