Peoria Unified to close two elementary schools as enrollment drops. (Getty Images) A school district in Arizona has decided to shut down two elementary schools as it grapples with falling student numbers and financial pressures. The decision, which will take effect from the 2026–27 academic year, was approved unanimously by the governing board of the…
The first signs appeared quietly last spring. The Trump administration moved to cancel visas and deport dozens of international students across the country, including a handful enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.The cancellations were later reversed. But the episode triggered alarm inside university administrations that depend heavily on students from abroad. At Wisconsin, where roughly…
England’s Joe Root celebrates his fifty runs (AP) Joe Root delivered a masterclass in control and composure on a treacherous Colombo surface as England held their nerve to secure a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday, levelling the three-match ODI series at 1-1. With the series on the line, Root anchored the chase with…
Govinda and Sunita got married in 1987 after being in a relationship for several years. It was a love marriage that began when Govinda was still struggling to find his footing in the film industry. As his career took off and he became a star, his personal life grew more complicated.During the peak of his…
“A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.” Everyone remembers Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen when they hear that line, because in a single sentence, he distilled the essence of a character who quietly reshaped how cinema understood power. Hagen was not the loudest presence in The Godfather, nor…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday amid rising global uncertainty regarding tariffs from the United States.The Budget proposals draw a clear line between items that may turn cheaper for consumers and sectors that could feel the pinch. On the relief side, the government has moved to lower…
For millions of salaried professionals and self-employed Indians, financial concern is not just job loss or market volatility — it is securing a safety net in retirement.Unlike most government employees who are covered under pension schemes, most private sector workers today must build their own retirement fund. This has made the National Pension System (NPS),…
Silver rates have almost touched the skies with a sudden increased rate. In just weeks, prices have jumped around Rs 300 per gram and approximately Rs 3 lakh per kilogram. That’s enough to make anyone pause before buying. And it’s also enough to make fake silver far more tempting for scammers. When prices rise this…
Canadian actress Tia Bhatia shared childhood photos with Bollywood stars like Aishwarya Rai, SRK, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Hrithik Roshan. Fans gush over the nostalgic post, begging her to “spill the tea” on who was nicest. Daughter of Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia, she trained at Lee Strasberg Institute. Canadian actress Tia Bhatia shared old…
Abhishek Sharma of India (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Abhishek Sharma’s lean run in the T20 World Cup continued as the India opener fell for a four-ball duck against Pakistan in the high-voltage Group A clash in Colombo on Sunday.In a bold tactical move, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha took the new ball himself and…
