We are not enemies of the state: Youth leaders condemn arrests of student leaders, denounce false charges

Students from across the country condemned the arrests and false framing of students leaders and accused the police of taking advantage of the lockdown to do so
 

Why Chaaya Prabhat's art on Instagram is the pop of colour you'll always need

Chaaya Prabhat is using her whimsical take on things add some much-needed colour to boring book covers. Here's how she gets inspired to do what she does

Too little and too much: COVID-19 lockdown anxieties take a toll on sleep cycles

As India navigates the ninth week of the nationwide lockdown that pushed millions of people into the confines of their homes, distress and anxiety are on the rise

Bhubaneswar-based The Write Order is embarking on a literary revolution with their cost-effective packages

Niket Raj Dwivedi, Founder, The Write Order talks about their future plans, establishing authors that include an out-of-the-world application that they want to launch really, really soon. Up for it? 

How Singapore and India are contributing to a COVID-19 vaccine race

Without a vaccine and an effective treatment, we may never get back to life as it used to be. With new cases in the US and Europe declining, they are starting to gradually re-open their economies

IIT Ropar researchers develop synthetic material for anti-microbial coatings on PPE kits

These materials are non-volatile in nature with no foul smell, possess very high anti-microbial activities, and have high shelf life on different metallic or non-metallic surfaces

We know the air we breathe is toxic. Bengaluru-based start-up Ambee tells us just how much 

Ambee has installed over 500 sensors all over India. The start-up has air quality data for over one lakh pincodes across 65 countries. This is how they do what they do extremely efficiently

Want to try Psaligraphy? Perhaps it's time to get into one of Neetu Sam's classes

Neetu Sam, who is a Hyderabad-based artist, also takes up commission work and she likes drawing mandalas and she uses watercolours as well. She especially adores monochrome sketching. So cool! 
 

Pixar unveils its first animated gay lead character in short film Out

The official Twitter account of the streaming platform posted a 'heartwarming' teaser of the film. In the clip, Greg, is seen trying to talk himself into coming out to his parents

Bihar law college puts its original Urdu signboard back after students and activists protest

The students had previously protested the signboard removal with #UrduLikhoCMCollege. They had accused the ABVP of pressurising the administration to do so

Are students coming for exams or health checks: Meet the advocates who have filed a PIL against Karnataka conducting the SSLC exams 

The PIL mentions that it is a risky job to conduct board exams for SSLC students at the point when the pandemic is spreading in rapid numbers and more than eight lakh students are attending this time

#DeclareGujExams: Why these Gujarat aspirants are storming Twitter for their exam results

These candidates struggle to prepare and sit for the competitive exams but even after clearing the exams they often do not get appointed for years

First COVID-19 vaccine human trial finds it is safe, induces immune response

However, the scientists, including those from the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology in China said further research is needed to confirm whether the vaccine protects against SARS-COV-2 infection

Lancet study finds no benefit for hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients

Hyderabad-based crowdfunding platform Goodclap is doing a lot for COVID-19 relief. Step up

While their chief mentor is Dr G Rajkumar, their core team consists of VV Bhargava Sai Kiran, Raju Vengala, Anurag Gandrapu, Phani Krishna Katnam and Maruthi Kurak. They work together to do good