Jharkhand: Protests erupt as teen set ablaze by stalker dies

A girl who was set on fire by a person after she did not reciprocate his proposal in Jharkhand's Dumka district succumbed to her burn injuries on Sunday. IMAGE: Members of Hindu organisation......

'If he was in India, Einstein wouldn't have got out of school'

'Most students find it difficult to cope with the way they are expected to learn at the IITs.''So, all the students face the same stress.''But those students who are mentally weak are more......

Women can get Covid vaccine anytime after delivery: Experts

A woman can get vaccinated against COVID-19 anytime after the delivery of her baby, healthcare experts have said and stressed on the need to permit vaccination of even pregnant women to protect......

Why Doctors Stopped Being Gods

I got to know that every referred case for angiography and angioplasty got a kickback of Rs 5,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively.Seeing this trend, doctors started paying referring doctors Rs 1 lakh in......

The failing health of India's higher education

Troubling reports about the failing higher education system in India are pouring in from every direction. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are finding it difficult to get an adequate......

Hail the power of networks!

Not just in the fight against COVID-19, but also in politics, economics and society, observes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Words such as 'infection', 'social......

How students help villagers in Karnataka

Preshita Pushp, a student of MSc Biotechnology in Vellore Institute of Technology in Karnataka, had a unique tryst with research and development this year. She found herself talking to villagers in......

Actuary shortfall hits outsourcing firms

It is boom time for actuaries as demand for them is growing, especially from insurance and outsourcing companies. It is estimated that there is a 20-25 per cent shortfall of actuaries in the......