Supreme Court Drops Inquiry Into Justice Yadav as Rajya Sabha Takes Charge
The Supreme Court was preparing to initiate an in-house inquiry against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav over his controversial public comments at a VHP event. However, the plan was dropped after the Rajya Sabha secretariat intervened, asserting that any such action falls exclusively under the jurisdiction of Parliament and the President. Background […]
Dowry: The Price Women Still Pay in Modern India
“When I held my grandson, it felt like Vaishnavi had returned home for a moment.” These were the heartbreaking words of a mother who lost her daughter. Vaishnavi Hagawane, to an alleged dowry death in Pune in May 2025. Despite being married into a politically influential family, Vaishnavi endured repeated abuse. Her death ruled as […]
AI Illusion? Contractor Uses ChatGPT to Fake Road Work, Gets Government Payment Approved with Edited Photo
In a bizarre and viral twist to India’s AI adoption journey, a video circulating online has shocked netizens and raised serious questions about public accountability. A local contractor allegedly used ChatGPT and an AI image editor to create a fake photo of a completed cement road — and successfully got the bill cleared by a […]
New Species ‘Dugesia punensis’ Discovered in Pune’s Pashan Lake — First Indian Planarian Species Identified in Four Decades
A remarkable scientific discovery has emerged from Pashan Lake in Pune, where a new species of planarian worm has been identified. Named Dugesia punensis, this species marks the first new Indian planarian discovery in over 40 years. The breakthrough was made by Ph.D. researcher Mithila Chinchalkar and her guide Dr. Ravindra Kshirsagar from the Department […]
Global EV Giant Tesla Sidesteps India’s Manufacturing Scheme
Government Releases EV Manufacturing Policy, Tesla Pulls Back Elon Musk’s electric vehicle giant, Tesla, has reportedly shown no interest in setting up manufacturing facilities in India, according to the country’s Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. This is the first public acknowledgment by the Indian government that its efforts to attract Tesla with incentives have not […]
A Rare Wave in Greenland: How Satellites Spotted a Hidden Seiche
In September 2023, something very unusual happened in a remote fjord in East Greenland. Scientists around the world picked up a strange signal—like a slow, steady heartbeat—coming from the Earth itself. This signal lasted for nine days, and then, a month later, it appeared again for another week. No one had ever seen anything quite […]
Unlocking Faster Learning: How Brain Cell Inhibition Could Boost Memory and Navigation
Researchers have uncovered a brain mechanism that helps animals quickly learn and remember important places, such as where to find food. In this study, mice navigated a virtual reality track with special visual cues, learning to slow down and search for rewards in the right spots. The scientists discovered that certain brain cells in the […]
Remembering Sir Dorabji Tata: The Visionary Who Built India’s Industrial Backbone
June 3 marks the death anniversary of Sir Dorabji Tata, a towering figure in India’s journey toward industrial self-reliance and social progress. Born on August 27, 1859, Sir Dorabji was the elder son of Jamsetji Tata, the legendary founder of the Tata Group. As a pioneering industrialist and compassionate philanthropist, Dorabji played a transformative role […]
Self-Reproduction in Artificial Cells
What is Self-Reproduction? Self-reproduction is a key feature of all living things. It means that an organism can make copies of itself, ensuring its species continues over time. In natural life, this process is controlled by complex chemistry inside cells. Even the simplest living cells, like bacteria, use many coordinated steps to reproduce, all managed […]
Flight Operations Disrupted at Delhi Airport After Dust Storm Hits NCR
Flight services at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport were affected on Sunday evening as a massive dust storm swept through Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region (NCR). Between 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm, at least four incoming flights were diverted due to poor weather conditions. These included two flights from Jaipur and […]