‘Free speech is tolerated when it suits only those in power’: LSE Deputy President & VC on US campus crackdowns and its ripple effects across the world | Education News
British universities are facing growing financial strain. The higher education sector’s funding model has weakened after more than a decade of frozen tuition fees for domestic students, rising operational costs, and heavy reliance on income from overseas students. Domestic undergraduate fees in England have been frozen at £9,250 since 2017, losing more than 30% of…
Turnaround in sentiment, removal of uncertainty offer upsides: Economic Affairs Secretary Anuradha Thakur | Business News
4 min readNew DelhiFeb 4, 2026 08:03 AM IST The belated forward movement over the India-US trade deal could have multiple macroeconomic implications for the country’s economy, including a broad positive rub-off effect on account of the removal of the lingering uncertainty over the deal and a rapid turnaround in market sentiment that plays a…
London’s Veeraswamy restaurant: carrying curry afar
Indian Cookery, For Use in All Countries, published by Herbert Joseph Limited | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement This week brings us news of two Madras-London connections that will soon cease to exist. The first is the British Council Library. The second is the Michelin-starred Veeraswamy in London. The 100-year-old restaurant – for it was in…
BTS spark fan frenzy at Portugal airport; ARMY speculate amid ARIRANG comeback and ‘House of the Dragon’ buzz |
BTS sent fans into a frenzy on Tuesday after they made a surprise appearance in Portugal. The band brought onlookers at they quietly made their way out of the airport. The seven-member band comprising of RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and JungKook, was seen casually making their way out of an airport, pulling their…
Chipmaker TSMC returns to the list of world’s 10 most valuable companies: Here’s what led to its comeback
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reclaimed a spot in the list of the world’s 10 most valuable companies, riding the optimism of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom in the tech industry that pushed its stock to record levels.According to a report by Bloomberg, TSMC’s stock rallied 14% last week, elevating the chipmaker’s market capitalisation…
Govt earmarks ₹23K-cr for boosting rural economy, raise individual income
Development of grameen (rural) hats in rural areas for giving rural economy a boost, covering five lakh new families under Lohia Swachh Bihar campaign for providing toilets and also providing further monetary assistance upto ₹2 lakh to eligible beneficiaries under Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgaar Yojana (MMRY) are among the major targets of the rural development department…
India-US trade deal: How New Delhi’s 18% tariff compares with rival nations
India and the United States have agreed on a framework for a bilateral trade deal under which Washington will reduce tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from the current 50%.The announcement is significant as the US had imposed steep duties on Indian exports entering American markets, effective August 27, 2025.In August 2025, Washington announced a…
Kolkata Earthquake:कोलकाता समेत पूर्वी भारत में भूकंप के झटके, म्यांमार रहा केंद्र; तीव्रता 6.0 दर्ज – Earthquake Tremors Felt In Kolkata, Epicentre In Myanmar
कोलकाता समेत दक्षिण बंगाल के कई जिलों में मंगलवार शाम को भूकंप के तेज झटके महसूस किए गए, जिससे आम लोगों में अफरा-तफरी मच गई। भूकंप के झटके इतने स्पष्ट थे कि कई इलाकों में लोग डर के मारे अपने घरों से बाहर निकलकर सड़कों पर आ गए। फिलहाल किसी बड़े जान-माल के नुकसान की सूचना…