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How Crossword is Using AI to Reinvent Bookstores

Nidhi Gupta, Executive Director at Crossword Bookstores, shares how she’s using technology to reinvent a legacy brand, personalising book discovery, empowering teams, and building community spaces.

"AI professionals' salaries going crazy"

In this Manager’s Mantra episode, Bruce Keith shares his experience on evolution of investment management with AI - New age investors, new trends, biggest innovations and jobs in the fintech space.

Sending money abroad: Choose platform that discloses exchange rates, fees

For the same amount remitted, compare how much the recipient will get across different service providers

Datanomics: Indian students' dreams of studying abroad still in limbo

Indians' share in the total F1 (student) visas issued by the US has nearly halved from 29.35 per cent in 2022-23 (FY23) to 15.65 per cent in the first eight months of FY25

No plan to scrap post-matric scholarship for ST/SC students: Centre

The Centre has said there is no proposal to discontinue the Post-Matric Scholarship scheme for Scheduled Tribe or Scheduled Caste students. There have been concerns about whether the scheme will continue beyond 2025-26. In a written response in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said the objective of the scheme is to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of SC and ST students in higher education and that there is no plan to scrap the scheme. Both schemes are currently being implemented with funding and eligibility parameters approved by the Cabinet and Expenditure Finance Committee, which remain valid from financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Centre-State funding patterns differ for SC and ST students. For SC students, the cost-sharing ratio is 60:40 between the Centre and the states, except for the North-Eastern states, where it is 90:10. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment releases the central share directly to studen

Foreign education costs for Indian families may double to $91 bn by 2030

Indian families might lose up to $500 million in bank fees, according to a report that flagged rising costs, tougher visa norms, and shift to affordable study destinations

Illinois Tech's Mumbai campus aims for 300-student inaugural batch in 2026

India campus tuition fee may be a third of US campus fee

24 Million Green Jobs by 2030: Here’s How to Get One

In this episode of Manager’s Mantra, Dr. Miniya Chatterji, CEO of Sustain Labs Paris, shares how sustainability is reshaping careers and why B-school grads should take note.

AI & The Future of Management: An Entrepreneur's Guide

Watch Dr. Sayalee Gankar, Vice Chancellor of D Y Patil University decode how entrepreneurs can harness AI to lead, adapt, and build smarter ventures. >

B-School Success: Your 2-Year Playbook

Dr. Deependra Sharma, Dean at MIT-WPU, shares key skills, smart choices, and common pitfalls to help B-school students make the most of their 2-year journey.

Fulbright board resigns over Trump admin's interference in scholarships

The board resigned amid a broader push by the Trump administration to exert greater control over American higher education

Fulbright board resigns over Trump admin's interference in scholarships

The board resigned amid a broader push by the Trump administration to exert greater control over American higher education

Darkness to Disruption: This CEO is Lighting Up Rural India and Africa

In this episode of Manager’s Mantra, Manoj Sinha, CEO of Husk Power Systems and TIME100 Climate Leader, shares how renewable energy and AI are lighting up rural India.

Illinois Tech first US varsity to get UGC approval, to open Mumbai campus

Illinois Institute of Technology became the first US university to get UGC approval to set up a degree-granting campus in India. The Mumbai campus will open in 2026, offering STEM & business courses

Government's vision to increase number of IITs and IIMs to drive growth in Online Higher Education

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As private varsities expand, caste and representation issues persist

Institutes in South India do better in including OBC students, but nationwide SC, ST and OBC communities don't have a fair share

Students miss JEE exam due to Pawan Kalyan's convoy traffic, probe ordered

The police refuted the claim stating that no traffic was blocked there till 8.30 am

Shark Tank Dreams? Here’s How to Fulfil them!

How do you impress the Sharks and build a standout brand? CEO of Good Monk, Amarpreet Singh Anand, shares sharp insights in this episode of Manager’s Mantra.

Plaksha University launches Binny Bansal Institute for AI, robotics

Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal gives Rs 70 crore for the institute focused on developing innovative solutions to tackle global challenges using frontier technologies like AI, blockchain and robotics

Learning to grow: Strengthening education can drive economic growth

Increased access to higher-education facilitates more workers to take up high-skill jobs