SCHOOL TAKEOVER
J&K admin takes over 58 schools linked to banned JeI and its trust
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has taken over the management of 58 schools. These schools were linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami and its Falah-e-Aam Trust. This action follows intelligence reports and the expiry of management tenures. The move aims to ensure students' academic interests are unaffected. Authorities are working to maintain quality education standards across the Union Territory.
From nuclear negotiator to foreign minister: Who is Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the voice of Iran?
Araghchi is currently the most visible diplomatic voice of Tehran. Since becoming Iran’s foreign minister in 2024, he has taken charge of explaining Iran’s strategy to the world while navigating one of the most dangerous Middle East crises in decades. His role goes far beyond routine diplomacy. He speaks for Iran on nuclear policy, coordinates international alliances, and frames Tehran’s response to Israeli and US military pressure. Seyed Abbas Araghchi has spent more than three decades inside Iran’s foreign policy establishment. Born in Tehran in December 1962, he gradually built a reputation as one of Iran’s most disciplined diplomats. Today he serves as Iran’s foreign minister, representing Tehran on the global stage during a period of heightened conflict and international scrutiny.
How the visa debate for foreign workers fuels racism against South Asians
The H-1B visa program has become a flashpoint, inciting an alarming rise in discriminatory language aimed at the Indian community nationwide. This increase in vitriol, bolstered by the influence of social media and heated political narratives, is cultivating an environment rife with hostility for South Asian individuals.
How the visa debate for foreign workers fuels racism against South Asians
Racist rhetoric targeting the Indian community has surged across the U.S., fueled by anger over the H-1B visa program. Concerns about job displacement and wage suppression are increasingly overshadowed by conspiracy theories and hate speech, impacting South Asian residents and sparking investigations into alleged visa fraud.
Australia's Qoria to merge with US-based Aura in $675 million deal
Under the proposed offer, Aura will acquire Qoria at an implied price of A$0.72 per share.
BJP welcomes government takeover of 200 schools affiliated to banned JeI in Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir BJP has lauded the administration's takeover of over 200 Jamaat-e-Islami-affiliated schools, asserting it safeguards students' futures. Priya Sethi, BJP vice president, stated that these institutions misused education to spread radicalization instead of knowledge. The government's action breaks this cycle, ensuring education remains free from separatist influence and promotes a positive, patriotic environment.
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Opposition parties react sharply to JK govt' s takeover of JeI-linked schools
Political leaders in Kashmir have strongly criticized the J&K government's decision to take over 215 schools affiliated with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI). Sajad Lone condemned the move as shameful, while PDP leaders highlighted the historical targeting of JeI by the National Conference and questioned the government's strategy, suggesting it undermines recent progress in integrating JeI into the electoral process.
Columbia suspends over 65 students following pro-Palestinian protest in library
Columbia University has suspended over 65 students and barred 33 others, including alumni, following a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside Butler Library. The protesters, who hung Palestinian flags and scrawled phrases like "Columbia will burn," were arrested and face trespassing charges. The university denounced the disruption, while some face visa reviews and potential deportation.
Air India orders 34 training aircraft for flight school
Air India has placed an order for 34 trainer aircraft to establish a pilot training school in Amravati, Maharashtra. The school, slated to open in late 2025, aims to create a direct pipeline of qualified pilots for the airline and the Indian aviation industry. This initiative marks a strategic shift in pilot training for Indian carriers.
Denied education, over 3 million Afghan girls face bleak future: Report
The ban on the education of Afghan girls and women has resulted in a surge in the risk of early marriage, violence and abuse in the country, according to TOLO news which cited the report by Save the Children, a humanitarian organization. Female students in Afghanistan have repeatedly raised concerns over the education ban and have now and called on the Taliban to reopen the schools for girls as schools return on March 21
Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans in Afghanistan
In recent months, the group's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has appeared to take a stronger hand in directing policy. In particular, it was on his orders that the Taliban government banned women and girls from universities and schools after the sixth grade.
Taliban bans university education for Afghan girls
Despite promising a softer rule when they seized power last year, the Taliban have ratcheted up restrictions on all aspects of women's lives, ignoring international outrage.
Taliban claims closure of girl's school "temporary", says not a "permanent ban"
Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, Abdul Qahar Balkhi said, "this suspension is a temporary suspension, and it is not a permanent ban, it has never been called a ban." Defending the Taliban, he said that the strict views of most Afghan people on the issue of education and women caused the girls' schools to remain closed
In fresh decree, Taliban ban wearing neckties in schools in Afghanistan
The Educational Directorate, the Ministry of Education, Afghanistan in an official letter said that students and teachers are no longer allowed to wear neckties in schools.
High schools for girls to reopen in March, says Taliban
In a statement on Sunday, spokesman of the Ministry of Education Aziz Ahmad Reyan said the Taliban is committed and optimistic to reopen schools for girls and that it is working in this regard "seriously and tirelessly".
ILO report says Afghan crisis causing massive job losses
The situation is especially devastating for women and for people working in farming, government posts, social services and construction, with many people losing their jobs or not receiving their wages.
Taliban to announce secondary school for girls, says United Nations official
"As I speak to you today, millions of girls of secondary school age are missing out on education for the 27th consecutive day," Abdi said. "We are urging them not to wait. Any day that we wait -- it's a day lost for those girls that are out of school."
AstraZeneca's Pascal Soriot: Know the man behind the Covid vaccine
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Bhushan Steel launches primary health care unit in Odisha
The health care unit, launched as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, would benefit around 12,000 people of 11 villages.
Protima Bedi’s legacy, Nrityagram, will soon dance to Govt’s tunes
Cabinet has approved cultural policy, which recommends takeover of the dance institute; artists unhappy with move.
UK government orders takeover of state-funded Islamic school
Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector of the UK's schools regulator Ofsted, said Al-Hijrah would be taken over by an independent academy trust.
Takeover bid riles private schools
As per the Delhi School Education Act and Rules 1973, the "administrator"— Lieutenant Governor of Delhi — will "manage" the school through an "authorised officer".
Private schools on Delhi government land can't increase fees without official nod
The announcement came days after take-over notices were sent to two branches of Maxfort School over alleged financial irregularities.
Delhi govt scraps management, other quotas in pvt schools
In a far-reaching decision, Delhi Government scrapped management and all other quotas except for the Economically Weaker Sections in private schools.
Attack in Pakistan a chilling reminder of Beslan school siege
TTP claimed that 6 suicide bombers attacked army school, saying it was a revenge for Pak army's ops against militants in North Waziristan tribal area.
Get rich by betting a takeover rumour is wrong
While stocks that were the subject of takeover speculation initially jumped 2.9%, betting on declines yielded average profits of 1.2% in the next month, an annualised gain of 14%.
Dollar woes are good news for Europe’s markets
When news of Kraft’s hostile bid for Cadbury broke in England a couple of months back, it caused intense debate, including whether an American company should, by all rights, really be the new home of a well-known British brand that dates back to 1824.
Manipal invests Rs 75 cr in TutorVista, forms JV
Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG) is investing about $15 million (Rs 75 crore at current exchange rates) into online tutoring entity TutorVista, at least two people familiar with the development said.
Improvement needed in legal education in India: Bhardwaj
Indian government has taken a series of measures to improve the quality of legal education in the country to make it dynamic, Law Minister H R Bhardwaj has said.
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