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Over 2,100 people arrested during pro-Palestinian protests at US colleges Tensions have flared across US universities as pro-Palestinian demonstrations erupt in response to the recent Israel-Hamas conflict. Over 2,100 people have been arrested nationwide, with some protests involving forceful dispersals by police using riot gear and flash-bang devices. A Flashpoint at Columbia: The movement gained …

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Kerala’s chief minister orders the shutdown of schools because to the heat wave Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala made aggressive measures to combat the threat of heatwaves throughout the state in light of the skyrocketing temperatures there. He called a meeting to talk about how to keep people safe in the summer heat. One …

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Karnataka: Due to a dearth of applicants, aided college professors’ salaries have been withheld. In a letter to the senior secretary of the department of school education and literacy, the Registered Unaided Private Schools Association of Karnataka requested that the salaries of lecturers at aided post-secondary education colleges that have been withheld be paid out …

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Fresh Learning on the Horizon: NCERT Textbooks to Get Yearly Updates Get ready for a refresh in your child’s textbooks! The Ministry of Education (MoE) has reportedly mandated yearly reviews and updates for NCERT textbooks. This move aims to ensure students have access to the most up-to-date information in a world experiencing constant change. Currently, …

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Supreme Court denies request to postpone May CA exams Citing the concurrent Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court refused to consider a plea seeking to postpone any of the May Chartered Accountancy (CA) exam papers in its order on Monday. The bench, which included Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra in addition to Chief Justice …

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Canada Tightens Work Rules for International Students, Including Indians New limits coming for off-campus work! Starting September 2024, international students in Canada, including a significant population from India, will be restricted to working a maximum of 24 hours per week off-campus. This new regulation, announced by Immigration Minister Marc Miller, aims to ensure students prioritize …

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UK Tightens Student Visas, Sees Drop in Dependents and Applications The UK government is celebrating a significant decrease in student dependents after introducing stricter visa regulations. Home Office data shows an nearly 80% drop in dependents accompanying international students, alongside a decline of over 26,000 student visa applications, when compared to the same period in …

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Scholarships worth over INR 60 million are available to Indian students at Deakin University. Deakin University, a global leader in education (ranked in the top 1% worldwide), is offering a life-changing opportunity for Indian students. Their Vice-Chancellor’s Meritorious Scholarship Program (VSMSP) 2024 provides ten full-tuition scholarships, valued at over INR 6 million each, for both …

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The Indian principal wins the UK challenge against the school prayer ban. Despite facing legal challenge from a Muslim student who claimed discrimination, the principal of an Indian-origin school, dubbed as “Britain’s strictest headmistress,” declared her happiness with a recent UK High Court verdict that upheld her school’s restriction of prayer routines. At the “secular” …

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How a Kerala woman with a disability cleared the UPSC exam with cursive writing More than 1,000 candidates were successful in the UPSC Civil Services Result 2023, with Parvathy Gopakumar from Alappuzha, Kerala, coming in at position 282. Parvathy faced hardship despite having her right hand amputated in a bike accident during her school years, …

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