Before electronic computers became the backbone of modern science, complex aerospace calculations were done by hand, painstakingly and with extreme precision. Among the people performing this critical work was Annie Easley, a mathematician who began her career in the 1950s as a ‘human computer’. Working at a time when both technology and opportunity were limited,…
Times News NetworkPanaji: North Goa district collector Ankit Yadav held a meeting on Tuesday to review and finalise arrangements for the NEET re-exam on June 21. Yadav instructed all examination centres to ensure sufficient infrastructure, including uninterrupted power supply and CCTV surveillance.He underlined the need for a smooth experience for candidates. Officials were directed to…
Chamba: The recovery of two mysterious Pakistani balloons from two villages in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district within a week has triggered security concerns.On April 22, a white-and-blue balloon marked “PIA” and bearing an inscription in Urdu was found in bushes near Toba. A similar balloon was recovered from Chillari just a few days earlier. Chamba…
Senior New Zealand minister Shane Jones has defended his controversial remarks on immigration, saying he uses “hyperbole” to gain “cut through” in public debates, even as criticism mounts over his “butter chicken tsunami” comment.The New Zealand First deputy leader on Wednesday said colleagues in Parliament had urged him to tone down his language, but he…
Institutional investors put in bids worth around Rs 19,000 crore for Coal India shares on the first day of the government’s offer for sale (OFS) on Wednesday, PTI reported.The government is selling up to a 2 per cent stake, or over 12.32 crore shares, in Coal India at a floor price of Rs 412 per…
Chennai: TVK MLA from Thousand Lights constituency J C D Prabhakar is set to become the speaker of the 17th Tamil Nadu assembly as he submitted his nomination for the post to assembly secretary K Srinivasan on Monday.As Prabhakar is the only MLA to file the nomination, he is set to be elected as the…
AP SSC result 2026: The Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh (BSEAP) is expected to release the AP Secondary School Certificate (SSC) result 2026 soon on the official website, results.bse.ap.gov.in. Once released, the AP SSC Result 2026 will be made available exclusively in online mode. Students will be able to access their marks memo through…
Chennai: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan and leaders of the Left parties flayed Tamil Nadu governor R V Arlekar for not inviting TVK president Vijay to form the govt, calling it a ploy by the BJP-led Union govt to ‘complicate Tamil Nadu politics and Vijay’s position’.Other DMK allies, Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam and MDMK also…
Carlsbad bouncer fires taser into man’s face at point-blank range. A security guard has been arrested in Carlsbad, California, after allegedly firing a taser into a man’s face at point-blank range outside a bar. The incident, captured on camera, shows a confrontation unfolding outside the venue before the man collapses to the ground.Videos circulating online…
Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has removed a contractual doctor and a ward aide after a probe confirmed a woman patient’s molestation charge during an ultrasound in the urology department.The Kakori resident visited KGMU on April 1 and was advised ultrasound. She later accused the doctor, deployed through a private agency under the PPP…
