From UPSC AIR 910 to AIR 167: How this IIT Madras graduate born without forearm gradually climbed ranks despite repeated failuresUPSC Success Story: Kajal Raju from Kerala secured All India Rank (AIR) 167 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination after years of persevera...
09 Jun, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
Bank auctioned pledged land after borrower defaulted but buyer took 2 years to pay 75% money; borrower cleared the dues, fought and won the case in SC to get his land backThe Supreme Court agreed with the Madras High Court's call to cancel the auction of Mr. Rama's family property. The bank was trying to sell...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
Intel spinout Articul8 eyes $50 million for India heritage AI ventureArticul8, a spin-off from Intel, is raising $30-50 million to establish an India-based AI entity focused on traditional knowledge systems l...
09 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
‘Cockroach Janta Party’ gets a new rival? Ex-Supreme court judge Markandey Katju announces ‘Ishq Karo Party’, says 'make love not war'Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju has launched the 'Ishq Karo Party,' advocating for 'Make Love Not War.' He invited youth to join...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
CBI files FIR in Rs 397-crore transformer 'scam' in Tamil NaduThe CBI has filed a case concerning a Rs 397 crore scam in Tamil Nadu. This involves the procurement of transformers between 2021 and 2023....
08 Jun, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
IIT panel approves new CBSE portal for re-evaluation after security reviewA new portal for re-evaluating CBSE answer sheets has received security clearance from an IIT panel. This comes after the previous portal d...
08 Jun, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
CBSE retains COEMPT for answer-sheet scanning, shifts data to its own serversWhen asked about whether COEMPT will be able to scan answer sheets despite its track record, the official said, "They scanned 40 crore page...
06 Jun, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
IITs deny JEE Advanced data breach; CBSE files plaint over cyber attacksIITs have denied claims of a data breach on the JoSAA portal for JEE Advanced. They state a minor misconfiguration was immediately fixed wi...
05 Jun, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
CBSE files police complaint over cyber attacks on post-result portalThe Central Board of Secondary Education has filed a formal complaint with Delhi Police regarding coordinated cyber attacks on its post-res...
05 Jun, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
'Not speaking not marital cruelty': SC frees husband sentenced to jail over wife's suicide after 13 days of silence between themSupreme Court has acquitted a man convicted of cruelty after his wife died by suicide, ruling that 13 days of non-communication between spo...
05 Jun, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Thiruparankundram hill lamp row: SC dismisses plea for action against officialsThe Supreme Court has upheld a Madras High Court decision. The High Court had dismissed a plea seeking action against officials. These offi...
04 Jun, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
Supreme Court upholds mandate for qualified candidates in public employmentThe Supreme Court has ruled that public jobs must go to eligible candidates in accordance with prescribed qualifications. Allowing overqual...
04 Jun, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
Claude, other AI tools used to breach CBSE portals: IIT PanelAI tools like Claude were used to find vulnerabilities in CBSE's on-screen marking portal, revealing the vendor's inadequate security knowl...
04 Jun, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Food Fables: How secretarial jobs helped develop India’s hybrid food traditionsAs thousands of English-educated South Indian men moved across India for secretarial jobs in the mid-20th century, they brought their famil...
01 Jun, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Over 56,000 candidates qualify in JEE (Advanced) 2026; Shubham Kumar and Arohi Deshpande are male and female toppersA total of 56,880 candidates qualified for JEE (Advanced) 2026, with Shubham Kumar and Arohi Deshpande securing the top ranks. IIT Roorkee ...
01 Jun, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
IIT Madras ₹10 LPA job offer, UPSC failures to alcohol addiction and more; techie shares friend’s 12-year journey of strugglesAn IIT Madras Chemical Engineering graduate rejected a ₹10 LPA placement to pursue UPSC, facing multiple failures over 12 years. After setb...
28 May, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Hyderabad techie's IIT Madras friend rejected Rs 10 LPA job for UPSC. He failed it 6 times, battled heartbreak and now earns Rs 2 lakh a monthAn IIT Madras graduate, rejecting a lucrative job for UPSC, faced years of failure, heartbreak, and addiction. After battling through multi...
27 May, 2026, 06.29 PM IST