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Centre Plans 'Vigyan Jyoti' To Help Girl Students To Opt For STEM Education

Education | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 13, 2019

Data compiled by the DST shows that females comprised 24 per cent of the total pas-out students in STEM subjects in engineering, 22 per cent at the post graduate level, 28 per cent at M Phil and 35 per cent at the PhD level.

Now STEM Education For Girls In Delhi Government Schools

Education | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 12, 2019

The Delhi government is introducing STEM education for girl students in its schools to ensure majority of them opt for the stream.

WhatsApp Bug Could Have Allowed Hackers to Steal Files, Messages With GIFs: Report

Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From IANS | Thursday October 3, 2019

A security bug was reportedly found in Facebook-owned instant messenger WhatsApp that could let attackers to obtain access to a device and steal data by using a malicious GIF file.

Joker Movie Review: This Portrait Of A Villain Leans On Joaquin Phoenix's Astounding Brilliance

Entertainment | Saibal Chatterjee | Tuesday October 1, 2019

Joker Movie Review: The disturbing worldview may leave you discomfited. However, as a portrait of anxiety and nihilism stemming from poverty and systemic oppression, it is magnificent.

Japanese Plan To Sell Curry In India Started With A Delhi Resident

India News | Shoko Oda and Ayaka Maki, Bloomberg | Tuesday September 24, 2019

A Japanese plan to sell curry in India all stemmed from a hungry expat looking for good food in Tokyo.

Fukushima Disaster: Japan Court Acquits 3 Ex-Tokyo Power Firm Executives

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 19, 2019

A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former officials from the firm that operated the Fukushima nuclear plant, in the only criminal trial to stem from the 2011 disaster.

"Corruption In Army Shakes Confidence": Court At Ex-Army Man's Sentencing

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 16, 2019

Sentencing an 80-year-old retired Major General to three years' rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case that stemmed from a 2001 sting operation by Tehelka news portal, a court here observed that corruption in Indian Army shakes the very confidence of the society and the culprit should be appropriately punished.

F1: Michael Schumacher Shifted To Paris For Stemcell Treatment; Is Conscious Claims Report

Edited By Sameer Contractor | Wednesday September 11, 2019

Former Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is reportedly "conscious" after undergoing stem cell treatment in Paris earlier this week. A report from French newspaper Le Parisien claims that the ex-F1 driver was admitted to the state-of-the-art Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris earlier this week for transfusions of inflammation-reducing stem...

Indian Students Will Be Able To Extend Stay In UK For 2 Years

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 11, 2019

"This is fantastic news for Indian students, who will now be able to spend more time in the UK after completing their degree, allowing them to gain further skills and experience," said Dominic Asquith, British High Commissioner to India.

Michael Schumacher In Paris For Cell Therapy: Report

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 10, 2019

Michael Schumacher will receive stem cells to obtain an anti-inflammatory effect throughout his system, French daily Le Parisien suggests.

Google Bans Ads for 'Unproven' Therapies, Including Stem Cells

Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 7, 2019

Google said it made the decision due to "a rise in bad actors attempting to take advantage of individuals by offering untested, deceptive treatments."

A Sick Child Couldn't Leave His House. So Strangers Came To Amuse Him

Offbeat | Cathy Free, The Washington Post | Friday September 6, 2019

Quinn is recovering from treatment for a cancerous brain stem tumor and has a severely compromised immune system. He has become a household name in his hometown as hundreds of strangers have stopped by since June to turn his front lawn into a stage of sorts.

Hyundai Motor Agrees Wage Deal, Avoids Strike For First Time In 8 Years

Reuters | Wednesday August 28, 2019

Hyundai Motor Co and its South Korean workers' union have reached a tentative wage deal and averted strike action for the first time in eight years, sending the automaker's shares up by more than 4 per cent . The union said it took into account "the uncertain political and economic situation" stemming from a diplomatic spat with Japan as well as a ...

Sacred Games Writer Varun Grover Answers Every Question You Had About Season 2

Akhil Arora | Tuesday August 27, 2019

In a wide-ranging conversation, Sacred Games 2 head writer Varun Grover talked about the rumoured influence of the Rajneesh movement, Guruji cult’s nuclear weapon plot and its connections to Hindu nationalism, the many deaths including Anjali Mathur’s (Radhika Apte) in season 1, getting Anurag Kashyap to parody his own career, and not being abl...

Ford Names New President For China Joint Venture To Deepen Alliance Amid Falling Sales

Reuters | Sunday August 25, 2019

Ford Motor Co on Thursday named Steven Armstrong president of the Changan Ford joint venture in China to deepen the alliance and push for more models, as the U.S. carmaker tries to stem a decline in sales in the world's second largest economy. Sales of the joint venture with Chongqing-based Changan Automobile continued to decline in July. In the fi...