MIT rejects Trump administration’s federal compact on higher education reform. (AP Photo) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has become the first university to reject a federal proposal aimed at reforming higher education. The Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” offered preferential treatment on federal funding in exchange for significant changes on…
Kareena Kapoor Khan shared on Soha Ali Khan’s podcast how son Taimur initially questioned why he couldn’t be photographed like his famous parents. She explained he wasn’t a star yet, prompting him to aspire to be like Messi or Kohli to gain similar attention. Now, Taimur seems to have accepted the situation. Kareena Kapoor Khan…
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan has stepped behind the camera with his directorial debut, the Netflix series The Ba***ds of Bollywood. The series, however, has already courted controversy after IRS officer Sameer Wankhede filed a defamation suit against Aryan, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Netflix, claiming the show maligned his reputation.In a recent interview with…
Aanya Bisht and C Lalramsanga compete against Korea during a mixed doubles quarter-final match (Photo: BFI/Badminton Photo) India concluded their campaign at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships with a bronze medal after losing to defending champions Indonesia in the semifinals in Guwahati on Friday.The Indian team had made history by securing their first…
Miguel Cardona, Biden’s education secretary, to teach education policy at Yale SOM. (Getty Images) Miguel Cardona, the US Secretary of Education under President Joe Biden, has joined Yale University’s School of Management (SOM) faculty to teach an education policy course for the 2025-26 academic year. The appointment comes at a time when the current US…
Seems like Taylor Swift has gone out of style, and even her ever-loyal fans – lifelong Swifties, who once used to be the frontline cheerleaders to her make-believe razzle-dazzle – are finally catching up!So… What happened?Well, let’s get the chronology right here. On August 13 (yes, everything about her happens on the 13th, get the…
Rohit Sharma and his Lamborghini (Agency Photos) Rohit Sharma spent nearly two hours training at Shivaji Park alongside former Mumbai teammate Abhishek Nayar, preparing for the upcoming Australia tour.If visuals going viral across social media platforms are believed to be true, numerous fans gathered to watch the former India captain practice. ‘We got desperate’: Rohit…
NEW DELHI: In another technical issue with one of its Dreamliners, an Air India Boeing 787 (VT-ANC) operating from Vienna to Delhi on Thursday night diverted to Dubai following a technical snag. The same aircraft subsequently took off for Delhi after its auto pilot as reset and landed at IGI Airport around noon on Friday….
In 2024, Kriti Kharbanda wore a golden-yellow saree for her first Karwa Chauth with her husband Pulkit Samra. Sharing the pictures on her Instagram, the actress penned a long note that read, “Hum. Celebrating the 1st of every festival in the first year of marriage has been a tradition in every family for as long…
Excerpts from the interview:Q:What was the genesis of this book?A: I’d finished a draft of Accidental Magic in 2016. A day or two after that I’d gone with my mother to Bandhavgarh on safari. Anyone who’s read the book can understand why, in that setting, I would have the idea. It seemed like an image……