The dispersal of sculptures across museums worldwide raises questions about their “social biographies” and the shifting identities they acquire over time. How should they be approached - as objects of veneration or museum exhibits? Or might there be a third possibility, one that lies between these two frames?
UK study visa applications fell 16% in the year ending August 2026, with 360,700 applications from main applicants. Applications from student dependants dropped 22%, while work and family visa routes also recorded sharp declines following tighter immigration rules.
Rising tuition costs, visa and immigration restrictions, and concerns over safety and geopolitical uncertainty are prompting Indian Gen Z students to reassess plans to study abroad, with nearly half of those who had considered an overseas education saying thei
Google is offering eligible US college students a free year of Google AI Pro worth nearly $240, along with premium Gemini features, 5TB of storage and new AI-powered study tools. The offer also includes Gemini s new Student Hub, quizzes, flashcards, research t
Artificial intelligence (AI) is estimated to create an addressable market of $700 billion to $1.2 trillion by 2030 for AI-related services, but IT services firms are likely to capture only $260-440 billion of this, according to a study.While potential for mult
For many young Indians, moving to the US has long been seen as a path to better jobs, a higher standard of living, and greater opportunities. But an Indian couple living in that country believes that equation has changed, and are urging youngsters to think car
Students around the world are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their learning experience. Google, on Wednesday, August 19, announced a dedicated student hub complete with a suite of AI tools that will be available on its Gemini A
An Indian couple in the US has sparked debate by urging young Indians to reconsider immigration, arguing that staying in India can now offer comparable opportunities without the costs of moving abroad. Suhas and Priyanka also highlighted green-card delays, vis
There s something irresistible about a long-awaited album finally appearing on your streaming app. You want to hear the first track, check the tracklist, skip to a favourite, turn up the volume maybe all while you're already on the road
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has increased the maximum annual family income limit for students from the unreserved category seeking assistance under its Foreign Study Loan Scheme from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, officials said on Wednesday.The decision is ex
For many UPSC aspirants, clearing the Civil Services Examination is a challenging task. Doing so while handling the responsibilities of a demanding government job can make the journey even more difficult
The Chandigarh Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has found a study-abroad consultancy guilty of unfair trade practice after it failed to deposit a student s tuition fee with a Canadian university and did not process her visa, resulting in her losing admis
Around 580 students have been awarded scholarships under the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) Scheme over the last seven years, from 2019-20 to 2025-26, according to data provided by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Parliament. The number o
The reopening of Mumbai s monorail will be delayed further as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is still working on a comprehensive plan to evacuate passengers if a train gets stranded. The delay comes months after nearly 600 passeng
There is a March Monday morning in Mohali I keep returning to. A twenty-three-year-old woman, an engineering graduate with an IELTS band of 7.5, sat across the table from her father and asked a question neither of us could answer easily: Papa, if Canada has sh
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, in a recent reply tabled in Rajya Sabha, said that about 28% of Odisha s 564-km coastline is undergoing erosion. This is based on a study by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), w
Gut bacteria need food to survive, but new research suggests that what happens when they do not get enough of the right food can be more serious than simply disturbing digestion. Researchers have found that when dietary fibre and certain plant proteins are in
Alaska Native communities have built ways of life around one of the harshest environments on the planet, and their genomes contain signals that may reflect some of the pressures of living there. A 2019 paper, Comparing signals of natural selection between thre
For many years, women were generally advised to avoid statins during pregnancy. The concern was that these cholesterol-lowering medicines might interfere with foetal development and increase the risk of birth defects
New Delhi: The Andaman and Nicobar administration has invited private companies, including cloud service providers, AI infrastructure companies, and data-centre developers, interested in exploring the feasibility of establishing a green artificial intelligence
Australia s Go8 universities step up India outreach: Nearly 2,500 students engage - The Economic Times Australia Go8 universities,undergraduate education in Australia,admissions process Australia,Australian Trade and Investment Commission,College Board,scholar
We often think of exercise as something that keeps the heart, muscles and bones healthy. But growing research suggests that its benefits may extend much deeper right into the brain
India s 158-year-old Tata Group wants its holding company to stay private. But since regulatory pressures are making it difficult to hold off a stock-market listing indefinitely, it can perhaps learn the virtue of simplicity from an even older conglomerate: Ho
What if you could tell someone was already in a relationship simply by listening to them speak? Well, female pied flycatchers can!
A simple intervention aimed at helping college students get more sleep not only increased their nightly rest but also led to measurable improvements in their academic performance, a new study has found. The research, published in the Journal of Political Econo
When we think of hibernation, we often imagine deep, dreamless sleep, an animal slowing its body down to survive the cold months. Most animals do not dream while they are participating in this phenomenon, except for one