PIO's progress: Chennai-born appointed provost of MIT

Prof Anantha Chandrakasan has been named Massachusetts Institute of Technology's new provost, the first Indian-American to serve in this leadership role. IMAGE: Prof Anantha Chandrakasan takes a......

'I Needed To Follow My Karma'

'Once bitten, twice shy, I didn't take up the challenge this time...''I realised I had failed to follow my karma because I feared failure.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra,......

Shuks leads pivotal muscle-loss study aboard ISS

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut at the International Space Station (ISS), conducted a critical biomedical experiment aboard the ISS on flight day 6 of the Axiom 4......

Shakti Dubey tops 2024 civil services exam; women dominate top 5

Shakti Dubey has topped the civil services examination 2024, with Harshita Goyal and Dongre Archit Parag getting the second and third ranks, the Union Public Service Commission announced on......

IITs, IIMs Lose Grip on Unicorn Growth

BITS has produced 10 startup unicorn founders in the US. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy IIM-Calcutta   If you thought that......

Hospitals Boost IT Spend to Fight Cyber Threats

The growing caution among hospitals is being driven by a rise in double-extortion ransomware attacks, AI-enabled phishing, deepfake fraud, and vulnerabilities in connected medical devices. IMAGE:......

Govt unveils Rs 2 trillion dose for jobs, R&D, innovation, growth push

In a double-dose bid to boost growth and employment prospects, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a Rs 2.07 trillion outlay for a research development and innovation (RDI) Scheme to fund private......

Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra to be next RBI Governor

The government on Monday appointed Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Photograph: @FinMinIndia/X The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet......