500 IIT Delhi and DU students campaigning for AAP and Kejriwal
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is garnering enormous support from IIT Delhi (IIT-D) students. About 500 students from IIT-D and even Delhi Uiversity (DU) are actively involved in its campaigning. They are promoting party by going door-to-door as well as online on social media and […]
IIT Delhi lists pollutants affecting Golden Temple
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the letter written by the Gursewak Singh to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the court had asked the Punjab government to investigate whether it was true that the pollution in and around the Golden Temple in Amritsar is affecting the golden plates of its domes. Thus, the Punjab Pollution […]
BITSian Sarathbabu, son of an idli-seller, launched Foodking Catering Service
New Delhi: Sarathbabu’s life is an inspiration for many. 27-year old Sarathbabu was born and brought up at a slum in Madipakkam in Chennai. He was one of the five siblings. His mother worked three jobs to make the ends meet. She would sell idlis in the morning, worked for the mid-day meal scheme in […]
“Kaashâ€â€A Love Story of an IITianâ€Â
When Askiitians approached me for my success story, I began to gauge myself based on what I had achieved in my life. Was it enough to be successful? I asked myself repeatedly. My answer was negative. Being an IITian did not mean I was successful. So I cordially refused them to do this story on […]
Flipkart on the ‘innovation’ wave; opens up its technology platforms for coders
New Delhi: Flipkart is the brain child of Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal who did their BTech in Computer Science Engineering from IIT Delhi. Till now, they had been using open source technology that allows users to use source code of an already existing software and build new applications for free. Now, it is hoping […]
"Facebook turns blind eye to IIT, recruits IIIT-A student for Rs. 60 lakh per annum"
As the placement season approaches, it brings about misfortune for some and for some it opend doors to a new life. Top notch companies like Facebook and Google picked up various students from IIT last year, but this year it seems as if they have shut their eyes to the IIT and instead have approached […]
"The Man of the Millennium Receives Recognition from UNO"
Mr. Kalayanasundaram, a 30 year old librarian from South India, has been honored for his outstanding services in social causes recently by United Nations Organizations. Being the first person who has donated his lifetime earnings (about Rs 10 lakhs) for social causes, UNO has included him in its list of the Outstanding People of the […]
BITS Pilani cultural fest at Goa to host Femina Miss India 2014 auditions
New Delhi: Waves, the annual cultural fest of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) held at its K. K. Birla Goa Campus, saw participation of about 6,300 students from 95 colleges across India. It has joined hands with Femina to hold pre-regional elimination round of the Femina Miss India 2014 auditions. […]
At 19, Boyan invents way to plastic-free oceans
New Delhi: Boyan Slat is not just another 19-year Aerospace Engineering student of Delft University of Technology. He has invented the Ocean Cleanup Array that will combine long floating booms with anchored processing platforms to filter plastics from the oceans of the world. The angle of the booms will act as a giant funnel to […]
"IITians Can Tickle Your Bones!"
If you also think that the IITians are blessed with the worst sense of humor, then you would have guessed it absolutely correct until yesterday. According to the latest buzz in the air, IITians are new funny guys, at least that’s what the jokes cracked below suggest to us. Q: What does an IITian present […]