NEP 2020 funding crosses ₹1.3 lakh crore over three years NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education, in a debate during the Winter Lok Sabha session on December 16, 2024, provided detailed updates about the progress and financial outlays related to the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.The questions raised by Captain Viriato Fernandes,…
Founded in 1837, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is the regarded as the country’s oldest Historically Black College and University (Image via cheyney.edu) Crisis of Enrollment and Survival: A recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has sounded the alarm for America’s colleges. By 2029, as many as 80 colleges could shutter due to…
An Indian woman who was living in Pakistan for the last 22 years after being fraudulently brought here by a travel agent returned to her homeland via the Wagah Border in Lahore on Monday, an official said. Hamida Bano, originally from Mumbai, arrived in Hyderabad, Pakistan, in 2002. According to her, an agent deceived her…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will visit Kuwait on Dec 21-22 for what will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Gulf country in 43 years. While Modi was also expected to visit Saudi Arabia this month, that visit is now expected to take place next year because of a delay…
Understanding JEE and NEET Question Patterns: Does NTA Repeat Past Questions? The National Testing Agency (NTA), established in November 2017 by the Government of India, is responsible for conducting key national-level entrance exams. Among its flagship exams is the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), which serves as the gateway for aspiring engineers to gain admission to…
A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning. Elsewhere, inclement weather plagued areas of the US, with dangerous conditions including heavy snow in upstate New York, a major ice storm in Midwest states and…
MUMBAI: Loans written off by commercial banks between FY15 and FY24 totalled Rs 12.3 lakh crore. Of this, 53% or Rs 6.5 lakh crore of the write-offs were by public sector banks in the last five years (FY20-24), according to data provided by govt in response to Parliament queries.The loan write-offs by the banking sector…
NEW DELHI: Over the past 10 years, Coal India Ltd has allocated Rs 5,570 crore for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives with main primary focus on education, healthcare, sports, skill development and women empowerment, chairman PM Prasad revealed on Sunday.“Coal India spent Rs 5,570 crore in Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives over the past 10 years,”…
Steve Smith celebrates his century against India at The Gabba in Brisbane. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: According to Australian ace batsman Steve Smith, Kookaburra changed their ball in 2020 by adding more lacquer on a stronger seam, making the last three years the most difficult of his storied career. A strengthened seam…
A judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a shootout with authorities in Arizona. Christopher McDonnell, 32, pleaded guilty in October to more than 20 felonies including murder,…