The Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education has opened applications for the Prime Minister Research Chair (PMRC) Scheme 2026. The scheme aims to bring Indian-origin researchers, scientists and professionals working abroad to India’s top institutions and national laboratories for advanced research.Applications for both Fellows and Host Institutions began on 1 June 2026…
China’s booming exports are emerging as a major concern for Europe, with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) economies discussing ways to address growing trade imbalances amid fears of a new “China Shock” hitting European industry, according to news agency AP.After years of US tariffs aimed at curbing Chinese manufacturing dominance, Beijing has continued…
Smriti Mandhana (BCCI Photo) India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana added another milestone to her glittering career during the Women’s T20 World Cup clash against the Netherlands on Wednesday. The left-hander became the first player across men’s and women’s T20 internationals to hit 600 fours, reaching the landmark while leading India’s charge with the bat.Mandhana continued her…
Researchers discovered a vast whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean’s Diamantina Zone, containing 476 fossil cetaceans and five modern whale-fall communities. This site, active for at least 5.3 million years, provides a unique window into deep-sea ecosystems and carbon sequestration, with many species potentially new to science. The deep ocean is the largest living space…
Samantha Ruth Prabhu praises Tamil Nadu CM Vijay after meeting him: ‘Life can be so much bigger than the dream you started with’ (Image credits: Instagram) Samantha Ruth Prabhu met C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday and later shared a heartfelt note on social media, praising his transition from cinema to politics and calling his journey…
PRAYAGRAJ: In a major administrative action, UP Board has automatically withdrawn the recognition of 465 self-financed schools across the state after finding that they neither sent any students to Board examinations nor conducted classes for two consecutive academic sessions, 2024-25 and 2025-26.The highest number of derecognised institutions belongs to the Prayagraj region, with 150 schools,…
Operating profits of Indian airlines are expected to decline 10-15 per cent this fiscal year as elevated aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, airspace restrictions and rupee depreciation caused by the Middle East conflict weigh on the sector, a Crisil report said on Wednesday.The rating agency estimated that the combined operating profit of domestic airlines could…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) smiles during the World Cup Group J match between Argentina and Algeria (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) Lionel Messi once again stole the show for Argentina, scoring the first World Cup hat-trick of his career in a 3-0 victory over Algeria and equalling Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 goals to become the joint-highest…
Quote of the day by Mae Jemison (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Mae Jemison is an American engineer, physician and former NASA astronaut who made history as the first African American woman to travel into space. Born on October 17, 1956, in Alabama and raised in Chicago, Jemison showed an early interest in science, mathematics and the…
Rakesh Bedi has been the talk of the town ever since the release of Aditya Dhar‘s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. The veteran actor won immense praise for his performance as Jameel Jamali in the Ranveer Singh starrer. Recently, at an event Bedi spoke about his character and if Aditya Dhar had revealed the suspense of his…