US universities back Harvard in court fight to protect international student visa programmes. (Getty Images) Yale University has joined 47 other colleges and universities across the US in a legal brief supporting Harvard in a federal appeals case over international student visas.The institutions filed an amicus curiae brief on Jan. 19 in the US Court…
Himanta Biswa Sarma (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday claimed that eviction drives in the state have targeted only “Miyas”, a term used for Bengali-speaking Muslims and not indigenous Assamese people. He also accused opposition parties, particularly the Congress of appeasing the community ahead of the Assembly elections.Addressing reporters,…
India Inc is dialing back hiring of fresh graduates, especially those from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) backgrounds, as companies turn more selective and focuses on industry-ready talent.Around 200,000–220,000 STEM freshers were hired in FY25, but this number is expected to fall to a little over 150,000 in the current fiscal, according to a…
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Melbourne: Carlos Alcaraz has won 54 of his 59 service games en route to the Australian Open quarterfinals, a return bettered among the top-five only by 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic, the very player whose serving efficiency the 22-year-old has sought to emulate.Djokovic, clinical on his serve, has…
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: India will look to wrap up the five-match T20I series when they face New Zealand in the third match at the ACA Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati, on Sunday. After securing a 2-0 lead, India enter the contest with momentum firmly on their side, driven by one of their…
MPESBMP Police Constable result 2026: The Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB) has released the MP Police Constable recruitment examination 2025 (first phase) result today, January 25, 2026. Candidates who appeared for the examination can check and download their results from the official website esb.mp.gov.in.According to the official notice, a total of 59,438 candidates have…
NEW DELHI: Veteran journalist and acclaimed author Mark Tully passed away at the age of 90 on Sunday at Max Hospital in Saket. The news was confirmed by his close friend and fellow journalist Satish Jacob. “Mark passed away at Max Hospital Saket this afternoon,” Jacob said. “He (Tully) was admitted to Max Hospital, Saket,…
The Union Budget 2026-27 is just one week away and the EV sector is expecting FM Sitharaman to introduce measures aimed at accelerating electric vehicle adoption in India. Deloitte India has highlighted that the government could focus on strengthening domestic manufacturing, supporting clean mobility, and encouraging investment across the EV value chain.Sheena Sareen, Partner at…
India’s Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (PTI) MELBOURNE: Maaya Rajeswaran Revathi went down to Russian Anna Pushkareva 4-6, 1-6 in a battle of 16-year-olds in the Australian Open girls’ singles first round. Maaya, ranked 56 in the juniors and training at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, Spain, struggled with her serve against Pushkareva, ranked 39. She…
“Ben Stokes is my favourite cricketer,” RS Ambrish tells TOI. It’s a proclamation that explains much about the teenager from Chennai: his ambition and his refusal to be boxed into one role. Like Stokes, he is a right-arm fast bowler and bats left-handed. Someone who wants to be involved in every facet of the game….
