2025

Experts recommend centralising authority in governor to reform California Department of Education and K-12 system. (Getty Images) A new report from Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) calls for major changes in how California manages its K-12 schools. The report highlights weaknesses in the state’s governance system that undermine student progress and recommends centralising authority…

NEW DELHI: Almost 83% of the total Rs 915 crore political donations routed through the Tata group-controlled Progressive Electoral Trust (PET) in 2024-25 went to BJP, while Congress’ share was a mere 8.4%.A perusal of the contribution reports of various electoral trusts (ET) for 2024-25, now available on the Election Commission website, indicates that the…

Chennai DC declares holiday for schools and colleges on Wednesday due to heavy rains Chennai district collector Rashmi Siddharth Zagade has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in the city on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, due to heavy rain. In addition, schools in Tiruvallur district will also remain closed. The decision follows closures…

VADODARA: A nationwide debut still weeks away, yet Bharat Taxi has already upended the ride-hailing playbook. India’s new cooperative app-based taxi platform — billed as the world’s first national mobility service fully owned by drivers — has become the largest driver-run mobility collective anywhere, even before its full rollout.Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited, which promotes the…

US Department of Education. (Getty Images) The US Department of Education’s (ED) plans to outsource key programmes to other federal agencies have been deemed unlawful in an amended lawsuit filed last week. The complaint, brought by a coalition of school districts, employee unions, and a disability rights organisation, argues that shifting core operations outside the…

NGAPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Tuesday restrained Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) from announcing the results of first phase of municipal council and nagar panchayat polls on Dec 3, a day after polling, on the grounds that it may “prematurely disclose public mood”, and influence the next round of voting scheduled…