UP government doubles MBBS, BDS intern stipend to Rs 25,000; 3,928 interns to benefit The Uttar Pradesh government has increased the monthly stipend for MBBS and BDS graduates undergoing mandatory rotatory internship from Rs 12,000 to Rs 25,000. The decision was approved by the state Cabinet on August 25, 2026, at a meeting chaired by…
A book published in 1888, Sandusky of To-Day, called lake whitefish Sandusky’s pride. For centuries, lake whitefish has beem more than just a fish in the Great Lakes region of North America. It was a source of food, income and tradition for Indigenous communities. Towns along the lakes built their economies around the demand for…
In the late 1700s, in what is now South Africa’s Eastern Cape, a girl named Sarah (Sara/Saartjie) Baartman was born into a world already shaped by colonial violence. Her mother died when she was two. Her father, a cattle driver, died when she was a teenager. As a young woman, a Dutch colonist murdered her…
File photo: Heatwave in India NEW DELHI: In India, 61 per cent of children, or 145 million, are exposed to at least one additional month of heat stress due to climate change every year, new global research has estimated.Findings published in the journal Science Advances show that climate change has doubled the number of children…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced free online coaching for competitive examinations during his Independence Day address on August 15, 2026. The initiative seeks to ease the financial burden of costly coaching on poor and middle-class families, while using India’s digital infrastructure and educators to help students prepare from home without relocating to coaching hubs. Prime…
File Pic: Gary Kirsten and Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: India may be staring at the possibility of another setback in their World Test Championship campaign and that has increased the antagonism that cricket fans in India have towards head coach Gautam Gambhir. However, on Thursday, Gambhir found support from an old ally. Sri Lanka…
The University of Delhi has announced the first NCWEB admission cut-off for the 2026-27 academic session, opening admissions to BA (Programme) and BCom courses. Eligible women applicants from Delhi can complete the online admission process from July 28. Further merit lists will be issued in August depending on the availability of vacant seats.(Photo-ANI) DU NCWEB…
An ASML EUV scanner is not just a machine; it is a mechanical marvel widely regarded as the most complex industrial apparatus ever created by humanity. Semiconductors — silicon chips measuring mere millimeters across — have become the most crucial technology in the modern world. They are the nerve centers of everything from smartphones and…
File photo: Air India crash NEW DELHI: More than a year after Air India’s London flight crashed in Ahmedabad, killing 260 people, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Tuesday told SC that the complex inquiry involving international agencies could be completed in six weeks, but the draft final report would be ready only by October…
Uttarakhand’s CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and Rishabh Pant (ANI Image) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has responded to India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant‘s public appeal for help in acquiring land in his home state, assuring the cricketer that the government will extend all possible assistance in accordance with the rules.Pant, who is currently in Sri…
