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PM Modi Seeks Law To Allow Yale and Oxford to Open Campuses in India

India News | Bibhudatta Pradhan and Rahul Satija, Bloomberg | Thursday October 8, 2020

India's universities have produced chief executive officers at companies from Microsoft Corp. to Google -- now Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks they can be even better with competition from global names like Yale, Oxford and Stanford.

New Findings on Universe's Dark Matter Confound Scientists

Reuters | Saturday September 12, 2020

Dark matter, mysterious invisible stuff that makes up most of the mass of galaxies including our own Milky Way, is confounding scientists again, with new observations of distant galaxies conflicting with the current understanding of its nature.

Scientists Identify Immune System Variation Linked To Severe COVID-19 Cases

Science | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 28, 2020

Scientists have found how misfiring of the immune system in some patients infected with the novel coronavirus can lead to severe consequences of COVID-19, an advance which may help identify those at high risk of dying from the disease, and suggest drugs to treat them.

Tesla Gets Approval To Start Manufacturing In China

Reuters | Thursday October 17, 2019

Tesla Inc was added to a government list of approved automotive manufacturers, China's industry ministry said on Thursday, as it granted the electric-vehicle maker a certificate it needs to start production in the country. The list was published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. This means "the green light is fully given to Te...

Yale Professor Lured Students To Island, Sexually Assaulted Them: Report

World News | Hailey Fuchs, The Washington Post | Friday August 23, 2019

Eugene Redmond, a longtime Yale University psychiatry professor, lured students to his research site on a Caribbean island, offering financial and professional support before sexually assaulting them - behavior that persisted for almost 25 years after Yale was made aware of the alleged actions, according to a university investigation released this ...

"Proud Father": Jyotiraditya Scindia Tweets Pictures Of Son's Graduation

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday May 20, 2019

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia today said he was a "proud father" as his son Mahanaryaman Scindia has graduated from the Yale University. On Twitter, he shared photos with his son, seen wearing a graduation robe, and said it was a "special moment for the entire family".

Yale University Expels Student Implicated In Admissions Scam

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 27, 2019

The prestigious Yale University has expelled a student whose parents paid more than a million dollars in bribes to get her in, the first such move since a huge admissions scandal erupted earlier this month.

Social Entrepreneur Neha Upadhyaya Selected By Yale University Among 2019 World Fellows

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

She founded GUNA organic in 2014 to empower the female farmers through vertical integration of organic farming and solar technology.

Desperate Housewives Actress Among 50 Charged In US College Fraud Scheme

World News | Reuters | Tuesday March 12, 2019

Federal prosecutors charged 50 people on Tuesday in a $25 million scheme to help actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, CEOs and other wealthy Americans cheat their children's way into elite universities, including Yale and Stanford.

Indian-American Neomi Rao Faces Scrutiny Over Past Writing About Rape

Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 6, 2019

The judicial wars returned to Washington on Tuesday as the Senate Judiciary Committee met to consider Neomi Rao, President Donald Trump's nominee for newest Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's now-vacant seat on a powerful appellate court in Washington.

CEOs Say They Often Apologise To Executives Abroad For Trump's Diplomacy

World News | Jena McGregor, The Washington Post | Tuesday December 18, 2018

Donald Trump may have entered the White House with a background in business, but a new survey of business leaders shows little praise for the president from his fellow executives.

"Belligerent" Brett Kavanaugh Started Bar Fight During College: Classmate

World News | Alan Levin, Ben Brody, Bloomberg | Tuesday October 2, 2018

Future Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and two fellow Yale University students were in an off-campus bar back in 1985.

New 'Robotic Skins' Can Assist Astronauts in Mars Exploration

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 20, 2018

The robotic skins could be used for everything from search-and-rescue robots to animate the inanimate everyday objects to wearable technologies.

Emotions Instrumental In Employee Productivity, Says Yale Researcher

Jobs | Edited by Anisha Singh | Monday August 13, 2018

Emotions matter in employee productivity, says Jochen Menges, an expert in organisational behaviour.

Meet The Yale Graduate Who Has Taken The 'Chai Pi Lo' Meme International

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Wednesday June 20, 2018

From Facebook and Twitter to WhatsApp, chances are, you've been inundated with "Chai pi lo" memes over the past week. The Internet's newest sensation, Somvati Mahawar, has been urging people to drink cups of chai in the viral video. From Mumbai Police to Mother Dairy, everyone seems to be piggybacking on Ms Mahawar's viral fame. Including, surprisi...