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indiatimes.com Harvard Business School's Dean Nitin Nohria will step down from his post in June 2020, ten years after he became the first Indian-origin academician to helm the business school in the prestigious institution's 102-year-old history. In his message to faculty, staff, students and alumni, Nohria said the time is right for the HBS to transition to new leadership.
Published on 10 November 2019 | 11:18 am
 The Indian Supreme Court in a unanimous verdict on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.
Published on 9 November 2019 | 3:50 pm
 Indian-American Ghazala Hashmi created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to Virginia State Senate, while Suhas Subramanyam was elected to Virginia State House of Representative. In California, Mano Raju won his election to remain San Francisco's Public Defender. In North Carolina, Dimple Ajmera won a convincing re-election to Charlotte City Council.
Published on 7 November 2019 | 2:36 am
 Diljeet Grewal was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and aggravated burglary at Islewoth Crown Court and sentenced on Friday to 15 years behind bars, with a further five years on "licence" to be monitored upon release. The 28-year-old met his victim, a woman in her 30s, for a pre-arranged meeting and produced a knife and threatened the woman causing her to fear for her life.
Published on 3 November 2019 | 5:44 am
Published on 2 November 2019 | 2:46 pm
 "To develop the next generation of technologies we need better performance, at a lower environmental cost. My work explores lithium-ion batteries - found in electronic devices, electric vehicles and the grid - as well as next-generation battery systems such as sodium-ion batteries.
Published on 2 November 2019 | 5:31 am
Published on 30 October 2019 | 4:43 am
 In the just-concluded Canadian general election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would now require at least 13 legislators from his left-leaning rival parties to reach the 'magic number' of 170 to form a Liberal Party-led minority government. Indian-origin Canadian Jagmeet Singh-led NDP, which won 24 seats in the election, is likely to emerge as the "kingmaker".
Published on 22 October 2019 | 11:42 am
 With opinion polls suggesting a possible minority government in Canada, young voters are expected to play a vital role in the formation of the next government. The 40-year-old New Democratic Party (NPD) leader said social media is a "cool way" to share his campaign message, the Canadian Press reported on Monday.
Published on 21 October 2019 | 4:08 pm
 Damanpreet Singh, 34, of Los Angeles, was handed down the sentence last week by US District Judge Garland Burrell, US Attorney McGregor Scott said. According to court documents, in September last year, Singh was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to commit bribery, identity fraud and unauthorised access of a computer. He was ordered to self-surrender to begin serving his prison sentence in January this year.
Published on 20 October 2019 | 5:38 am
 After an initial report last year that Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium) may be associated with retinal damage, three ophthalmologists conducted a review of patients at Kaiser Permanente in northern California. They found that about one-quarter of patients with significant exposure to Elmiron showed definite signs of eye damage.
Published on 18 October 2019 | 1:49 pm
 An Indian-origin IT professional, accused of killing four of his family members in a gruesome week-long spree before driving hours to a remote town in California to surrender, along with the body of one of his victims, has appeared before a judge.
Published on 17 October 2019 | 3:09 pm
Published on 16 October 2019 | 12:58 pm
Published on 15 October 2019 | 4:40 pm
 Temur Shah, who worked for ride hailing company Uber, was found guilty at Isleworth Crown Court in west London on Monday after a week-long trial. The 45-year-old has been bailed ahead of sentencing at the same court on November 12, Scotland Yard said.
Published on 15 October 2019 | 1:38 pm
Published on 15 October 2019 | 8:39 am
 A former Miss India is hoping to oust Britain’s first turban-wearing MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi at the next general election. Kanwal Toor, a finalist in Femina Miss India in 2001, who runs a jewellery business from Beaconsfield, eight miles from Slough, has just been selected by members of the Slough Conservative Association as their parliamentary candidate for the next election. It could be called before the end of the year.
Published on 14 October 2019 | 11:08 pm
 The Labour Party on September 25 passed an emergency motion on Kashmir calling for party leader Corbyn to seek international observers to "enter" the region and demand the right of self-determination for its people, drawing criticism from the Indian diaspora representatives who described it as "ill conceived" and "misinformed".
Published on 14 October 2019 | 3:41 pm
 Anil Wagle, 37, had denied the charges of running a trafficking ring of women from Slovakia along with Vojtech Gombar, 61, Jana Sandorova, 28, and Ratislav Adam, 31, but all four were found guilty at Scotland's High Court in Glasgow on Friday for crimes carried out between November 2011 and February 2017.
Published on 11 October 2019 | 5:03 pm
Published on 9 October 2019 | 4:21 pm
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