Protests greet Linda McMahon’s school visit amid concerns over conservative-backed civics tour
A national civics tour led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon opened its first week in New Jersey on Friday, drawing a small but organised protest outside a public school in Colts Neck. The visit formed part of the Trump administration’s new fifty state initiative, titled History Rocks!, which aims to promote patriotism ahead of the […]
BHU opens registration for PhD admissions 2026: Check eligibility, key dates and direct link to apply here
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has officially begun the admission process for its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes for the academic year 2026. Candidates can now submit their applications online through the university’s portal, bhuonline.in, until 16 December.The university will consider three admission routes: Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), University Grants Commission (UGC) / Council of Scientific […]
America’s healthcare future is now tied to Trump’s borrowing cap: Here is how students may feel the impact
The Department of Education has begun implementing President Donald Trump’s student-loan overhaul, including new lifetime borrowing caps for graduate and professional students. It is a technical change with a wide reach, particularly for those preparing for healthcare careers.Under the proposal, only ten programmes, including medicine and law, qualify as “professional” and therefore fall under a […]
Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic
The passage of time, especially that inhabited by humans, has often been named based on the materials we use during that time. The Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages are, for instance, a three-age system that divides human prehistory based on the primary materials in use then. It makes sense as the materials we use helps […]
JEE Advanced 2026: IIT Roorkee releases five key eligibility requirements for candidates; check details here
JEE Advanced 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has released the official five-point eligibility framework that candidates must fulfil to appear for the Joint Entrance Examination, Advanced (JEE Advanced) 2026. Along with the criteria, the institute has confirmed that the national-level entrance test for Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) admissions to Indian Institutes of […]
Reed Hastings education and career path: How a math teacher-turned-engineer transformed Netflix into a global streaming powerhouse
Reed Hastings education and career path As Netflix prepares for its blockbuster $83-billion bid to acquire Warner Bros., cofounder Reed Hastings once again finds himself shaping the biggest story in global entertainment. The move, as reported by Fortune, which detailed Netflix’s plan to buy the studio behind Dune, Harry Potter, DC Universe and HBO Max, […]
No calls and emails after office hours: Right to Disconnect Bill introduced in Lok Sabha to set workplace boundaries
The debate over work-life balance in India moved into Parliament on Friday when Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Supriya Sule introduced a private member’s proposal that seeks to give employees the legal right to disconnect from work after official hours. The “Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025” aims to create clear boundaries between professional demands and […]
Why the Trump administration is bringing back US Education Department workers it once targeted in layoffs
The Trump administration has begun calling back dozens of US Education Department workers who were previously targeted in layoffs, citing the need to reduce a rising backlog of civil rights complaints from students and families. It is a reversal prompted not by a shift in policy but by the weight of cases that have continued […]
Who is Jed Rubenfeld, the Yale Law professor back in the spotlight after new Epstein related emails surface?
Newly released emails involving the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and former U.S. Solicitor General Kenneth Starr have unexpectedly placed Yale Law School professor Jed Rubenfeld back in public focus. The messages, disclosed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, refer to Rubenfeld in two separate 2018 exchanges. According to reporting by the […]
MDU reassures students and parents on NAAC A+ status, distance & online degrees
Rohtak: Days after Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda and JJP leader and former deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala questioned the NAAC ranking of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) and sought action against officials, the university on Saturday asserted that its NAAC Grade A+ status remains intact and that its distance and online degrees are fully valid.Addressing […]