Obama appoints Indian-American DJ Patil as first US chief data scientist

On Wednesday, the White House named Dhanurjay ‘DJ’ Patil, 45, its first chief data scientist and deputy chief technology officer for data policy. Or simply, its chief data scientist.......

'We have to be prepared for the invisible enemy'

'Unlike on the western and eastern borders where there is an enemy at the gate, here there is an invisible enemy which is building its own capability and can come into play at a time and place of......

If India has chosen side, it is side of peace: Govt on Ukraine

Asserting that India is strongly against the Russia-Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said if New Delhi has chosen a side, it is the side of peace and for an......

Scientists win Nobel chemistry for 'genetic scissors'

The Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2020 was jointly awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna "for the development of a method for genome editing." IMAGE: Emmanuelle Charpentier and......

SPECIAL: Why SC got it right on Novartis

The judgment will save taxpayers' money without hurting the pharma industry or R&D, write Achal Prabhala & Kajal Bhardwaj. In September 2007, Arun Kumar*, a serving officer in the Indian Army, was......

How Ayurveda helps IT, BPO professionals

The decision to start an Ayurvedic centre in Koramangala in Bangalore by the Thrissoor-based Ashtavaidyan Thaikattu Mooss Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala was mainly to cater to the unique health problems......

China rate hike good for India

The central banks of two of the world's fastest-growing economies raised interest rates last week. While the Reserve Bank of India raised its repo rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent, the......

The amazing story of Magarpatta

Satish Magar is an interesting combination -- he comes from a political, land-owner background but had an urban, Western education. He then opted for agricultural college, but went on to find a......

Meet the accidental shooter who beat China's best!

On parents' advice gold medallist Sift Kaur Samra switch field from medicine to shooting Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sift Kaur Samra/X Both fields demand precision of highest order from the......

How France ended Morocco's dream run in Qatar

IMAGE: France's Theo Hernandez celebrates scoring their first goal. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Mike Tyson claimed that everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the face, which is......