Florida schools hit by test score declines as immigration arrests increase A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research has found that the surge in immigration enforcement during and after the Trump administration’s tenure may be quietly reshaping classrooms — and not for the better. Researchers say that heightened arrests and fear of…
NEW DELHI: Observing that 33% reservation for women in legislative bodies is meant to bring social, economic and political justice for “the largest minority of the country” that is women, Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking immediate implementation of quota for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies, instead of waiting…
Photo: Piyal Bhattacharjee NEW DELHI: A deafening noise, car parts tossed into the air, and several bodies strewn across – eyewitnesses who found themselves near the spot of Monday evening’s blast outside Red Fort metro station recalled scenes of complete chaos, destruction and trauma. The force of the explosion was immense, felt far and wide….
Michigan schools face tough choice as $321 million safety plan includes legal waiver condition Michigan school districts are being asked to make a difficult choice this year — accept millions in state funding for school safety and mental health programs, or protect their legal rights.As reported by AP News, the 2025–26 state budget includes $321…
The building in Dhauj, Fbd, from where the explosives were found GURGAON/SRINAGAR: A Kashmiri medical professor’s arrest has triggered one of the largest counterterrorism hauls in recent years, with investigators in J&K, Haryana and UP uncovering nearly 2,900kg of IED-making material, multiple assault rifles, pistols, chemicals, electronics and flammable substances. Police said a transnational module…
NEW DELHI: NIA on Monday urged Delhi HC to conduct in-camera hearings on its plea seeking the death penalty for Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik in a 2017 terror-funding case, citing national security concerns.HC posted the matter for further hearing on Jan 28. Malik is serving a life term in Tihar Jail…
Protesters filled the campus in an assertion of identity CHANDIGARH: The Panjab University Senate issue, believed to have been resolved after the Centre’s quick U-turn on its plans to restructure the body, erupted on Monday in a campus turmoil not seen in decades. What was a students’ call for a campus shutdown to demand quick…
Lucknow: Alleging that the BJP govt has joined hands with the Election Commission of India to misappropriate the 2027 assembly elections, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said that they have started giving shape to their “designs to manipulate the electoral rolls to loot votes”.“If the assembly election dates come on Jan 11, 2027,…
The 30th session of the annual UN climate conference (CO) kicked off on Monday in Belem, Brazil, with a focus on climate finance to mobilise $1.3 trillion annually for developing countries by 2035. Discussions on the inaugural day, however, were centred around setting key agenda points, involving five critical issues, for negotiations. reports Vishwa Mohan….
Missing Surat father-daughter duo found buried under snow in Nepal SURAT: The bodies of Surat-based teacher Jignesh Patel (52) and his teenage daughter Priyanshi (17) — who went missing during a trekking expedition in Nepal — were found buried in snow on Sunday afternoon near the Maleripa Monastery in the Manang district, officials in Nepal…
