New skin patch could deliver cancer medication without pain in one minute: Study
The study — which will be presented at the 'American Chemical Society Fall 2019 National Meeting' — is an advance toward developing a vaccine to treat melanoma
Villagers help govt school in Karnataka install biometric machine to stop students from bunking classes
The villagers and parents voluntarily donated money for the installation of biometric and the installation has cost around Rs 50,000
Welcome to reason: Is it really a good idea to have a memorial tattoo?
Unfortunately, in many cases there are divorces or remarriages, with the aforementioned tattoos ‘telling their unwanted tales of changing wives or husbands’
Canteen Fundas: Here are a few things that they do not teach you in class
Is college all about classroom learning? Definitely not! Here, the author tells you a few things that you probably wouldn't know
The trainer brainer: Making a resumé? Here's how you enrich it with the right skills
Making a resumé may sound like a cakewalk. But the real struggle begins only when you start making it. Here are some tips
English Blues: Do you understand the meaning of these news-related terms?
Are you familiar with the words/ phrases kingpin, prima facie, vendetta and benefit of doubt? Here, we explain the meanings of a few terms to you
The firebrand, the leader, the gourmet: From DU to Tihar, how Arun Jaitley's friends remember him
The former Finance Minister of India passed away on August 24, 2019. He was 66 at the time of his demise
BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley dies: Some lesser-known facts about the former finance minister
With Jaitley as the finance minister, the Modi govt was able to take up several key economic initiatives like demonetisation and the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Arun Jaitley, the go-to man during #ModiSarkar, passed away at 66
The 66-year-old former finance minister was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness
WB government fixes midday meal menu for state-run schools, fish or egg to be served twice a week
The School Education department in the circular sent to all district administrations told them to strictly maintain the menu
With Collegeday, you can make the right choice when it comes to choosing a university abroad
Santosh Gupta founded Vasyaa Group of Services in the year 2011. And today, the group operates in Hyderabad, Dubai, Singapore and Vietnam
This Indore driver's son cleared the Civil Judge recruitment test and now wants to serve the people
Expressing happiness at his selection, Chetan said, "I was always determined to become a judge. Seeing my father and grandfather work in Court helped me set a goal"
ABVP announces candidates for DUSU elections 2019 after verification of 'original' docs, following Baisoya scandal
The DUSU elections are scheduled to be held on September 12. The final list of ABVP's candidates will be announced on September 4
This trio is using 'trashed' plastic bottles to create greenhouses in Ladakh to grow crops all year
Plastic waste left by tourists, mostly bikers, is a major problem people of the valley are struggling to solve. Now, it can be put to good use for farmers in the region
Odisha school official suspended for promoting students without evaluating answer sheets
It came to light when District Education Officer (DEO) Sanatan Panda visited Patapur Girls' High School on Wednesday and interacted with the Class 10 students
Seven MBBS students suspended at UP's Saifai Medical University for ragging juniors by tonsuring heads
Referring to media reports, the MCI took cognizance of the incident and sent the notice to the V-C accusing the university authorities of failing completely in addressing the menace of ragging
Odisha varsity ragging: 10 VSSUT students debarred from exams after videos of them ragging juniors surface
The videos show that over a hundred students of third and fourth year of the varsity ragging as many as 50 students of the second year on a stage built inside the varsity premises
This book will tell you the story of how the Bansals built Flipkart
IIT graduates Sachin and Binny Bansal founded the company out of a Bengaluru apartment which went on to become India's biggest e-commerce startup
Shut down the lab or we'll break the computer: How AAP caused the closedown of IIT Guwahati for a day
The event occurred on January 8 and came to light after a video that exposes the footage of the harassment went viral
Kovai students can make their voice heard at the UN, courtesy SSVM World Schools
The first chapter of IIMUN-Coimbatore was hosted at SSVM World Schools, Coimbatore, where around 800 students participated
Medical Council of India issues notice to UP varsity over alleged ragging case
The Medical Council of India (MCI) has issued a notice to the Vice-Chancellor Raj Kumar over the alleged ragging at the varsity
'Salt-n-roti' served under midday meal scheme in UP school, parents cry foul
According to the website of state Midday Meal Authority, the overseeing body for these meals in the state list an elaborate menu that is supposed to be served to children
Kolkata's Jadavpur University conducts tree census in its campus in a bid to prevent cutting of trees
The exercise, as part of which trees in the 58-acre university campus are being mapped through GPS, videographed and awarded number tags, has been launched on August 7
This Chennai-based youngster is teaching us how calligraphy not just improves handwriting but is also a meditative tool
"I have been falling in love with calligraphy more and more daily. Also, I think that it is extremely therapeutic for me," says Niranjan
DU students say more buses, metro passes can cut capital's pollution problem, in survey
Through the rally, the student political organisation is asking the government to provide more buses and introduce metro passes for students
Ravidas temple protests: BAPSA students claim it was peaceful
A lot of the news reports said that the crowd had become violent but Praveen says he didn't even see reporters there while he was participating in the rally
Hong Kong students to boycott lectures from the upcoming term as protests continue
Student leaders representing most of the city's major universities said students will miss lectures between September 2 - the planned start of the new term - and September 13
Circular is three months old, no ban on political activity: CUG Vice-Chancellor
The Student Council has apparently been promised by the Registrar that they will roll back the circular dated August 19
#PrayForTheAmazon: Why is everyone talking about the Amazon forest fires?
A record number of fires have been raging for the past three weeks now at the Amazon rainforests and social media is finally catching up
IIT Guwahati inducts 153 female students into BTech courses this year, but there's a long way to go
By doing so, it surpassed the target for female enrollment set by the JEE Apex Board Committee of 17 per cent. Most other IITs have ratios that aren't quite as robust
NSUI puts a garland of shoes around Savarkar's bust installed 'illegally' in DU campus
NSUI's Delhi President and a few activists had blackened Savarkar's bust. At the same time, they had put a garland on the other two busts on the same pedestal
More Kashmiris will be afraid to go to India to study: Why Mehboob Makhdoomi is determined to start Uni4Kashmir
A Harvard alumnus, academic Mehboob Makhddomi had been crowdfunding for an International standard university in Kashmir
UP med students tonsured and ragged: VC says ragging is a matter of 'love and sanskaar'
Saifai, where the incident took place, is the home village of former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh Yadav, who is both a former CM and current leader of the Samajwadi Party
All for gender equality: In a first, Kerala women to now drive government vehicles alongside men
Women would be appointed as drivers as part of the government's decision to ensure gender equality in all walks of society
Where's the outrage at Madras HC judge's comments about women misusing sexual harassment laws?
Now that the Christian rights groups have gotten their way and the judge has retracted his comments, is anyone going to say anything about the other elephant in the room, or In this case, his ruling?
Chandrayaan-2 closer to the moon as ISRO performs second lunar-bound orbit manoeuvre, 13 more to go
The next Lunar bound orbit manoeuvre is scheduled on August 28, 2019 between 5.30 - 6.30 hrs IST and this will take the spacecraft one step closer to the moon
#ChennaiSeaSparkle: NCCR researchers are still trying to find why Chennai Beach turned blue
Although samples have been collected, more of it were felt needed to arrive at a firm conclusion, Pravakar Mishra, Scientist, NCCR, said
Central University of Gujarat bans conduct of political events on campus, students shocked
The student political associations have condemned the move and called the circular unconstitutional — protests will erupt across the varsity
Rules for private varsities too generic and low in specifics, say disappointed academicians
Deemed Universities, for example, are allowed to have a maximum of five off-campuses. But in the absence of any specific guidelines, there is an apprehension that there could be mushrooming of PUs
In a bid to curb its space crunch in hostel, IIT Delhi to house students off-campus in OYOs and Airbnbs
IIT-Delhi has been facing a space crunch for the past few years and hostel rooms meant for a single student are, in many cases, being shared by two students
HSPA threatens contempt case against government over school fee issue
Parents have sought details like - If checks have been carried out to see if any school has deposited increased fee in a separate account, in how many such schools checks have been done
This Kerala filmmaker's docu 'Marubhumiyile Mazha' portrays the struggles of transgender people
Jesu Joseph James directed the documentary 'Marubhumiyile Mazha' portraying the lives of three transgender people who overcame all their struggles
With democracy under threat at UoH, students to hold March to protest police action, admin crackdown
Students at UoH were detained and later released for protesting against a movie screening being halted by the administration and the police on campus on August 20
TISS-Hyderabad issues 28 notices to students, but some weren't even on campus, or protesting
On Tuesday evening, 28 students received show-cause notices and have been asked to submit their explanation, failing which 'appropriate action' would be taken against them
DUSU puts up Savarkar statue sans anyone's permission. Even the ABVP wants them to pull it down
The busts were installed in the university on Tuesday without necessary permissions. DUSU says that it will protest if the university takes it down
MP govt asks school to take back expelled girls after they write to CM, PM alleging racial slurs
The principal of the school, P Bhuvendram said that some students were teasing those girls and calling them 'Nepali'. He also accused the girls' parents of misbehaving with one of their teachers
Why Newcastle Uni's WiDeN project is telling the stories of women who deserve the attention
Newcastle University's Professor Karen Ross speaks about Project WiDeN which aims to tell stories about underprivileged women across the globe
Gifty Bright creates terrariums from the real terra firma
Gifty Bright speaks about her terrarium workshops and how the art form helps her find peace
Kochi's very own progressive rock quartet, Chidakasha, is all set to take their music to the national level
The band speaks about introducing the city to their special brand of music and plans to take it on the road
MSRIT team creates app that can print maps for visually impaired students at just Rs 5
Prof Mydhili Nair of MSRIT talks about their new applications, designed especially for visually-impaired students to make map and image reading easier
From LGBT positivity to zentangle pandas, why Rhiti Chatterjee Bose's art is important
Rhiti studied at Manchester Metropolitan University and was looking for a job keenly, that's when the assignment with the Refugee Council came up
Seniors tonsure heads of first-year MBBS students in UP, force them to 'bow in reverence'
A video of the incident that has gone viral on the Internet the first-year students are seen moving in a single file with backpacks and saluting their seniors as they pass by.
Why Maavni's stunning Odia-style hand-painted home decor is what every home needs
"Luckily for us, word of mouth of our good work has attracted artists to join us and now, we are a strong team focused on portraying Odisha art and craft in the most creative way," says Smaranika
How Gaudium Sportopia will be a high-tech sports school unlike no other in South India
The different kind of sports that will be offered are badminton, table tennis, tennis, football, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, billiards and snooker, hockey, equestrian, skating, shooting and more
Glass bottles turned to sand? Udit Singhal's Glass2Sand managed it with this Kiwi contraption
The machine is the size of a small fridge, four feet in height and two feet in width. It takes five to ten seconds for a bottle to be crushed into sand which can, in turn, be used commercially
Craving rasmalai and cake? Why not order a rasmalai cake from Hyderabad's Love at First Bite
On weekdays, Ishika gets at least two orders and on weekends, about five. She works from home and has a fully-equipped kitchen right at her place — all thanks to her quirky combos
Love the stage? Why Fortius is the theatre workshop you've always wanted to attend
They also conduct a ten-day intensive workshop of the same format. They also put up plays in Hyderabad quite often and one can catch the duo at the performance
Madras HC judge withdraws remark about safety of Christian institutions, at the behest of Madras Christian College's lawyer
After widespread criticism and outrage for his observations while dismissing a plea by a professor accused of sexual harassment, the Madras HC judge had his comments expunged
Why everyone needs to watch this docu on how our frogs are going extinct
Dheeraj Aithal, a young filmmaker, tells Rashmi Patil why he shot a documentary on frog conservation and what role they play in the environment
How engineering students from IEEE saved lives by setting up Keralarescue.in
The student volunteers of IEEE Kerala speak about their portal which has helped people through two consecutive disasters — and what their motivation to keep things open source is
Meet Vaishak, a 22-year old mountaineer who has been helping the blind summit peaks
Vaishak J P, popularly known as The Trek Guy shares some of his experiences of guiding the visually impaired through trekking paths
Archana Mohan wants to revive interest in Yakshagana. This is how she's doing it
Author Archana Mohan speaks about her new book, Yaksha, especially for children, and how she hopes it will preserve the dying art form of Yakshagana
This Hyderabadi youngster is leveraging youth power to set up Kalam libraries across Telangana
Yuva Thirang's objective through Kalam Bharat, and their other programmes, is to awaken the spirit of Dr APJ Kalam within all youngsters. The organisation's founder is Phanindra Kumar
How Milind Chandwani is giving govt school kids the chance to fall in love with camps
Milind Chandwani, founder, Camp Diaries, tells us about his initiative that has helped more than 4,000 children from poor backgrounds realise their full potential through fun activities
Madhya Pradesh Shocker: Drunken teacher abuses students, sleeps in classroom, video goes viral
A school teacher was seen lying down and sleeping on chairs in an inebriated state in a classroom in Betul, Madhya Pradesh
The other Narendra: Six years since activist Narendra Dabholkar's assassination, here's all you need to know
Dabholkar was criticised for indulging in 'anti-Hindu' campaigns through his organisation and eventually his refusal to give up cost him his life
This 24-year-old is making a killing off her Calligraphy. Here's how
Self-taught calligraphy artist Shunthini Kumar tells us why anyone can easily learn the art – even if their handwriting is bad!
JIPMER to build 400-bed Organ Transplant Centre at a cost of Rs 900 crore
The Government of Puducherry has given 50 acres of land to Jipmer for building this campus. Jipmer will spend an estimated Rs 900 crore on these buildings
Wipro and IISc, Bangalore join hands to research AI, robotics, 5G, driver-less cars
The two organisations have jointly set up the Wipro IISc Research and Innovation Network (WIRIN), an industry-academia collaboration unit.
IIT-M team grows giant cancer cells using NASA-developed device that'll revolutionise cancer research
Stem cells are difficult to isolate and grow. Cancer Stem Cells (CSC) generally make up just 1 per cent to 3 per cent of all cells in a tumour
Meet M Vanitha, the College of Engineering, Guindy alumnus who is at the helm of Chandrayaan-2
At ISRO, Vanitha has earned the reputation for handling the data sent by Indian remote sensing satellites and managing a team of about 60 officials
Unfair that IIT Madras gets funded, but we don't: Can Anna University cough up Rs 1750 crore for IoE tag?
Jadavpur University and Anna University were both taken aback by the new norm since the State governments may not be able to afford more than 50 percent of the funds
With this new sensor developed by IIT Hyderabad researchers, a heart problem can now be detected within 3 minutes
It was formulated as a result of the joint efforts of a multimember research team led by Prof Renu John, Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad
SC ready to hear TN govt's demand to link FB-Aadhar to check fake news, porn, anti-national threats
The bench said the hearing in cases related to linkage of social media use profiles with Aadhaar pending before the Madras High Court will continue but no final order will be passed
After Chandrayaan, ISRO to launch missions to Sun, Venus and Mars again
Inter-planetary missions aside, ISRO is also busy with its ambitious Rs.10,000 crore man-in-the-space mission or Gaganyaan mission
Wrong to generalise for the actions of some: National Commission for Minorities reacts to Madras HC's comment on Christian colleges
The HC had made the remark while hearing a complaint against a professor of Madras Christian College (MCC) who is facing a sexual harassment charge
Women soldiers to be recruited in Indian Army from Sep 12, 4458 candidates expected to attend
The candidates were advised to be beware of touts or fraudulent persons and avoid use of drugs and would be debarred if found involved in such nefarious practices
Para-teachers should take classes instead of agitating, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Para-teachers, contractual educators in government and government-aided schools of the state, had recently staged a protest demanding pay hike, following which they were allegedly lathicharged
161 years of Evolution theory: When religious outfits couldn't accept Darwin
Believe him or not. But you cannot ignore Darwin and his theory of evolution. Here's how offended religious groups got about it
From Jaffna to Montreal, how Navz-47 escaped war and is making music to fight bullies
The Canadian-Tamil singer's latest single has 81,000 views on YouTube and has been praised by musicians in the Tamil music industry
Slow Clap: JNU is yesterday. Like Hans Raj Hans, we want it to be called MNU too. Here's why
BJP MP Hans Raj Hans' idea is absolutely brilliant and JNU must be called Modi Narendra University. We'll tell you all the reasons behind it
#ArrestShehlaRashid trends on Twitter after army slams her allegations of harassment in Kashmir
Rashid had also given other updates on the situation including movement in Srinagar and neighbouring cities, cooking gas shortage, food supplies, communication blackouts.
Engineering students make emergency power banks for flood-hit Kerala
The power banks are made with a facility to charge any kind of smartphone battery by up to 1 hour. The powerbanks are for use only in the case of emergency
IIT Guwahati researchers develop lotus leaf-inspired device to separate oil from water
The team developed the system of materials by combining the lotus leaf-inspired super-water repellence and fish scale-mimicked underwater super-oil repellence
