Higher tuition fees, ballooning student loans, and the changing nature of the job market are some of the reasons why high school students are increasingly hesitant to commit to four years of college. Besides career readiness and opportunities after graduation, students are now adding suitability and affordability to their checklists. Consequently, many kids are tempted…
Oil prices slipped slightly on Thursday after strong gains in the previous session, as investors weighed stalled peace talks between Iran and the United States and ongoing restrictions on key shipping routes, including the Strait of Hormuz.Brent crude futures fell 15 cents to $101.76 a barrel, after crossing the $100 mark for the first time…
The first trailer for ‘Tony’, the upcoming Anthony Bourdain biopic, has arrived, and it is already turning heads. The film stars Dominic Sessa, best known for his breakout role in ‘The Holdovers’, as a 19-year-old Bourdain navigating his first job in a kitchen in mid-70s Cape Cod. The trailer gives a raw and unfiltered glimpse…
JDU workers protest against Nitish Kumar filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha, outside the CM’s residence in Patna on Thursday NEW DELHI: As the nomination process for Rajya Sabha elections spread across 10 states ended on Thursday, moves for new political alignments, including a rare BJD-Congress tie-up in Odisha and unity of BJP’s rivals in…
Indian benchmark indices ended a volatile session marginally lower on Friday as investors digested the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decision and continued foreign institutional investor (FII) selling, while keeping a close watch on global developments, according to an ET report.The RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and maintained its neutral policy…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday put speculation over an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal to rest, saying the saffron party will contest all 117 seats in the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santosh said the party was fully prepared for the polls and would form the government…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, the top stock picks for the Budget week week are Hindustan Unilever, and Ashok Leyland. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the Budget 2026 trading week starting January 27, 2026:Nifty View:From its…
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan (AP Photo) A number of prominent figures from the cricketing world — including Indian icons Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar — have extended support to former Pakistan all-rounder Imran Khan, who has been incarcerated for more than two years. Reports suggest that Khan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister from 2018 to…
For the first time, Brazil faces a significant challenge as bacteria previously exclusive to Asia and the USA have been identified within its borders. These bacteria, known to cause columnaris disease, pose an acute risk to the thriving aquaculture sector. Researchers have isolated four species from the Flavobacterium genus, which can infect both Nile tilapia…
Abhishek and Bumrah gains big in ICC T20I rankings (Image: X) India’s impressive run in the ongoing T20I series against Afghanistan has translated into significant gains in the latest ICC rankings, with Abhishek Sharma climbing to second place among batters and Varun Chakravarthy breaking into the top five among bowlers.The defending T20 World Cup champions…
