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SECTOR | 22 Sep 2025, 06:49AM

Bullet was aimed at all of us, says Trump during Charlie Kirk's memorial

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Trump called Tyler Robinson, who allegedly shot Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10, a 'radicalised, cold-blooded monster'

Education

SECTOR | 21 Sep 2025, 03:54PM

Centre not imposing any language on any State: Dharmendra Pradhan

Business Standard

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the Centre was not imposing any language on anybody. He termed those who claim that Centre imposes the three language policy on States as "politically motivated". "We are not imposing any language on anybody. For Class 1 and 2, there will be two language formula. One will be mother tongue. Here, it will be Tamil language. Government of India's condition is that you have to teach in Tamil in primary school. You can teach another language that is your choice," he said. Pradhan was speaking to reporters in the presence of professor V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, after taking part in the 'Think India Dakshinapatha Summit 2025'. Elaborating about the three language policy, he said from Class six to ten there is three language formula. "One language will be mother tongue. The rest two will be your choice. No language will be imposed by the Government of India on any State," he said. To a query on how the three language policy

Education

SECTOR | 20 Sep 2025, 09:33AM

Trump admin threatens further sanctions on Harvard in escalating fight

Business Standard

The Trump administration escalated its fight with Harvard University on Friday, placing the Ivy League school under extra financial oversight and threatening sanctions if it does not provide additional data on its admissions practices. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the department was placing Harvard under heightened cash monitoring, forcing the school to use its own money to pay out financial aid for students and then seek reimbursement from the government. She also threatened further enforcement action if the school does not turn over records to prove it no longer is considering race in admissions. Harvard did not respond to a request for comment. The moves are part of the administration's crackdown on Harvard as President Donald Trump seeks to eradicate what he describes as liberal bias at colleges around the country. Since taking office, Trump has used the Education Department in unprecedented ways, cutting federal research grants for schools that do not accede to his .

19 sexual harassment cases reported in colleges, univ in Odisha: Minister

Business Standard | 19 Sep 2025

Education

SECTOR | 19 Sep 2025

BharatGen to build trillion-parameter LLM with 900 cr IndiaAI Mission

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BharatGen, a government-backed consortium of IITs and IIIT Hyderabad, is developing a trillion-parameter LLM in 22 Indian languages under the IndiaAI Mission with Rs 900 crore funding

Education

SECTOR | 19 Sep 2025

CM Rekha Gupta hails DUSU poll winners, promises support from Delhi govt

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With the RSS-affiliated ABVP bagging three posts in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday congratulated the poll winners, urging them to fulfil their responsibilities towards the university. "Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to all young comrades on ABVP's splendid victory in the DUSU election. This victory is not just of an organisation, but of every youth who considers patriotism, discipline, service, and struggle as the guiding path of their life," Gupta said at the 'Vikshit Bharat Ke Rang, Kala Ke Sang' event. Reflecting on her own experience in student politics, she added, "I am proud that I, too, lived and learned these values as the president of the Delhi University Students' Union. This result shows that the youth of Delhi remain steadfast on the path of knowledge, humility and unity, a path that ABVP established decades ago." The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) bagged three posts in the high-stak

Education

SECTOR | 19 Sep 2025

IITs gear up for 2026 placements as recruiter participation sees sharp rise

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Early signs show a strong 2026 placement season at IITs, with top recruiters from high-frequency trading, tech, startups, and PSUs increasing participation and offers across sectors

Education

SECTOR | 18 Sep 2025

Wildfire Smoke Set To Cause Mounting Deaths And Economic Losses

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Scientists at China's Tsinghua University found that early deaths linked to particulate matter in wildfire smoke could rise to six times 2010-2014 levels by next century.

AI-based monsoon forecasts help 38 million Indian farmers make planting decisions

Business Line | 18 Sep 2025

Education

SECTOR | 18 Sep 2025

IndiaAI Mission: Govt selects 8 players including Tech Mahindra, Fractal Analytics, BharatGen, Avataar AI for building LLMs

Business Line

IIT Bombay's proposed LLM to getfinancial assistance of 988.6 crore under IndiaAI Mission, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Education

SECTOR | 18 Sep 2025

Experts resurrect Census Bureau advisory committee axed by Trump admin

Business Standard

A US Census Bureau advisory committee made up of scientific experts that was axed by the Trump administration earlier this year is resurrecting itself and meeting Thursday with no official blessing or formal ties to the statistical agency. The reconstitution of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, rechristened with an Independent in front of its name, is a defiant gesture by the research community against the Trump administration's elimination last winter of three advisory committees made up of outside experts from private industry and academia. Unlike in past meetings, no Census Bureau staffers will be involved directly or indirectly during Thursday's conference. Will our scientific advice still find an ear at the Census Bureau? I do not know, said University of North Carolina sociologist Barbara Entwisle, who chairs the committee. However, it is a certainty that our recommendations will have no effect at all if we do not provide them. The decision to get the committee member

Education

SECTOR | 17 Sep 2025

Former Hurriyat Conference chief Abdul Gani Bhat dies at 90 in Sopore

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Former Hurriyat Conference chairman Abdul Gani Bhat died at his Sopore residence in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday at the age of 90, his family said. Bhat, who was largely confined to his residence at Sopore in Baramulla district due to ill health over the past few years, breathed his last this evening, Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said. "I just received a call from Bhat Sahib's son confirming the sad news about the demise of the veteran leader," the Mirwaiz told PTI. Born in 1935, Bhat graduated from Sri Pratap College in Srinagar in Persian studies. He went on to obtain post graduate degrees in Persian and a Law degree from Aligarh Muslim University. Bhat is likely to be buried in his ancestral graveyard in Sopore, sources close to the family said.