Why are India’s brightest minds leaving? Centre’s reply on IIT migration raises more questions

The Centre has maintained that IIT graduates pursuing education or careers abroad do so by personal choice, shaped by academic, financial and professional factors. However, its failure to disclose migration figures in Parliament has intensified the debate over India’s ability to retain its brightest talent and whether stronger research, innovation and career opportunities are needed…

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Ravi Mohan divorce case: Court rejects Rs 40 lakh alimony plea, allows ‘Karathey Babu’ actor to meet sons |

Actor Ravi Mohan’s divorce case with his estranged wife Aarti has taken a new turn with the Chennai Family Welfare Court passing important interim orders. The court dismissed Aarti’s demand for Rs 40 lakh per month as maintenance and instead ordered Ravi Mohan to pay Rs 3 lakh each month until the divorce proceedings are…

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Quote of the day by Socrates: ‘Beware the barrenness of a busy life,’ and why constant activity can leave little room for a meaningful life

Quote of the day by Socrates ‘Beware the barrenness of a busy life’ – SocratesThe most common complaint in today’s world is not having enough time. Calendars fill up weeks in advance, phones demand constant attention and even moments meant for rest are interrupted by notifications, emails and unfinished tasks. Against that backdrop, the saying…

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Former India U-19 World Cup hero Manjot Kalra stays behind bars after bail denied in Lanka Premier League match-fixing case | Cricket News

File Pic: Manjot Kalra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup-winning star Manjot Kalra will remain in custody in Sri Lanka after a Colombo court rejected his plea for early bail in connection with an alleged match-fixing case linked to the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026.Kalra, who shot to fame with his…

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‘Cosmetic exercise to camouflage illegal occupation’: MEA rejects Pak-organised polls in PoK | India News

MEA rejects Pak-organised polls in PoK NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday dismissed the legislative assembly elections being held in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK), calling the exercise a “cosmetic” attempt by Islamabad to legitimise its “illegal occupation” of the region. Responding to reports on the polls, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated…

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RPSC 2nd Grade Teacher Answer Key 2026 released, objection window opens from July 29

RPSC Senior Teacher Answer Key 2026 out for Hindi, Social Science and GK subjects The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) has released the provisional answer key for the RPSC 2nd Grade Teacher Examination 2026 on July 28, 2026. Candidates who appeared for the Senior Teacher (Secondary Education Department) Competitive Examination-2025 can now download the subject-wise…

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Costa Rica covered a dead pasture with 12,000 tonnes of orange peel. Sixteen years later, scientists found a thriving forest | World News

For most people, discarded orange peel is little more than food-processing waste. In Costa Rica, one abandoned environmental experiment showed it could become something very different. During the late 1990s, around 12,000 tonnes of leftover citrus peel were spread across a worn-out cattle pasture beside the Guanacaste Conservation Area as part of an unusual restoration…

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When Google founder Sergey Brin said on giving billions to research on Parkinson’s disease: This work is personal because I carry one of …

Sergey Brin’s mother, Eugenia Brin, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease Google co-founder Sergey Brin has said that his multi-billion dollar donations to fund Parkinson’s disease research is deeply personal because he carries a genetic mutation linked to the disease that also affected his late mother. Brin, whose mother Eugenia Brin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s more…

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AI cannot independently set NEET question papers; human review remains essential, says IIT Madras Director

IIT Madras Director Veezhinathan Kamakoti has asserted that while artificial intelligence can assist in drafting questions and translating examination content, it cannot replace human expertise in high-stakes tests like NEET. He underscored the need for subject specialists to validate questions and translations across 12 languages to safeguard fairness, accuracy, and examination credibility. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton,…

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