1971 war: The lashes of the whip

Last night someone had blasted a bomb near the college boundary wall.'Miscreants have blown up the electric transformer.''And while retreating, they hurled a grenade at the principal's house.'......

'Degree not sole proof of education'

'A mother, a farmer and cattle owner, all have valuable knowledge, but academia has failed to acknowledge their wisdom.' Kindly note the photograph has been posted only for representational......

Coping with the heat in India's hottest city

Temperatures have soared to 50.3 degrees Celsius, but no deaths from the heat have been reported from Churu.Ritwik Sharma finds out how Churu's citizens keep cool in the unbearable heat. IMAGE: A......

How Lord Shiva sustains the environment

  'The message from our ancient texts should reach the younger generation of Indians.' 'Our literature is in Sanskrit and scientists don't know the language. And the people who know Sanskrit,......

Jousting over Jaipur's jewel

A legal tussle is currently on between a civil society group led by a professor, ostensibly working to further public interest, on the one hand, and the state government and an influential but......

Experts, farmers hail SC verdict on GM crops

A section of the scientists and farmer organisations on Friday hailed the Supreme Court's move to refuse an interim ban on field trial of Genetic Modified (GM) crops.The Supreme Court refused to......

Tech, science jobs on the rise

Amid concerns over lesser number of students taking up science as a career, a new study has shown that while the percentage of students taking up pure sciences remained static at 21, there was a 17......

Birthday Special: 20 Amitabh Bachchan collectibles we'd kill for!

Sukanya Verma picks potential AB collectibles as Bollywood's most iconic star celebrates his 72nd birthday on October 11.In posters and autographs, glimpses and encounters, countless viewings of......