India’s Deepti Sharma (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) India received some positive news ahead of the third T20I against Sri Lanka, with off-spin all-rounder Deepti Sharma declared fit and available for selection. India head coach Amol Muzumdar confirmed the update on the eve of the match on Thursday. Deepti had missed the second T20I in Visakhapatnam after…
US colleges expand state-funded stipends to support students in summer internships across high-demand sectors. (Getty Images) US colleges are increasingly turning to state-funded stipends to help students overcome financial barriers to summer internships, with public universities in South Carolina expanding programmes that pay students directly while strengthening local workforce pipelines.Following large-scale participation at Clemson University…
NEW DELHI: The Himachal Medical Officers’ Association has announced a mass leave on December 26, demanding the revocation of the suspension of a resident doctor in connection with an alleged assault on a patient at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC). The association has also called for legal action against those responsible in…
Navi Mumbai International Airport (PTI) NEW DELHI: The greenfield Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) became operational on Thursday, nearly three decades after it was conceived to ease congestion at Mumbai’s primary airport.An IndiGo Airbus A320 from Bengaluru made a landing at 8 am and was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute, marking the start…
How a failing grade on a student’s Bible-citing gender essay led to an instructor’s removal at the University of Oklahoma. (AP Photo) The Trump administration plans to resume aggressive collection efforts against federal student loan borrowers who are in default, including garnishing wages early next year. The move marks a sharp shift from pandemic-era leniency…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality improved for the second consecutive day on Thursday, though pollution levels continued to remain a concern. The city’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 234 at 4 pm, placing it in the ‘poor’ category, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The reading marked an…
NEW DELHI: Quick commerce unicorn Zepto is set to pre-file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with market regulator Sebi on Friday through a confidential route, as it targets a stock market listing sometime next year, according to sources.The move positions Zepto to become one of the youngest startups to list on Indian stock exchanges.If…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) MUMBAI: India’s Test and ODI opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will join the Mumbai team in Jaipur for the Vijay Hazare Trophy on December 29. TOI has learnt that Jaiswal could therefore feature for Mumbai in their Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Chhattisgarh on December 29 and the following matches.Jaiswal was…
Hybrid learning ends as Delhi schools reopen for 6 to 9 and 11 following GRAP 4 revocation. (Representative Image) Delhi schools have ended hybrid learning and returned to normal physical classes for students of Classes 6 to 9 and 11. The move follows the lifting of GRAP 4 restrictions after a clear improvement in air…
NEW DELHI: The much-hyped reunion of the Thackeray cousins after 20 years has altered the political landscape of Maharashtra with the new alliance signalling the silent end of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) – the opposition front which Uddhav formed with the Congress and Sharad Pawar’s NCP in 2019 to keep the BJP out of…
