There are bulls and bears, and also ducks. When Warren Buffett warned against being a stock market duckWarren Buffett mentioned a metaphor that should haunt every investor who has ever felt clever during a rising market: The preening duck tha...
28 May, 2026, 10.06 PM IST
Quote of the day by the lady who touched the stars, Kalpana Chawla: “The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to...” Learn a timeless lesson on dreams, courage, perseverance, success mindset, ambition, hard work, and never giving upThe Kalpana Chawla quote of the day still inspires millions chasing dreams, success, and personal growth worldwide. Her powerful words on v...
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Quote of the Day by Ian Hacking: ‘The social risks that worry us are not random…’Quote of the Day: Philosopher Ian Hacking argued that societal fears are not random but are deliberately structured by cultural, political,...
27 Apr, 2026, 09.33 AM IST
Hundreds of millions at stake for top US universities in funding face-off with TrumpTop US universities face potential funding cuts. The Trump administration targets institutions over national interest concerns. Some univer...
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'Harvard getting their a** kicked, teaching 2+2 =4': Trump's bizarre dig as battle escalatesIn his latest attack on world-renowned institution Harvard University, President Donald Trump said it is getting their a** kicked and teach...
29 May, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
Infosys Science Foundation announces winners of this year's prizeThe prize is given to individuals in six categories -- engineering and computer science, humanities, life Sciences, mathematical sciences, ...
15 Nov, 2023, 01.23 PM IST
Columbia University accepts submitting inaccurate data for 2021 U.S. News rankings. Here's the full storyColumbia University admitted that it used outdated or erroneous procedures in reporting data to the U. S. News & World Report for the 2022 ...
12 Sep, 2022, 12.22 PM IST
Data law will bring clarity, help research, says Kris GopalakrishnanFrom climate studies to easy-to-use PCR device to detect Covid, Infosys Prize 2021 highlights changemakers
03 Dec, 2021, 05.59 AM IST
These are the most sought after Majors in the worldMajors like Business Administration/Management, Computer Science, Maths, and Psychology top the list for being most sought after due to the...
18 Oct, 2021, 08.01 PM IST
Lawsuit challenging Optional Practical Training programme dismissed by US CourtUnder the OPT programme, foreign students can work for 12 months after graduating, with students graduating in science, technology, enginee...
01 Dec, 2020, 03.27 PM IST
Why do we find jokes funny? Quantum theory might explainThis new approach may succeed at a more nuanced modelling of the cognition of humour.
19 Mar, 2017, 04.45 PM IST
Donald Trump's travel ban: US-bound students on tenterhooksAccording to news reports, the Trump administration is looking to cut the time students in the US can stay on in the country after they fin...
31 Jan, 2017, 10.15 AM IST
Number of Indian students in US jumps 31%There are nearly 1.2 million international students with F (academic) or M (vocational) status studying in the US.
29 Apr, 2016, 10.00 PM IST
- The Musical, Magical Number Theorist
Bhargava’s mathematical tastes, formed in his earliest days, are infused with music and poetry. He approaches all three realms with the sam...
15 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Meet Manjul Bhargava: The Fields Medal winner for mathematics, who is also a musicianHe projects a quiet friendliness that makes it easy to forget that the 40-year-old is widely considered one of the towering mathematical fi...
14 Aug, 2014, 09.09 PM IST
The effect of short supply of world-class mathematicians felt in Indian R&D workWorld-class mathematicians are in short supply, and the effect is felt in Indian R&D work. Hope now rests on newish institutes that are att...
05 Feb, 2012, 03.01 AM IST
- Internet use affects memory: Study
Internet searches are making information easy to forget, as more people rely on computers as a type of "external memory," a Harvard Univers...
16 Jul, 2011, 03.31 AM IST