NEW DELHI: Pakeeza Riyaz was still a minor when her father Riyaz Ahmad was abducted by terrorists in Anantnag and tortured to death in 1999. Her mother, unable to cope with the emotional and financial stress caused by loss of the family’s sole breadwinner, remarried. Pakeeza was taken in by her grandparents who raised her…
Federal court rejects US student loan forgiveness delay, clearing the way for relief to over 200,000 borrowers under the Sweet settlement Student loan borrowers in the United States scored a major legal victory this week after a federal judge refused to grant the US Department of Education additional time to process long-pending student loan forgiveness…
Former Bihar chief minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi (PTI) NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday opposed former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi’s request to transfer criminal cases from the court of Special Judge Vishal Gogne, arguing before a Delhi court that the plea amounted to “forum-shopping” and was meant to “demean…
A technical definition inside federal student loan rules has become the focus of a growing dispute in Washington. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the United States Education Department to revise how it defines a “professional” degree after nursing was left off a new list that determines how much graduate students can borrow in…
NEW DELHI: A Bill which seeks to set up a single regulator for institutions of higher education is required to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutes become independent and self-governing, officials said. The Bill is likely to be introduced in Parliament next week after it got the Union Cabinet’s nod on Friday.The proposed legislation,…
UPSC introduces ‘centre of choice’ for PwBD candidates across all exams The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced a major reform in its examination centre allocation process for persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBD), introducing a guaranteed ‘Centre of Choice’ facility across all competitive tests it conducts. Under the new policy, PwBD applicants will be…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday criticised the Modi government after the Union cabinet approved a bill to rename the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee act (MGNREGA), questioning why Mahatma Gandhi’s name needed to be dropped and accusing the Centre of focusing on rebranding rather than reform. Reacting to the Cabinet decision, Congress general…
When will SBI Clerk Mains result 2025 be announced? The State Bank of India (SBI) is expected to declare the SBI Clerk (Junior Associate – Customer Support and Sales) Mains Result 2025 shortly, keeping thousands of candidates on edge. The mains examination, conducted in November 2025, is the decisive stage of the recruitment process for…
24 years of 2001 Parliament attack On the afternoon of December 13, 2001, India witnessed a deadly assault on its democracy. A group of Pakistan-trained terrorists drove into the Parliament complex in a stolen white ambassador car and opened fire, leading to a gun battle that lasted nearly half an hour. For millions who watched…
BSF Tradesman admit card 2025 The Border Security Force (BSF) has officially released the admit card for the Constable (Tradesman) Recruitment Examination 2025 on its recruitment portal, rectt.bsf.gov.in. Candidates who have successfully registered for the recruitment drive can now download their hall tickets by logging in with their application credentials. The recruitment aims to fill…
