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Married at 15, widowed at 18 with a baby: She became India's first female engineer in 1943, defying all oddsMarried at 15 and widowed at 18 with a young daughter, A Lalitha refused to let social expectations decide her future. With her father’s su...- In 1898, a Stanford geology student married a young mining engineer and began a life of travel. 30 years later, she became America's First LadyLou Henry Hoover’s journey to the White House was far from ordinary. After becoming the first woman to graduate from Stanford University wi...
- AI is creating more jobs than it destroys in India, but freshers face the squeezeAI is creating more jobs than it destroys in India currently. However, entry-level hiring is declining significantly for young workers. Com...
- Ayush PG entrance test disrupted in Jaipur: 49 candidates unable to complete AIAPGET exam after power outage; Check re-test date, centre and other key detailsA significant power outage impacted the AIAPGET exam at Shri Satya Sai PG College in Jaipur, leaving 49 out of 192 candidates unable to fin...
- The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Startup of the Year and Midas TouchThe 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) is approaching. Our esteemed jury will convene in Bengaluru next week to pick ...
- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar favours 543 LS seats, women's quota within old capKarnataka's Chief Minister DK Shivakumar urged the Southern Zonal Council to retain the 1971 census for delimitation. He also requested mai...
- Shiprocket stock jumps post debut; ETSA 2026 Woman Ahead, Social Enterprise nomineesShiprocket shares extended their strong listing-day gains with a 6% jump on Thursday. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
- In 1843, a 27-year-old woman wrote first-ever computer program. Mentored by Charles Babbage, her work still inspires modern technology nearly 200 years laterAda Lovelace, a visionary ahead of her time, imagined programmable machines long before electronic computers came into being. In 1843, she ...
- Delimitation: Shivakumar favours Lok Sabha strength at 543 seats, women’s quota within this capKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar urged the Southern Zonal Council to retain the 1971 Census for delimitation. He also requested keepi...
- Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trialArturo Bejar, a vocal critic of Meta's safety record, made the allegation during his second day of testimony in a landmark trial over claim...
- Cognizant hires 489 B-school graduates, over 37% from non-STEM backgroundsCognizant has hired 489 graduates from 58 B-schools across 37 cities, with over 37% coming from non-STEM backgrounds and more than 42% bein...
- Khandwa man dresses as a dog in front of ADM to protest against stray dog menaceKhandwa dog protest: A man wearing a dog mask entered the Khandwa Collectorate during a public hearing to protest the city’s stray dog mena...
- No AC in shops, no honking on streets, achar with every meal: Filipino woman shares 10 things that surprised her while slow travelling in SikkimA Filipino woman traveller offered an intriguing glimpse into the unique cultural landscape of Sikkim, noting that locals often possess Sou...
- Every day, 50,000 litres of polluted water flow from South Africa's Stiebeuel River into natural filter beds, where stones, sand and biochar clean it in 5 days, removing 99% of harmful bacteria and creating water for irrigationResearchers in South Africa are using a nature-based filtration system to treat polluted water from the Stiebeuel River in Franschhoek. At ...
- Bridging the skills gap: How rural youth can power India’s MSME growth storyIndia’s next MSME growth wave could come from the country’s vast rural talent pool—but only if skilling moves beyond certificates to genuin...
- Nitin Nabin resets BJP team with fresh faces & poll prosIn a strategic shake-up, BJP president Nitin Nabin introduced a revitalized organizational team that merges experienced leaders with dynami...
- Anand Mahindra is motivated by 20-year-old sprinter Shravani Sangle, who beat China in a 0.10-second thriller: 'Art of the possible'Anand Mahindra is motivated by Shravani Sangle's remarkable performance at the Asian U23 Athletics Championships, where she delivered an el...
- 10th-grade student turns coconut husk into a natural filter that can remove microplastics from seawaterA 10th-grade student in Hawaii began with a project to filter polluted seawater using coconut husks. Her research later found naturally occ...
- Beauty, cosmetics segment to be key growth driver for EPL; raises near-term revenue guidanceEPL Ltd anticipates its beauty and cosmetics segment will drive future growth. The company expects continued momentum after reporting stron...
- Actor Madhavan salutes TCS techie-turned Indian Air Force female pilot Bhawana Kanth, India's first woman 'Top Gun'Actor R Madhavan, who is set to appear in GDN, recently lauded Bhawana Kanth for her historic achievement as the first woman FCL aviator. K...
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