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Nicholas Kent, the Education Department official who oversees US universities, is largely staying out of the Trump administration’s showdown with Harvard and other elite schools. His approach to remaking higher education is less splashy but potentially more sweeping: Overhauling the accreditation system. Colleges count on accreditors, the independent agencies that oversee their financial and academic

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to two senior lawyers, and laid down guidelines restricting probe agencies from calling advocates for questioning over legal advice given to clients. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria delivered the verdict

Samsung Electronics said on Friday it is in “close discussion” to supply its next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM4, to Nvidia, as the South Korean chipmaker scrambles to catch up with rivals in the AI chip race. Samsung, which plans to market the new chip next year, did not specify when it aims to

Tokyo: Honda Cars India has announced a major expansion of its India portfolio, with plans to launch 10 new models by 2030—seven of which will be SUVs—as the Japanese automaker strengthens its play in the rapidly growing Indian passenger vehicle market. Honda’s top global executives—Toshihiro Mibe, Toshiro Kuwahara, and Noriya Kaihara—spoke to Indian media at

An unarmed AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missile is released from a B-52H Stratofortress over the Utah Test and Training Range during a Nuclear Weapons System Evaluation Program sortie, 80miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., September 22, 2014. | Photo Credit: US AIR FORCE US President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on Thursday to

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Assam on November 7 and 8, while Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit the state on November 9.During her two-day visit, the Union Finance Minister will inaugurate two major projects in Guwahati and lay the foundation stone of a state university. Informing the same, Assam

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dismissed two government employees from service under Article 311 of the Constitution of India, citing their alleged involvement in activities that posed a threat to national security | Photo Credit: ANI Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday dismissed two government employees from service under Article

The US Department of Homeland Security has ended the automatic extension of work permits for certain classes of applicants, creating more obstacles for Indians holding Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to continue working when their EAD is up for renewal. This ends the practice of the Biden administration that allowed certain sections of immigrants to keep

The government’s move to remove Goods and Services Tax (GST) on health insurance plans has triggered a sharp rise in demand, with the overall uptake for higher health insurance coverage surging by 38 per cent, according to a report by Policybazaar. The report indicated that individuals are increasingly prioritising financial security against rising healthcare costs

Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, “We don’t want any divide and rule, and every person’s democratic right, every genuine voter, should be properly protected. The biggest pillars of democracy are the judiciary and the media. Keep these strong. This includes Gandhiji’s fight, Netaji’s fight. I want to say what the greatest religion is: