Education department travel spending draws scrutiny over missing records For the third year in a row, the education department has failed to provide lawmakers with full records explaining how nearly $4m was spent on more than 8,000 work-related trips, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press.The incomplete reporting, covering travel between January and November…

NEW DELHI: World-renowned astrophysicist Prof Duncan Lorimer, who led the discovery of the first Fast Radio Burst (FRB) as among the brightest and most mysterious radio pulses in the universe, said here on Monday that the “universe is expanding” and that with “new and improved telescopes coming up in the US and Canada, we can…

National educators debate Butler’s approach to teaching children with hearing loss Butler University is set to launch a new online master’s program in Deaf education this fall, aimed at training teachers to help deaf children develop speaking and listening skills. The program, funded by a $1.25-million federal grant, is designed for students working with children…

JAMMU: J&K legislators voiced concern on Tuesday over the US trade deal’s potential impact on Kashmiri apples, with many describing it as a “death blow”.“They (Centre) have told America it can send as much fruits and apples as it wants at zero duty and we will buy it here. Where has their sympathy for Jammu…