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If you have ever felt a strange sense of calm listening to rain, you are not alone. Turns out, seeds buried in the soil feel something too, and it does not calm them down. It wakes them up. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found, for the first time, that plant seeds…
Last Updated:March 14, 2026, 12:02 IST Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer, innovator and education reformer from Ladakh, was detained by Ladakh police on September 26, 2025. Sonam Wangchuk, a Ramon Magsaysay awardee and the prominent face of the movement demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards for Ladakh, was detained on September 26, 2025. (File pic/PTI) The…
Last Updated:January 21, 2026, 1:06 PM IST THE World University Rankings by Subject 2026: China emerged as the leading Asian nation, securing seven top-10 positions across various subjects, up from four last year. IISc Bengaluru is the only Indian institution ranked under 100 in the Computer Science category. (File Photo) Indian institutions have a limited…
Last Updated:October 05, 2025, 05:45 is Gitanjali J Angmo’s petition, filed as a habeas corpus writ, calls the detention ‘illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional’, violating Wangchuk’s fundamental rights The Ladakh administration has accused Wangchuk of ‘instigating’ violent protests through ‘provocative speeches’, including suggestions of ‘self-immolation’ and references to the ‘Arab Spring’ to overthrow the government. File pic/AFP…
Last Updated:August 20, 2025, 00:24 is Sources said that the troops have been directed to arrive at the earliest and will remain at the disposal of the local police Four CRPF companies have been instructed to move to Leh immediately, a senior official said. (Representational image/PTI) The Centre has ordered the deployment of four additional…
New Delhi10 minutes ago Copy link The country has recovered a penalty of about Rs 9,000 crore from customers for not maintaining a minimum average balance in a savings account in the last 5 years. Some public sector banks recovered penalty from customers for not having a monthly minimum amount in the account, while some…
Last Updated:January 23, 2025, 2:10 PM IST MIT, Stanford, and Oxford lead the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, dominating top spots across 11 subjects. MIT leads in Arts and Humanities, Business and Economic and Social Sciences. (Image: MIT) The Times Higher Education (THE) has released the World University Rankings by Subject 2025, covering…
An Indian-origin student pursuing PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been suspended until January 2026 following his pro-Palestinian activism and is currently appealing the university’s decision. Prahlad Iyengar, also a National Science Foundation fellow, has been “suspended until January 2026,” according to a post on X by a group called ‘MIT Coalition…