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gender diversity, and players in the IT segment were seen as becoming more successful in this endeavour. But the gap remains and sectors such as in deeptech have to take more steps to bridge it. A recent report by Pure Storage with Zinnov, “Towards a gender equitable world, unveiling diversity in deeptech,” analyses deeptech gender diversity from multiple angles. It shows that the global capability centres (GCCs) employ 1.66 million people and 466,000 are women — that is a 28% gender diversity representation.

student founders in the country has changed from edtech to services for the first time since 2021, Campus Fund said in its latest report. The study had findings shared in the third edition of ‘the State of Student Entrepreneurship,’ for which Campus Fund evaluated 4,800 student-led startups across the country in 2023.

ALSO READ: IRS officer arrested after woman's body found hanging at his Noida flatThe incident occurred around 11:08 pm on Monday at the Raja Ki Mandi railway station in Agra.Before the incident, Rani had a heated argument with her live-in partner, Kishore.Both partners argued over Kishore’s drinking habits, and as the verbal fight escalated, Rani threatened to commit suicide by jumping in front of a train. During the argument, Rani led Kishore to Raja Ki Mandi railway station, where they both sat on chairs at platform No 2.Later, in a dramatic turn of events, the woman jumped on the railway tracks and threatened to commit suicide.ALSO READ: Karnataka: Horrific stabbing in Hubbali after woman rejects advancesShe did not see the Kerala Express train coming on the tracks in time and, while trying to climb back onto the platform, got stuck between the train and the platform.Railway Police Force (RPF) personnel immediately swung into action, pulled Rani out from under the train, and rushed her to SN Medical College, where she succumbed to her injuries during the treatment.Her body had been sent for a post-mortem.Rani was in a relationship with Kishore for more than a year.According to an India Today report, Inspector Samar Bahadur, in charge of the GRP Cantonment, said that Kishore told them that Rani had a troubled past, including the death of her ex-husband due to his excessive drinking habits.

Naveen Patnaik's close aide and senior BJD leader VK Pandian on Tuesday claimed the opposition BJP has «committed nine self goals» during the ongoing Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly polls thus boosting the regional party's electoral prospect. Pandian claimed that the BJP's self-goals will help the BJD and none can stop the regional party from forming the government for the sixth consecutive time. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are being held simultaneously in Odisha. He also claimed that the BJD has so far by the end of the third phase of Assembly polls, already secured majority to form government in the state and the next and final phase of voting will be held in BJD's stronghold areas.

Advocates say they won't slow their efforts to unionize college athletes even with the NCAA’s agreement this week to allow players to be paid from a limited revenue-sharing pool

The Big Ten held a narrow edge over the Southeastern Conference in revenue for the second straight year and the Atlantic Coast Conference again ranked a distant third among the major conferences

Pune city, police said on Tuesday.“The driver of the truck, after hitting the motorbike on Monday night, did not stop and tried to run away but was caught some distance away and arrested," they said.PTI reported that the incident occurred at approximately 10:30 pm on Monday in the Chandan Nagar area along the Pune-Ahmednagar road. Three students, all in their early 20s and enrolled at an engineering college in the area, were en route to the Pune railway station, as stated by the police.

Here's a look at the bomb threats received in India in May 20241. Taj Hotel, Airport, Mumbai: On May 27, Mumbai Police, received a threatening call indicating the presence of bombs at both Taj Hotel and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. After a thorough search, Police said that “nothing suspicious was found".

Hong Kong: During President Vladimir Putin's visit to China in mid-May, he said Russia and China are «jointly committed to promoting the establishment of a more democratic multipolar world order». To countries that do consider themselves democratic, Putin's notion was laughable, for both China and Russia are ruled tightly by autocratic rulers who have no intention of losing their grip on power. In fact, Professor Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute at SOAS University of London, told ANI, «The biggest challenge China faces in governance terms is the concentration of power in Xi's hands.»

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday. La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, Italy's largest circulation dailies, both quoted the pope as saying seminaries, or priesthood colleges, are already too full of "frociaggine", a vulgar Italian term roughly translating as «faggotness».

₹200, which is non-refundable. Candidates must pay the required fee to object to the response within the stipulated time.The NEET UG entrance exam was conducted in the pen-and-paper (offline) mode on May 5 across 571 cities in India and 14 cities abroad from 2 pm to 5:20 pm, spanning 3 hours and 20 minutes.A total of 23,81,833 students have registered for NEET UG 2024.

Haryana government has declared the closure of all schools from tomorrow, May 28. The decision has been taken considering the scorching heat and rising temperature. As of now, Haryana's temperature is 46 degrees. Haryana school summer vacations are announced for both private and government colleges. Students and parents are advised to contact the respective school administrations for details. As per the official notice issued today, May 27, all schools will now reopen from July 1, 2024. "Haryana Directorate of School Education has announced summer vacation in all the schools (government and private) of the state from 28 May 2024 to 30 June 2024. Schools will be reopened from July 1, 2024," the official notice reads. This is to be noted that earlier Haryana Summer vacation 2024 dates were from June 1 to 30, which is now preponed to May 28 to June 30.

Balasore, a city in the coastal region of Odisha is quite different electorally from other parts of the state. This is one Lok Sabha seat, where the BJP has been stronger for the last 25 years. BJP won this seat consecutively in 1998, 1999 and 2004. But in the past three elections, Balasore has elected three MPs from three different parties. In 2009, it was Congress leader Srikant Jena; in 2014, it was Rabindra Kumar Jena of BJD and in 2019, BJP candidate Pratap Sarangi won this seat with a margin of 12,956 votes. Back to 2024, Sarangi is facing a triangular contest against Congress and BJD. Veteran Congress leader and former MP from the seat, Srikant Jena is challe.nging Sarangi's second term along with BJD candidate Lekhashree Samantsinghar.

₹50 lakh in Goa and Telangana, ₹30 lakh in Madhya Pradesh, ₹20 lakh in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra to ₹5 lakh in Delhi.“We have a case of first year female MD (pediatrics) students at private medical college in Uttar Pradesh was under stress due to toxic working environment in the college. Her parents must pay a hefty amount for seat-leaving bond for their daughter's health.

Mayurbhanj (Odisha): The hot topics in Odisha politics are alleged corruption in 5T and Jagannath Heritage Corridor Project, non-Odia origin of BJD leader VK Pandian, but it seems the people in President Droupadi Murmu's native village Uperbeda would vote on local issues, such as the inadequate livelihood opportunities, irrigation, education and health facilities. This village falls under Mayurbhanj constituency which goes to polls on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha election. Some villagers said they are ready to support those who honoured their village as well as the district by making Droupadi Murmu the President of India.

Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh, a 30-year-old man named Brajesh Prajapati has been accused of raping at least seven tribal girls. He used a voice-changing app to pose as a female teacher and trick the girls into meeting him. Following orders from Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, a nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed on Saturday to investigate the crime and submit a report within seven days. Prajapati targeted girls eligible for SC/ST scholarships. Using the app, he masked his voice and pretended to be "Archana Madam," asking the victims to meet 'her' to resolve issues with their scholarship applications. After assaulting them, he stole their cell phones to prevent them from seeking help. As per a TOI report, the police so far have recovered 16 phones, but have only received complaints from four survivors.

Reserve Bank of India has granted its approval for the appointment of Pradeep Kumar Sinha as the Part-time Chairman of ICICI Bank. Sinha is set to assume this role for a term of three years, starting from July 1, 2024.

While economic outcomes for young adults have improved over the past decade, including those without a college degree, there’s an ongoing debate on the value of a four-year college education, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah opened up to the public at an event here on Thursday night, recalling his failed 'love story' due to casteism in society. During an event on inter-caste marriage on the occasion of 'Buddha Poornima', the full moon night when Gautam Buddha was born, the chief minister went on a flashback to his college days. «I wanted to have an inter-caste marriage but it did not happen. The girl did not accept it,» Siddaramaiah said. Elaborating further, he said, «When I was studying I had fallen in love with a girl. Don't mistake me. I had thought of marrying her but her family and also the girl did not agree. Hence, the marriage did not happen.

The Education Department was already more than a year behind schedule on rolling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Then, last October, staffers were alerted to a major oversight: The formula for determining aid didn’t account for inflation. The system had to go live in December.

Dehradun, was found dead in his hostel room on May 17, days after facing rejection of his thesis by a professor, India Today reported.According to an India Today report, Divesh Garg's family has pointed fingers at the relentless harassment by his professors, accusing them of driving him to take his own life. The father also alleged that the professor even demanded ₹5 lakh to pass Divesh Garg.Garg's father stated that around 10:40 pm on May 17, they received a call informing them that their son's body was in the mortuary, barely twelve hours after the latter had called his parents asking for help to be 'taken away'.