US EEOC chief Andrea Lucas urges white men to report DEI-related race or sex discrimination at work. (AP Photo) The head of the US agency responsible for enforcing workplace civil rights has called on white men to report experiences of race or sex discrimination at work. Andrea Lucas, chair of the US Equal Employment Opportunity…
MUMBAI: With victims and eyewitnesses deposing in sign language, a special Pocso court recently convicted and sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment the former headmaster and a retired teacher of a school for the deaf and aphasic for the sexual assault of three students between 2013 and 2014. The judge noted school is a “pious…
DOJ takes Harvard $2.7B funding case to US Court of Appeals First Circuit The Trump administration has formally appealed a ruling that restored nearly $2.7 billion in federal research funding to Harvard University, taking the dispute to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The move marks the next stage in a months-long…
Artem Oganov, Chairman of the VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee The VYZOV Prize has expanded its international footprint in 2025, drawing applications from researchers across 40 countries and reinforcing its evolution from a national award into a global scientific honour.The prize, which recognises high-technology research with potential for practical application within the next decade, received 632…
China faces influx of its overseas students amid visa, job curbs Chinese students knitted a cherished dream of studying abroad. A degree from a Western university was equivalent to a promise of opportunity, prestige, and a glimpse of the outer world. Families heavily invested in higher education by taking loans or relying on government scholarships….
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday moved the Delhi High Court against a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its prosecution complaint against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case.The move follows a Delhi court order passed on Tuesday. The court declined to take cognisance of…
Private college in Indianapolis shuts abruptly amid funding crisis, full staff laid off. Martin University, a private institution in Indianapolis, has terminated all staff and announced it will cease operations at the end of the semester, following years of financial struggles. Students have been advised to transfer to other local colleges, with the university providing…
NEW DELHI: Nearly 74 lakh names have been removed from Gujarat’s draft electoral rolls following a large clean-up drive carried out under the Special Intensive Revision exercise. With this, the state’s total number of voters has dropped from the earlier 5.08 crore to 4.34 crore. The Election Commission released the updated draft rolls on Friday.State…
India’s government school system is not shrinking, it is becoming uneven. Image: AI generated India’s school system, at first glance, appears reassuringly intact. In 2024–25, government schools enrolled 121.6 million students, decisively ahead of 95.9 million in private unaided institutions, suggests government data. By sheer scale, public education still anchors Indian schooling, educating around 25.7…
Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav NEW DELHI: With no let up in the air pollution crisis, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday asked local authorities to take necessary steps to ensure “visible improvement” in the prevailing air quality situation across the national capital region (NCR) within one week.Chairing a high-level meeting to undertake a…
