Iit-madras

Egyptian Boy Undergoes Surgery Using IIT-Madras' Virtual Reality Model

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 31, 2020

Among thousands waiting for international travel curbs to be lifted is an 11-year-old Egyptian boy for whom spending the lockdown time in India has come with a new lease of life as he underwent a crucial heart surgery using a virtual reality model developed by the IIT Madras.

6 IIT Students' Job Offers Revoked: How COVID-19 Is Impacting Placements

India News | Written by Maya Sharma, J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Sumana Nandy | Thursday April 23, 2020

The highly contagious coronavirus pandemic, which has infected over 2.5 million people worldwide, has had a massive impact on the global economy.

IIT-Madras Project Employee Arrested For Allegedly Filming Student Inside Washroom

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel, Edited by Sumana Nandy | Thursday February 20, 2020

An IIT-Madras faculty was arrested for allegedly attempting to film a Ph.D scholar while she was inside the women's washroom.

CBI Takes Over Probe In Death Of IIT-Madras Student

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 30, 2019

The CBI has taken over the investigation in the case involving the death of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) student Fathima Latheef, officials said on Monday.

Book Excerpt: IIT-Madras And The Long Link To Germany

Book Excerpts | Ajantha Subramanian | Thursday January 2, 2020

Exclusive excerpt from 'The Caste Of Merit' by Ajantha Subramanian

"Told To Leave Country": Norwegian Tourist After Protest Pics On FB

India News | Reported By Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Friday December 27, 2019

A tourist from Norway, questioned recently after she shared photos on Facebook from protests against the citizenship law CAA, revealed on Friday in a post that she has been ordered to leave the country or face action. An officer from the Bureau of Immigration "showed up" at her hotel and would not leave until she bought a flight ticket home, Janne-...

"My Deep Respect": German IIT-Madras Student Sent Back Over Citizenship Law Protests

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday December 26, 2019

Jakob Lindenthal, the German student studying at IIT-Madras when he was sent back for participating in anti-citizenship law protests on campus, landed in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

Jamia Protest Spreads To Other Campuses, Students Unite: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday December 17, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today joined growing protests against police crackdown on students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University. Students from campuses around the country have come out in strong support of counterparts from Jamia and AMU after Sunday evening's violence over the new citizenship law. Cops in both Delhi ...

PM Modi Has Assured CBI Probe Into Suicide Of IIT-Madras Student: Kerala MP

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 5, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have assured a group of MPs that CBI will investigate the recent suicide of a girl at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, RSP leader NK Premachandran, said on Thursday.

"Very Useful To Parliament": PM On Camera To Check Who's Paying Attention

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday September 30, 2019

One of the projects that impressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Singapore-India Hackathon at IIT-Madras today was a camera designed to "detect who is paying attention".

India Committed To Creating Solutions For Global Applications: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the country's innovation ecosystem and said it was committed to creating Indian solutions for global applications.

"Destiny Of India In Your Eyes," Says PM Modi At IIT-Madras: Highlights

India News | Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Monday September 30, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the 56th annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He said that IIT Madras is a prime example of how a decades-old institution can transform itself to meet the needs and aspirations of the 21st century.

Robot That Can Hold Objects Like Human Hand Developed By IIT-Madras

Science | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a robot with grasping and locomotion abilities like a human hand that can be used for industrial purposes and in search and rescue operations, the premier institute said on Wednesday.

IIT-Madras Student Commits Suicide In Hostel Room

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 29, 2019

A student of IIT-Madras allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room on Monday, police said.

IIT-Madras Research Scholar Found Hanging In Her Hostel Room

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday January 2, 2019

A woman research scholar at IIT-Madras was found hanging in her hostel room on Tuesday. Ranjana Kumari, from Jharkhand, was doingher PhD in the metallurgy department. No suicide note was found in her room at the Sabarmati hostel in the campus, the police said.