Новости за 12.03.2016

Partial visual impairment did not dampen the enthusiasm of Dipankar Goel, who, on Friday, walked up to the dais to collect his degree, as his teary-eyed parents watched with pride. Amid resounding applause, on the 30th convocation of IIM-L, the 28-year-old student was awarded Post Graduate Diploma in Management Programme for Working Executives.

Lying virtually defunct, the entrepreneurship cell of IIM-L is expected to get a fresh lease of life. In a joint venture with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, the institute will establish an incubation centre to promote entrepreneuship among budding managers.

Mahant Gyan Das, the embattled chief of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, was on Saturday officially replaced as chief of the apex governing body of Akharas by Mahant Narendra Giri. While the electoral process replacing Gyan Das was conducted a year ago, the controversial Mahant had refused to cede ground to Mahant Narendra Giri.

IIM-Lucknow has decided to increase fees by almost 30% for the batch of 2017-18. The issue was discussed at the Board of Governors meeting held on Saturday.

Showering praises on newly-appointed director Ajit Prasad and wishing him another term, chairman, Board of Governors, IIM-L, Jamshed J Irani said, “We struggled for only 19 months to get a permanent director. I should not say who wears the honour and responsibility of making us wait for only 19 months.”

Moving towards greater gender equality, the batch of 2016 at IIM-L had a unique achievement to flaunt. As many as 47% of the total students who graduated on Saturday were girls, whom board of governors chairman JJ Irani referred to as the ‘gentler sex’. Not only this, five out of seven medals awarded to students of the Post Graduate Programme in management and agri-business management went to girls.

Even as the JNU controversy rages across the country, chairman of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow’s board of governors asked students to “stay away from politics.” He was speaking at the 30th convocation of the B-School here on Saturday.

A CBS news reporter of Indian-origin was detained at a Donald Trump rally for “resisting arrest” as the Republican front-runner’s campaign degenerated into a free-for-all between his supporters and protestors.

A CBS news reporter of Indian-origin was detained at a Donald Trump rally for “resisting arrest” as the Republican front-runner’s campaign degenerated into a free-for-all between his supporters and protestors.

Delivering the convocation address for the batch of 2016 at IIM-L, CEO and founder of InMobi, a mobile ad network company, Naveen Tewari shared three things he learned from his father who was on his death bed. Those three things which made little sense then, said Tewari, are his guiding force today.

A major fire destroyed over 80 shops at Mumtaz market late Saturday night. On getting information, police and fire tenders rushed to the spot by which time 80 shops were gutted.

A one-of-its-kind choral music festival is being organised in Lucknow for the first time by Sangeet Natak Academy North East Centre (SNA NEC) from March 13.

The high court on Friday expressed its displeasure over the proposed strike by SGPGI nurses on March 15.

The heroes of Bihar Mahagathbandhan, including RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will attend the marriage reception party of Samajwadi Party heavyweight Shivpal Yadav's son Aditya here on Sunday.

Two labourers fell down from second floor of an under construction building in Chowk police station area on Saturday afternoon.

Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will be on a day-long visit to Lucknow on Sunday.

A minor girl who was subjected to continuous sexual harassment succumbed to burn injuries on Saturday noon.The 15-year-old class VII student had stopped attending school after a youth from her village kept stalking her.

the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will probe if some public sector banks were pressured into lending and restructuring loans extended to the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will probe if some public sector banks were pressured into lending and restructuring loans extended to the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh continued his winning spree in the professional arena with an easy win over Alexander Horvath of Hungary at the Liverpool Echo Arena here on Saturday evening.

Agricultural income is exempt from tax and the CBDT has noticed that over the years, several taxpayers have declared significant agricultural income.

Agricultural income is exempt from tax and the CBDT has noticed that over the years, several taxpayers have declared significant agricultural income.