Columbia University could face a substantial financial impact if the Trump administration’s proposed $100,000 fee on H-1B visas is implemented, as reported by the Columbia Spectator. The fee, announced in a White House proclamation on September 19, 2025, could cost the University up to $20 million annually, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and…
BENGALURU: In the global battle against waste, two streams stand out for their notorious resistance to recycling: multi-layered plastics (MLPs) and synthetic textiles. Dubbed “untouchables” in the recycling world, these materials are complex, chemically diverse, and largely destined for landfills or incineration.But a new technology developed at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) may offer…
NEW DELHI: The US administration for children and families (ACF) under the department of health and human services wrote to the governors of 39 states, calling on them to safeguard Social Security benefits meant for children in foster care. In letters sent on Thursday, the ACF flagged concerns alleging that state child welfare agencies are…
RRB Group D city intimation slip 2025 expected to release soon: The Railway Recruitment Board’s (RRB) largest recruitment cycle has finally moved out of months of uncertainty after the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) cleared the eligibility dispute, delaying the Group D 2025 examination. With the legal hurdle removed, the RRB is now expected to release…
NEW DELHI: At least eighteen people were killed after a massive landslide struck a private bus near Balughat (Bhallu Bridge) in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district on Tuesday evening, according to deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri, as quoted by news agency ANI.The bus, carrying around 25–30 passengers, was travelling from Marotan to Ghumarwin in Punjab when…
Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone were granted relief by the Rajasthan High Court over an FIR lodged against them in Bharatpur. The court stayed an FIR against the two actors and others, named in a complaint by a local car owner who allegedly held the actors, who were brand ambassadors, responsible for…
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that gold imports will not face additional tariffs, ending days of uncertainty that had rattled global bullion markets and sent futures prices to record highs.“Gold will not be Tariffed!” Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social account, without providing further details. His remarks followed confusion triggered…
NEET UG counselling 2025: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has once again extended the deadline for choice filling and locking for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2025 stray vacancy round. This extension comes after the release of the final seat matrix, which revealed 1,232 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery…
File photo: US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to discuss a proposed trade framework on Thursday that could see Washington reduce tariffs on…
NEW DELHI: Nearly thirteen years after fellow Maoists helped him escape by ambushing his jail van on its way to a Giridih court, Sahdev Soren, a CPI(Maoist) central committee member (CCM) wanted for over 80 cases of Naxal violence, including the 2007 Chilkhari massacre that had killed former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi’s son and…
