He failed JEE, then rejected an IIT seat. Years later, he returned as a professor
In 2001, Arjun Jain arrived at his JEE centre in a Home Minister's car. The car belonged to the father of his schoolmate, and an armed guard accompanied him.
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Pak court stays order to expel Afghan medical students from colleges
A Pakistani court on Friday suspended an order directing medical and dental institutions to expel Afghan students and send them back to Afghanistan, offering immediate relief to those affected. The move came two days after the Pakistan government told institutions across the coun...
Four funerals and a dry state: Bihar's numbing prohibition truth
Four Bihar men, on the last Sunday of August, sat down to drink in Bedhna village under Barh police station in Patna district. They were masons, neighbours and friends, and one of them had got his mother to pack some rice for a fish-and-drink gathering.
How Supreme Court grilled FSSAI on food warning labels: 13 posers, 10 days
The Supreme Court has, in a detailed order, asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Union government to reconsider several aspects of its proposed Front-of-Pack Labelling (FoPL) system for packaged foods in national interest.
PM Modi and Iran's Pezeshkian meet on BRICS sidelines amid West Asia tensions
Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
9/11 ने बदल दिया हॉलीवुड! 'स्पाइडर-मैन' से 'मेन इन ब्लैक' तक ऐसे बदले फिल्मों के सीन
11 सितंबर 2001 से पहले फिल्मों में प्लेन आसमान में उड़ते थे, इमारतों से टकराते थे और न्यूयॉर्क की गगनचुंबी इमारतें तबाही के बाद भी अगले सीन में फिर खड़ी मिलती थीं. लेकिन 9/11 के बाद यह सब इतना सामान्य नहीं रह गया. जिस विमान को पर्दे पर देखकर दर्शक रोमांचित होते थे, वह अचानक असहाय...
728KM रेंज, 10 मिनट में होगी चार्ज, लॉन्च हुई BMW i7 Facelift
बीएमडब्लू ने भारतीय बाजार में अपनी नई कार को लॉन्च कर दिया है. कंपनी ने बीएमडब्लू आई7 फेसलिफ्ट (BMW i7 facelift) को दो वेरिएंट में लॉन्च किया है.
CREST- IDFC फ्रॉड केस में CBI की चार्जशीट, IFoS अफसर समेत 3 लोग बनाए गए आरोपी
चंडीगढ़ के CREST-IDFC फ्रॉड केस में CBI ने बड़ी कार्रवाई की है। केंद्रीय जांच ब्यूरो ने इस मामले में तीन आरोपियों के खिलाफ चार्जशीट दाखिल की है. इनमें इंडियन फॉरेस्ट सर्विस यानी IFoS अधिकारी नवनीत श्रीवास्तव, विपम कंसल्टेंसी प्राइवेट लिमिटेड और कंपनी की डायरेक्टर शामिल हैं. कंपनी...
कमिश्नर का पद छोड़ा, BJP जॉइन करने के 2 दिन बाद IAS को मिला लोकसभा उपचुनाव का टिकट
बीजेपी ने शुक्रवार को असम की नगांव लोकसभा सीट के उपचुनाव के लिए पूर्व IAS अधिकारी देबाशीष शर्मा को अपना उम्मीदवार घोषित किया है. उपचुनाव 6 अक्टूबर को होना है और 9 अक्टूबर को वोटों की गिनती की जाएगी.
Video review: Plenty of thrills in this eerie but imperfect Kannada horror film
It was 2013, and Kannada cinema witnessed a phenomenon it had never seen before. 6-5=2, a found-footage horror film made on a relatively modest scale, became a sensation across Karnataka and went on to become a surprise blockbuster. Thirteen years later, another found-footage hor...
Jennifer Lawrence is on Instagram, but she warns trolls could make her quit
Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence has finally joined Instagram, but she has already laid down one very important rule: be nice, or she is gone. The Hunger Games star made her Instagram debut on Thursday, September 10, and wasted no time warning her followers about what could make ...
Launched This Week: Lenovo Legion Gen 11, Vivo Buds and 3 more devices to look at
What a week this was. Or should we just call it Apple week? Almost all the attention was on the newly launched iPhone 18 Pro, the first-ever foldable iPhone aka iPhone Duo, the new-generation Apple Watch 12, Watch Ultra 5 and AirPods 5. Basically, all things Apple, all the buzz a...
Big blow for India as Yuki Bhambri doubtful for Davis Cup tie against Korea
Yuki Bhambri’s availability for India’s upcoming Davis Cup clash against Korea in Seoul remains uncertain after the doubles specialist picked up a right-leg strain during practice before his US Open first-round match. Indian captain Rohit Rajpal described the timing of the injury...
Philippines ferry fire toll rises to 35 as 54 remain missing off Palawan
The death toll from a fire on a passenger ferry in the Philippines has risen to 35 after more bodies were recovered from the burned vessel, while 54 people remain missing. There were 43 survivors from the fire, which broke out on Wednesday night as the ferry was nearing its desti...
Poland warns of Russian provocations at Ukraine-EU border crossings
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said two incidents along Ukraine's borders with Poland and Moldova this week could be a sign of intensified Russian provocations at Ukraine's border crossing points with Europe. Speaking in Bratislava on Thursday, he said Poland and Europe sh...
PM Modi holds Pezeshkian's hand in striking moment at BRICS Business Forum summit
One photograph from the BRICS Business Summit in New Delhi captured India’s diplomatic position in a deeply divided world.
He memorised the periodic table at 2 and graduated high school at just 12
At two, Suborno Isaac Bari could recite the periodic table. At four, he wrote a book. At seven, he was invited to lecture at an Indian university. By 12, he had graduated from high school and was preparing to study mathematics and physics at New York University.
Sam Altman holds meeting, tells staff OpenAI open to slowing advanced AI, report says
OpenAI is considering slowing the development of its most advanced artificial intelligence systems. According to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, CEO Sam Altman told employees this week that OpenAI could slow down its AI work and, ideally, do it together with ot...