3 Strategies to Close the Achievement Gap in American Education: Insights from Harvard Research (Image: Pexels) The persistent achievement gap in American education is often attributed to factors like socioeconomic status, race and innate ability. However, recent research from Harvard University suggests that the gap is not an inevitable outcome but rather a consequence of…
Prithvi Shaw will play for Maharashtra in this year’s Ranji Trophy. Discarded India opener Prithvi Shaw has made a bold statement ahead of the 2025-26 domestic season with a scintillating hundred against his former team, Mumbai, in a warm-up fixture.The 25-year-old, who had moved to Maharashtra from Mumbai, reached his 100-run mark off just 140…
NEW DELHI: Indian National Congress‘ Central Election Committee (CEC) it set to meet on October 8 (Wednesday) to decide on the candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The meeting, chaired by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, will be held virtually with various CEC members and senior leaders of the party set to attend. Leader of…
Tighter US immigration rules are making Indian families think twice before arranging marriages with relatives living in the United States, matchmakers and experts say.Sidhi Sharma, a 19-year-old medical student from Haryana, had hoped to marry an Indian citizen with a high-paying US job, but abandoned the idea after recent headlines about President Donald Trump’s immigration…
The Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (MAHA TET) 2025 registration deadline has been officially extended to October 9, 2025, offering aspiring teachers additional time to apply for the state-level examination. Conducted by the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE), Pune, the MAHA TET is a mandatory qualification for candidates seeking teaching positions in primary (Classes 1–5)…
Karun Nair and Anvay Dravid Rahul Dravid’s younger son, Anvay Dravid, has been named captain of Karnataka‘s U-19 side for the upcoming Vinoo Mankad Trophy, which will be held in Dehradun from October 9.Meanwhile, discarded India batter Karun Nair will turn out for Karnataka after a hiatus of two seasons, as he has been named…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday expressed concern over the growing misuse of artificial intelligence, revealing that she has come across several deepfake videos of herself circulating online. She warned that while AI offers immense opportunities, it also carries serious risks of deception and fraud.Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2025, Sitharaman said,…
Robert Jenrick has backed Kemi Badenoch as Tory leader despite fresh polling suggesting party members do not want her to carry on into the next election. The shadow justice secretary, who ran against Ms Badenoch for the leadership, said he believed she was the “right person” for the job. Politics latest: More than a dozen…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday launched the foreign currency settlement system in GIFT city on Tuesday, at the sixth Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai. With this, the GIFT IFSC has joined a select group of international financial centres that can settle foreign currency transactions locally.At the event, the FM also highlighted that India…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is expected to announce the Chartered Accountancy (CA) September 2025 examination results in the first week of November, according to updates from members of the chartered accountancy community. Although the institute has not yet confirmed an official date, reports suggest that the CA results may be declared…
