CJP leaders; AISA president Neha Bora NEW DELHI: The All India Students’ Association (AISA) on Wednesday announced its support for the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) proposed September 5 protest march in Delhi, demanding the withdrawal of FIRs against students and an inquiry into alleged pellet and bullet firing during an earlier march to Parliament on…
Sanjay Manjrekar (left), Sri Lanka’s Asitha Fernando and Yashasvi Jaiswal on day one of the second test match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo. (PTI) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal received a…
Kevin Liu showcases a geometry-powered robot that moves without motors or controls, PC: Aaron Nathans At Princeton Engineering, a team led by Glaucio Paulino has answered a question few people ever think to ask: what makes a ketchup bottle cap snap open and stay open rather than flopping shut? The hinge on a typical flip-top…
NEW DELHI: “Dukh hota hai. Mai iss bade chance ka wait kar rha tha par naam nahi aya [It hurts. I was waiting for this big opportunity, but my name didn’t come up],” a dejected Harsh Singh told Timesofindia.com after being left out of the Indian judo squad for the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.Just…
A San Francisco woman has given a glimpse of what home cleaning could look like in the age of humanoid robots after hiring one for $30 an hour to work inside her apartment. Gianna Capezio booked a one-hour cleaning visit from San Francisco startup Tau Robotics, with the humanoid robot vacuuming, making her bed and…
Riya Velhal, Founder & President of StratScholar (Image Credit: StratScholar) For many high-school students, becoming interested in research is easier than figuring out how to actually begin. Finding a mentor, understanding research methods, and knowing how to publish or share completed work can be difficult without the right guidance. Riya Velhal, an Oregon high-school junior,…
Huacas de Moche (Image Credit: Canva) Archaeologists working at the Huacas de Moche Archaeological Complex in northern Peru have uncovered the burial of an infant estimated to be about 1,500 years old. The child, approximately 1.5 years old, was buried with a funerary assemblage that included two whistles, a rattle and a sculptural vessel. Researchers…
SpaceX has officially announced Starbase, a new $100+ billion spaceport in South Louisiana near Pecan Island. (Photo: @SawyerMerritt) SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion, 125,000-acre (50,585-hectare) Starship launch complex on Pecan Island in US’ southern Louisiana, an area that serves as protected habitat for dozens of migratory bird species and whose receding wetlands help…
A day after Kriti Sanon responded to criticism over her outfit in a Raksha Bandhan advertisement, the jewellery brand behind the campaign has withdrawn the ad. The brand issued a statement saying it holds Indian culture, traditions and festivals in the highest regard.For those not in the know, Kriti had addressed the backlash on August…
The incident occurred at a gas chemical complex in the Amur region (representative image) Six Chinese nationals were killed and nine others remain missing after a fire broke out at a gas chemical complex in Russia’s far eastern Amur region, according to the plant.The fire broke out on Tuesday at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex…