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America’s most prestigious universities are confronting a stark reality: The number of Black students in freshman classes is falling sharply. Two years after the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions, the decline is visible across campuses that have long touted diversity as a hallmark of their identity. At some institutions, Black students now account…
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has started putting details of land acquisition status and statutory clearances for each highway project — tenders of which are out or will be floated — online. This is aimed at bringing greater transparency, and reducing disputes and arbitrations after projects are bid out.The exercise began…
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Atlas, a new web browser with AI assistance built directly into the browsing experience. Available now for macOS users, Atlas integrates ChatGPT’s capabilities throughout your web workflow, allowing the AI assistant to understand context, remember details, and complete tasks without leaving your current page.The ChatGPT Atlas browser is free to download…
NEW DELHI: When the air quality station at RK Puram reached peak PM2.5 levels of 1,476 micrograms per cubic metre around midnight, its real-time hourly data went missing from Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s website for five hours. The data was available again from 6am, showing a downward trend at 1,187ug/m3, followed by 1,064ug/m3 at 7am….
A consortium led by global asset manager BlackRock, along with chipmaker Nvidia and tech giant Microsoft, is set to acquire Aligned Data Centers from Australian financial services major Macquarie in a deal valued at around $40 billion.The acquisition underscores the tech sector’s escalating race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure — from chips and servers to…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a fourth reminder to all affiliated schools regarding the submission of registration data for Class IX and Class XI for the academic year 2025-2026. With the deadline looming, schools now have only three days left to complete the process.The official notice is provided below for schools…
Visiting Japan for your next vacation but concerned about managing payments?Worry no more!Indian tourists visiting Japan may soon be able to pay using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), after NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the global arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), signed a deal with Japan’s NTT DATA on Tuesday.Under the…
The health ministry recently told Parliament that the National Medical Commision (NMC) data shows there are 13,86,157 registered doctors in India, a number that is almost identical to the 13,86,136 it cited in the Lok Sabha in Aug last year. So, how could India have added just 21 doctors over the past year despite about…
BENGALURU: Indian travellers are redefining the festive season, with solo trips and millennials leading the way. Visa platform Atlys said it processed around 15,000 visa applications for the travels in the month of October 2025, with 71.5% meant for solo travellers, signalling a shift from India’s family-centric holiday traditions. Millennials made up 53.5% of applicants,…
