Court filing explains mass IDR repayment plan denials affecting student loan borrowers. (Getty Images) More than 300,000 student loan borrowers faced a major setback after the US Department of Education rejected their applications for income-driven repayment plans, according to a recent court filing. The denials have left many borrowers stuck with higher monthly payments or…
Khalistanis counter-protest Hindus outside Bangladesh high commission in London LONDON: A protest by Hindus over the lynching of Dipu Das and general persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh outside the Bangladesh high commission in London was met with a counter-protest by Khalistanis on Saturday.More than 500 protesters, mostly Bangladeshi and Indian-origin Hindus shocked by the brutal…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has cancelled 13 flights scheduled for Sunday, citing forecasted bad weather across several airports, with two services affected by operational reasons. The cancellations impact routes to and from major cities, including Chandigarh, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Delhi, Gaya, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur and Pune.The airlines on Saturday had cancelled 57 flights across…
Ryan Rickelton scored 113 runs from 63 balls for MI Cape Town against Durban’s Super Giants in the SA20 Season 4. (Image: SA20) Cape Town: Ryan Rickelton’s maiden SA20 hundred lit up the opening night of Season 4 at Newlands, but it wasn’t enough to prevent MI Cape Town from slipping to a 15-run loss…
State data shows gains in New York ELA and maths scores amid ongoing proficiency questions. (AI Image) New York state test results show rising proficiency in English Language Arts and maths among pupils in grades three through eight, with statewide data indicating notable gains compared with the previous year.Education officials and researchers say the increases…
SRINAGAR: J&K Students Association (JKSA) has expressed outrage after a fresh incident in which a Kashmiri shawl seller was allegedly assaulted in Himachal Pradesh, leaving him with fractures and multiple injuries.Jehangir Ahmad, who has been selling shawls in Dehra area of Kangra district for 15 years, was allegedly thrashed, threatened, abused and told to leave…
Air India Express will get its first line fit Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft on Monday, December 29 in New Delhi. It’s the first brand-new plane made specifically for Air India since Tata Group took over from the government in 2022. The aircraft, registered as VT-RNT, pays tribute to Ratan Naval Tata with a special livery…
Australia’s Steve Smith directs fielders on Day 2 of their Ashes cricket test match against England in Melbourne. (AP) Steve Smith, who is leading Australia in Pat Cummins’ absence during the ongoing Ashes series, spoke about the Boxing Day Test that ended inside two days and said such matches are not good for finances.Australia had…
India’s long running ambition to host global universities moved another step forward in 2025, with 12 foreign institutions receiving Letters of Intent (LoIs) to establish campuses across major Indian cities.The approvals reflect momentum, not immediacy. As of the end of 2025, most of these universities are not yet operational, with several targeting student intakes only…
In the open-air plaza of Mumbai’s oldest museum, a long, zig-zag wall of cloth ripples in the breeze. At first glance, it looks like a giant curtain. Step closer to squint at the crimson prints on it and the cloth becomes a partition: neat plant patterns on one side and chaotic termite marks on the…
