SARS-CoV-2 alters lung cell metabolism: IIT Kharagpur

A model has been developed by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur researchers predicting alteration in metabolic reaction rates of lung cells post SARS-CoV-2 infection. IMAGE: Health workers......

Why a second term for Modi seems IFFY

'Poor home work, and a subsequent loss of nerve.''This sums up the Modi government's current travails, the stall in key sectors, fading momentum, irritability,' points out Shekhar......

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them everywhere -- in politics, in research, in the movies, even on YouTube, says......

Facebook cancels student's internship who pointed out flaws

An Indian-origin Harvard student's internship at Facebook was cancelled after he developed an app that pointed out the privacy flaws in the popular social media's messenger service, a media report......

Harvard bestows rare honour on Indian economist

She is the third woman ever, and the first Indian after Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to have received this outstanding honour. The iconic Harvard University's economic department recently named......

Digital publishing coming of age

When Brian Murray, group president of HarperCollins, said, "The younger generations are consuming information in a different way. They may not necessarily be going into bookshops. They are spending......

Our universities are in a mess

Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath, it must be conceded, has real gumption. After having very nearly struck a remarkably bad bargain for India and the developing countries at the last two meetings......

How US can maintain tech lead over India, China

As a former tech CEO, I learned to sleep with one eye open. Competition is always looming and it doesn't take much to lose your edge. So I found you need to focus on your strengths and force the......