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...
04 Jun, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Quote of the day by Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong: ''We cooperate with China because of shared interests, not because of shared blood.'' ― What does “shared interests not shared blood” reveal about modern diplomacy and global power balance?Quote of the day by Lee Hsien Loong: Singapore China shared interests not shared blood statement Lee Hsien Loong reflects a sharp global tr...
26 May, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
In 1831, a man digging into a Scottish sandbank found carved ivory figures that rewrote medieval historyIn 1831, a man on the Isle of Lewis unearthed the remarkable Lewis Chessmen, carved from walrus ivory. These pieces reveal a sophisticated ...
18 May, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
An 8-year-old boy stumbles upon a 1,700-year-old statue fragment during a visit to Ramon CraterAn eight-year-old boy on a rock-collecting trip in Israel's Ramon Crater stumbled upon a 1,700-year-old statuette fragment. The intricately...
12 May, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
Archaeologists went in for a routine check near a mall in Croatia and walked out with a 2,000-year-old Roman estateArchaeologists in Croatia unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman estate near Split. This extensive complex, featuring an olive oil press, was a w...
09 May, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Battle of paradigm shifters: Musk vs Altman over OpenAI's original purpose can shape AI's moral & commercial futureMusk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, along with Microsoft, has turned into a broader debate over who controls the future of artifi...
02 May, 2026, 07.05 AM IST
UK’s best university for 2026 revealed — and it’s not Oxford or CambridgeIn a historic shift, the London School of Economics has topped The Times UK Universities Rankings 2026, displacing Oxford and Cambridge fro...
22 Sep, 2025, 03.38 PM IST
UK’s best university in 2025 revealed and it’s not Oxford; Top 10 list hereThe UK's higher education system, featuring institutions like Oxford and Cambridge, is globally recognized for its academic rigor and resea...
12 May, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen conferred with Spain's top award in social sciencesIn his best-known work, 'Poverty and Famines. In an Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation (1981)', Sen demonstrated that hunger is not a con...
26 May, 2021, 07.27 PM IST
Economic growth has 'devastating cost to nature', review findsThe economic benefits of biodiversity had historically been missed from growth models, distorting the value of capital accumulation and lea...
02 Feb, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
Cambridge University says 'alumnus' Manmohan Singh has standing inviteSingh, a well known economist, studied economics at St John's College, Cambridge. He passed Economics Tripos (First Class Honours) from Cam...
21 Sep, 2014, 01.27 PM IST
Cambridge trumps Oxford to be named best UK varsityCambridge is again the country's leading university, topping the Complete University Guide's 2015 ranking of UK varsities.
12 May, 2014, 04.34 PM IST
- Group formed to foster India, Cambridge collaboration
A select group of 24 senior Indian business leaders, government figures and educationists has been created to guide and assist the extensiv...
04 Sep, 2013, 09.23 PM IST
- Cambridge economist accepts 'Dr Manmohan Singh Chair' at Panjab University
A leading Indian-origin Cambridge economist today said he has accepted the 'Dr Manmohan Singh Chair' named after Indian Prime Minister at t...
09 Jul, 2012, 03.01 PM IST
- London school of Economics joins Tata ISES
The London School of Economics has joined hands with Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme (ISES) this year to enable its stude...
09 Jun, 2010, 10.12 PM IST
- Oxford and Cambridge failing to recruit enough Indian, non-white students: Study
British universities such as Oxford and Cambridge are failing to recruit enough students of Indian, African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi heri...
03 Feb, 2010, 03.08 PM IST
- Cambridge beats Oxford in best varsity list
Cambridge has replaced Oxford as the best university in the United Kingdom, according to a varsity guide published here on Monday.
30 Jul, 2007, 03.35 PM IST