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…
When it comes to cracking a job interview, even the brightest candidates often stumble on the most common questions. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who has not only given interviews in his youth but also conducted countless ones as an employer, recently shared how to approach some of the trickiest questions that appear in almost every…
Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna, daughter of Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna, has never shied away from being candid about her childhood. At her book launch in September 2018, she spoke about how her father’s career decline and her parents’ separation shaped her view of life. What stood out most for her was the way her mother…
3 Illinois, 2 Michigan high schools named among best in US; check complete list here. (AI Image) US News & World Report has released its 2025–2026 rankings of the best high schools across the United States, with BASIS Tucson North in Arizona earning the top spot as the nation’s best high school. Meanwhile, several schools…
Harjinder Singh, the Indian immigrant trucker, accused of killing 3 people in Florida after making a reckless U-turn on highway, badly flunked English fluency and road sign tests after the fatal crash, the US department of transportation said. He answered only two out of 12 questions correctly in English language proficiency test by the Federal…
Kanpur: Three persons were burnt alive when a mini-truck collided with a dumper and caught fire in Bangarmau area of Unnao on Wednesday morning, police said. The deceased included both drivers and a cleaner while another helper managed to escape. It took two hours for the firefighters to extinguish the flames and retrieve the bodies.The…
