Dr. Karan Singh was born heir-apparent to the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. In 1949, at the age of eighteen he was appointed Regent, then elected Sadar-i-Riyasat and then Governor of the State. In 1967, he was inducted into the Union Cabinet and held the portfolios of Tourism & Civil Aviation, Health & Family Planning and Education & Culture. He was Ambassador to the United States and is the Indian Member of the UNESCO Executive Board.
He was awarded a Ph.D by the University of Delhi for his thesis on the Political Thought of Sri Aurobindo. He has been Chancellor of Jammu & Kashmir University and Jawaharlal Nehru University, President of the People's Commission on Environment & Development; Chairman of the Temple of Understanding, a global interfaith organisation; Member of the Club of Rome, the Club of Budapest, and the Green Cross International. He was a four-time Member of the Lok Sabha and since 1996 is a Member of the Rajya Sabha, re-elected in Dec 2005. He is Chairman, Ethics Committee of the Upper House of Parliament; Chairman, Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation; Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University and Past President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, having a rank equal to that of the Central Cabinet Minister.
Dr. Karan Singh has written many books and has lectured on political science, philosophy, education, religion and culture, in India and abroad. He is recognised as one of India's outstanding thinkers and leaders.
Mr. Rajendra S. Pawar is Chairman and Co-founder of the NIIT Group, that encompasses two businesses—NIIT Technologies Limited, the software and services arm and NIIT Limited, the leading Global Talent Development Corporation. Mr. Pawar has played a leadership role in nurturing NIIT and building it into a leading Global Talent Development Corporation. By pioneering NIIT's innovative franchising model, he enabled the company to unleash a wave of entrepreneurship across the globe, providing young people with the opportunity to create viable businesses centred on IT learning.
Mr. Pawar led NIIT's foray into the software and services market, creating NIIT Technologies, a global IT Solutions organisation. NIIT Technologies serves clients across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Mr. Pawar is a member of Prime Minister's National Council on Skill Development, a council chaired by the Prime Minister of India. He is a member of the Planning Commission's Task Force on Skill Development and has also served on the Prime Minister's National Task force, which aimed at making India an IT Superpower by 2008. Actively involved in India's key Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Pawar has led several ICT industry initiatives. He has been a Founder Member of NASSCOM (the National Association of Software & Service Companies). He is currently a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum.
Mr. Pawar studied at the Scindia School, Gwalior and completed his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Delhi in 1972. Known for promoting industry-academia alliances, he works closely with many of the country's well-known educational institutions and is on the Board of Governors of IIT Delhi, the Indian School of Business, and the Scindia School.
Vijay K. Thadani is the Vice Chairman and MD of NIIT, Asia's leading Global Talent Development Corporation. Mr. Thadani also serves on the Board of NIIT Technologies Limited, servicing customers in the USA, Europe, Japan, Asia Pacific, and India.
Mr. Thadani has led the Group's globalisation efforts since 1991, taking the NIIT flag to over 40 countries. As the Chairman of NIIT USA, and based out of Atlanta (1999-2003), he mentored NIIT's Strategic Alliance programme that resulted in successful acquisitions of leading technology.
Mr. Thadani is deeply involved in strengthening and consolidating NIIT's presence in the Chinese market, where the company began operations in 1998. He was honoured with the position of 'Economic Consultant' to Chongqing, world's largest city in the People's Republic of China.
Mr. Thadani has headed many Industry Associations and Societies including the Indian IT industry association, MAIT. He has also chaired the Indian Government's Committee on National Information Infrastructure Policy. Mr. Thadani has served as the Chairman of the IT Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in the USA.
A 'distinguished alumnus' of the premier IIT Delhi, Mr. Thadani has lectured at prestigious institutions including the University of Michigan Business School, the J L Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).
As an Administrator he has held positions including Acting Vice Chancellor & Director BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus; Deputy Director, Off-campus programme & Dean, Practice School Division amongst others.
As Dy. Director, Off-campus programme, he spearheaded business development to increase the number of collaborative programme as well as collaborating organisations. He is also credited with starting a Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership & Technology Business Incubators both at Pilani & Hyderabad Campuses.
As Dean, Practice School Division he significantly contributed to establishing PS-II programme at Infinion Technologies, Singapore, Munich, Germany; Children Hospital, Philadelphia; Nuware Technologies, New Jersey; Intellisystems, New Jersey; Seranova Software in Phoenix; INSEAD Business School, Fontainebleau, France; Cypress Semiconductors, San Jose, amongst others.
Prof. Parimal Mandke is currently the Vice President and Dean (Academics) at NIIT University. She is Area Director, Humanities & Social Sciences. With formal qualifications of M.Sc (Bombay University), M.Sc Tech (BITS, Pilani) and Ph.D (BITS, Pilani), her experience spans over 40 years. In the first 15 years of her career, she was a Faculty member and Dean, Educational Consultancy at BITS, Pilani. During her stint at BITS, Pilani, she gave leadership to development of new innovative on-campus and Off-campus Programmes of studies. Noteworthy among them being the off-campus programme, M. S. (S&T), developed in collaboration with CSIR for working scientists of the CSIR system.
As Chief, Higher Education, NIIT, Prof. Parimal contributed to the design of innovative GNIIT/ANIIT/FNIIT programmes and industry-linked Professional Practice. She developed educational alliances with over a dozen Indian and international universities. She worked towards the establishment of the NIIT University since 2002 and when the University became operational in 2009, she held the Office of Dean, Academic Affairs and she continues to hold the same Office. She also functioned as the Registrar, NIIT University from 2012-2015.
Prof. Parimal has presented papers and co-authored books in the areas of S&T, R&D Management and Education. She has taught courses in Technology Management, R&D Management, Scientific Method, History of Indian Science & Technology and designed and taught innovative research-driven course like Contemporary Issues at NIIT University.
Prof. Sunil Khanna is currently the Vice President, Dean (Research) & Dean (Admissions) at NIIT University. He is Area Director, Biotechnology.
IIn terms of his educational background, Prof. Sunil is a Ph.D (Biochemistry), 1983 from Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia. He did his Masters in 1978 from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. He completed his graduation in Botany [Hons] in 1976 from Delhi University.
Air Cmde Kamal Singh joined the corporate world in the year 2006, as Senior Vice-President, to lead the commercial functions of NIIT Ltd. after having worked in the Indian Air Force for over three decades. He has been a member of the Corporate Family Group of NIIT Group of companies and is presently the Advisor, Infra-Services and has been associated in the Master Planning as well as building of NIIT University campus at Neemrana.
He is an Electrical & Electronics engineer, with specialisation in Aeronautical Engineering and has served across several geographies and assignments. He pioneered the induction of first digital-radar in the country, led a training contingent for six months at erstwhile Soviet Union and later was assigned for half a decade at the Embassy of India Washington DC as a part of the Defence Attaché corp. This representational role at the Embassy, amongst other responsibilities, included providing nodal support to DRDO on Transfer of Technology for the India's LCA programme.
His career in the IAF afforded him Director of Engineering position in Air HQs, followed by Air Officer Commanding of a MRO Depot engaged in overhaul of missiles and radar-systems, of army and air force. The innovations applied in the management of this key establishment were recognised by an award of Ati Vashisht Seva Medal to him by the President of India on 26 Jan 2004.
He was finally the Commandant of Air Force Technical College, (AFTC) Bangalore, the alma mater of aeronautical engineers, for the armed services as well to some DPSUs and to more than a dozen friendly countries. He particularly succeeded here by getting Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to avail of residential programmes at AFTC, got a PG recognition from VTU Belgaum to AFTC curricula, and led a collaboration with IIT Madras to launch another of IIT Madras campus in Bangalore, in strategic alliance with AFTC.
He is a progressive farmer, has been promoting wasteland development for over thirty years. The concept of doing unconventional farming on arid lands has been strengthened by him by adopting these in his ancestral village-region. He has helped land the UNDP IDA programmes in north-India. The success of these 'tree-farms' or 'energy-farms' raised new hopes for many and he, in the year 1983, was the first farmer in north India to avail of a commercial bank-loan for Energy-Farms.
He believes, practices and preaches holistic living which includes 'wander-lust' to learn and discover something by being amidst nature and wilderness. He is an avid supporter of yoga, golf and music and indulges in and recommends adventure sports.
Maj Gen A K Singh (Retd) is currently the Chief Operations Officer and Dean (Student Affairs) at NU. An alumnus of Indian Military Academy, Maj Gen A K Singh (Retd) was commissioned in the 4th Battalion, The Bihar Regiment in 1974 which he also had the privilege to command, the General Officer has held various Command, Staff & Instructional assignments in his career spanning 35 years.
The General Officer signed off his military career on a high as Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
Having attended Higher Command Course from Army War College, M how and Army Staff Officers Course at Defense Services Staff College, Wellington, the General Officer was awarded M.Phil. (Defense Management) from Devi Ahilya University, Indore & M.Sc. (Defense & Strategic Studies) from Madras University, Chennai. He has also attended NBC Defense Advance Course from NBC Defense School, Caen (France) and Independent Directors programmeme from MDI, Gurgaon. He has been awarded twice with Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Card and an Army Commander's Commendation Card.
The General Officer started his post retirement career with Reliance Infrastructure Limited and joins NIIT University from Moser Baer Power (MP) Limited where he was Head Support Services.


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Military kids sexually abused by service members
Posted: 5:19 AM, Jan 04, 2016
By: By RICHARD LARDNER, EILEEN SULLIVAN and MEGHAN HOYER, Associated Press
The children of service members are sexually assaulted hundreds of times each year, according to data the Defense Department provided exclusively to The Associated Press.
The abuse of military dependents is committed most often by male enlisted troops, the data show, followed by family members.
The figures offer greater insight into the sexual abuse of children committed by service members, a problem of uncertain scale due to a lack of transparency into the military's legal proceedings. With more than 1 million military dependents, the number of cases appears statistically small. But for a profession that prides itself on honor and discipline, any episodes of abuse cast a pall.
Child Sexual Abuse by State | HealthGrove
Those numbers fall well-short of a full picture.
Ages of the offenders and victims, locations of the incidents and the branch of service that received the report of sexual abuse were omitted. The Defense Department said in a statement that "information that could unintentionally uniquely identify victims was withheld from release to eliminate possible 're-victimization' of the innocent."
It's also unclear how many of the incidents resulted in legal action. The cases represent substantiated occurrences of child sexual abuse reported to the Defense Department's Family Advocacy Program, which does not track judicial proceedings, the department said.
An AP investigation published in November found more inmates are in military prisons for child sex crimes than for any other offense. But the military's opaque justice system keeps the public from knowing the full extent of their crimes or how much time they spend behind bars.
Responding to AP's findings, three Democratic senators have urged Defense Secretary Ash Carter to lift what they called the military justice system's "cloak of secrecy" and make records from sex crimes trials readily accessible.
The senators also raised another concern. Cases involving children are not included in the Defense Department's annual report to Congress on sexual assaults, which focuses primarily on adult-on-adult incidents, they said. The senators — Barbara Boxer of California, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii — told Carter in a Dec. 8 letter they are concerned the department may be underestimating how many sexual assaults are occurring in the military.
There were at least 1,584 substantiated cases of military dependents being sexually abused between fiscal years 2010 and 2014, according to the data. Enlisted service members sexually abused children in 840 cases. Family members of the victims accounted for the second largest category with 332 cases.
Most of the enlisted offenders were males whose ranks ranged between E-4 and E-6. In the Marine Corps and Army, for example, those troops are corporals, sergeants and staff sergeants. Officers were involved in 49 of the cases. The victims were overwhelmingly female.
Kathy Robertson, manager of the Family Advocacy Program, said in an emailed response to questions that the incident rates reflect the U.S. military's demographics. Most of the cases involve the E-4 and E-6 ranks because they are the largest number of active-duty personnel and the largest number of parents in the military, she said.
Duplications in the data indicate as many as 160 additional cases of sexual abuse could have occurred during the 2010 to 2014 period, involving a child who was victimized multiple times or a repeat abuser. The figures also account only for cases involving military dependents, which are the only child victims the department tracks.

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Joe Anthony Higgins, SR. was born September 8, 1952, to Frankie McDuffie and Charlie "Ike" Higgins Sr in Little Rock, Arkansas. Joe attended Dwight D. Eisenhower High School and after high school, he joined the United States Army in 1971 and went off to the Vietnam War, where he received a purple heart for his dedication and honor to his country. Joe was a hard worker and worked for years at Travenol Laboratories. He also worked for the Robbins School District and then UPS, where he retired. Joe was known for his commitment and dedication. Joe accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age and re-devoted his life to Christ and attended Robbins Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Robbins, IL, where he was a devoted member and worked tirelessly for the church until he moved to Douglasville, GA in 2019. On Thursday morning, January 20, 2022, the Angel of Silence came and winged the soul of Joe from this world of sickness, suffering and pain to a place of peace and eternal rest. Joe was preceded in death by his mother Frankie Mcduffie, father, Charlie Higgins Sr., brothers, Carl, Michael, Billie, and Charlie, sisters Loretta and Carla and granddaughter Jasmine Higgins and son-in-law, Gregory Lewis. Joe leaves to cherish his precious memory and celebrate his life, four daughters, Charmaine Lewis, Erika Higgins, Quinta Davis, and Tiersa Carter; two sons, Joe Anthony Higgins, JR, and Anthony Higgins; brother, Maurice Higgins; auntie Ruthie Tanner (Peaches) and stepdad, Lushion Lewis, nine grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and one great grandson and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Visitation for Joe will be held Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 10:00 am until the time of services at 11:00 am at Emanuel Missionary Baptist Church, 3020 W. 143rd St., Blue Island. Cremation will be private.
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It was March, 1965, about nine o'clock in the evening. Kay and I were just finishing our meal when a sudden cold draught caused us to look towards the open door. A man of medium height, hatless, collar turned up against the wind and rain entered the small restaurant situated just outside Bray on the Dublin road.
He strode across the dining room to the cash desk and spoke to the waitress in a low modulated voice, an English accent perhaps – we could not really hear what he said except for the word taxi. He went to a public telephone on the wall near us and dialled a number. A short conversation ensued, again we heard the word taxi – then an exclamation of, "an hour". He put the phone back, walked to the door and out into the wind and rain.
We paid our bill – dashed to the car and turned towards Dublin. Within a short distance the headlights picked out the figure of the man from the restaurant, walking towards the city.
Should I offer him a lift?
"How very kind of you," he said, and we were on our way. He said he was going into Dublin and so were we – he would be most grateful. He said his name was Richard. "Taxis," he said, "were quite impossible, virtually unobtainable, and in this weather" and so we continued with light conversation.
After a short while he asked if we would be passing a public house – he needed to make a phone call and perhaps we would join him for a drink. The Horse and Hounds in Cabinteely was ahead, and so during a quick drink we discussed the Rugby match due to take place the following day between Ireland and Wales.
When we reached the city centre he told us he was staying in the Gresham Hotel and he would very much like us to come in and meet his wife. In spite of looking somewhat dishevelled, he was beginning to look familiar, and we were intrigued.
We entered the lift and I noticed the button he pressed was for the Penthouse.
"Darling," he called as he opened the apartment door. A stunningly beautiful woman appeared, her eyes, a lustrous violet.
"Elizabeth," he said I would like you to meet Kay and Tom.
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Obama administration to review biden plan for education
In January, President Barack Obama nominated Adam Schiff to lead the Department of Education.
Schiff, a former education secretary under former President George W. Bush, has been credited with revitalizing the Obama administration's biden Education Reform Act, which has been on hold since the 2010 midterms.
Schiff has been widely praised for his efforts to increase student achievement, and his confirmation as education secretary could bolster the Education Department's efforts to reform higher education, which is a priority for Obama.
The education secretary is expected to unveil a slate of proposals during a meeting with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on March 3, as part of a broader push for reform.
DeVos, who has said she supports efforts to ensure that all students have access to an education, has said the Education Reform Law is not meant to be a replacement for the 2010 law.
The White House has been working on a biden reform plan since last year, but Obama's pick has yet to receive the full support of his own party and has received relatively little opposition from Republicans.
Advocates have expressed concern that Schiff's proposed changes could be used to undermine the education reforms of DeVos, as well as a bill that would require more accountability in college admissions and would overhaul the way colleges conduct student discipline and disciplinary investigations.
Schiffs plans for education are part of the broader push to boost college affordability and make colleges more responsive to student needs.
The White Congress has been focused on improving higher education since 2009, when the Bush administration rolled back the student loan interest rates that had been in place since the Great Recession.
The Obama administration has pushed to raise tuition at public colleges and universities, and it has expanded the number of credit hours students can take to qualify for Pell grants, which were previously only available to students who earned a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schamp's nomination would likely be a significant boost to the education department, which currently operates on a budget of around $30 billion.
It also would be a major boost to college affordability, as it would create more opportunity for students to attend and potentially earn more money.
The Obama administration is trying to create a new, more flexible program to allow students to graduate with a degree without going to college.
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