‘Even a blind hen finds a grain sometimes’ Imagine watching a hen pecking endlessly across a farmyard. Now imagine that the hen cannot see. Logic says it should never find food. Yet, sooner or later, by persistence and chance alone, it stumbles upon a grain.That simple image has survived for centuries as one of Europe’s…
The tropical storm zone where lightning keeps returning after dark. Image credit – Gemini Not all parts of the Earth’s surface are equally exposed to storms. Some areas of the planet have developed such high levels of activity that they are called lightning hotspots. These are places where storms are constantly formed under the same…
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NEW DELHI: IIT-Kanpur has launched a four-year Bachelor of Cybersecurity (BCyber) degree from the 2026-27 session — and a break from how the institute usually admits students, a JEE Advanced score won’t be required to get in. The launch lands with unmistakable timing: it comes just weeks after a 19-year-old ethical hacker exposed alleged flaws…
MUMBAI: A special Pocso court cited doctor’s statement and the delay in filing of the FIR while acquiting a 35-year-old man, who spent 12 years in jail, of gang-rape of a minor girl. The judge said, “In the absence of examination of the issuing authority, to my mind, it cannot be firmly said that the…
The Supreme Court on Friday, closed the long-running tussle between governor R N Ravi and former chief minister Mamta Banerjee over appointment of Vice Chancellors in universities across West Bengal, bringing an end to the case that had continued for years.The court approved the recommended candidates for the remaining three universities and directed that their…
Hyderabad: A special passport drive will be conducted on May 9 to clear appointment pendency in Telangana, regional passport officer (RPO) J Snehaja said on Tuesday.Snehaja said 4,000 appointment slots would be opened across five Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs). Of these, 3,100 slots would be made available at Hyderabad PSKs in Begumpet, MGBS Metro and…
Mumbai: The director of Mumbai University’s Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE), Shivaji Sargar, has sparked a controversy after conducting a Satyanarayan puja and havan in his office on the Kalina campus last week, raising questions about administrative priorities amid ongoing student grievances.Activists from Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS), under Amit Thackeray, have criticised…
Kolkata: The collapse of the Dum Dum municipal board is now imminent following the consecutive resignations of its chairman, Harinder Singh, and vice chairman, Barun Natta, on Tuesday. The duo handed over their resignation letters to the municipality’s executive officer, citing severe infrastructural distress.Singh, a veteran councillor for 33 years who helmed the civic body…
Hisar: A head-on collision between a car and a dumper truck killed seven members of a family from Haryana’s Fatehabad on a national highway near Hemasar village in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Monday.The family was returning home from a pilgrimage to Mukam Dham, a temple of the Bishnoi community, when the accident occurred. The impact…
