Museums abroad are increasingly confronting the legacy of looted cultural heritage in their collections, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has become the latest institution to act. On Wednesday, the museum announced it will return three sculptures to India after rigorous research revealed the sculptures had been removed illegally from temples in Tamil…
Nevada universities raise tuition as budget pressures grow Nevada’s public colleges and universities will raise tuition over the next three years after the state’s Board of Regents approved an increase aimed at preventing faculty layoffs and academic cuts, according to reporting by The Nevada Independent. The decision affects all eight public higher education institutions under…
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the “historic” free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union in Delhi a day before is a “global gamechanger” and will open countless opportunities for lakhs of Indian youths.Addressing a gathering at the annual National Cadet Corps PM Rally at Delhi Cantt here, the PM…
Divya Dwived is an IIT Delhi professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. For three days, IIT Delhi hosted an academic conference on caste and race. It was meant to remain what most such events are: A closed-loop argument among scholars. Instead, it became a public test of institutional judgment. A screenshot from…
NW DELHI: A patient advocacy group has cautioned the government over the free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU, urging it to make the full text public and place it before the Parliament for a detailed discussion, prior to its signing. The group said such scrutiny is essential to enable an informed debate on the…
Abbott orders Texas public universities and agencies to freeze H-1B visa petitions: what international workers need to know about career impact and reporting requirements Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed all public universities and state agencies to stop filing new H-1B visa petitions without written permission from the Texas Workforce Commission through the end of…
Kanimozhi, Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and DMK parliamentarian Kanimozhi met on Wednesday for discussions on the Tamil Nadu assembly elections but no agreement was reached on seat-sharing in the state, where the DMK is in power and the Congress is its ally.“It was a pleasant meeting, and no seat-sharing…
Last October, nearly 90% of Penn State graduate students voted to form a union representing teaching and research assistants. Weeks later, the university challenged including research assistants in the bargaining unit, citing their academic training. Graduate organisers pushed back, launching a petition and outlining priorities, while broader union momentum at Penn State, including faculty, signals…
Bangladesh on Wednesday said that there was no security situation that justified India recalling the family members of its diplomats from Dhaka. This comes after New Delhi cited precautionary safety concerns amid rising extremist activity ahead of the country’s general elections.Bangladesh’s foreign affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said that there was “no reason” for such…
BPSC Auditor recruitment 2026 The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has released the official notification for Auditor Recruitment 2026. The recruitment drive aims to fill 102 Auditor posts in the Panchayati Raj Department of Bihar. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official BPSC website, bpsc.bihar.gov.in, once the application window opens.As per the notification, the…
