New study reveals infants feel pain before they can understand it

New study reveals infants feel pain before they can understand it

A groundbreaking study from University College London (UCL) has revealed that newborns are capable of sensing pain well before they can cognitively understand or emotionally react to it. The findings, published in the journal Pain, offer new insights into how infants’ brains develop the ability to process pain and have significant implications for neonatal care, […]

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QS rankings: IIT Delhi jumps 27 ranks, tops India list, is 123 globally

QS rankings: IIT Delhi jumps 27 ranks, tops India list, is 123 globally

For the first time in eight years, IIT Delhi emerged as the highest-ranked Indian institution in the QS World University Rankings 2026, trumping IIT Bombay, which had reigned supreme among the country’s institutions in six editions of these rankings over the past decade. Standing at 123 this year, IIT Delhi jumped 27 ranks compared to […]

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Maharashtra CET results for PCM announced

Maharashtra CET results for PCM announced

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell declared MHT-CET result on Monday for Physics Chemistry Mathematics (PCM) group. 22 students have scored 100 percentile in the entrance exam which determines admission to engineering colleges in Maharashtra. Among the toppers, most (14) have already moved on with admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) such […]

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NEET-UG results declared: Two in top 10 from Pune, Mumbai; Baramati girl ranked 26

NEET-UG results declared: Two in top 10 from Pune, Mumbai; Baramati girl ranked 26

As the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) results were declared on Saturday, two students from Maharashtra made it to the top 10 — Krishang Joshi (All India Rank 3) from Pune and Aarav Agrawal (AIR 10) from Mumbai. Siddhi Badhe, the daughter of two government school teachers in Baramati, has emerged as the […]

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Depending on AI alone to make decisions affecting people’s lives is worrisome: Sayash Kapoor, co-author, AI Snake Oil

Depending on AI alone to make decisions affecting people’s lives is worrisome: Sayash Kapoor, co-author, AI Snake Oil

Sayash Kapoor is the co-author of AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference, the book which alerts you to the dangers of false AI claims made by companies to sell their products. Sayash is a computer science Ph.D candidate at Princeton University, Center for Information […]

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Global oceans are darkening, disrupting life beneath the surface: Study

Global oceans are darkening, disrupting life beneath the surface: Study

Climate change is not only causing irreversible damage to the green cover, they are equally impacting marine life. A new study seems to suggest that more than one-fifth of the global ocean has considerably darkened in the last two decades. This alarming state of the oceans has been brought to light by the study, Darkening […]

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JoSAA Counselling 2025 Application: Registration and choice filling ends today

JoSAA Counselling 2025 Application: Registration and choice filling ends today

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) registration and choice filling window for candidates who passed the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025 and JEE Advanced 2025 will close today, June 12. Candidates yet to enroll in JoSAA counselling on the official website – josaa.nic.in, must choose the academic programmes they are willing to join and […]

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Protesting faculty get relief & promotion after they apologise, withdraw JNU case

Protesting faculty get relief & promotion after they apologise, withdraw JNU case

SEVEN years after 45 faculty members took Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to court over its disciplinary action against them for joining a one-day strike, at least seven have, in the past seven months, quietly withdrawn from the legal challenge and issued “unconditional” apologies. Even as their cases take their course in Delhi High Court — […]

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Won’t be able to hold NEET in single shift before Aug 3: NBEMS to SC

Won’t be able to hold NEET in single shift before Aug 3: NBEMS to SC

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) — which conducts the entrance exam for post-graduate and super-speciality medical courses — told the Supreme Court that it will not be able to conduct the NEET-PG test before August 3. The examination, which was scheduled to take place on June 15, was recently postponed after […]

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JEE Advanced results: Toppers say focus on studies and discipline were key to success

JEE Advanced results: Toppers say focus on studies and discipline were key to success

With the announcement of results Monday, the toppers of the JEE (Advanced) attributed their success to focus, discipline, and in some cases, keeping a safe distance from social media. For the 2025 topper, Rajit Gupta, a resident of Kota, focus, not missing classes, and keeping time for extracurricular activities, contributed to his success. “I never […]

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