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According to an ILO survey, one in 15 people in employment have experienced sexual harassment in their workspace | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic The recent allegations of sexual harassment by eight female employees in Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) office in Nashik has brought renewed attention to workplace safety and grievance redressals of sexual harassment complaints.  … Read more

South 24 Parganas: Remains of burnt vehicles after the violence during nominations for Panchayat elections, in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, June 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: – Story so far: Within three days of the announcement of the dates to the West Bengal elections, six violent incidents were noted by independent conflict monitor — Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED). … Read more

Though Muslims make up almost 27% of West Bengal’s population as per 2011 Census, their voices are still mostly missing from places where policies are made.  The election process in West Bengal is approaching fast, amid an ocean of uncertainty over who will ultimately be able to cast their votes. In its final list, the … Read more

Garment company workers at the Hosiery Complex block the road as they stage a protest demanding a hike in their salary and other various issues in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, April 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: – Streets in Noida’s industrial belt saw scenes of unrest on April 13 as protesting factory … Read more

The bill would raise the Lok Sabha ceiling from 543 to 850 seats. File. | Photo Credit: ANI If the Lok Sabha’s strength is expanded to 850 and seats are allocated on the basis of the 2011 Census population, as the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill and the companion Delimitation Bill tabled in Parliament envisage, the … Read more

The state of poll-bound States: a data-driven look

The Hindi-Heartland States of northern India would be the overwhelming beneficiaries of the proposed delimitation based on population figures from 2011 Census. If the Lok Sabha’s strength is expanded to 850 and seats are allocated on the basis of the 2011 Census population, as the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill and the companion Delimitation Bill to … Read more

The Hindi-Heartland States of northern India would be the overwhelming beneficiaries of the proposed delimitation based on population figures from 2011 Census. If the Lok Sabha’s strength is expanded to 850 and seats are allocated on the basis of the 2011 Census population, as the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill and the companion Delimitation Bill to … Read more

Ravish Malhotra is the Indian Air Force officer seen with Rakesh Sharma who served as the backup cosmonaut in 1984 Published – April 14, 2026 05:11 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit

The green pill millipede (Arthrosphaera lutescens). Photo: Special Arrangement A recent study has revealed the self-cleaning mechanism of green pill millipede (Arthrosphaera lutescens), a species endemic to the Western Ghats. Researchers found that these millipedes, primarily located in the Munnar region of Idukki and Nelliampathy in Palakkad, utilise a biological mechanism similar to the famous … Read more

The reed snake was collected during field surveys in Oragitok, an area characterised by rich forested habitats and high ecological significance. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement GUWAHATI A team of researchers from multiple institutions has described a new species of burrowing reed snake from Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district. The description of the species, named Calamaria … Read more

The Large Hadron Collider can zoom in on phenomena happening at a scale of 10-18 m. But to fathom flavour, theoretical estimates suggest we need to plumb at least 10-21 m, which would require much more powerful particle accelerators. | Photo Credit: CERN At the smallest scales, nature often repeats itself. It makes families of … Read more

Big fight: Supporters of Trinamool Congress during a public meeting for the Lok Sabha election in Kolkata on Thursday | Photo Credit: Swapan Mahapatra An indicator-based analysis for the poll-bound West Bengal reveals that the State lags in several economic and social indicators. While it shows strength in select indicators such as immunisation and elementary … Read more

Anthropic did not respond to a Reuters’ request for comment [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS British financial ​regulators are holding urgent talks with the government’s ‌cyber security agency and major banks to assess ​risks posed by the latest ⁠artificial intelligence model from Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority … Read more

According to OpenAI, ‌Axios, a widely used third-party developer library, was compromised on March 31 [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS OpenAI said on Friday it had identified a security ​issue involving a third-party developer tool called Axios ‌and is taking steps to protect the ​process that certifies its macOS applications ⁠are legitimate OpenAI apps. The … Read more

Anthropic announced on April 7 that it was limiting the release of its new “Mythos” model over risks posed by its unprecedented ability to rapidly identify security vulnerabilities [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS The global monetary system is not prepared to address artificial intelligence’s rapidly escalating risks, the IMF managing director warned Sunday, as a … Read more

Truecaller CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala. File image: Special Arrangement Even as the government mandates real name caller ID, Truecaller AB, which built its whole business on caller identification and spam detection, has expressed confidence that it would be able to survive and grow in India, its biggest market, CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala told The Hindu in an … Read more

An upcoming research paper by Asar Social Impact Advisors makes a case for ‘Climate education as a Climate mitigation strategy’ arguing that education systems can significantly shape long-term emissions pathways by influencing behaviour, consumption patterns, and civic engagement. | Photo: iStock/ Getty Images Across India, floods drown schools, heatwaves close universities, and smog turns morning … Read more

SINGAPORE, April 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Qianhai Shenzhen–Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub (EHub) made its debut at GITEX AI ASIA, marking a significant step in engaging Singapore’s innovation ecosystem and integrating more closely with local technology and innovation networks. As a flagship innovation and technology collaboration platform bridging Shenzhen and Hong Kong, EHub leverages its … Read more

The green pill millipede (Arthrosphaera lutescens). Photo: Special Arrangement A recent study has revealed the self-cleaning mechanism of green pill millipede (Arthrosphaera lutescens), a species endemic to the Western Ghats. Researchers found that these millipedes, primarily located in the Munnar region of Idukki and Nelliampathy in Palakkad, utilise a biological mechanism similar to the famous … Read more

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The BJP’s push for an immediate delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies has triggered almost reflexive opposition from the Congress, while other opposition parties are more guarded in their responses. The government has not revealed its exact proposals, but party representatives who met with government interlocutors have come away … Read more

Karthik V. Raman | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT At Raman Research Lab at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Hyderabad, India’s first quantum computer is taking shape. It is not an assembled computing wonder but something that is being built right from chips and physics that shape the next-generation computing devices. The principal investigator is … Read more

When regular activity is removed, the human body does not simply stop or pause progress. It actively reconfigures, recalibrates, and reorganises. Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images The human body is highly adaptable. It continuously reconfigures and reorganises itself in direct response to the demands placed upon it. Its musculature … Read more

In this image from video provided by NASA, the Artemis II Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, on April 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: NASA/AP From false claims that a historic lunar fly-by was staged in a movie studio to unfounded narratives that footage of the crew was AI-generated, the Artemis II mission … Read more

Alexis Carrel’s work showed how damaged vessels could be repaired and even replaced, laying the foundation for modern organ transplantation | Photo Credit:  Photo Credit: Soumyadip Sinha The 1912 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Alexis Carrel “in recognition of his work on vascular suturing and the transplantation of blood vessels and … Read more

Various political parties in Tamil Nadu have made a slew of promises for the upcoming Assembly elections. | Photo Credit: RAGU R Tamil Nadu is going to polls on April 23 and political parties have made a slew of promises, many of them having women and education at their centre. At this point, an indicator-based … Read more

A colorised scanning electron micrograph of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, shown in gold, interacting with a human neutrophil, in red. | Photo Credit: NIAID Men experience more skin infections than women — doctors have known this for a while. They have proposed both behavioural and physiological reasons for this difference but the exact mechanism … Read more

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto GUWAHATI A report on bats in India has recommended a systematic quantification of guano, or accumulated bat poop, and its nutritional value compared to existing bio-fertilisers. Farmers in India do not fancy guano as an alternative to chemical fertilisers as much as their counterparts … Read more