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When the KCET 2026 results came out on June 6, Srajan B S was occupied with some other work. He had no idea that he had just become one of Karnataka’s top engineering rankers. His mother found out first.“She told me, ‘You got second rank. I myself was shocked,” says Srajan, 18, who secured Common Rank List 4,630 and a category rank of 548 in JEE Advanced 2026, and is now Karnataka’s KCET engineering state second topper. “Like a bit, I thought she was pranking me, but later, I realised that she was not pranking me.”In a conversation with indianexpress.com,…

When I go in search of dark skies, I like to travel light. Backpack light. With a full-frame camera, a tripod and some binoculars on my back, I can get everything I want from the night sky, save for the close-up views that only a telescope could bring. A telescope is such a burden when traveling. It’s heavy and delicate, making any trip feel like a driving tour where you’re never more than a few feet from your vehicle. No thanks — astrotourism for me is about exploring.I stuck to my “no telescope” rule for years, right up until a…

If you knew a major storm or fire was heading toward your home, what would you save? Maybe your pet? A box of letters? The blanket that your grandma knitted for you as a baby? A pop-up exhibit led by the Climate Action Campaign and curated by Sam Hartman, an artist and survivor of Hurricane Helene, asks that question of visitors. Built in a shipping container-sized space, the exhibit at Constitution Gardens on the National Mall brings together artifacts and stories from survivors of extreme weather events across the country to the political heart of the country.  “You can look…

Team India star player Virat Kohli will miss the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan due to injury. The right-handed batter sustained a hamstring injury during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 final against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad, resulting in the selection committee roping in a last-minute replacement to the squad. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar confirmed that opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal will join the ODI squad as Virat Kohli looks to recover from his injury in time for the away series against England in July. The young southpaw had stepped in as a replacement after Shubman Gill’s injury…

When you are stressed, your body produces less new bone, while old bone breaks down faster than it can be replaced. You may not realise there is a problem until you suffer an injury |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: The Hindu We all understand how stress can get to a person’s head, keep them up all night, or make their heart race. However, few people discuss its impact on the bones. The effects of stress extend beyond the mind and cardiovascular system. Chronic stress can also take a toll on bone health.The biology of bone loss…

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Just when India’s seafood industry appeared to have cracked the code for sustained export growth, a new challenge has surfaced from an unexpected quarter. Over the past year, the sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience, overcoming punishing US tariffs, diversifying into new markets and posting record export earnings. The government is now openly talking about taking seafood exports to $30 billion within five years, a 2.5 times growth. Yet, as exports gather momentum, rising rejection rates linked to banned antibiotic residues in shrimp threaten to undermine the very international trust that helped fuel the industry’s recovery. This situation highlights that expanding…

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said that railway projects worth around Rs 1 lakh crore would be implemented in the state in the coming years and directed district magistrates to prepare a calendar for handing over land required for the projects, following a meeting with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.Addressing a joint press conference with Vaishnaw at Nabanna Sabhaghar before a meeting on various projects in the state, Adhikari said relations between the state and the Centre had improved, paving the way for faster execution of railway projects.”During the previous Trinamool Congress government, there was a ‘war-war’…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has doubled the rice milling charge in order to smoothen the paddy procurement from farmers and support the millers, an official said.The proposal in this regard was approved by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday. The milling charge for parboiled (Ushuna) rice has been enhanced from Rs 20 to Rs 40 per quintal, while the charge for raw (Arua) rice is raised from Rs 10 to Rs 20 per quintal, a release issued by the CMO said.The officials said that the two-fold rice in milling charge is expected to encourage the millers, which will ultimately…

Nothing says jet fuel crisis, as one prospective attender put it, like flying everyone to Rio de Janeiro. Aviation leaders will converge in Brazil this weekend for the Iata AGM, the annual global airline summit, with the industry still, for the most part, looking resolutely skyward.The oil tankers may still be stuck behind the strait of Hormuz as the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran flickers on, but for now, airlines continue to defy dire warnings of impending shortages which had stoked fears of a summer of chaos for European holidaymakers.If the AGM acts as a barometer of the…