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Google will focus on creating wow consumer moments

Puneet Bindlish MIN02 — 2010-03-15T20:09:18-08:00

The world's most powerful internet company is passionate about creating 'cool' products to keep its consumers hooked, says Google's global...

IT-BHU signs Memorandum of Understanding with University of Huston

Anshuman Singh EEE98 — 2010-03-13T19:25:43-08:00

The University of Houston and the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), Varanasi, India, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will allow the two universities to explore new ...

Power-starved India turns hub for clean-tech investors

Puneet Bindlish MIN02 — 2010-02-02T20:17:10-08:00

IT IS not every day that a young consultant at McKinsey & Co, one of the world's largest management consultancy...

Prof. P. Ramachandra Rao (MET '68) passes away

Anshuman Singh EEE98 — 2010-01-12T09:39:17-08:00

We are sad to announce the demise of Prof. P. Ramachandra Rao. He died on Jan 10 at Coimbatore due to a heart attack. He was 67 year old. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. Prof. P. Ramachandra Rao was a world renowned metallurgist. He had unique distinction of the only Vice-Chancellor (2002-05) of Banaras Hindu University who was also a student (1963-68) and faculty (1964-92) at the university.

ITBHUGlobal Alumni Association: 2009 updates

Anshuman Singh EEE98 — 2010-01-05T17:24:02-08:00

Wish you a very happy and a prosperous new year. The year 2009 was a very important year in our alumni associations history. This year the association took many steps to put a structure around the hither to amorphous structure of the association while under taking multiple efforts to bring alumni and the Institute closer. Global Organization. The organization initiated the creation of Council of Representatives where each class (ECE 79 or MEC 84 etc) nominated one representative to the council.

Prof. R Balasubramaniam (MET 1984) passes away

ITBHU Global Editor — 2009-12-10T02:22:14-08:00

Professor R. Balasubramaniam [ITBHU Metallurgy 1984 batch], who was currently a Professor at the Materials and Metallurgical Engineering department at IIT Kanpur, passed away on December 9th, 2009.

Sandeep Sahai appointed CEO of Headstrong

Puneet Bindlish MIN02 — 2009-12-08T04:43:45-08:00

Thu, Nov 19 02:50 PM New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Headstrong, one of the world's leading IT consulting...

Invite | Annual IT-BHU Alumni Dinner 19-Dec-2009

Puneet Bindlish MIN02 — 2009-12-03T19:43:24-08:00

Annual Alumni Dinner 2009 Invite Page Last Year Trivia Online Confirmation Form Who's coming/ Registered so far About AIBA (http://www.itbhuglobal.org/aiba/)...

Updates on the conversion to IIT process

ITBHU Global Editor — 2009-11-21T01:22:38-08:00

Note: This page will be frequently updated to reflect the latest news.

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News Update 5 dated Mar 12, 2010

Kapil Sibal, Minister for the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, was the chief guest at the 92nd convocation of Banaras Hindu Univesity on 7th March, 2010.

The updates from the convocation would be covered in the ITBHU Chronicle.

After the convocation the Minister assured people that IT-BHU would be converted to an IIT soon. This news article was covered widely in the media.

Silicon Valley Picnic (2009-Nov-01) : Updates

Anshuman Singh EEE98 — 2009-11-05T11:31:35-08:00

In continuation of its long tradition of hosting semi-annual meets in the bay area, the ITBHUGAA Silicon Valley Chapter successfully organized yet another alumni meet on 1st Nov. 2009. The theme this time was markedly different from the last Holi meet, which was characterized by dance and live music performances. The get-together was held in the lush Central Park location in Santa Clara and featured several outdoor events.

Google's Nikesh Arora (Electrical ' 89) Speaks at HT 2020 Summit

ITBHU Global Editor — 2009-10-31T09:30:18-08:00

Nikesh Arora, President of Global Sales Operations and Business Development at Google (covered here earlier), spoke at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on October 30th.

Click here to read the HT article on his views shared at the Vision: 2020 HT summit.

Click here to see the video of his interview.

Text from the HT article reproduced below:

Chronicle September 2009 Issue Available Now

ITBHU Global Editor — 2009-10-22T09:51:34-08:00

Hi all: The chronicle September 2009 issue is available online at: http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2009/09/index.php The full list of articles is shown on the Home Page of the issue.

Silicon Valley Chapter: Friends and Family Picnic (1st Nov '09)

Anshuman Singh EEE98 — 2009-10-11T18:32:19-08:00

Silicon Valley chapter of ITBHUGlobal.org invites you to join us for Friends and Family Picnic being organized on 1st November...

Yugal Sikri to be New India CEO of Ranbaxy

Puneet Bindlish MIN02 — 2009-09-11T18:49:37-08:00

Former Novartis Senior vice-president Yugal Sikri will be the new India CEO of Ranbaxy Laboratories, the country's largest drugmaker by...

Kapil Sibal, MHRD, clears last hurdle in IT-BHU road to IIT-BHU

Puneet Bindlish MIN02 — 2009-09-07T19:28:55-08:00

According to The Telegraph, Human resource development minister Kapil Sibal has cleared the last roadblock to the conversion of Banaras Hindu University's engineering wing into an IIT, accepting an administrative umbilical chord threatening to strangle the promised upgrade.

Sibal has accepted a BHU demand that its vice-chancellor be made a co-chairman on the board of governors of the proposed IIT to be created by cleaving the 93-year old university.

Top government officials confirmed to The Telegraph that Sibal yesterday signed his approval on the BHU demand, ending over three years of hectic bargaining between the university and the Centre.