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Friday, August 29, 2025
TopicCambridge University

Topic: Cambridge University

Signs of life beyond Earth a start, conclusive proof will take time—researcher who led discovery team

The team lead by Professor Nikku Madhusudhan of University of Cambridge discovered chemical footprints of molecules associated with life on exoplanet K2-18b, 124 light years from Earth.

Communal tensions have already hurt India’s image: Urdu press on row over Rahul’s Cambridge speech

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Made eye contact with terrorists in Kashmir: Rahul Gandhi

In a lecture "Learning to Listen in the 21st century" at Cambridge University, Congress leader shared his experience of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir.

‘Had Pegasus on my phone, was asked to be careful’ — what Rahul Gandhi said in Cambridge address

During his address at UK's Cambridge Judge Business School, the Congress leader spoke about meeting 'militants' on Bharat Jodo's Kashmir leg & how Indian democracy is 'under attack'.

Rahul Gandhi set to deliver lectures at University of Cambridge as ‘visiting fellow’

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be speaking at the University of Cambridge on Tuesday as a visiting fellow at the Cambridge Judge...

Siddhartha Verma, ‘patriot’ UK scholar & IRTS officer who battled Rahul Gandhi on ‘idea of India’

Commonwealth scholar Siddhartha Verma challenged Gandhi at an event in Cambridge University, argued Congress leader’s idea of India as a ‘union of states’ was ‘destructive’.

‘Mishandling Covid eroded support for populist govts like Modi’s’: Cambridge democracy study

Modi among populist leaders who responded early with ‘wide-ranging, far-reaching’ policies, but approval still declined. Study adds 'no renewed faith' seen in liberal democracy.

India may see surge in Covid cases soon: Cambridge tracker

In a 24 December note, tracker developed by Prof. Paul Kattuman and his team spotlighted six states of 'significant concern'. By 26 December, this list had expanded to 11 states.

Oxford, Cambridge students raise over Rs 18 lakh for Covid relief in India

Oxford and Cambridge societies have reached one-third of their goal to raise £50,000, which is about Rs 51 lakh, towards Covid relief in India. The joint fundraiser was launched Saturday.

SM Chitre, stalwart astrophysicist who once shared office with Stephen Hawking, dies at 84

A Padma Bhushan recipient, Shashikumar Madhusudhan Chitre was a former senior professor at TIFR and ex-president of the Astronomical Society of India.

On Camera

Tax terror and India’s same-sex couples

Even without entering the debate on marriage equality, India’s laws are already punishing same-sex couples in small and large ways that are rarely discussed.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.