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IIT-Jodhpur: Around 70 students test positive for COVID-19

Jodhpur: Around 65-70 people including students, teachers and staffs at Rajasthan’s IIT Jodhpur have tested positive for COVID-19 so far and 60 of them are currently infected with the coronavirus, the authorities…

AMU ranks eighth among Indian institutes in ShanghaiRanking 2020

Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University has been ranked fourth among the Indian universities in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. The AMU figures in the bracket of 801-900 ranking of…

‘Fear speech’ being used to polarise Indians on Whatsapp: IIT-MIT study

Hyderabad: A study has found that messages and information shared on Indian WhatsApp groups have extensively used ‘fear speech’ to instill fear among the majority Hindus against the minority Muslim population of…

SC dismisses PIL, with cost, on prevention of suicides in IITs

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed with cost a PIL on prevention of suicides in the various Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) across the country. A Bench headed by Justice Rohinton F Nariman dismissed the plea…

IIT Roorkee all set to get technology hub

Roorkee: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee is all set to get a technology hub, which is one of the 25 being set by the government. NM-ICPS It will be set…

UP CM provides Rs 10 lakh to IIT researcher suffering from cancer

Lucknow: Ashish Dixit, a researcher in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, who is suffering from blood cancer, has received economic assistance of Rs 10 lakh from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi…

IT sector launches SoP to prevent spread of coronavirus

Syed Hurairah Hyderabad: The IT and ITeS industry has prepared a Standard Operating Procedure for companies in case they deal with coronavirus positive cases or with those who have been exposed to a…

IIT-G develops low-cost system to disinfect areas

Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) on Tuesday said its researchers have developed a low-cost UVC LED-based disinfection system amid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The team is…

IIT seats: Good news for girl students

New Delhi: In order to improve gender balance in undergraduate courses at IITs, a decision has been taken to increase the supernumerary seats for girl candidates in the academic year 2020-21. These…

IIT Club stresses on ‘sattwik mess’

New Delhi: The Wellness Club of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) stressed the need of ‘sattwik mess’. It also expressed stand against ‘Rajasik food’. Email to all students On 28th…

Free coaching for IIT, NEET

Hyderabad: MS Education is conducting an entrance test to select 40 brilliant candidates for giving them free coaching for IIT and NEET. Students who are studying in X standard may apply. The…

Meet youngest fresher at IIT Dhanbad

Jharkhand: Chaturbhuj Singh Kiral became the youngest fresher at IIT Dhanbad. At the age of 14 years and 11 months, he got admission in the Indian School of Mines. According to the…

Super 30: Hrithik’s ‘Basanti No Dance’ winning Twitterati’s heart

MUMBAI: Hrithik Roshan shared yet another track ‘Basanti No Dance’ from his upcoming release ‘Super 30’ picturing a musical way to fight off the fear of English. Sharing the song on Twitter,…

We played important role in de-escalating tension between India-Pakistan: UAE envoy to India

New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) played an important role in de-escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan following the dastardly Pulwama terror attack, its Ambassador Ahmed Al Banna said here…

IIT-Hyderabad student commits suicide by jumping from fourth floor of building

Sangareddy: It seems that there is a rise in the number of suicide cases in Telangana. Especially, students are taking these extreme steps. In one such incident, an IIT-Hyderabad student committed suicide…