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He left school after Class 3, bought a British motorcycle for Rs 300 and taught himself engineering, then built India’s first electric motorIndependence Day 2026 Special: G D Naidu, known as the “Edison of India”, left school after Class 3 but went on to become a pioneering inve...- Independence Day 2026: Meet the ‘Edison of India’ who studied science from magazines and shocked the British with his inventionsShankar Abaji Bhisey, often called “Edison of India”, was a pioneering Indian inventor who developed his interest in science through books ...
- Everyone loves biryani, but its real origin is a mystery: Know the incredible story behind this culinary masterpieceBiryani is one of the world's most loved dishes, but its origin remains a topic of debate. While historians trace its earliest roots to anc...
- In 1990s, an Indian American inventor created a dental material that restored over 1 billion teethSumita Mitra's curiosity inspired a dental filling material from observing grape clusters. She developed nanoclusters, mimicking grapes for...
- Actor R Madhavan left amazed by 30 Manipuri students who removed 600 kg of waste from Dehradun. Who is the 21-year-old changemaker?Actor R Madhavan shared an inspiring story of 21-year-old Cheenglai Lapka Chongtham and a group of Manipuri students in Dehradun. Their ini...
- On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...
- Butter Chicken Quarrel: Court drama gets spicier with new evidenceButter Chicken Moti Mahal: A court battle over the origins of butter chicken heats up as two Indian restaurant chains, Moti Mahal and Darya...
- Unravelling cotton candy's sweet origins: Exploring the 120-year journey of the pink fluffAround 1897, inventor William Morrison and a confectioner created a machine to make fine-spun sugar.
- Delhi HC calls for a time-out in butter chicken battle: Moti Mahal vs. DaryaganjThe Delhi High Court is mediating a spat between Moti Mahal and Daryaganj, both claiming to be the brains behind butter chicken and dal mak...
- 32-ft-long mural of Haider Ali & Tipu Sultan fetches $830K at London auction, but Indian rulers have a complicated legacyThe mural, made in the early 19th century, consists of 10 large sheets mounted on canvas.
- Tuberculosis and cancer have higher mortality rates than Omicron. But, why do we fear the virus more?Dr. Habil Khorakiwala says there is a need to disassociate fears from the current pandemic.
- View: Padman can be a role model for solving India’s huge job crisisProactivity, problem solving and entrepreneurship will have to be embedded in the curriculum of schools, colleges and vocational institutio...
- Ex-CEO of Micromax Vineet Taneja is India head of DysonDyson is a family-owned company founded by British engineer and inventor Sir James Dyson, often called the Steve Jobs of domestic appliance...
- India's most intense dialogue with Nobel FoundationIndia accounts for every sixth person who walks on the globe and the number of Nobel Awards won by Indian citizens amounts to a mere 0.45% ...
- England erred in choosing EU over commonwealth nations: James DysonWe spend almost 5 million pounds a week on average on R&D so we need to price our products accordingly, says Sir James Dyson.
- West Bengal to stake claim to Rasogolla through GI routeOdisha has claimed that Rasogolla originated from Jagannath Temple, where it is a part of religious rituals, and has been a part of the sam...
- Indian lab wins battle to patent cheaper iodised saltIndia won a unique but bruising patent battle on a new way of producing iodised salt against a huge multi-national company.
- 9 best Google Doodles from around the worldGoogle is famous for its doodle illustrations that transform Google’s homepage into something different in order to honour anniversaries, e...
- President Pranab Mukherjee confers Padma awardsPresident Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the Padma awards on several eminent personalities including industrialist Adi Godrej, Olympic me...
- Obama honours Indian-American pioneer of lasik eye surgeryThe former IBM researcher is the only scientist of Indian-origin celebrated in the US National Inventors' Hall of Fame.
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