Admissions open for IISER Tirupati one year professional master’s programmes in data science and AI One year professional master’s programmes at IISER Tirupati are open for admissions 2026-2027 under Biological Data Science (BioDS) and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DS-AI) tracks. The programmes were launched in 2024 and are delivered in online mode for working…
Tears at DXB: The Surprise Gift By Dubai International Airport That’s Melting Hearts Worldwide In a week marked by travel disruptions, regional uncertainty amid Iran vs US-Israel war and emotional departures, something unexpected unfolded at Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports and it had nothing to do with flights. At DXB (as…
Masturbation myths and exams: Why fear, not semen loss, may affect student performance. (AI Image) Board exams, entrance tests and college admissions already put enormous pressure on students. But for many adolescent boys, another source of stress quietly adds to the burden—misinformation about their own bodies.Many students grow up believing that masturbation or nightfall causes…
NEW DELHI: So far 30 India-bound ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and 26 wait to cross the critical sea route, sources in the shipping ministry said. While half of the ships that have transited the strait carried LPG and LNG, eight had bulk cargo and seven were crude tankers.Officials said while 19 transits…
A helicopter dropping its first bundle of trees for the Christmas tree drop restoration project (US fish and wild life service photos) Every year after Christmas, thousands of used trees are thrown away. In New Orleans, however, many of them get a second use. Instead of ending up in landfill, the trees are collected, tied…
What really happened to Reckless Ben’s GoFundMe amid the missing LEGO collection controversy? (Image via Getty) The dispute between YouTuber Reckless Ben and Bricks & Minifigs has turned into one of the biggest online stories in the LEGO community. What began as claims about a missing Star Wars LEGO collection worth around $200,000 has now…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: The White House Situation Room, forged during the Kennedy years of the Cold War, has hosted some of the most consequential discussions in modern American history: nuclear crises, the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, responses to terrorist attacks, and wars overseas.According to a forthcoming book by New York Times…
Prasidh Krishna and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Prasidh Krishna and Rohit Sharma scripted a rare piece of ODI history as India made a dream start against Afghanistan in the third and final ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.After Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and chose to bat,…
Former BBC Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills has issued his first public statement after being sacked by the broadcaster, addressing a past police investigation into alleged sexual offences.In a statement released through his lawyers, Mills said he had been the subject of “rumour and speculation” following his sudden exit.“The recent announcement that I am no…
Psychrobacter SC65A.3 is a 5,000-year-old cold-adapted bacterium resistant to multiple modern antibiotics/ AI Illustration A team of Romanian researchers has identified a bacterium preserved for roughly 5,000 years inside an underground ice deposit that can already withstand multiple modern antibiotics. The organism, recovered from Scărișoara Ice Cave in north-west Romania, survived frozen conditions for millennia…
