No novel pathogen behind recent outbreak: China to WHO

Claiming no unusual or novel pathogens other than the seasonal ones were detected, China has sought to play down the global concerns amid surging cases of mycoplasma pneumonia and influenza flu,......

'Modi and Trudeau will sacrifice our dreams'

As India's diplomatic tensions with the Land of the Maple Leaf escalate, so do the anxieties of countless Punjabis. IMAGE: What a difference 5 plus years makes!Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......

Kota Factory Calls For More Than Mechanical Repair

The suicides have involved more NEET aspirants than JEE.'It's a make-or-mar situation.''Either you get into a government medical college, where the fee is much lower than in private institutes, or......

Meet India's best known teacher

'Kids like something when it is interesting, focused, and offers scope for self-exploration.''We teach them how to learn, not force them,' Byju Raveendran tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.Illustration:......

Pele hospitalised but daughter says no worry

IMAGE: Brazilian soccer legend Pele seen in Paris. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters Brazilian soccer legend Pele has been hospitalized as he battles cancer, his daughter said on social......

Understanding the history of Indian spin bowling

Anindya Dutta relies on facts and figures rather than back stories to trace the history of Indian spin bowling, says Partha Basu. IMAGE: Anil Kumble, the legendary leg-spinner who has taken......

Cricket's dressing room blues go back a long way

'The dressing room is a precinct that abounds with all the complexities that make up human nature -- and the unpredictable consequences that can emerge from interpersonal relationships. 'A cursory......