The program aims to inspire students and industry partners to pursue careers in electronics and tackle challenging scientific problems relevant to societal needs and sustainable growth

CCEA gives nod to raising FCI equity capital

Applications are open until November 29, 2024, with additional admission rounds planned for the 2025 entry year.

This K-12 curriculum, which emphasises balanced assessment with a 50 per cent school-based evaluation and 50 per cent external exam split, has been piloted in a school in Punjab to adapt it for Indian students 

The company has broadened its product portfolio significantly to meet evolving learner demands, particularly in areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and study abroad programs

As part of a seven-judge Constitution bench, Justice Sharma, along with a majority, overruled a 1967 verdict that denied Aligarh Muslim University’s minority institution status.

Are Indian youth equipped mentally and culturally to face the challenges that the Internet era throws at them?

The 10-minute theatre festival, Short + Sweet South India, makes a comeback after two years with enthusiastic participation from new faces and young groups

The creators of War and Peas, Brown Paperbag Comics, Bakarmax and more talk about the growth of the Indian webcomics scene as the stage is set for Bengaluru Comic Con

Raghuram Rajan on why India must be open and inclusive, and welcoming to all, before it aims to be an upper income country by 2047

Ahead of the Global Investors’ Meet, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu dismissed claims that Uttar Pradesh had overtaken Tamil Nadu as the second largest State economy. He also spoke about renewable energy and impact of floods on revenues. Excerpts from an interview with The Hindu:

An interview with B.C. Pathak on India’s nuclear power plans and strategy

Electronics and Information Technology Minister says the thought process that there should be accountability of what is published on social media is taking shape globally; he says provisions which allow government to take over networks are imperative in today’s world; and India will have to triple the amount of digital connectivity especially when introducing new technologies such as 6G

The Indian Army has embraced change and forged a balance between tradition and modernity, says the author of Camouflaged — Forgotten Stories from Battlefields

Yamini Narayanan argues that the cow and the Ganga have both been harmed, in the name of being sacred

Ibrahim Muhawi, who has won 2023’s Palestine Book Award for translating Hussein Barghouthi’s Among the Almond Trees, reflects on themes that dominate Palestinian literature

Asserting that “the ground realities are different”, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said “we will emerge victorious with the support of the people”

Why Ram Chandra Kak is a forgotten figure in the history of Jammu & Kashmir and India

“This election is not for the election of a particular MP but to elect the Prime Minister; and there is no doubt that the country wants to see Modi ji return as PM once again,” Mr. Dhami said

The development agenda of the PM with special focus on the Northeast will help the NDA win most of the 25 LS seats in the region, says former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while criticising Congress for misinterpreting CAA for political reasons

Mr. Yadav says the BJP’s strength lies in its collective leadership and that Congress leaders have no ideology

37% polling in Srinagar ‘greatest testament to rightness of the decision’, the Union Home Minister says; there is no doubt that the NDA is on its way to 400-plus seats, he adds; says that his party has no history of misusing a majority, and it was a Congress government that had imposed the Emergency and made changes to the Constitution

Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay spoke of ‘deep’ economic challenges, the potential of the new carbon-negative smart city project, and ruled out re-joining the BBIN vehicle agreement

For India to realise its full potential, author of Accelerating India’s Development: A State-led Roadmap for Effective Governance Karthik Muralidharan pushes for investment in good institutions which can restrain politicians

Mr. Balakrishnan calls Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership a missed opportunity, hopes for Ministerial Roundtable soon, opportunities to deal with sagging investments

‘Flying to space is now accessible to ordinary citizens who haven’t been part of a military environment,’ space diplomat Susmita Mohanty said

Mr. Sukumaran, when asked why he chose the Conservative Party, says, “because we’re the one party that really values individual freedom over the collectivist approach of the left”

Journalist Neha Dixit is shocked at the invisibilisation of the urban poor, the backbone of the nation

Priyanka Mattoo on her journey across countries, and why she sees herself as the ‘megaphone’ for a culture

Omani society is as multifaceted and paradoxical as any other, filled with competing narratives and lived realities; the female friendships in the novel are a reflection of the same, says the International Man Booker-winning writer