Union Bank of India has launched a fresh recruitment drive to appoint 250 Specialist Officers across various departments. The online application process begins on August 5, 2025, and will remain open until August 25, 2025. Candidates must apply via the official website — unionbankofindia.co.in. To be considered, applicants must hold a full-time two-year postgraduate qualification…
A new immigration reform bill introduced in the US Congress could place thousands of international students in the crosshairs of federal taxation. The proposal, tucked into the broader DIGNITY Act of 2025, seeks to end a long-standing tax exemption on the wages of foreign graduates working under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, raising alarms…
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the tentative list of vacancies for the Combined Hindi Translators (CHT) Examination 2025. Candidates who are planning to appear for the exam can now view the vacancy details on the official SSC website: ssc.gov.in.According to the official update, a total of 437 positions for Hindi Translators will be…
For generations of students across India, the term “backbencher” has carried a peculiar mix of rebellion, camaraderie, and, if you ask a few teachers, concern. But in Kerala’s state-run schools, the back row may soon become history.On August 5, Kerala’s General Education Minister V Sivankutty announced via Facebook that the state will abolish traditional row-wise…
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has put the choice filling and locking process for Round 1 of NEET UG 2025 counselling on hold, triggering uncertainty among thousands of medical aspirants. The move was announced late Monday night via an official notification, which stated that the process has been “temporarily suspended” and a revised schedule will…
On August 4, Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati, King (Maharawal) of the erstwhile kingdom of Jaisalmer, raised a pointed objection to a historical map published in the new National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class 8 Social Science textbook. In a post shared on X, he drew attention to a map on page 71…
Delhi Education Minister, Ashish Sood introduces new bill to seek transparency in school fees. The Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025, introduced during the Monsoon Session of the Delhi Assembly, proposes a new legal framework to regulate fee hikes in private unaided schools. The bill claims to promote transparency…
दिल्ली स्कूल एजुकेशन बिल विधानसभा में आ चुका The Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025, tabled during the Monsoon Session of the Assembly, seeks to impose regulatory checks on private school fee structures. Marketed by the Delhi government as a step towards transparency and affordability, the legislation has triggered…
Kolkata, India: The West Bengal government on Monday extended the deadline for admissions through the centralised admission portal for undergraduate courses in state-run and aided colleges for the 2025–26 academic session to August 5 (midnight).The admission portal, launched on July 17, initially faced challenges following a Calcutta High Court stay on the state’s revised OBC…
(AP Photo/John McDonnell) In the storied annals of American school life, few memories are as unifying or divisive as the Presidential Fitness Test. For decades, it was the gym class rite of passage: Mile runs timed to the second, push-ups counted with unwavering scrutiny, sit-and-reach stretches measuring flexibility like a litmus test of youth. But…
