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Berlin to BITS Pilani: How Nobel-winning Optogenetics connects to parasite research in Hyderabad

Light has become more than a means of observation; it is a way to intervene, test, and uncover cause-and-effect relationships, said Nishith Gupta, professor of Biological Sciences at BITS Pilan

11 Oct 2026 11:14 am
What was the Chemistry Nobel Prize given for? | Explained

What are chirality and molecular handedness, and why does life favour one form over the other? Why does the handedness of a molecule matter when developing drugs? What did Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai discover? Can it explain the origins of life?

11 Oct 2026 7:25 am
Anthropics Claude AI submits false tip on Philadelphia unsolved homicide case

Claude filled out a form on the police site PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, indicating it might have information regarding an unsolved murder listed on the site

11 Oct 2026 4:55 am
Net shutdown adds to massive disruption in capital

The mobile internet shutdown was among the largest web blackouts in the national capitals history

11 Oct 2026 12:56 am
Govt. will ensure lives of fishers in Vizhinjam improve along with development of international port: Keralam CM

Satheesan inaugurates the work on the new fishing harbour at Vizhinjam here on Friday

9 Oct 2026 11:28 pm
Care Hospitals strengthens stroke, cardiac care

The first-of-its-kind Artis zee Bi-Plane Cath Lab allows doctors to see blood vessels from two different angles during a procedure and provides advanced 3D and CT-like imaging ensuring greater precision

9 Oct 2026 11:27 pm
Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 3 people as Kyiv struggles to counter escalating attacks

One man was killed, and five people were wounded in Russian strikes on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region in the morning hours, said Mykhailo Semikin, the head of the regional military administratio

9 Oct 2026 11:24 pm
Talks with Iran can only succeed without threats, President says

Diplomatic efforts to end the seven-month conflict, which began with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, have been at an impasse since the summer

9 Oct 2026 11:24 pm
GVMC plans exclusive 25 feeding zones for stray dogs in Visakhapatnam

GVMC opens its third feeding point at Autonagar with bowls and water troughs; the Kamal Welfare Foundation offers to fund about 25 more through CSR

9 Oct 2026 11:22 pm
How can a police officer aver that accused will abscond because he is a North Indian? questions Madras High Court

Justice N. Ramesh says such an averment is not appreciated and that a persons place of origin cannot be a reason for apprehending that he may flee

9 Oct 2026 11:22 pm
AIADMK likely to face another crisis after decline in vote share

Following AIADMKs recent setback in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram bypoll, detractors may raise questions about Edappadi K. Palaniswamis leadership around the time of the partys Foundation Day on October 17

9 Oct 2026 11:17 pm
Japan protests Russias extradition requests for ICC president Tomoko Akane and eight other court staff

Japan has criticized Russias request for the extradition of the International Criminal Courts president and eight other tribunal officials from the Netherlands, where the court is based

9 Oct 2026 11:14 pm
Pakistan says substantial forces, resources already in Saudi Arabia under defence deal

Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan made the remarks at his weekly press briefing in response to a question on the growing threat posed by Yemens Houthi rebels to Saudi Arabia

9 Oct 2026 11:11 pm
Supreme Court rejects A.P. government plea to restore 34% quota for Backward Classes in local bodies

The top court says data from a unified family survey were insufficient to justify the enhanced reservation in the absence of a specific empirical assessment of backwardness and representation in local bodies

9 Oct 2026 11:02 pm
The other Nana Patekar: A life shaped by classical music

When the arc lights dimmed, Nana Patekar retreated into a world of raags, poetry and enduring artistic friendships.

9 Oct 2026 11:01 pm
Saudi authorities say three killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport

The attacks on October 8 were the deadliest in Saudi Arabia since the kingdom and allied forces in neighbouring Yemen launched a major military offensive against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels last weekend

9 Oct 2026 10:56 pm
Amid bulk filing, ECI sets limit on Form 7 submissions

Applications during claims and objections that an individual elector can file are capped at 10, while those during continuous updation of rolls by a voter have been fixed at five per month

9 Oct 2026 10:54 pm
DMK retains much of its vote bank despite going it alone, reinforces position as the principal rival of TVK

The TVK failed to match the vote count secured by the AIADMK in the general election, despite the defection of the former AIADMK legislator and the shift of the DMKs erstwhile allies to the ruling party

9 Oct 2026 10:49 pm
Ruling parties sweep bypolls as BJP bags Bengal seats, TVK wins in Tamil Nadu

BJP wins Nandigram, Rejinagar and Nagaon by a huge margin, while TVK wins Dharapuram and Madurantakam

9 Oct 2026 10:44 pm
Reel culture led to bike stunt incident: B. Shamoondeswari, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic)

She said that the integrated command and control centre will be inaugurated shortly and added technological advancements were in place to monitor traffic congestion in the city

9 Oct 2026 10:42 pm
Centre seeks States help as CJP prepares to go ahead with protest; major curbs in Delhi

Ahead of the October 10 protest demanding CECs resignation, authorities deny permission for Jantar Mantar gathering, put curbs on internet, shut down markets and Metro stations, and cancel dozens of trains bound for capital

9 Oct 2026 10:32 pm
BJP wrests Assams Nagaon Lok Sabha seat after seven years

The party made inroads into areas dominated by Muslims, who, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, account for 62% of the constituencys voters

9 Oct 2026 10:12 pm
CJPs October 10 protest seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumars resignation | Full Coverage

The protest comes after alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and the ECIs Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise

9 Oct 2026 10:11 pm
No complaints in Keralam about deliberate denial of voting right, says Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan

He says the present allegations against the ECI concerns removal of cores of names, adding Keralam has not seen complaints filed in this regard unlike States such as Maharashtra, West Bengal or Haryana

9 Oct 2026 10:10 pm
16.18 lakh Form 6 applications filed during enumeration phase of SIR in U.P.: Chief Electoral Officer

CEO Navdeep Rinwa responded to a report by The Reporters Collective that said Form 6 applications that are used for new voter registrations had been added mysteriously and that the names of the applicants had not been disclosed

9 Oct 2026 10:09 pm
Watch: CJP protest: Metro shut, trains cancelled; Supreme Court questions curbs | Above the Fold | Oct 9, 2026

Supreme Court questions Delhis restrictions ahead of CJPs October 10 protest as 57 metro stations face closure.

9 Oct 2026 10:05 pm
NEET UG paper leak: Parliamentary panel recommends switching NTA-run exams to CBT mode

Committee calls for central registry to bar blacklisted exam vendors;says long-term defence against recurring leaks is investing in large, diverse, and continuously updated question banks;advises against invasive student frisking at examination centres.

9 Oct 2026 9:57 pm
Congress cites The Hindu article to allege SIR is leading to deletion of genuine voters

Jairam Ramesh also alleges that 85,854 pre-filled copies of Form 7, used to raise objections to voter entries, were generated through the ERONet software after the deadline for claims and objections had expired

9 Oct 2026 9:56 pm
Government wont allow monopoly in any sector in India: Scindia

Scindia was responding to billionaire SpaceX CEO Elon Musks comments on oligarchs blocking Starlinks satellite Internet service in India

9 Oct 2026 9:47 pm
P. Sathyabama elected in Dharapuram, trumps DMK rival by 9,471 votes

Speaking to mediapersons, the TVK candidate the verdict has proven that the people are in favour of the TVK-led government, and they had dismissed false propaganda of the opposition about her

9 Oct 2026 9:38 pm
Ownership issues cloud TVS Venu Srinivasan, family

Sudarshan Venu, the 37-year-old CMD of TVS Motor Company, named as Significant Beneficial Owner (SBO) sets cats among pigeons; Amalgamations Group also gets pulled into the ownership tussle

9 Oct 2026 9:37 pm