DU allows colleges to offer UG admission based on Class 12 marks The University of Delhi (DU) has allowed select colleges to begin undergraduate admissions for the 2026-27 academic session based on Class 12 marks instead of Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores.The admissions will be based on merit. However, candidates will have to meet…
UP Scholarship Registration Thousands of students who were eligible for post-matric scholarships and fee reimbursement in Uttar Pradesh during the 2025-26 academic session but could not complete their applications because of technical problems will get another opportunity to apply. The Social Welfare Department has announced that the scholarship portal will reopen from September 1, 2026.The…
MIT Grows living circuits from bacteria. (Credit: MIT News) For most of computing history, information has moved through wires, as electrons pushed along a circuit by voltage. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have now built a version of that same logic using something far older than any transistor: living bacteria.The team, led…
The plan will also include local value-addition targets for machines that are currently fully imported (representative image) India is set to approve a $1.2-billion incentive scheme for manufacturing high-value and technologically advanced construction and infrastructure equipment, as the government seeks to reduce the country’s dependence on China for critical machinery, according to two government sources…
India’s Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, right, and Treesa Jolly (AP Photo) India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured a World Championships medal after producing a superb comeback victory over China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian in the women’s doubles quarterfinals on Friday.The unseeded Indian pair fought for 69 minutes before overcoming their Chinese opponents…
The Supreme Court has reduced the prior legal practice requirement for entry-level judicial service from three years to one year for future recruitment. Selected Civil Judge (Junior Division) candidates will undergo a year of judicial training and another year of supervised clerkship. The ruling also provides transitional relief to law graduates affected by the earlier…
Shubman Gill walks out to bat at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo. (Photo Courtesy: Sahil Malhotra) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Team India captain Shubman Gill stepped out off the 28th delivery he faced in Galle and followed it up with an early sweep in the second innings. While the connection wasn’t ideal when…
PM Narendra Modi had last month flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered train. Within a month of launching its first hydrogen-powered train, Indian Railways is now looking for cheaper green hydrogen options to expand operations. Indian Railways is considering several measures to expand the pool of green hydrogen suppliers and bring down procurement expenses, including providing…
The new foldamer-based material can change its physical state in response to different triggers, while advanced NMR techniques have allowed scientists to examine its molecular structure in unprecedented detail. Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a new smart material that can repeatedly switch between a solid-like gel and a flowing, liquid-like state using…
Australia captain Pat Cummins Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons expects Australia to respond strongly in the second Test after his side recorded a nine-wicket win in the series opener in Darwin.The result was Bangladesh’s first Test victory on Australian soil and was described by Australian media as the “Darwin Disaster”. Simmons said his players cannot afford…
