Why are US classrooms emptying? Across the United States, classrooms are looking emptier than they have in decades. Between fall 2019 and fall 2023, public school enrollment dropped from 50.8 million students to 49.5 million. That’s a staggering loss of more than 1.2 million children in just four years—a 2.5% decline.And this isn’t a temporary…
US President Donald Trump (AP) US president Donald Trump on Tuesday linked his efforts to end the war in Ukraine to a deeply personal concern, saying that achieving peace could improve his chances of reaching heaven.“I want to try and get to heaven, if possible,” Trump said on Fox & Friends, just a day after…
MUMBAI: Indian companies are considering cross-border acquisitions, establishing manufacturing facilities in low-tariff nations like the UAE and Mexico, and ramping up investments in the US to navigate America’s new business barriers.While they have been on the prowl for overseas acquisitions, the new US tariffs would accelerate their efforts, particularly for those affected by such duties.“The…
Lucknow: A day after three district magistrates (DMs) rebutted Samajwadi Party‘s claims of “illegal deletion of names” from electoral rolls in 2022 assembly polls, party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the move has exposed the Election Commission which had till now denied having received the complaints from his party.DMs of Kasganj, Jaunpur and Barabanki…
‘War 2’ which released in cinemas on August 14 was one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Infact, it was one of the biggest movie clashes as it released with Rajinikanth starrer ‘Coolie’. The Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, Kiara Advani movie did start on a grand note on day 1 and also kept…
The United States has long sold itself as the world’s premier destination for higher education, a place where students from every corner of the globe could bring their dreams, talent, and ambition. But that promise is fading. A mix of visa delays, travel bans, and political hostility under President Donald Trump has reshaped the international…
NEW DELHI Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that proposed GST rate rationalisation was aimed at providing greater relief to the common man, farmers, the middle class and MSMEs, while ensuring a simplified, transparent and growth-oriented tax regime.In her address here to the group of ministers (GoM) set up by the GST Council on…
VIJAYAWADA: A devotee of Lord Venkateswara, who wished to remain anonymous, will donate 121kg of gold worth nearly 140 crore to the TTD to show his gratitude and devotion to the Lord. This was revealed by AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday during the launch of the programme (‘Public, Private, People Partnership’), which…
Lucknow: It’s time to check your mobile phone for any e-challan notices that you may have received from the state transport department’s WhatsApp Chatbot service (8005441222), and pay the amount. The transport department has taken up a massive exercise to realise challans pending for 2024-25.As there are over one-third of total pending challans where the…
Lucknow: Agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi on Wednesday said that as many as 186 people were identified for purchasing excessive urea, ranging from 1 MT to 2.37 MT, in Maharajganj.Speaking to reporters, Shahi said that some of them bought urea four to 13 times, for which investigations have been initiated. Likewise, in Siddharthnagar, many farmers…
