ISRO, NASA in talks to place Indian on ISS next year

India and the US on Friday said they have started talks to put in place a strategic framework for human space flight by year-end as they plan to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space......

2024 polls: BJP sets 60-seat target in South India

The Bharatiya Janata Party after capturing fortress Karnataka has now started preparations to spread its wings in other southern states as well. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Union......

The Mahant keen to take on Modi in Varanasi

One of Modi's foremost critics will contest if he is the common candidate of a united Opposition, but fielded by the Congress.Archis Mohan reports. IMAGE: Vishwambhar Nath Mishra, the mahant of......

IISc, IIT-M, IIM-A top HRD ministry ranking

In the university category, IISc stood first, followed by JNU and BHU. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru was adjudged the overall best institution in the country by the Union......

Fate of 7 'new IIT's in balance

The government was considering the report of the S K Joshi Committee to constitute an expert group to assess the suitability of transforming seven institutions to the level of Indian Institutes of......

Will Manoj Sinha manage to entangle India's telecom mess?

Manoj Sinha, who’s often described as a down to earth man carrying his own files to office, will have to strike a balance between the regulator and the industry. IMAGE: Manoj Sinha will......

'Turn BHU-ITI into full-fledged IIT'

A three-member expert committee has recommended to the Union human resource development ministry, upgrading Banaras Hindu University's Information Technology Institute into a full-fledged Indian......

Why have some students rejected IIT?

The inference that the IIT brand name has been devalued is unfair; this could as well reflect a wider market for student choices, feels Dinesh Mohan. The results of the Joint Entrance Examination......