Before electronic computers became the backbone of modern science, complex aerospace calculations were done by hand, painstakingly and with extreme precision. Among the people performing this critical work was Annie Easley, a mathematician who began her career in the 1950s as a ‘human computer’. Working at a time when both technology and opportunity were limited,…
Representational AI image The Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) is expected to declare the Class 10 and Class 12 board examination results for 2026 on April 25, tomorrow.This year, a large number of students appeared for the examinations, with over 1.12 lakh candidates in Class 10 and around 1.03 lakh in Class 12. The…
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.362 billion to $703.308 billion in the week ended April 17, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. This comes after the kitty had already gained $3.825 billion in the previous week, when the reserves stood at $700.946 billion.The reserves had earlier touched a record high of…
Representational file photo As the Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) prepares to declare the Class 10 and Class 12 results on April 25, a look at the past three years shows a steady improvement in student performance across both levels.In 2025, Class 10 students recorded a pass percentage of 90.77 per cent, with 99,725…
Harbhajan Singh (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: In a major development, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, ending his stint with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).Harbhajan, a member of India’s World Cup-winning squads in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, was nominated…
SITEEE 2026 Phase 1 admit card: Symbiosis International University has released the admit card for the Symbiosis Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam (SITEEE) 2026 on the official website, set-test.org. Candidates who have registered for the exam can now download their hall ticket by using their registration ID and password. Exam dates for both phases…
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has launched three new artificial intelligence courses through the SWAYAM Plus platform. The courses are part of the ‘AI for All’ campaign and aim to make digital skills accessible to a wider audience, including those without a technical background.The announcement was made by Prof V Kamakoti, Director of IIT…
A young boy’s desert exploration led to an incredible find. Jude Sparks stumbled upon a fossilised tusk and skull. This prehistoric beast, a stegomastodon, lived over a million years ago. Representative Image (Image Credits: Google Gemini) It was supposed to be a normal afternoon of exploring the desert. In November 2016, nine-year-old Jude Sparks was…
CBSE second board exam sees over 6.6 lakh candidates register across improvement and compartment categories. (Representative Image) CBSE Class X second board exam 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education has reported 6,68,854 registrations for the Class X second board examination, with the application process closing on April 22, 2026, including the late fee phase….
A routine renovation in Turkey’s Cappadocia in 1963 unearthed Derinkuyu, a vast underground city. This ancient marvel, extending 85 meters deep, housed thousands with residential areas, stables, and sophisticated ventilation. Most people who take a sledgehammer to a basement wall are looking for extra storage space or a hidden pipe. But in 1963, a homeowner…
