A promising proposal initiated three years ago and formally presented last year to the Union HRD ministry to sanction the establishment of an apex-level Xavier University of India, affiliating 22 of the country's most highly-ranked undergrad colleges and 15 research institutions, has not elicited any response from the UPA government in Delhi

In the over-regulated education sector, politicians with clout, connections and insider knowledge, can cut through red tape and quickly expand capacity. But political wheeling and dealing habits die hard with scandals and allegations of corruption surfacing with tedious regularity 

Rajiv Desai is president of Comma Consulting and a well-known Delhi-based columnist

Within five years of commencing operations, the garden city’s dedicated International Baccalaureate school has experienced a meteoric rise to the front ranks of the country's international schools

These days film stars, models, socialites, sportspersons, industrialists, professionals from every field, politicians, students and senior citizens call in personal trainers to make them feel and look good

The deep valleys of Himachal’s Lahaul & Spiti district introduce visitors to the splendour and magnificence of the epic Himalayas long before they reach Ladakh. Despite the depredations of succeeding generations and dawn of the new era of mass tourism, these scenic valleys remain largely untouched by civilisation and commercialisation