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IIT Delhi admission is ‘20 times harder’ than Harvard, says founder-turned-investor at $40 billion fund

Bengaluru-based investor and IIT Delhi alumnus Ishan Preet Singh has claimed that entering an IIT is mathematically “20 times harder” than getting into Harvard. In an Instagram vox pop interview, he discussed India’s rapid growth, founders returning from the US, career advice, passion, ambition, financial success and the importance of…

The Economic Times · Aug 19

Harvard to pay $53m over theft and sale of human remains from medical school

Cedric Lodge, 58, sentenced in December to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts in national scheme

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

Pentagon threatens to cut federal funding to 30 universities over foreign academic partnerships

Harvard, MIT and others face directive to review and cut alliances Pentagon deems national security risk

The Guardian - US · Aug 18

In 2013, Indian-origin teenager Trisha Prabhu developed a platform that detected offensive messages before posting; in 2026, she runs a non-profit that prevents cyberbullying and received a grant from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's foundation

Trisha Prabhu created ReThink, a mobile keyboard preventing cyberbullying by prompting users to reconsider offensive messages. This initiative grew into a global non-profit organization supporting millions of students worldwide. Prabhu's work earned her significant recognition and substantial funding for her impactful efforts. She continues to lead ReThink Citizens, promoting digital…

The Times of India · Aug 18

Harvard can wait, Olympics can't: CWG Squash winner Anahat Singh puts college plan on hold to focus on Los Angeles 2028

Prioritizing her athletic ambitions, Anahat Singh has chosen to delay her college education in pursuit of Olympic qualification. Targeting a place in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, she looks to the Asian Games as her first significant challenge. Influenced by senior squash players like Joshna Chinappa, her journeys motivate…

The Economic Times · Aug 18

Harvard MBA graduate who built three companies worth more than $1 billion says grandfather didn't talk to her for 3 months when she returned to India

Naiyya Saggi, founder of BabyChakra and co-founder of The Good Glamm Group, revealed that her grandfather stopped speaking to her for three months after she returned to India in 2015 following her Harvard MBA. Despite having a full scholarship and US job offers, Saggi chose entrepreneurship in India. She said…

The Economic Times · Aug 18

Harvard Reveals $2.2 Billion SpaceX Stake, Its Largest Public Equity Holding: University's Bet on Elon Musk-led Company Outshines Amazon and Nvidia

Harvard Management Co. disclosed a $2.2 billion stake in Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX), an early investment in Elon Musk‘s rocket company whose value became public for the first time following SpaceX’s blockbuster Nasdaq debut in June.

Benzinga · Aug 17

In 1899, Harvard graduate James Dole came to Hawaii to grow coffee, but his failed plan B turned him into the “Pineapple King” and built a pineapple empire that became famous worldwide

James Dole arrived in Hawaii in 1899 hoping to grow coffee but his coffee venture failed, pushing him towards pineapples instead. Dole established the Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901, which grew significantly. He later purchased the island of Lanai, transforming it into a pineapple center and this agricultural gamble ultimately…

The Economic Times · Aug 16

In 1899, Harvard graduate James Dole moved to Hawaii to grow coffee; instead, he built a pineapple company whose name is still seen worldwide

In 1899, James Drummond Dole set forth to Hawaii with aspirations of cultivating coffee. However, after the challenges posed by a plague quarantine and disappointing harvests, he pivoted to pineapple farming. This led to the creation of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company, which transformed fruit canning techniques. Dole later expanded his…

The Times of India · Aug 16

Judge Ends Trump Administration's Antisemitism Case Against Harvard

A Boston judge dismissed the DOJ's antisemitism suit against Harvard, ruling the evidence was too old to prove an ongoing violation.

Latin Times · Aug 15