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A US high school teacher claimed that she was fired over a Facebook post she made criticizing Donald Trump and his followers. Joanie Garratt was a History teacher with over 30 years experience in Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD). She says she was fired on November 13, less than a month before her planned […]
Professor Ahmed Abu Shaban, who fled Gaza after October 7, 2023, wakes up at 3 a.m. in Toronto to teach his stranded students remotely. Driven by a sense of duty to support his students in Gaza despite immense challenges, Shaban also feels guilty for leaving, feeling as though he abandoned his country, people, and institution.
South Korea’s ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon called for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal after his failed martial law attempt, citing risks to civilian rule. Yoon temporarily suspended civilian governance but reversed the decision under parliamentary and public pressure. Han criticized Yoon for not acknowledging illegality of martial law or acting against involved military offic...
Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas across India, including eight in Andhra Pradesh. Schools will be set up in Anakapalli, Valasapalle (Chittoor), Palasamudram (Sri Sathya Sai), Tallapalle (Guntur), Rompicherla (Palnadu), Nandigama (Krishna), Nuzividu (Eluru), and Don (Nandyal). Kendriya Vidyalayas are renowned for their CBSE curriculum and academic excell...
United States Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad will open consular operations on Saturday, December 7, for in-person visa interviews. This initiative, part of the “Super Saturday” program, aims to reduce visa wait times. Over a million visas have been processed in India this year, with additional measures to meet […]
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the opening of 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and the establishment of 28 new Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) in uncovered districts. The estimated cost for these expansions is ₹5,872.08 crore, to be spread over eight years starting from 2025-26.
India announced that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit Dhaka on December 9 amid tensions with Bangladesh over attacks on minorities, including Hindus. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that Misri’s visit is to attend a meeting under the framework of Foreign Office Consultations, which are part of structured interactions between the two countries.
Farmers participating in a ‘Dilli Chalo’ march, demanding a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Prices and other long-standing issues, were forced to halt after police used tear gas shells to block their route to the national capital. Clash, near Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border, left 8 injured, including 2 seriously. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher […]
An all-women Ganga River rafting team went on the mission to a clean and pure Ganga. The team, sponsored by BSF and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). The 20-member team of women border guards, along with two BSF officers and support staff, began their 53-day adventure from Gangotri on November 2. The journey is […]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has directly accused the US State Department of attempting to “destabilise India” and claimed that the US “deep state” is working to “target Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” During a press conference, the BJP spokesperson stated, “It has always been the US State Department behind this agenda,” raising concerns about fore...
A major accident was averted in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri after a 14-year-old girl lost her balance while enjoying her Ferris wheel ride. She clung onto the structure’s metal bar for nearly 30 seconds, and was later saved by the operators. While enjoying a ride on the Ferris wheel, the girl lost balance and fell from […]
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched a comprehensive rating system to evaluate the performance of concessionaires involved in the development and maintenance of national highways across the country. This system aims to ensure better accountability and efficiency in the operations of these concessionaires, ultimately improving the quality of the highway network.
Supreme Court denied bail to an accused in a narcotics case. It cited popular web series, ‘Narcos’ and ‘Breaking Bad’, to highlight the complexity of issues. The court also said that such drug syndicates were killing the youth of the country. The accused, a key figure in a drug syndicate, had applied for bail. The […]
Jaishankar, speaking at the India-Japan Forum in New Delhi on December 6, highlighted that the Quad’s revival began during the Trump administration. He explained that the Quad started in 2017 at the vice ministerial level and progressed to the foreign ministerial level in 2019, both under Trump’s leadership, marking a significant step in its development.
Patna Police lathi-charged hundreds of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) candidates protesting outside the commission’s office on Bailey Road. The protesters were voicing concerns over potential normalisation in the upcoming 70th Combined Preliminary Examination, scheduled for December 13. However, the BPSC Secretary clarified that there were no plans for normalisation in the exam.&n...