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On February 16, a third-year woman student from Nepal was found dead by suicide in the Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT). Initial investigation by the police revealed that harassment from a fellow male student had led the student to take her own life. Other students from Nepal carried out a protest stating that the … Read more
Dyavamma, 74, of Kanaguppe village in Belur taluk of Hassan district, could not sleep on February 12. One of her cows had not returned home by evening that day as it usually would after grazing. The next day, around 4 a.m., she left home in search of her cow. She worked as an agricultural labourer … Read more
There were zero admissions for the post graduate (PG) medical pre-clinical courses in Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (VIMS), Bengaluru, including in anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, forensic medicine, microbiology and pharmacology, till the second round of PG-NEET counselling. The institute then informed the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), the counselling authority in the State, … Read more
Though there is much conversation about women being the pillars of economic growth in India, the Union and State governments are not backing really this promise. | Photo Credit: ANI The Union and State governments regularly talk about their commitment to women’s empowerment. One of the four pillars of a Viksit Bharat 2047 is mahila … Read more
After watching the latest Bollywood blockbuster Chhaava, a viewer in Gujarat tore the cinema screen, angered by the torture inflicted by Aurangzeb on Sambhaji. Multiple videos of viewers, including children, crying and shouting slogans, after watching the film, have been circulating on social media. Any film that devotes the final 40 of a total 136 … Read more
Daily Quiz: on Academy Award winners Oscar logos are pictured in the red carpet area for Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Name the only person to win consecutive awards for directing in the 21st century? 2 / … Read more
Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune disorder where the body’s defence system begins to attack the pigment-producing cells and causes de-pigmented white patches on the skin. File photograph used for representational purposes only The current decade will probably be known as the decade of the gut, given the incredible number of significant biological connections we are … Read more
It is common knowledge that the first known use of ballistics in warfare globally was by Tipu Sultan. However, what many might not know is that the Yelahanka Air Force station, where recently the prestigious air show was conducted with much pomp and glory attracting crowds in lakhs, is located not very far from one … Read more
India and quality research I write this as an INSA Senior Scientist and Adjunct Professor, National Institute for Advanced Studies, Bengaluru. I was also a former Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar. This is with reference to the report, “India to go past U.S. in scientific publications by 2029, says Minister” (Inside pages, … Read more
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa signs papers at Fort St. George in Chennai on May 16, 2011. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Recently, several prominent personalities paid tributes to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on her 77th birth anniversary. I had followed Jayalalithaa’s public life from the beginning. She, like me, was also once a resident … Read more