Life's fightback lesson of the day: When Jaws director Steven Spielberg was rejected by a film school twice - 'When you have a dream, it doesn't come screaming at you'Hollywood titan Steven Spielberg, whose films have grossed over $10 billion, faced early rejection from his dream film school due to medioc...
19 Jun, 2026, 11.35 PM IST
In 1888, a photography manufacturer kept looking for an easier way to handle glass plates; it unexpectedly led to roll film and changed how the world took picturesGeorge Eastman fundamentally changed photography by introducing a series of accessible innovations rather than a single invention. He trans...
19 Jun, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
QS Rankings 2027: These are the world's best universities right now. Here's where India standsMIT has once again secured the top spot in the QS World University Rankings 2027, with Imperial College London and Stanford University shar...
18 Jun, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
Scientists found a tropical butterfly that appears to slow its own aging, and one species can live for 348 days as a resultScientists have discovered tropical butterflies, Heliconius, that live much longer and age slower than their relatives. These butterflies, ...
18 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
IIT Delhi retains top spot among Indian universities in QS world rankings 2027The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has retained its position as India's highest-ranked university in the QS World Univers...
18 Jun, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
In 1961, a Yale psychologist had ordinary people deliver 450-volt shocks to strangers: 65% obeyed, rewriting how we understand authorityIn a groundbreaking study conducted at Yale University in 1961, Stanley Milgram examined the phenomenon of obedience to authority. Particip...
17 Jun, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
Meet Michael Dell, who dropped out of college to build a tech empire and later donated over $1 billion to his alma materMichael Dell, who left the University of Texas at Austin to build his tech empire, has now donated over $1 billion to the institution. His ...
17 Jun, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
Kevin Warsh takes Fed pulpit with immediate challenges, longer-term agendaFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh leads his first policy session, sending ripples through the investment community eager for clues on mo...
16 Jun, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
UP BEd JEE result 2026 out at bujhansi.ac.in: Direct link, toppers list, rank card and counselling details hereUP BEd Results 2026: Bundelkhand University has released the UP BEd JEE Result 2026 today, June 16. Teaching aspirants can now download the...
16 Jun, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Ashoka University appoints Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan as its next vice-chancellorAshoka University has appointed Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan as its next Vice-Chancellor, effective August 1, 2026. A distinguished sch...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
UNIVO appoints Nitin Golani its chief executive officerHigher education company UNIVO has appointed Nitin Golani as its new chief executive officer. Golani, with over two decades of global exper...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Ethiopia is slowly tearing toward a new ocean, and geologists have uncovered how the rift is pulling the continent apart from belowNew research reveals a powerful geological process is actively tearing Africa apart from beneath. A rhythmic plume of molten rock beneath E...
10 Jun, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
Philippines earthquake in videos: Watch buildings collapse, airport damaged as massive 7.8 quake strikes MindanaoPhilippines earthquake videos: A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the southern Philippines, causing buildings to shake and promptin...
08 Jun, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
Philippines earthquake: Could Hawaii be affected? Latest update on Guam and the US mainlandA powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines, triggering tsunami alerts across the Pacific. Guam and the Northern Ma...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
Philippines warns of metre-high tsunami waves for several hours after 7.8 quake jolts Mindanao coastPhilippines earthquake: A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Mindanao island in the southern Philippines on June 8, 2026. Tsunami...
08 Jun, 2026, 06.43 AM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes Bhutan, GFZ saysThe quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.
07 Jun, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
Quote of the day by Johann Wolfgang Goethe: 'Love grants in a moment what toil can hardly achieve in an age'; lessons on power of love from Germany's greatest writerGerman literary icon Johann Wolfgang von Goethe believed love could achieve more in a moment than years of toil. His 1790 drama Torquato Ta...
05 Jun, 2026, 02.56 AM IST