Over 90% of IIT graduates do not take up jobs related to their engineering disciplines. Instead, they chart diverse paths—joining startups, pursuing entrepreneurship, IIMs, civil services, consultancy firms, data analytics, or coding. Why do most IITians not pursue careers in their specific branches of engineering? Is it a drain on IIT resources? IIT is not … Read more
Sadineni Yamini Sarma | Photo Credit: The Hindu : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is weighing its options of fielding Sadineni Yamini Sarma from the Vijayawada Central Assembly constituency. The proposal assumes significance in the wake of YSRCP’s decision to field Velampalli Srinivas instead of Malladi Vishnu, sitting MLA. Mr. Vishnu and Ms. Yamini Sarma … Read more
Y.S. Sharmila speaking after taking charge as the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president, in Vijayawada on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y.S. Sharmila on January 21 (Sunday) announced that the party candidates will contest from all the 175 Assembly constituencies in the State in the forthcoming elections. Addressing … Read more
The Supreme Court recounted how the Air veteran had received the “biggest jolt” of his life when he was informed in 2014 about his HIV infection. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court has held the Indian Air Force and the Army liable to pay ₹ 1.54 crore in compensation to an … Read more
Years ago, there was a girl who yearned to step onto the paddy field in her tribal hamlet and play cricket with boys in the neighbourhood till dusk at Choyimoola in this district. The conservative outlook of the community members, the constant chiding by her mother and the reminders of her gender did not dampen … Read more
A trainer aircraft operated by Redbird Flight Training Academy, after it made an emergency landing on an agricultural field near Pete Sirur village in Chittapur taluk of Kalaburagi district on June 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A trainer aircraft operated by Redbird Flight Training Academy made an emergency landing on an agricultural field … Read more
Police in Bihar have been directed again to not use mobile phones or social media while on field duty, failing which stern action will be taken against them. In June 2021 too, a similar direction was given by the State police headquarters to personnel on duty. Of late, said the order, it has been found … Read more
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A lesbian couple challenging NHS fertility policy where they live say current rules place an “unfair financial burden” on LGBTQ+ people. Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans say they are required to undergo 12 rounds of private treatment before they can get NHS support. Heterosexual couples have to try to conceive for two years before becoming eligible. … Read more
The paper published by engineer Masakatsu Murakami and his team cites supercomputer simulations to suggest that a laser with a pulse energy of up to 1 kilojoule and total power of up to 100 petawatts will be required to create a magnetic field like the one found in black holes and neutron stars. An artist’s … Read more