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From Newtonian physics to fluid dynamics: What science says about deadly stampedes, and why it is not about wild irrational crowd panic

Raju Das - 17 August, 2026

Discover the real science behind stampedes. Learn how fluid dynamics, critical density, and physics cause disasters—and how predictive engineering saves lives in crowd crushes.

News Reports

Hyderabad-based math genius claims to have solved the 161-year-old Riemann hypothesis: Details

OpIndia Staff - 28 June, 2021

The Riemann Hypothesis is one of the biggest problems concerning the mathematical world, with it being declared as a millennium problem.

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AICTE withdraws notification, says Physics, Mathematics continue to be important subjects for engineering courses

OpIndia Staff - 13 March, 2021

A day after reports that mathematics and physics at Class XII-level are being made optional for engineering courses, AICTE has done a u-turn

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On his birth anniversary, Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister announces scholarship in his name at UC Berkeley. Read details

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2021

Along with being an actor, Sushant Singh Rajput was National Physics Olympiad winner and had a passion for astronomy and astrophysics.

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Physics Nobel: Why the CPIM might declare war on black holes

Abhishek Banerjee - 10 October, 2020

2020 Nobel Prize in Physics has gone to three scientists: Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghenz “for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe, the black hole.”

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