218 JBT appointments delayed as budget lapses, UT awaits PAB nod | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: Months after clearing all stages of the recruitment process, candidates shortlisted for 218 junior basic teacher (JBT) posts in government primary schools are still awaiting appointment, with the process now delayed due to budget constraints.The Chandigarh education department initiated the recruitment drive in July 2025 under the Samagra Shiksha scheme to fill 218 JBT…

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H1B Lottery Surge: H-1B lottery selection rates increased to ‘unseen levels’ under Trump’s new rule, claim immigration firms

Selection rates increased in this year’s H-1B lottery, immigration firms said. The first H-1B lottery (FY 2027) held under the second Donald Trump administration this year saw selection rates jump to “unseen levels”, Bloomberg Law reported, citing data from immigration firms. This was the first lottery that was based on wage levels and also after…

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TypoPicnic brings typography learning to city streets | Varanasi News

A street-based typography workshop was organised by BHU Varanasi: The department of Applied Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts at BHU on Wednesday organised ‘TypoPicnic’, a street-based typography workshop under its ongoing Typoyatra calligraphy and type design series.Around 50 students participated in a three-hour guided walk from Godowlia Crossing through Stitch Market to Dashashwamedh area, observing…

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Electric vehicles won’t solve traffic, so what will?

This article is authored by Rajeev YSR Director of ThunderPlus.The shift towards electric cars has frequently been presented as the ultimate fix for the problems of modern urban transportation. Improved air quality, emission reductions, and less reliance on non-renewable energy resources can be seen as valid and essential improvements in such cases, especially for cities…

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1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Abu Salem’s plea for early jail release misconceived, says Bombay high court and dismisses it | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed, as “premature, totally misconceived”, gangster Abu Salem‘s petition for release from jail on the grounds that with remission for good conduct, he completed his 25-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case.Citing a 2022 Supreme Court order which stated Salem’s term would conclude on November…

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