Sam Altman-backed college startup Campus acquires Sizzle AI; hires Meta’s exec as technology headThe Sam Altman-backed startup will integrate its personalised, AI-generated educational content with Sizzle AI, enabling students and other...
11 Oct, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
FAFSA 2025: Is the government shutdown putting student loans, Pell Grants, FAFSA deadlines, and school funding at risk for millions of students and families?The U.S. government shut down on October 1, 2025, after Congress failed to pass a funding bill. The closure directly impacts the Department...
01 Oct, 2025, 09.35 PM IST
How the US government shutdown will affect student loans, and the Education DepartmentThe U.S. Education Department faces significant disruption from a government shutdown, furloughing 87% of its staff after prior cuts. While...
01 Oct, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill reshapes Federal Student Loans. See whole process, new borrowing limits, repayment optionsPresident Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill significantly alters federal student loan programs. It sets strict borrowing limits, reduces deferment...
15 Jul, 2025, 07.57 AM IST
International students in US could bear the brunt as universities face steep federal aid cutsAmerican colleges anticipate major changes in financial aid. Federal funding cuts and policy shifts are the reasons. Colleges may reduce in...
25 Jun, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?Pope Leo XIV, formerly Bishop Robert Prevost, confronts the Vatican's significant financial challenges, including a structural deficit and ...
07 Jun, 2025, 12.24 PM IST
After $400m cut, Trump administration escalates Columbia pressure with accreditation threatThe Trump administration has warned Columbia University that it risks losing its accreditation after allegedly failing to protect Jewish st...
05 Jun, 2025, 08.14 AM IST
Trump will order a plan to shut down the US Education DepartmentPresident Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order to shut down the U.S. Education Department and return education authority to states...
21 Mar, 2025, 08.44 AM IST
Trump signs executive order aimed at dismantling Education Department; sparks debate & legal challengesPresident Trump signed an executive order to reduce the size of the federal Department of Education and shift control to state and local au...
21 Mar, 2025, 07.45 AM IST
Harvard, University of Chicago caution faculty as schools weigh Trump orderUS universities grapple with the Trump administration's directive to pause federal grants, potentially disrupting scientific research fundi...
29 Jan, 2025, 11.57 AM IST
Biden lowers internet costs for low-income householdsJoe Biden launched the Affordable Connectivity Program, which reduces internet bills by $30 per month, providing low-cost internet for low-...
10 May, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
PM-DevINE scheme is testimony of PM Modi's focus on North-East, says Himanta Biswa SarmaAddressing the Intellectual Meet on Union Budget 2022-23 in Manipur, Sarma said, "Modi Ji's scheme PM DevINE (Development in North East) is...
09 Feb, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
Don't want companies to look for skilled workers in India, China: ObamaTo prevent that, Obama said, he wants to give the school and teachers the resources they need to train and educate students in the US.
14 Feb, 2012, 02.30 PM IST
- US Congress clears $1-trillion budget bill
The Senate voted 67-32 for the budget measure, with 30 Republicans opposed, one day after the House approved it 296-121.
19 Dec, 2011, 03.44 AM IST
- US stimulus plan: Billions may go to colleges and students
Both the House and Senate bills call for the largest-ever funding for govt's chief college aid program for low-income students. Job-cuts I ...
09 Feb, 2009, 03.00 AM IST
- Highlights of economic stimulus plan under US Senate review
Herewith highlights of the package, which the Senate debated on Monday after a previous version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment A...
03 Feb, 2009, 02.00 AM IST
- Analysis: Stimulus bill that's not all stimulating
They call it ``stimulus'' legislation, but the economic measures racing through Congress would devote tens of billions of dollars to causes...
31 Jan, 2009, 10.54 AM IST