The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to modify its verdict mandating a minimum three-year law practice criterion for law graduates to appear in entry-level judicial services examinations, saying any relaxation would open a “Pandora’s box.” The top court was hearing a plea filed by a judge from Madhya Pradesh seeking a modification of the verdict…
California’s women in STEM are still waiting for real progress A decade of pledges, grants, and high-minded speeches was supposed to fix the gender gap in science and technology. Instead, California’s latest numbers tell a familiar, and frustrating, story: women remain a minority in nearly every STEM field, despite years of investment and political posturing.According…
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has once again extended the registration and re-registration deadline for its July 2025 session, offering students more time to apply for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes. The latest extension comes as a relief for fresh applicants as well as continuing students who faced difficulties in meeting the…
The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Madhya Pradesh, will announce the Madhya Pradesh National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (MP NEET UG) 2025 Round 1 seat allotment results tomorrow, August 18, 2025. Candidates can access the allotment results on the official website: dme.mponline.gov.in. Once the MP NEET UG 2025 Round 1 allotment results are declared,…
Apple CEO Tim Cook, during a recent staff gathering at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters, is said to have stressed that those who don’t embrace AI risk being left behind, Bloomberg reported. His comments reflect Apple’s growing focus on artificial intelligence and highlight how critical the technology is becoming—not just for the company’s strategy, but for the…
In a startup culture that often glorifies early exits and college dropouts, many students feel compelled to leave campus to chase opportunities. Paul Graham, English-American computer scientist, entrepreneur, essayist, and investor, offers a grounded perspective. In a recent post on X, he advised aspiring founders: “Don’t drop out of college to start or work for…
The cost of an Ivy League education has once again crossed new thresholds. At Brown University, one of the United States’ most prestigious institutions, the estimated annual cost of pursuing an undergraduate degree in economics for the 2025–26 academic year stands at a staggering $96,284. This amount includes not just tuition but also housing, meals,…
From Stanford dorm rooms to Harvard lecture halls, the world’s most powerful tech leaders often began their journeys in academia. Some completed advanced degrees, others famously dropped out, yet all used their educational experiences as springboards into innovation. Here’s a closer look at seven leaders steering global technology, and the universities that shaped them. Sam…
When Lindsey E. Adams, a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) student in Harvard’s virology program, opened her July 1 pay stub, she noticed something unsettling. Her research stipend was no longer listed as a union stipend, and no union dues were being deducted. Yet nothing about her day-to-day work had changed — not her hours, her…
Harvard University’s Class of 2029 will arrive on campus this fall with an impressive 85 percent of admitted students choosing to enroll, according to preliminary data first reported by The Harvard Crimson. The strong yield comes despite a turbulent political climate in which the Trump administration has escalated attacks on international students, financial aid programs,…
