IIT-B graduate who grew up in slum is now a Google techie in Switzerland. How important are IITs?
Ashok Talpatras journey from a slum to becoming a Staff Software Engineer at Google in Zurich highlights the transformative ...
90 lakh houses delivered to slum dwellers in cities under PMAY-U
A total of 6.54 crore people comprising 1.39 crore households are living in slums across the country and 90.60 lakh houses ...
'IITs are India’s biggest social...': Investor shares story of hostel mate who went from slum to Google
Ashok Talpatra was my hostel mate at IITB His parents earned less than 10K/month, and they lived in a slum for 500 INR/month ...
Andhra Pradesh: CPM leader V Srinivasa Rao alleges govt of misuse of cleanliness funds, calls for protests
CPM State Secretary Venkaiah Srinivasa Rao alleged the Centre and Andhra Pradesh state government of misusing crores of rupees under the Swachh Andhra Pradesh, Swachh Bharat, and Clean and Green ...
Priest ends life, asks son in suicide note to ‘save temple’ in Ahmedabad's Kubernagar
A priest, Mahendra Minekar, committed suicide at a temple in Kubernagar, Ahmedabad, allegedly due to the mental torture from authorities and developer ...