Dolly the sheep was named after Dolly Parton, but do you know the reason? Here’s how the world’s first adult-cell clone got its name from the country music legendDolly the sheep made headlines in 1996 when she became the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell using a technique called so...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
93-year-old widow Ruth Gottesman gave $1 billion to make medical school free: Why her gift changed Albert Einstein College of Medicine foreverAt 93, widow Ruth Gottesman made a historic $1 billion donation to Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, creating a scholarship...
25 Aug, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
Michael Dell started his billion-dollar journey in a UT Austin dorm room in 1984; now he and Susan are giving $750 million to build an AI medical campusUS billionaire Michael Dell started his company from a UT Austin dorm room in 1984. Now, more than four decades later, Dell and his wife Su...
25 Aug, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
Over 76 million years ago, a massive 31-foot crocodilian with powerful jaws hunted dinosaurs in the eastern United States regionOver 76 million years ago, a massive 31-foot crocodilian with powerful jaws hunted dinosaurs in the eastern United States region. Deinosuch...
25 Aug, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
JK SIA reopens Wandhama massacre case, security stepped up in Shopian amid threats to Kashmiri PanditsThe Jammu and Kashmir SIA is reopening several Kashmiri Pandit killings cases. Investigations include the 1998 Wandhama massacre and other ...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
IIT Delhi students stage sit-in over MSc student's death; classes suspended amid demands for probeIIT Delhi students protested the death of a 31-year-old MSc Physics student on campus. They are demanding an independent inquiry into alleg...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Not just MacKenzie Scott, this US billionaire has given over $1.5 billion to his alma mater Johns Hopkins University, starting with a $5 donation in 1964Michael Bloomberg’s decades-long commitment to Johns Hopkins University began with a $5 donation and has since grown into more than $1.5 bi...
24 Aug, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
IndiGo co-founder Gangwal commits Rs 300 cr more to IIT Kanpur medical sciences schoolRakesh Gangwal has committed an additional Rs 300 crore to IIT Kanpur's medical school. This significant funding follows his previous Rs 10...
24 Aug, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal pledges Rs 300 crore more to IIT KanpurIIT Kanpur alumnus and IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal has pledged an additionalRs 300 croreto the institute’s Gangwal School of Medical S...
24 Aug, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
17-year-old Pennsylvania student develops promising pancreatic cancer test that correctly detects 87% of cases and rules out disease in 87.5% of peopleA 17-year-old student from Pennsylvania has developed a promising blood-based method for detecting pancreatic cancer by using magnetic nano...
23 Aug, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan’s parents escaped Vietnam by boat with no hope of reuniting with their family; decades later, their daughter became a Harvard graduate & philanthropistPriscilla Chan's journey is rooted in her family's escape from war-torn Vietnam in search of safety and a better life. She became the first...
23 Aug, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Pakistan govt accuses ex-PM Imran Khan's party of violating SC order on his hospital transferPakistan's government blamed Imran Khan's party for his hospital transfer. The information minister stated PTI workers disrupted the planne...
22 Aug, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan's sister files contempt plea over violation of SC hospitalisation orderImran Khan's sister filed a Supreme Court petition alleging contempt of court. The government allegedly violated an order to transfer him t...
22 Aug, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Man declared HIV positive by AIIMS, found negative after retest at another hospital; Consumer commission orders AIIMS Risihikesh to pay Rs 60,000Man declared HIV positive by AIIMS Rishikesh was found to be HIV negative when retested at another hospital. A consumer commission has uphe...
20 Aug, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
BHU secures 6 major research grants under ICMR scheme for high-impact biomedical innovation in Uttar PradeshBanaras Hindu University's medical institute received significant funding for six research projects. These initiatives focus on crucial nat...
20 Aug, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
Union Minister JP Nadda undergoes angioplasty at AIIMS, New Delhi; declared stableUnion Minister JP Nadda underwent angioplasty on August 17, 2026. Hospital staff declared him medically stable following the procedure. He ...
18 Aug, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
India plans national sports medicine framework ahead of 2036 OlympicsIndia plans a national sports medicine framework for preventive athlete care. This initiative aims to standardize injury protocols and link...
17 Aug, 2026, 01.30 AM IST