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Japanese football official sentenced for viewing child pornography images
Masanaga Kageyama was on a flight to Chile for the Under-20 World Cup when the crew raised the alarm. Published On 7 Oct 20257 Oct 2025 A senior Japanese Football Association official has been sentenced to an 18-month suspended jail term in France...
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Teachers in Japan still work the longest hours, OECD survey finds
Elementary and junior high school teachers in Japan still work the longest hours among their peers worldwide, according to an OECD report released Tuesday. While the 2024 results by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development were...
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No American dream this season for Indians and Chinese: Is US losing its global classroom?
The United States, long regarded as the pinnacle of global higher education, is witnessing an unmistakable decline in interest from the two nations that have historically filled its classrooms and research labs — India and China. Recent government...
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India News | PM Modi to Visit Maharashtra from Oct 8-9; to Meet UK PM in Mumbai and Inaugurate Several Connectivity Projects
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on October 8-9 October. According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), PM Modi will reach Navi Mumbai, and at around 3 pm, where he will undertake a...
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Imarticus Learning launches Imarticus School of Finance & Business (ISFB)
Professional education company Imarticus Learning has announced the launch of the Imarticus School of Finance & Business (ISFB), an institution focused on bridging the quality gap in finance education. Backed by a ₹25 crore venture fund in...
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Over 60% higher education institutions permitting use of AI tools by students: Report
Over 50 per cent of higher education institutions (HEIs) in India are using generative AI to develop learning materials while 60 per cent of them are permitting student use of AI tools, according to a new report based on a survey of 30 leading...
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India Needs A New Playbook For Managing Its Troubled Neighbourhood
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Free Press Journal
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India lives in a tough neighbourhood of fragile states. Many of the smaller states in the subcontinent are beset with internal strife on the one hand and near economic collapse on the other, creating a vicious cycle of popular dissatisfaction,...
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Civilian Tech Is Powering China’s Military
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Foreign Policy
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China is a dominant player in emerging technologies. It is a renewable energy superpower, controls the global commercial drone market, and has installed more industrial robots than the rest of the world combined. At the same time, it is pouring...
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Rs 13,000 crore at just 19: How Barron Trump built his teen fortune empire while still in college
At just 19, Barron Trump, the youngest son of former US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, has quietly amassed a net worth of approximately $150 million (around Rs 13,000 crore), according to Forbes. While most college students...
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Tajikistan’s education system: rules that hinder progress and development
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Tajikistan’s education system has been in the spotlight recently due to a series of controversial regulations that critics argue not only fail to enhance learning but may actually be harmful to the entire educational framework. A recent incident...
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Study: Nearly half of teachers plan to change jobs in the coming years
A new international survey shows Estonian teachers are mostly satisfied with their jobs, but 46 percent plan to leave the profession in the next five years. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Education presented the results of the OECD's Teaching and...
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Planting Seeds of Knowledge: Life Lessons from an Educational Farm
By Ryan Blosser and Danny Lee My name is Ryan Blosser, and I currently work as a farm educator in Virginia. This isn’t necessarily the job I imagined for myself back when I was young, but now I can’t imagine doing anything else. My career...
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World News | Uproar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the Government Accused of Turning Education into a Business
Peshawar [Pakistan], October 7 (ANI): Teachers and students across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa intensified their protests on Monday against the provincial government's decision to outsource under-enrolled colleges and to tie promotions of college lecturers...
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What is the “Ministerial Exception,” and what do Washington religious institutions and universities need to know after the World Vision case?
Washington religious institutions and universities need to understand how the “ministerial exception” applies to their employment decisions following the August 2025 World Vision decision. The Ninth Circuit’s Aug. 5 ruling in McMahon v. World...
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Why Experts Call For National Registry Of Rising Twin Births In India, Why Is It Important
Last Updated:October 07, 2025, 16:31 IST As India sees a rise in twin births experts urge a National Twin Registry to improve care and unlock genetic and public health insights. The proportion of twin births in India rose from 0.9% in 1993 to 1.5%...
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Women, Work, and the Party: The promises & gaps in China’s new White Paper
China’s latest white paper, ‘China’s Achievements in Women’s Well-Rounded Development in the New Era,’ offers both a celebration of progress and a carefully curated narrative of state benevolence. The framing is celebratory — Chinese women are...
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“We are working to achieve 30,000 Indian students in France by 2030,” says French diplomat Gregor Trumel
Counsellor for Education, Science and Culture at the Embassy of France in India, Gregor Trumel, has highlighted the steady rise in the number of Indian students choosing France for higher education, noting a “17 percent jump in Indian enrolments”...
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Two decades in: Deepening trust ahead for Dominica and China, says Ambassador Chu
Chinese Ambassador to Dominica His Excellency Chu MaomingChinese Ambassador to Dominica H.E. Chu Maoming forecasts that mutual political trust between Dominica and his country will continue to deepen. He was speaking during a reception in...
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Tbilisi Calling – Why India’s Eyes are on the Caucasus
By Sally White for Investor.ge Despite a visibly growing Indian footprint in Georgia—from thousands of students to increasing investment and tourism—economic ties between the two countries remain underdeveloped. While India deepens its engagement...
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KSU demands appointment of regular teachers at Nongrim Warding Govt LP School
Shillong, Oct 7: The Khasi Students Union (KSU) South West Khasi Hills District Unit has demanded appointment of two regular assistant teachers at the Nongrim Warding Government LP School under Mawsynram C&RD block. In a letter to the District...
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