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Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has officially begun the admission process for its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes for the academic year 2026. Candidates can now submit their applications online through the university’s portal, bhuonline.in, until 16 December.The university will consider three admission routes: Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), University Grants Commission (UGC) / Council of Scientific…

23 killed in Goa’s Arpora nightclub fire PANAJI: In a tragic incident, 23 people, including tourists, died after a massive fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora on Saturday at midnight. The state govt has ordered an inquiry into the incident.The incident took place at around 11:45 pm on Saturday.Chief Minister…

A national civics tour led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon opened its first week in New Jersey on Friday, drawing a small but organised protest outside a public school in Colts Neck. The visit formed part of the Trump administration’s new fifty state initiative, titled History Rocks!, which aims to promote patriotism ahead of the…

Fr Richard D’Souza with Pope Leo XIV. D’Souza has served as superior of the Jesuit community attached to Vatican Observatory since 2002 PANAJI: Physicist, astronomer, scientist, Indiana Jones. Not quite the words to describe a priest, let alone a 46-year-old Jesuit from Mapusa. But that is exactly what Fr Richard D’Souza is.At the Vatican Observatory…

The Trump administration has begun calling back dozens of US Education Department workers who were previously targeted in layoffs, citing the need to reduce a rising backlog of civil rights complaints from students and families. It is a reversal prompted not by a shift in policy but by the weight of cases that have continued…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday said India was witnessing a “psychological renaissance” as it shook off the slavery mindset, which was reflected in its slow pace of development being termed as Hindu rate of growth, and asserted that the country was now the growth-driver of the global economy.The PM said…

The Department of Education has begun implementing President Donald Trump’s student-loan overhaul, including new lifetime borrowing caps for graduate and professional students. It is a technical change with a wide reach, particularly for those preparing for healthcare careers.Under the proposal, only ten programmes, including medicine and law, qualify as “professional” and therefore fall under a…

Nainar Nagendran (File photo) CHENNAI: With the ‘deepam’ row heating up, DMK netas accused BJP of attempting to stir communal unrest in TN, prompting BJP state chief Nainar Nagenthran to retort that there was nothing wrong in Tirupparankundram (Madurai) becoming like Ayodhya.After paying respects to BR Ambedkar on his death anniversary in Chennai Saturday, Nainar…

Reed Hastings education and career path As Netflix prepares for its blockbuster $83-billion bid to acquire Warner Bros., cofounder Reed Hastings once again finds himself shaping the biggest story in global entertainment. The move, as reported by Fortune, which detailed Netflix’s plan to buy the studio behind Dune, Harry Potter, DC Universe and HBO Max,…

The Railways announced 89 special trains across all zones to be operated in the next three days starting Saturday to help people facing travel disruptions due to the mass flight cancellations by IndiGo. In a coordinated move by the Railway Ministry, the trains, which are to make over 100 trips, were arranged in the shortest…