PM Narendra Modi on Monday extended a warm welcome to UAE president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his family at his residence and presented traditional Indian gifts to them. He gifted a royal carved wooden swing, a beautiful item from Gujarat which is hand-carved with detailed floral and traditional designs, showing skilled craftsmanship, officials…
US sees rapid rise in EB-1A Einstein visa applications amid H-1B limits and growing processing backlogs Demand for the EB-1A, commonly called the “Einstein visa”, has surged across the US as employers and foreign professionals face mounting constraints in the H-1B programme. The increase comes amid growing backlogs in employment-based visas, pushing highly skilled applicants…
SRINAGAR: IMD’s forecast of snowfall in Kashmir from Thursday has held out much hope for the end of a prolonged dry spell in the region.Srinagar branch of IMD on Monday also warned “landslides, mudslides, and gusty winds at vulnerable places” may disrupt air and surface transport, including Jammu-Srinagar NH and other major roads in the…
Stanford University has shut down the Office of the Vice Provost for Digital Education, known as Stanford Digital Education, on January 15, citing budget cuts, ending a program that for years connected low-income high school students to Stanford-taught courses.Since 2021, Stanford Digital Education coordinated efforts to offer online Stanford courses beyond campus. According to information…
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: National Conference president and former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah said Monday that nobody is stopping Kashmiri Pandits from returning to Kashmir valley, but said he doubts most would come back to live permanently, triggering sharp criticism from BJP politicians as Pandit groups blocked the Jammu–Srinagar highway seeking a separate homeland.“When are they going back?…
For generations, Harvard University was more than a university, it was a symbol. A citadel of knowledge where breakthroughs were expected, where prestige was assumed, and where scientific leadership was never in doubt. But symbols, as history shows, are never permanent. The latest CWTS Leiden Ranking 2025 has shaken that assumption. Harvard, the perennial leader,…
NEW DELHI: Authorities and the fishing community have raised concerns over reports of unusual churning and bubbling of seawater off the Gujarat coast, officials in Maharashtra’s Palghar district told news agency PTI on Monday.Videos recorded by fishermen show vast stretches of seawater in continuous turbulence, appearing to bubble and churn as if “boiling”.Vivekanand Kadam, head…
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has officially released the admit card for the Junior Engineer (JE) 2025 recruitment examination for Civil Engineering candidates. Aspirants who completed the application process for the Junior Engineer (Civil), Grade-3 post can now download their hall tickets from the official PMC recruitment portal. Candidates will need their registration number and…
Imtiaz Jaleel (File photo) NEW DELHI: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena had approached the AIMIM for a post-poll alliance in a civic body in Maharashtra, senior AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel claimed on Monday.Jaleel, a former Lok Sabha MP of the Asaduddin Owaisi-led party, added that it would consider “respectful proposals” from other parties…
Mathematics performance is not an inheritance of talent, it is a consequence of system design. For years, global education debates have leaned on familiar markers — enrolment ratios, digital classrooms, skills buzzwords. But the clearest comparative mirror still comes from one place: The latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data on mathematical literacy,…
