Kolkata Sep 19: Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, a JIS Group educational initiative, successfully hosted Metamorph 2.0, a  36-hour national hackathon that brought together students and aspiring innovators from institutions across India. More than 400 teams participated in the initial stages, with 37 teams advancing to the final round, comprising 28 Software and 9 Hardware teams. Participants included teams from...

New Delhi, Sep 19: India has stepped up its humanitarian support for flood-hit Nepal, sending another 11 tonnes of relief supplies to help affected communities cope with the aftermath of the floods. The latest consignment is part of India’s continued relief assistance to Nepal as several communities deal with the impact of flooding, displacement and disruption to daily life. The...

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 19 (UDN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited candidates in various Central Government departments on Saturday as part of the 20th Rozgar Mela, with Odisha hosting parallel events in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.   Representational Image  The nationwide recruitment drive will be conducted through video conferencing across 45 locations in the...

Mumbai, Sept. 19 (UDN): The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to complete two decades in 2027, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) planning a series of special programmes to mark the milestone. Representational Image  The decision was taken during the BCCI’s 95th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at its headquarters in Mumbai on Friday. The...

Houston, September 19: Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown role for B cells, which are adaptive immune cells, in triggering and sustaining colitis occurring as a side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors, a widely used form of cancer immunotherapy. The study, published in Cell Reports, was led by Roza Nurieva, Ph.D.,...

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 19 (UDN): Bhubaneswar is strengthening its position as one of India’s prominent Tier-2 real estate markets, with strong growth reported across the residential, warehousing and retail segments.   Representational Image  According to a CII-Knight Frank India report, residential property prices across 11 emerging cities, including Bhubaneswar, increased by 63% between 2021 and 2026. This growth was substantially higher...

Sep 19: The Chicago Sports Summit is on a 10-year winning streak. For the past decade, the annual event has generated conversations about the biggest trends in sports while supporting orthopedic research at Rush. The 10th annual summit, hosted by Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, will gather leading voices in the sports industry on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago for breakfast,...

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 19 (UDN): Odisha is set to develop an 870-acre technology hub at Naraj near Cuttack, with the state government proposing to brand the project as ‘Odisha Silicon Valley’ and position it as a base for semiconductor, electronics and information technology industries. Pic Credit: x.com/CMO_Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced the plan during Semicon India 2026 in New...