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Manipal: A comprehensive study, conducted by Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal, has found no evidence of a decline in semen quality among Indian men from southern states over the past 17 years. The findings, published in the American Journal of Men's Health, challenge global concerns about a steady fall in sperm counts.The research analysed semen profiles of nearly 12,000 men who visited the University Andrology Laboratory for fertility evaluation between 2006 and 2022. Covering key parame ...Read More >
Mangalore: "Restart a Heart Day" was observed to spread awareness about the importance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the need for timely emergency response during cardiac arrests. The program was organized by Father Muller Medical College and Hospital in association with the D.K. Zilla Panchayat and the District Health and Family Welfare Office, Mangalore, as part of the Nationwide CPR Awareness Week held from 13th to 17th October 2025 across the Dakshina Kannada district. The aim w ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The school of economics at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) held the sixth edition of its Economics Conclave on September 29 and 30, resuming the annual series after a six-year gap caused by the pandemic. The student-led event, themed 'Shocks, Shifts, and Strategies: Mapping India's Macroeconomic Future', brought together economists, policymakers and young researchers from across the country. Niti Aayog vice-chairman Suman Bery, delivering the keynote address 'India's Macro Challeng ...Read More >
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New Delhi: Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, also known as Dr. Parthasarthy, the self-styled godman and chairman of a private management institute at Vasant Kunj in southwest Delhi, is facing the law after sexual harassment complaints from more than 17 female students surfaced. Run under Sri Sharada Peetham of Karnataka's Sringeri, the institute offers postgraduate management diplomas across multiple states. The scandal came to light in August when the institute's administration filed a complaint ...Read More >
Jagdeep S Chhokar, co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and a prominent advocate for clean elections, passed away in Delhi at the age of 80. He spearheaded landmark judicial interventions, enhancing transparency and accountability in Indian politics, including mandatory disclosure of candidate information and the striking down of the Electoral Bonds scheme. Jagdeep S Chhokar, co-founder of poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms and a long-standing advocate for ...Read More >
New Delhi: Jagdeep S Chhokar, co-founder of poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms and a long-standing advocate for clean elections, passed away in Delhi on Friday after suffering a heart attack, ADR sources said. He was 80. A retired professor at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad, Chhokar, along with his colleagues, founded the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) in 1999. Over the past two decades, the organisation spearheaded several landmark judicial interventio ...Read More >
Kolkata: A third-year English honours student at Jadavpur University, who was rescued from a campus pond in an unconscious state around 10.15 pm on Thursday, was declared dead when taken to a hospital near the university.Anamika Mondal, 22, a resident of Nimta, was seen chatting with classmates earlier in the evening. Later, she was spotted in the waterbody near gate no. 4 next to the union room. She had come to the campus to attend 'Ruhaniyat' organised by Jadavpur University Drama Club. The ev ...Read More >
Kharagpur: A day after 21-year-old Ritam Mondal was found hanging in his hostel room, IIT Kharagpur authorities on Saturday have decided to set up a student-led task force at the wing level of every hostel. This initiative aims to ensure that students themselves remain vigilant about their peers and can report any noticeable behavioural changes to the hall council and hall management committee for prompt action.It is the fourth death in seven months and the fifth in a year that the premier insti ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bandhan Bank's net profit in the first quarter of FY 2026 recorded a 65% slump at Rs 372 crore compared with Rs 1,063 crore posted in the year-ago period. Partha Pratim Sengupta, MD and CEO of the bank, attributed the decline to stress in microfinance asset.Even though the bank's total business grew by 11% to Rs 2.8 lakh crore last year, a 119% rise in provisions due to write-offs and high slippages in the microfinance book brought its Q1 net profit down, Sengupta said. "The loan book c ...Read More >
Varanasi: The UAE-India CEPA Council (UICC) and the Atal Incubation Centre - Mahamana Foundation for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Institute of Management, Banaras Hindu University (AIC-MFIE-IM-BHU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday.The MoU was signed by director, UAE-India CEPA Council, Ahmed Aljneibi and professor-in-charge, AIC-MFIE-IM-BHU PV Rajeev. The event marked a significant milestone in UAE-India collaborations, highlighting the growing importance of Tier-2 and Ti ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled f ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res ...Read More >
Pune: Nurses at Sassoon General Hospital staged a protest on Thursday, in response to a strike call by Maharashtra State Nurses' Association (MSNA), demanding that the authorities address discrepancies in their salaries and stop recruitment on contract.Eknath Pawar, dean, BJ Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, however said that services remained unaffected as the "majority of the nurses were working.""Of the 939 nurses working at the hospital in all three shifts, 345 nurses were on str ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Paying rich tribute to Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, the world-renowned physician and doyen of medical academics, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday invoked Dr B C Roy's legacy to emphasise the importance of restoring doctor-patient trust which was the hallmark of Dr Roy's era in the first half of the 20th century, Ministry of Science & Technology said. Dr Jitendra Singh, as the Chief Guest, was speaking at the Doctors' Day celebration organised by the nationa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Paying rich tribute to Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, the world-renowned physician and doyen of medical academics, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday invoked Dr B C Roy's legacy to emphasise the importance of restoring doctor-patient trust which was the hallmark of Dr Roy's era in the first half of the 20th century, Ministry of Science & Technology said. Dr Jitendra Singh, as the Chief Guest, was speaking at the Doctors' Day celebration organised by the nationa ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 13 : Paying rich tribute to Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, the world renowned physician and doyen of medical academics, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today invoked Dr B.C. Roy's legacy to emphasise the importance of restoring doctor-patient trust which was the hallmark of Dr Roy's times in the first half of the 20th century. Dr Jitendra Singh was, as chief guest, speaking at the Doctors Day celebration organized by the national body of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) here. Nat ...Read More >
Ranchi: JMM president and chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said the official X account of his party has been hacked, prompting him to order a police investigation into it.Apart from expressing concern over the breach, the chief minister appealed to the Elon Musk-owned social media giant to take cognisance of the matter.Party members said at 12:12 am on Sunday, the hackers posted a suspicious link along with an image of a rodent on the JMM's X account, which was immediately flagged by Hemant ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Paying rich tribute to Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, the world-renowned physician and doyen of medical academics, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday invoked Dr B C Roy legacy to emphasise the importance of restoring doctor-patient trust which was the hallmark of Dr Roy era in the first half of the 20th century, Ministry of Science & Technology said. Dr Jitendra Singh, as the Chief Guest, was speaking at the Doctors Day celebration organised by the national bod ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: To the painfully long wait for a US visa, now add punishing costs as the Donald Trump administration slaps a $250 (around Rs 21,450) "visa integrity fee" that will more than double the cost of student, tourist and work visas, beginning January 2026, reports . The fee is refundable under strict conditions.Indians applying for B1/B2 visas (business or tourist), which cost under Rs 16,000 ($185), would need to pay around Rs 37,500 with the new fee. Almost all non-immigrant categories, in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration clarified on Wednesday that it will not automatically extend hostel accommodation for PhD students who have received academic extensions. Citing a recent Delhi High Court order and institutional hostel rules, the university stated that such requests will now be considered on a case-by-case basis. This announcement comes amid ongoing protests by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU), which has been on a hunger str ...Read More >
Kolkata: Guru Dutt was not born in Kolkata but the city had lived in him since he shifted here and grew up as a Bhowanipore resident. Fluent in Bengali and an avid reader of Bengali literature, Dutt married iconic Bengali singer, Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri, and filmed at least two of his cult movies in Kolkata. To commemorate his centenary, film enthusiasts from across India will gather for a day-long event at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity on Friday. Richa Agarwal, chairperson of the centre, ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emplaned for Namibia -- the final stop of his five-nation visit -- after wrapping up his State Visit to Brasilia where he met Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and also attended the 17th BRICS Summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Taking to X, the PMO wrote: "PM @narendramodi has boarded for Namibia, the final destination of his tour" Also, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randir Jaiswal wrote on X: "P ...Read More >
New Delhi: Twelve days into its hunger strike, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has objected to what it claims is a new undertaking format for PhD students seeking hostel extension, alleging that it requires them to express "gratitude" for being allowed to stay beyond the normal academic period.According to the union, the alleged undertaking format states that "the university has kindly agreed to allow me to stay in the hostel on humanitarian grounds" and asks students to ...Read More >
New Delhi - Even as employers report ongoing influence of inflation, recession fears, and country leaders on their hiring decisions, recent business school graduates can remain optimistic about their career prospects, buoyed by the accelerating integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across the modern business landscape. According to the latest annual survey of global corporate recruiters released today by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), problem-solving and strategic thinki ...Read More >
Bengaluru: At first, there were no visible flames inside the Mahabodhi Burns Centre at Victoria Hospital. But the lights went out, and slowly, the smoke began to blanket the corridors. It was this choking haze -- not the fire itself -- that triggered fear and forced an urgent evacuation in the early hours of Tuesday."The main concern wasn't just the fire, but the smoke. Burns patients are extremely vulnerable to respiratory distress, so evacuation had to be immediate," Dr Ramesh Krishna, dean an ...Read More >
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University will conduct its own entrance exam -- JNUEE -- for admissions in PhD courses for Korean Studies and Cinema Studies, which are not covered under the UGC-NET, while admissions for all other doctoral degree courses will be based on NET scores. According to university sources, the decision to hold JNUEE for these two programmes was taken by the respective schools. "All the deans have accepted and signed the process. This decision is their own, not of the vice ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Jawaharlal Nehru University will conduct its own entrance exam -- JNUEE -- for admissions in PhD courses for Korean Studies and Cinema Studies, which are not covered under the UGC-NET, while admissions for all other doctoral degree courses will be based on NET scores. According to university sources, the decision to hold JNUEE for these two programmes was taken by the respective schools. Also Read | India Developing Its Own Bunker-Buster Missile? Reports Say DRDO Modifyi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 7 (PTI) In the wake of removal of its pro-Vice Chancellor for alleged financial misappropriation, city-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is now contemplating to appoint a Vice Chancellor in the next couple of months. On Friday night, TISS asked its pro-VC professor Shankar Das to step down with immediate effect amid allegations of financial misappropriation and irregularities against him. "Consequent upon approval of the Competent Authority, Prof Shankar Das, Pro Vice ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates unchanged on Friday but cut the cash reserve ratio by 50 basis points to bring enough liquidity in the banking system. The Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the reo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent and Cut CRR by 50 basis points to 4 per cent to infuse liquidity in the banking system and lower interest rates. Eminent economists, reacting to the RBI's says that the apex bank has opted for a du ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Counselling for medical and dental seats in the state has ended on a high note, with all MBBS and BDS seats - which are counselled by Karnataka Examinations Authority - have been filled this year. In the past five years, this is the first time all BDS seats are filled. In the stray-vacancy round on Sunday for pending seats, four MBBS seats and 32 BDS seats were filled. Some 2,650 BDS seats and 9,181 MBBS seats were counselled by KEA this year. For perspective, 199 BDS seats and one M ...Read More >
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