Public universities and FAFSA help US students graduate without student loans. (Getty Images) College in the US is famously expensive, and many students worry about the long-term burden of student loans. But for a significant number of undergraduates, graduating without any debt is entirely achievable. More than half of students earning bachelor’s degrees from public…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday said there was “no hiatus” in the Indo-US relationship and that “you will hear good news” on a trade deal once it is fair, equitable, and balanced.Goyal described the bilateral partnership as “very important and very strategic” and said negotiations were a process that should protect…
Lucknow: The UP State Electricity Board Engineers’ Association will launch a phased protest from Nov 20 against the alleged harassment of engineers by energy management authorities. The association has appealed to CM Yogi Adityanath to intervene and restore a healthy work environment in power corporations.Association president Sanjay Singh Chauhan said a request was made on…
BENGALURU: A previously unseen figure has stepped into the centre of the Byju’s funding dispute: Oliver Chapman, the UK-based head of supply-chain firm OCI, which first received the $533 million moved out of Byju’s Alpha in 2022. His emergence comes through a motion filed on Nov 15 by Byju’s Alpha, now acting through a court-supervised…
Ayodhya: To avoid confusion during high-profile event in Ayodhya on Nov 25, colour-coded seating arrangements will be done to guide the visitors to their zones. During the review meeting on Tuesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sought the details of the action plan being chalked out by the local administration and police along with the Ram…
BENGALURU/ MUMBAI: Balancing growth with profitability is a tricky affair for companies. This is especially true for the fast-changing IT space, where tech-driven disruptions are almost a regular occurrence. In the Indian IT sector, leading firms have been navigating intense technological disruption driven by AI, cloud adoption, and advanced analytics. Some CEOs embraced these shifts…
Lucknow: The appointment of Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya as central observer to elect BJP legislative party leader of Bihar has spiced up politics within the party in Uttar Pradesh.Maurya’s appointment as state co-in charge during Bihar assembly elections was seen as a routine development by many within the BJP, as this…
New Delhi: The comptroller and auditor general has written to finance ministry expressing concern over the practice of cancellation and retendering in ongoing tendering processes, which, it said, has become a major bottleneck in govt’s ambition of becoming a $7 trillion economy by 2030.In its communication to the expenditure dept, CAG said the govt must…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh won several accolades at the 6th National Water Awards 2024, the prize distribution ceremony for which was held in Delhi on Tuesday. The awards, given out by President Droupadi Murmu, recognised the “outstanding work in water conservation” carried out by the state, which secured the first three slots in the Northern Zone.In…
NEW DELHI: Railways on Tuesday unveiled policies for new bulk cement terminals and rate rationalisation for bulk transporation, which is likely to reduce the cost of the construction material. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said reduction in cost of cement will benefit both the manufacturers as well as consumers looking to own affordable houses.Moreover, the cleaner,…
