Lucknow, Dec 19 (IANS) A cleric in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district was arrested by the police for sexually assaulting a madrassa student and threatening her with life if she approached cops or disclosed it to anyone. Lucknow: A family phone call regarding his son’s wedding led to the arrest of history-sheeter Sandeep Mishra, who had…
Why STEM OPT survived 2025 but became riskier for international graduates. (AI Image) You probably heard the whispers in your university hallways this year. Optional Practical Training wasn’t just another work programme anymore—it became something students worried about constantly. The programme that lets international graduates work in the US for up to 12 months, with…
Chennamaneni Ramesh (left) with BRS president KCR (File photo) Hyderabad: A year after Telangana HC declared that former BRS MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh was not an Indian citizen and imposed a Rs 30 lakh fine on him for concealing his German citizenship while contesting assembly elections, he continues to receive a pension of Rs 60,000 as…
Malcolm Gladwell’s warning explained (Image credit: Getty) For years, science students have been taught a simple equation: the harder the institute is to enter, the brighter the future that awaits outside. The assumption runs so deep that questioning it can feel almost heretical. But Malcolm Gladwell — a Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker —…
Kolkata: A man checks his documents at a school during a hearing under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)(PTI12_29_2025_000184B) Kolkata: SIR hearings in Bengal were disrupted in Chinsurah and Midnapore on Monday after EC said booth-level agents (BLAs) would not be allowed to be present…
For years, the conversation around women and work followed a familiar script. Why were women missing from leadership roles? Why did boardrooms remain stubbornly male? In 2025, a more unsettling question has emerged. Why are many women no longer interested in climbing the corporate ladder at all?The shift is not anecdotal. It is now backed…
Red tape may be often associated with officialdom but for J&K’s paperless bureaucracy, green is the go-to colour this year-end as it has achieved the equivalent of “planting over 4.5 lakh trees or taking over 2,200 cars off the roads permanently”, according to a study.Released on Monday, the study by Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, secretary in…
NYC phone ban exposes students struggling to read analogue clocks in classrooms. (Getty Images) New York City’s ban on smartphones in schools has delivered quieter corridors, faster foot traffic between classes and more focused lessons. But it has also revealed an unforeseen problem: many students struggle to read analogue clocks without their phones.Teachers across the…
NEW DELHI: With fog hitting train services and the situation likely to continue for the next few weeks, railways has kept two spare rakes of Vande Bharat trains for timely departure from New Delhi and Varanasi stations, and another is being brought from Western Railway for use in the Northern Zone.Railway ministry officials said that…
PSSSB Group D application 2025 PSSSB Grade D application deadline extended: The Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) has extended the application deadline for Group D Recruitment 2025. Candidates can now apply until January 5, 2026. The extension comes through a revised notification issued under Advertisement No. 08 of 2025.The recruitment drive aims to fill…
