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National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) International — a subsidiary of the nodal skill development agency on Thursday launched Bharat Innovation Global Private Limited (BIG) initiative in collaboration with edtech startup PhysicsWallah. The programme aims to develop India into a global education hub. The initiative will focuses on bridging the gap between education and employability through flexible, technology-driven learning pathways, a statement from the edtech read, adding that it will integrate AI-driven career guidance, gamification, adaptive learning tools, and secure Learning Management System (LMS) platforms for individuals. BIG will provide skill training to students in grades 11 and 12 in schools, PhysicsWallah said. “This approach extends to Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and Polytechnic learners, university students, and working professionals, fostering learning across ages,” the startup added. The programme will also include capacity building for government sector employees.

Australia will try to rein in a spike in international student arrivals by imposing different speeds of visa processing, in the latest effort by the center-left government to cut migration numbers ahead of an expected tight election. Education Minister Jason Clare on Thursday announced the new ministerial direction, which he said would prioritize the processing of visa applications for those universities and colleges “that are operating sustainably.” Under the changes, there will be two categories of visa processing: high priority and standard. Education providers will receive quick approvals up until they hit 80% of their international student allotment, which was previously flagged under legislation to cap arrivals. After that, visas will be processed at a slower pace.

Policymakers voted 11-to-1 to lower the central bank's key lending rate to between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent, the Fed announced in a statement. This is the final planned interest rate decision before outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden makes way for Republican Donald Trump, whose economic proposals include tariff hikes and the mass deportation of millions of undocumented workers.

The result was an impressive job offer of Rs 55 lakh per annum. The author of the post emphasised that the «IIT tag» plays a significant role in their career success, stating, «A degree from an old IIT isn’t just a degree, it’s a signal.» According to the author, the brand value and established ecosystem of older IITs offer more career opportunities than the specific branch of study. «You don’t need a CS degree to be a great developer. What you do need is access to the right ecosystem, and Old IITs provide exactly that.»

Canada under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took significant steps to limit immigration in 2024. Faced with domestic challenges including an acute housing crisis and growing public dissatisfaction over strained infrastructure, the Canadian government moved to curtail immigration and foreign student intake. These measures represented a stark departure from Canada’s historically open-door policies, sparking widespread debate both within and outside the country.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Companies in India are increasing diversity hiring for roles ranging from software development to mechanical engineering as they try to come across to investors and the public as forward-thinking entities with good corporate governance norms. Placement officers from at least four colleges in India have hinted that diversity hiring for the batch of 2025 has risen from last year, in addition to the general recruitment of engineering students.

shooting at a Wisconsin Christian school that killed a teacher and student and wounded several others before she took her own life, police have confirmed.The shooter was identified as Abundant Life Christian School student Natalie Rupnow at a press conference Monday night. Police say the attacker also used the first name Samantha.Madison police Chief Shon Barnes told reporters Rupnow was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers arrived at the school, and died en route to hospital.Six others were wounded after she opened fire in a mixed-grades study hall, including two students who remain in critical condition.

Sony Pictures has launched the official trailer for Karate Kid: Legends. The film features Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan, reprising their famous roles. It will be released in theaters on May 30.

Boston is planning to renovate a crumbling stadium in one of the city's most diverse neighborhood for its new professional women's soccer team

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg made the largest contributions in 2024, and financial aid, especially for medical students, got most of the money

USCIS) has introduced sweeping reforms to the H-1B visa program, refining eligibility standards and offering new flexibility to both employers and skilled foreign workers. The regulations, finalized on Tuesday, reintroduce a “prior deference” policy for visa extensions and address long-standing concerns regarding the program's integrity and accessibility.

medical entrance exam NEET-UG in pen and paper mode or online mode and a decision in this regard is expected soon, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday. The Education Ministry has held two rounds of talks with the Health Ministry led by Union Minister JP Nadda. Currently, NEET-UG is conducted offline — in pen and paper mode — wherein students have to solve multiple choice questions on an OMR sheet. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the largest entrance exam in the country in terms of number of candidates appearing for the test. In 2024, a record over 24 lakh candidates took the exam.

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teenage shooter opened fire at a Wisconsin school on Monday, killing a fellow student and a teacher and wounding six other people before police found the suspect dead at the scene. The latest school shooting to devastate a U.S. community took place at the Abundant Life Christian School, a private institution that teaches some 400 students from kindergarten through 12th grade in Madison, the state capital of about 270,000 people. Two students who were wounded in the shooting had life-threatening injuries, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told a press conference. A teacher and three other students were shot and expected to survive. Two of those victims were released from the hospital, Barnes said.

Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods

BITS Pilani and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) Delhi, Madras and Kanpur, among others, are looking to fill their coffers through efforts such as donation campaigns, encouraging collective donations through chapters or batches, organising leadership delegations to countries where alumni reside, increased reunions and alumni get-togethers, encouraging high net-worth donors to set up centres of excellence, forging close connections with companies for corporate social responsibility (CSR) funding and setting up alumni chairs. Aiming high

BNP) that played a key role in overthrowing PM Sheikh Hasina is now frustrated over the delay by the Md Yunus-led interim government in organising elections and has taken potshots at the student leaders and advisers to the regime. The party feels the interim regime has hijacked the political process in Bangladesh and denied the party a chance to return to power. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir this week indirectly chided the students by mentioning that student leaders alone were not powerful enough to bring down the government. He also pulled up one of the advisers to the government for his comments on political parties in Bangladesh and demanded that such a statement be withdrawn.

Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Golaghat and distributed No Due Certificates to beneficiaries under the Assam Microfinance Incentive and Relief Scheme (Phase III, Category II). He announced that under the third phase of the Assam Microfinance Incentive and Relief Scheme, 5,119 women borrowers in Golaghat are provided waiver. As part of the ongoing «12 Days of Development» initiative launched on December 11th to accelerate Assam's developmental progress and prioritize the well-being of its people, Sarma visited Golaghat and distributed several key benefits to the community. These included No Due Certificates to beneficiaries under the Assam Microfinance Incentive and Relief Scheme (Phase III, Category II), Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) to those affected by the 2024 floods, and seed capital to self-help groups as part of the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme. Sarma highlighted that, under the third phase of the Assam Microfinance Incentive and Relief Scheme, 5,119 women borrowers in Golaghat have been freed from their microfinance loans. Additionally, financial assistance has been provided to 2,011 families affected by floods in the district, with Bokakhat being the worst-hit area, where 1,970 families suffered losses. He stated how 189 self-help groups in Golaghat had received seed capital through the PMFME scheme, marking an important step toward promoting entrepreneurship and self-sufficiency in the region.

social welfare residential schools, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday said his government has now increased allocation of funds by 40 per cent to improve the quality of food served to students. Speaking after launching a 'common diet plan' for all government residential schools and hostels in the state at Chilkur near here, he said the state government is moving ahead with the resolve that quality facilities should be provided in the welfare residential schools. He said 'diet charges' (allocation of funds for food) have not been enhanced in the last eight years. «The previous government did not think of increasing it. That means, the then government did not give importance to diet charges, cosmetic charges or provision of basic facilities. Because of that, the residential schools have lost their prestige,» he said.

Serbia's president says the United States plans to introduce sanctions against Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia

He articulated the disturbing accusation in a widely circulated series of tweets and a critical article that has gained significant attention online. Turley, who teaches law at George Washington University, referred to the fabricated accusations as “chilling.” “It fabricated a claim suggesting I was on the faculty at an institution where I have never been, asserted I took a trip I never undertook, and reported an allegation that was entirely false,” he remarked to The Post. “It’s deeply ironic, given that I have been discussing the threats AI poses to free speech.”