Indian-origin AI expert, Jitendra Malik In the bustling town of Mathura, India, a young boy named Jitendra Malik found himself captivated by puzzles, patterns, and the invisible logic of the world. That boy would one day help teach machines to see. His journey from school classrooms in Jabalpur to the elite laboratories of UC Berkeley,…
President Donald Trump (File Photo) In a sweeping new move, the Trump administration has escalated its efforts to dismantle Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives across U.S. institutions. A memo released Wednesday by the Department of Justice (DOJ) warns that recipients of federal funding including schools, colleges, universities, and nonprofits, could lose their funding if…
Governor Kim Reynolds files complaint as University of Iowa faces US DEI probe. (Getty Images) The University of Iowa is currently under investigation by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office following a formal complaint filed by Governor Kim Reynolds. The action stems from a video that appears to show a university employee discussing ways staff might…
US may lose 150,000 international students as visa delays threaten September commencements. (AI Image) A new analysis forecasts a significant downturn in international student commencements in the US this fall, with projected declines of 30% to 40% for September 2025. The data, jointly produced by NAFSA and research consultancy JB International, highlights a potential loss…
Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard. In the hallowed halls of Harvard, ambition is a given. But few stories rival the paths of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, two students who walked away from the Ivy League. Not out of failure or rebellion, but to chase visions that would eventually define the…
Chicago Public Schools to revamp special ed services with an instruction-first model. With the new school year less than three weeks away, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is rolling out a major restructuring of its special education services. The district is replacing a compliance-centred approach with one that prioritises instructional quality and classroom support for students…
NTA announces SWAYAM July 2025 exam dates, tests scheduled for December NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA), under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, has officially announced the examination dates for the SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) July 2025 semester. As per the public notice dated 29 July…
When elite education preaches dissent, but punishes disobedience the moment it threatens capital. Elite institutions like Harvard Law School pride themselves on cultivating critical thinkers and principled leaders, nurturing students to challenge injustice and speak truth to power. Yet, for all its lofty rhetoric, the path Harvard carves often leads graduates straight into corporate legal…
Not every breakthrough begins with a bang. Some unfold quietly, in classrooms, research labs, and long hours behind dimly lit screens. Shengjia Zhao’s story is one of those quiet revolutions. Long before he was chosen to lead Meta’s Superintelligence Lab, Zhao was quietly asking the kinds of questions that now drive the future of artificial…
Tamil Nadu woman Amuthavalli Manivannan (R) cracks NEET at 49, joins daughter M. Samyuktha Krupalini on medical journey. (IANS Photo) In the quiet town of Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu, a dream that had been shelved for over three decades was brought back to life — not through chance, but through shared ambition, late nights of…