Alberta’s students turn protestors as government forces teachers back to work: Here’s what has happened so far

The chants outside Alberta’s high schools this week were not about exams or sports victories, they were about power, protest, and principle. On Thursday, thousands of students across Alberta walked out of classrooms, flooding streets in Calgary and Edmonton to condemn what they saw as a betrayal of democracy and education alike. Their anger was…

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IIT Bombay extends UCEED registration deadline: Check last date and direct link to apply here

UCEED registration 2025: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has extended the registration deadline for the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) 2026. The new schedule offers candidates a longer window to apply, following an unprecedented surge in registrations this season. The official notification released on October 31 confirmed that candidates now have…

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University of Pennsylvania probes fake, offensive email sent under its name

The University of Pennsylvania is investigating a deeply offensive email that appeared to originate from its Graduate School of Education as reported by Fox News. Sent on Friday morning, the message used official university letterhead and bore the subject line “We got hacked,” alarming faculty, alumni, and students alike. Laden with racial slurs and vulgarities,…

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These two Indian-Americans surpassed Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest self-made billionaire: They are college dropouts

Who are the two Indian-American college dropouts behind Mercor’s $10B AI success. (Photo: LinkedIn @suryamidha Three 22-year-old entrepreneurs have made history by becoming the world’s youngest self-made billionaires, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s long-standing record. The trio founded Mercor, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence recruitment startup, which recently reached a $10 billion valuation following a $350 million…

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Rotting roots of learning: Teacher absenteeism in UP’s schools betrays the promise of education

Teachers, the backbone of the education system, shoulder immense responsibility in shaping young minds. But when they fail to show up, an entire generation’s learning comes to a standstill. Uttar Pradesh’s government schools, once envisioned as sanctuaries of knowledge for the poor, are now decaying into hollow spaces where registers are filled but classrooms stand…

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