US education system under pressure as Rutherford County weighs school shutdowns. (Getty Images) Rutherford County, North Carolina, is weighing the closure of up to three public schools as it faces a significant $6.1 million budget shortfall for the upcoming 2025 academic year. The proposed closures are raising national concerns over the widening funding gaps in…
Jamie Smith of England is congratulated by captain Ben Stokes after winning the 1st Test Match against India at Headingley (Image by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England star Jos Buttler and former pacer Stuart Broad unpacked England’s remarkable chase against India in the first Test at Headingley, suggesting the hosts could have overhauled an even steeper…
Less than a year ago in Downing Street, the bunting was out, and Keir Starmer was walking into No 10 to a chorus of cheers after winning a landslide victory. Now there’s such a rebellion from his own MPs, he’s being forced to climb down on his welfare reforms. PM set to make serious concessions…
SRINAGAR: Acknowledging a dip in registrations for Amarnath Yatra following the Pahalgam terror attack, Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Thursday assured full security for the yatra, which is set to begin on July 3, and appealed to devotees to participate in large numbers.At a press conference at Raj Bhawan, Sinha said there had…
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is set to launch electricity futures contracts within the next two to three weeks, offering power sector participants a tool to hedge against price volatility. The move comes after the exchange secured all necessary approvals from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) last month.The product is designed to…
Amid headlines touting low unemployment and strong hiring numbers, a deeper, more troubling narrative is taking root across the American workforce. According to a report by the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP), 24.3% of working-age Americans are “functionally unemployed”—a term that recasts the traditional definition of joblessness to reflect a far grimmer reality…
Devon Conway in action for the Texas Super Kings (Image via Sportzpics) Known for his consistency across formats, Devon Conway, the 33-year-old left-hand batter is a key member of the New Zealand cricket team. Born in Johannesburg, Conway has scored 4,675 international runs representing the Black Caps. The left-handed batter made headlines with a double…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the govt was committed to ensure that its diverse languages become a powerful medium to connect people, unlike the past few decades when efforts, though unsuccessful, were focused on making language a tool to break the country.Addressing the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the department of official…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday tightened compliance norms for mutual fund schemes, regulating that rebalancing timelines will now apply across types of passive breaches in actively managed funds and not just those related to asset allocation.Until now, SEBI’s mandate for portfolio rebalancing within 30 business days applied only to passive…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has officially released the timetable for the Class 10 and Class 12 supplementary examinations for the year 2025. The supplementary exams are scheduled to commence from July 15, 2025. Students who could not clear the regular board exams or wish to improve their scores are advised to take…
