What began as a slow administrative tightening has rapidly turned into a storm. The H-1B visa system, long considered the backbone of America’s high-skilled workforce, is now buckling under political pressure, procedural overhauls, and growing distrust. In 2025, what was once a predictable immigration pathway is becoming a cautionary tale, especially for thousands of international…
In the late 1980s, a bright teenager walked the halls of St. Columba’s School in New Delhi with a quiet intensity. Siddhartha Mukherjee wasn’t your usual top student, he was the kind of mind that lingered on questions longer, looked for patterns where others saw facts, and found poetry even in biology. In 1989, he…
Attending Brown University now comes with an eye-watering price tag: $96,284 per year, or more than $385,000 over four years, according to a recent analysis by GOBankingRates. One of the eight Ivy League institutions, Brown has long been seen as a symbol of academic excellence, but in 2025, it finds itself at the center of…
Every time a school shooting occurs in the United States, the country is gripped by grief. Public attention rightly focuses on the devastating human toll: The lives lost, the families shattered, and the communities plunged into mourning. But beyond the grief, another quieter consequence unfolds in parallel. A measurable, lasting disruption to local economic life.A…
In a finding that challenges long-held assumptions about the cost of elite education in the United States, a new study by GOBankingRates has revealed that the most expensive universities in the country are not part of the Ivy League. While institutions like Harvard, Yale, and Princeton continue to symbolise academic excellence, they have been outpriced…
Kolkata, The Calcutta High Court Thursday directed the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board to come up with a new merit list of examinees, holding that the published one did not conform to the court’s order on OBC reservation.Justice Kausik Chanda directed that the fresh panel will provide 7 per cent reservation for the 66…
What began as a policy memo has now metastasized into one of the most consequential legal face-offs in American higher education. At the center of the storm is Harvard University, an academic titan that now finds itself locked in a protracted battle with the Trump administration, not just over billions in frozen federal research funds,…
In a move aimed at strengthening career guidance and promoting psychosocial wellbeing in schools, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday unveiled two major initiatives, the Career Guidance Dashboard and the Counseling Hub and Spoke School Model, for the academic session 2025–26.These flagship programs were introduced during an orientation-cum-interaction session attended by educators,…
The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Madhya Pradesh, has officially begun the fresh registration process for Round 1 of MP NEET UG 2025 counselling under the 85% state quota. Eligible candidates can now register on the official portal, dme.mponline.gov.in, until August 11, 2025. The revised schedule comes after changes in the national All India Quota…
Prayagraj: Authorities of Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board, commonly known as UP Board, has released the results for the High School Improvement/Compartment and Intermediate Compartment exams. All students who appeared for the High School Improvement/Compartment exam have passed, whereas, despite appearing for the Intermediate Compartment exam, 2,158 students have failed. The results have been published…