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Foreign funding to US colleges crosses $67 billion since 1986 The U.S. Department of Education has released new data showing that American colleges and universities reported over $5.2 billion in foreign gifts and contracts in 2025. The disclosures cover more than 8,300 individual transactions and were filed under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act,…
Murphy’s law worked hard in 2025.A year full of “what else can go wrong”, and then the wrong proceeds to make its way in, perfectly settling down, even stretching through months. A year that felt like a series of hypnic jerks, rather than just dates or headlines changing.Not to sound pessimistic, but 2025, ultimately, became…
India’s campaign at the Japan Open Super 750 suffered a major setback on Wednesday as Ayush Shetty, Unnati Hooda and Lakshya Sen all crashed out in the opening round.The early exits come at a worrying time, with India set to host the World Championships in New Delhi next month after a 17-year gap.Ayush came closest…
Water supply pipeline being repaired near Jalan Nagar in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A push to name 14 lanes and chowks in one go has sparked a controversy in the city, with residents, activists and politicians questioning the civic body’s priorities given that Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city is struggling with basic infrastructure challenges, including water shortage…
NEW DELHI: A passenger allegedly assaulted by an off-duty Air India Express pilot at Delhi airport has revealed that a CT scan confirmed a displaced fracture of his left nasal bone. The passenger, Ankit Dewan, said he is now seeking justice in the matter. Dewan, who filed a written complaint with Delhi Police, said, “I…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Saturday that two key restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-4) will now be permanent, in a bid to tackle the city’s persistent severe air pollution. Speaking to the media, Sirsa said vehicles will not be provided petrol without a valid Pollution Under Control…
Piyush Goyal and Yeo Han-Koo (File photo) India and South Korea are likely to hold negotiations on May 25 to review their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), amid India’s push to address concerns over the widening trade deficit with Seoul, PTI reported.The CEPA between the two countries came into force in January 2010. “The officials…
File Pic: Sachin Tendulkar 36 years ago on this day – December 18, 1989, India faced arch-rivals Pakistan at Gujranwala in the second ODI of the four-match series. A 16-year-old boy padded up to play his first limited-over match in India colours.That teenage boy was none other than legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who made his international…
A Google Maps navigation error allegedly led four UP Police recruitment aspirants 59 km away from their examination centre, causing them to miss the exam. The incident has sparked concerns about reliance on digital maps and prompted calls for QR-coded admit cards. For most of the aspirants in India, a government exam is not merely…
Karnataka authorities suspended food licences for Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, and BigBasket. BENGALURU: The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration Department has ordered the suspension of food licences of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart and BigBasket until further orders after toxic datura fruits and seeds were found being sold on the platforms as food products.The dept has also…
