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People walk past banners inviting students to study in Canada and other places abroad at a market in Amritsar, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 | Photo Credit: PRABHJOT GILL Indian students seem to be taking the biggest hit by the decision of Canada — their most preferred destination thus … Read more

Lamine Yamal of Spain runs with the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final match between France and Spain at Dallas Stadium on July 14, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. | Photo Credit: DAVID RAMOS The stage is all set for the final battle of the longest-ever FIFA World Cup, spanning 39 days, at the … Read more

New Delhi, Jul 09 (ANI): A fleet of newly launched electric primary waste collection vehicles lined up under a flyover at Shalimar Bagh during the launch event by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta (unseen)for door-to-door garbage collection, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi has … Read more

In a written question in the Rajya Sabha earlier this year, an MP highlighted that 27% of students in government schools are paying fees — including admission, tuition, examination and development charges — and sought a response from the Ministry of Education. The MP’s claim was based on the findings of the Comprehensive Modular Survey: … Read more

With just a few hours left for the kick off of the FIFA semi-finals, the four teams who are going to fight it out — France, Spain, Argentina and England — have all justified their billing as the top four teams in both the Elo ratings and FIFA rankings before the tournament commenced.  Their rankings … Read more

Can India’s official statistics detect large-scale undocumented migration? Undocumented migrants may evade law, but can they evade the Census? If millions of them are living in India, they must appear somewhere in the country’s official statistics. Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju told Parliament that “As per available inputs, there are around 20 million … Read more

(1) FIFA World Cup enters the semi-finals Over the last week, the round of 16 stage in the FIFA World Cup 2026 competition came to an end, leaving eight teams in the game. Prominent football countries like Brazil, Portugal and Mexico were eliminated, along with the U.S., Egypt, and Colombia. The quarterfinals stage followed, eliminating … Read more

Voters show their identity cards as they wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling station during assembly polls at Kangpokpi in Senapati district in the 2022 Assembly elections | Photo Credit: Maneesh T _11795@Chennai An analysis of constituency-wise deletions during the enumeration phase of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls … Read more

The business end of the FIFA World Cup is well underway with the Round of 16 concluding and the Round of 8 (quarterfinals being finalised). While some of the all-time favourites such as Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands are out of the reckoning, a few of the usual suspects – defending champion Argentina, last World … Read more