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SECTOR | 19 Nov 2025, 03:02PM

BIOVOZ and the University of Auckland Join Forces to Lead the Next Frontier in Anti-Aging Research

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Education

SECTOR | 18 Nov 2025, 10:05PM

ED arrests Al Falah group chairman in Red Fort blast-linked probe

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The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of the Al Falah group, after it conducted simultaneous searches in Delhi-NCR against the trustees and promoters of Faridabad-based Al Falah University, which has been at the centre of the probe into the Red Fort area car blast case, officials said. Siddiqui has been taken into custody under the criminal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and is being produced before a competent court for remand, they said. The agency has also seized Rs 48 lakh in cash during the searches that began around 5:15 am, according to sources. Multiple teams of the federal probe agency raided at least 25 premises of the Al Falah Trust and the university establishment. Officials of the agency also raided an office in Delhi's Okhla area, with a security cordon being provided by the police and paramilitary forces. Fifteen persons were killed in the blast that took place on November 10 near the iconic monum

IIT Delhi India's Top-Ranked Institute, Followed By IIT Bombay, Kharagpur: QS Sustainability Rankings

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Education

SECTOR | 18 Nov 2025, 07:31PM

IIT Madras to host symposium on extended reality for Global South

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The symposium will bring together global experts, innovators, researchers and industry leaders to explore frugal technology innovations in extended reality (XR) including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR) and haptics

Education

SECTOR | 17 Nov 2025, 04:40PM

Experts urge India to create clear rules and SOPs for autonomous vehicles

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Road safety experts on Monday stressed the need of the government framing a comprehensive regulatory framework and set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the testing, deployment and operation of autonomous vehicles (AV) to meet the phased target in the country's complex traffic conditions. Speaking at an event organised by the India chapter of International Road Federation (IRF), P Rajalakshmi, professor, Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN) at IIT Hyderabad, said road safety remains a critical concern for autonomous technology becoming mainstream in India. Rajalakshmi said India's target for autonomous vehicles (AVs) involves a phased approach, aiming for widespread use of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) like lane-keeping and adaptive cruise control by 2030, followed by the introduction of Level 3 and 4 vehicles in specific urban areas and controlled routes by 2040. "As India embarks on a mission to lead in autonomous mobility by 2047, key .

Education

SECTOR | 17 Nov 2025

Tiny heater to kill tumours

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IIT-Madras team devises compact hyperthermia applicator to treat smaller tumours

Education

SECTOR | 16 Nov 2025

Karnataka bets on quantum push to build a deep-tech hub beyond Bengaluru

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New Centres of Excellence at IIIT and IIT Dharwad aim to expand high-end research, talent pipelines and industry partnerships beyond Bengaluru

Education

SECTOR | 16 Nov 2025

IIT Madras researchers identify physiological markers to predict and manage test anxiety in students

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The research has been published in Behavioural Brain Research, an international peer-reviewed journal publishing studies on the neurobiological basis of behaviour and cognitive processes in humans and animals

IIT researchers identify physiological markers to help manage test anxiety

Business Standard | 16 Nov 2025

Education

SECTOR | 16 Nov 2025

Delhi car blast: Crime Branch probes Faridabad terror module at Al Falah University

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The Crime Branch team arrived at the university campus and conducted inquiries related to the case

Amid ongoing students' protest, Panjab University postpones exams

Business Standard | 16 Nov 2025 4 more

Education

SECTOR | 14 Nov 2025

There are huge sociological barriers to inclusion and social mobility in India: Nobel laureate in economics

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James A Robinson of the University of Chicago was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on tracing inequalities among countries

International Conference on Fashion as a Tool for Social Change 2025 Concludes at Woxsen University

Business Line | 14 Nov 2025

Education

SECTOR | 14 Nov 2025

IIT Madras launches Language and Cognition Lab to study India's linguistic diversity

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It aims to contribute to the development of human-centred and linguistically aware AI systems