Iitians

Arvind Krishna Named IBM CEO: All You Need to Know About the IITian Replacing Ginni Rometty

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 31, 2020

Arvind Krishna, the newly-appointed CEO of the world's oldest technology company IBM, has joined the high-profile league of Indian-American honchos who are calling the shots at the $1-trillion strong companies in the Silicon Valley.

IIT-Kanpur Alumnus Arvind Krishna To Be The CEO of IBM: 10 Things To Know

Business | Edited by Peter Noronha | Friday January 31, 2020

International Business Machines Corp (IBM) has named IITian Arvind Krishna as chief executive officer, replacing long-time CEO Virginia Rometty. Mr Krishna, 57, who is an alumnus from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and currently spearheading the Red Hat deal, will take over in April.

IITian Arvind Krishna To Be New IBM CEO

Business | Edited by Peter Noronha (with inputs from agencies) | Friday January 31, 2020

IBM will likely continue its trajectory under Krishna, but may pursue more small acquisitions in the cloud and analytics space, said Tim Hubbard, assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame and a former IBM consultant.

Bengaluru Start-Up Udaan, Founded By IITians, Raises $870 Million In 3 Years

Business | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg | Thursday October 3, 2019

The Bangalore-based startup sources directly from small manufacturers, farmers and mill owners to supply to neighborhood stores, restaurants, offices and even street vendors.

First-Year IITian From Karnataka Found Hanging In Hostel Room

Guwahati News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 12, 2018

A first-year student of IIT-Guwahati has allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling fan of her hostel room, a police officer said.

IITians Who Fought Against Section 377 Celebrate "Empowering" Judgement

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

Tanveen Kaur Randhawa was in her laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru when the Supreme Court pronounced its judgement striking down article 377, the colonial-era law that banned consensual gay sex.

IITians Go To Top Court, Demand Law Criminalising Gay Sex Be Scrapped

India News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Monday May 14, 2018

A group of present and former students of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology have added their voice to calls for scrapping a British-era law that makes homosexuality a crime. The group has approached the Supreme Court with a petition - a move could add weight to the protests against the controversial Section 377.

Neeraj Arora, The IITian Who Could Be Elevated To WhatsApp CEO: Report

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Thursday May 3, 2018

If promoted to the top job at WhatsApp, Neeraj Arora will be joining the league of Indian-origin CEOs of global tech majors such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Use Centre's Schemes While Starting Own Ventures: President Ram Nath Kovind To IITians

Education | Press Trust of India | Monday March 19, 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind asked the IITians to make use of the Centre's schemes that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship when setting up ventures of their own.

Aiming To Give Back, Rajasthan IITians Return To Launch Education Start-Ups

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 23, 2018

With a view to giving back to their home towns, young ex-IITians are returning to take a shot at creating jobs through their tech ventures in Rajasthan, particularly in the field of education.

IITians Urged To Develop Passenger Drones To Help Decongest Cities

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 31, 2017

The passenger drones can help decongest the choked city roads and students from the premier IITs could do a lot in developing such tools, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha has said.

IITs Have Produced More Unicorn Founders Than MIT, Cornell: Study

Gadgets 360 Staff | Tuesday March 14, 2017

12 unicorn startups (valued at over $1 billion) have been founded by alumni of IITs, with 10 of those being based in India.

Software Company Founded By IITian Sold To Cisco For $3.7 Billion

Business | Agencies | Thursday January 26, 2017

Cisco's announcement comes a week after Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co said it would buy cloud startup SimpliVity for $650 million in cash.

Surprised To Find Young IITians Having IIM In Minds: Sundar Pichai

Business | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 5, 2017

On a nostalgic trip to relive his campus days, he went to his hostel room, met teachers and interacted with students.

Quality Of Engineers Very Sub-Standard In India: E Sreedharan

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 1, 2016

'Metro man' E Sreedharan today rued that engineering institutes in the country are producing engineers of "very sub-standard" quality while underlining the paradox wherein IITians are heading to foreign countries for higher studies or better employment.