Stanley Milgram’s 1961–62 Yale University experiment tested obedience, where participants believed they delivered painful electric shocks to others under authority. In the early 1960s, a deceptively simple question took shape inside a laboratory at Yale University: how far would an ordinary person go if instructed by an authority figure to harm someone else? The answer,…
GEMS Education India unveils USD 30 million expansion plan with 30 new schools BENGALURU: GEMS Education (India), part of the Dubai-based Varkey Group which operates K-12 private school operators GEMS Education, unveiled its India expansion strategy, with an initial investment of up to USD 30 million over the next three to five years. The plan…
Wreckage of a school van after its collision with a train at the Karnasubarna railway crossing in Berhampore, Murshidabad district of Bengal, on Friday Behrampore: Railway authorities have suspended gateman Anup Karmakar and his superior, permanent way inspector (PWI) Koushik Mal, following Friday’s level-crossing accident near Karnasubarna. Police have taken Karmakar into seven days’ custody.The…
Police identified the injured as Mahendra Singh, a resident of Vasant Kunj. (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: A 60-year-old man sustained a gunshot injury after a licensed firearm he had handed to his driver allegedly discharged accidentally at Kishangarh Motor Market in south Delhi on Tuesday, police said.According to police, a PCR call was received at…
Amritsar: Resentment is brewing among sections of Panthic circles and former students of Damdami Taksal after Maharashtra water resources Minister Girish Mahajan was honoured at the Sikh seminary’s headquarters in Chowk Mehta to mark the 42nd anniversary of Operation Bluestar on June 6, with plans underway to launch an agitation against Taksal chief Baba Harnam…
The Moon will be in Leo on July 16, 2026, and will be in close conjunction with Ketu. This transit brings confidence, visibility, pride, creativity and motivation to be appreciated. The Moon is the ruler of emotions and the mind, and Leo is the sign of self-expression, leadership, performance, courage and fame. The Moon is…
The exemption will be available from June 1 to Oct 31 NEW DELHI: Govt on Saturday announced a five-month duty exemption for all cotton imports into the country, aiming to cool down prices and ensure that the domestic garment and textiles industry remains in a robust state.The exemption will be available from June 1 to…
Mumbai: An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 operating a night flight to Kannur suffered damage during take-off at Muscat airport after the aircraft lined up with runway edge lights instead of the runway centreline at night, said sources. Oman’s Air Accidents Investigation Sector (AAIS) has classified the occurrence as an accident and launched an investigation.The…
Chandigarh: The search for Panjab University’s next vice-chancellor has moved to the interaction stage, with shortlisted candidates scheduled to appear before the search-cum-selection committee over multiple sittings beginning July 3.Sources familiar with the development said the candidates called for interactions include incumbent vice-chancellor Prof Renu Vig and several Panjab University faculty members.Sources also said a…
New Delhi: From gender-neutral makeup and handcrafted jewellery to witty stickers poking fun at social norms, dozens of queer entrepreneurs showcased their businesses at a bazaar in Delhi Saturday.“I ate gender norms for breakfast” and “My favourite season is the fall of patriarchy” read some of the cheeky one-liners on brightly coloured stickers that drew…
