Himanshi Khanna

[ad_1] Tucson attorney files lawsuit against ICE over unlawful student visa cancellations A Tucson attorney, Matthew Green, has filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of unlawfully revoking the visas of international students, affecting more than 1,300 individuals across the United States. This legal challenge, filed on behalf of two students, argues that the actions taken by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were abrupt, unlawful, and in violation of federal law.The two students involved in the lawsuit, both of whom were pursuing graduate studies in the US, had their SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) records terminated, a move that directly impacts their ability to remain in the country. The suit was filed in federal court on April 14, 2025, and claims that the revocation of their student status is […]

[ad_1] The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued the Graduate Aptitude Test - Biotechnology (GAT-B) 2025 admit card today, April 17, 2025. Candidates who have registered for the examination can now download their admit cards through the official website, exams.nta.ac.in. The GAT-B 2025 exam will be held on April 20, 2025, in a single shift from 10 AM to 1 PM.To download the admit card, candidates are required to log in using their application number and date of birth. The admit card includes key information such as candidate details, exam centre address, reporting time, and instructions to be followed on exam day.The official notification issued by NTA can be read here.GAT-B 2025 admit card: How to downloadCandidates can follow the steps below to access and download their GAT-B admit card:Step 1. Visit the official website, exams.nta.ac.in. Step 2. Click on […]

[ad_1] APRJC admit card 2025: The Andhra Pradesh Residential Educational Institutions (APREI) has officially released the APRJC Hall Ticket 2025 for candidates who are set to appear for the Andhra Pradesh Residential Junior College Common Entrance Test (APRJC CET). Students can now access and download their admit cards from the official website: aprs.apcfss.in.The APRJC CET 2025 is scheduled to take place on April 25, 2025, in offline mode. The exam will be held from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM across 26 district headquarters in Andhra Pradesh. Candidates must bring a printed copy of their hall ticket along with a valid photo ID to the exam center. Without these documents, entry will be denied.Only those candidates who successfully submitted their application forms between March 1 and April 6, 2025, are eligible to download their hall tickets. The admit card is a […]

[ad_1] US mother carried out of board meeting after challenging DEI rollback in Georgia school. (Photo Courtesy: FB) A Georgia mother was forcibly removed from a school board meeting after speaking out against proposed cuts to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in her children’s school district. The incident occurred during a City Schools of Decatur Board of Education meeting, where tensions ran high amid discussions about the district’s DEI policies.Lena Kotler, a mother of three—including an autistic child, a transgender child, and a non-binary child—was escorted out by police officers after criticizing board members and calling them “cowards” for backing away from DEI initiatives. As reported by the Daily Mail, Kotler had already made her public comment but spoke again during the meeting, prompting board officials to ask her to leave.Tensions rise over DEI programs amid federal pressureKotler’s removal […]

[ad_1] The Department of Posts has extended the deadline for submission of postal circle preferences by candidates selected through the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Examination (SSC CGL) 2024 for the posts of Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant. As per the revised schedule, candidates now have time until April 20, 2025 to submit their preferences online.Extension Announced for Postal Circle Option submissionEarlier, the Department of Posts had set April 14, 2025, as the last date for selected candidates to submit their preference of postal circles. However, a recent notice dated April 17, 2025, now confirms an extension of the deadline by six days, offering candidates more time to complete the process. Candidates are required to register and submit their preferences for all 23 Postal Circles using the online portal developed by the Department of Posts.The department has clearly stated […]

[ad_1] KOLKATA: After seeing Japanese students clean their school at the end of the day, students of Birla High School, who recently visited the country on an exchange programme, have introduced the concept of cleaning up the classroom after school hours."Students of classes VI to XII now clear the litter, be it scraps of paper, toffee wrappers, or pencil shavings, and put them into the waste basket. They also organise the desks and chairs properly before leaving. It is now mandatory for all students to clean their classrooms for five minutes from 2 pm to 2.05 pm. When they leave, the classes are now clean and tidy," said Renuka Chatrani, the teacher who went to Japan along with four students from the school.Sushila Birla Girls' School, whose students also participated in the exchange tour, introduced the classroom clean-up programme last […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Training Unit of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued two major notifications, detailing the mandatory professional development framework for Heads of Institutions and teachers in all CBSE-affiliated schools.According to an official release from the CBSE, these directives reinforce CBSE's commitment to the implementation of the goals of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and arealigned with the vision of the National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST), which seek to establish benchmarks of quality and accountability in teacher development.As part of the annual Continuous Professional Development (CPD) mandate, all teachers in CBSE-affiliated schools must undergo a minimum of 50 hours of training per year--25 hours through CBSE or Government Regional Training Institutes and 25 hours through in-house or School Complex-based training.As per the release, the training would focus on the following key standards, as […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) organised an offline CUET Orientation Program at the CBSE Integrated Office in Delhi's Dwarka on Thursday.According to an official release from the CBSE, the event witnessed enthusiastic participation from over 450 school principals and counsellors representing CBSE-affiliated schools across 26 cities in 10 states, along with a counsellor from the Indian School Al Ghubra, Muscat, Oman.As per the release, this initiative aimed to update educators on the evolving landscape of higher education admissions, with a special emphasis on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG).The program also served as a collaborative platform to exchange insights into student guidance and career planning, enabling educators to better support students in making informed academic and career decisions.In his inaugural address, Himanshu Gupta, Secretary, CBSE, underscored the need for educators to remain updated on current […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has taken a policy decision to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 with Hindi as a compulsory third language from the academic year 2025-26.As per a detailed government notification, Hindi will be a compulsory third language for students in Classes 1 to 5 studying in Marathi and English medium schools.The new curriculum under NEP 2020 will follow a phased timeline, starting with Class 1 in 2025-26 academic year and expanding to all grades by 2028-29.According to the notification, other medium schools in Maharashtra are already following the three-language formula since English and Marathi are compulsory in the state; and they also teach the language which is their medium of instruction.However, in English and Marathi medium schools, only two languages were taught.In the case of Curriculum and Structure, the state government of Maharashtra will adopt […]

[ad_1] The Department of Homeland Security has issued a stark warning to Harvard University: provide detailed records on certain international students or forfeit the right to enroll them altogether. The directive, announced by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, marks a sharp escalation in the federal government’s confrontation with the Ivy League institution.Noem demanded that Harvard submit information by April 30 regarding what she described as “illegal and violent activities” by some foreign student visa holders. Failure to comply, she said as reported by Reuters, would result in Harvard losing its authority to admit international students under the federal visa programme.Millions in grants cancelledTwo DHS grants worth over $2.7 million have already been terminated. Noem declared that taxpayer dollars would not support institutions she claims are fostering “anti-American, pro-Hamas ideology.”“With a $53.2 billion endowment, Harvard can fund its own chaos — DHS […]