US, Japan seal ‘massive’ trade deal; Tokyo to invest $550 billion in America; key details of the pact

Recent Views 7 US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a “MASSIVE Trade Deal with Japan,” under which Tokyo will make a “$550 BILLION commitment to invest in the United States of America.” The White House unveiled three large-scale investment projects backed by Tokyo with a combined value of $36 billion, representing the first tranche…

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Columbia University submits first data to US government under $221 million Title VI agreement

Recent Views 4 Columbia University submits first data to US government under $221 million Title VI agreement Columbia University has submitted an “initial set of information” to the US federal government in compliance with its $221 million agreement signed with the Department of Education earlier this year, according to a statement shared with Columbia Spectator.The…

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Sexual violence against women: India calls out Pakistan’s ‘duplicity’ and ‘hypocrisy’ at UN; highlights irony | India News

Recent Views 8 India’s Charge d’Affaires at the United Nations, Eldos Mathew Punnoos NEW DELHI: In an address at the UN Security Council Open Debate on ‘Conflict-Related Sexual Violence’ on Tuesday (local time), India’s Charge d’Affaires Eldos Mathew Punnoos brought attention to Pakistan’s history of sexual violence since 1971.During his statement, Punnoos acused the neighbouring…

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The curious case of India’s teacher shortage and rising literacy: A crisis waiting to explode?

Recent Views 7 India is winning the wrong race. Literacy is creeping upward—from 64.8% in 2001 to 74% in 2011, and touching roughly 80.9% in 2023–24, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)—yet the country’s classrooms are haemorrhaging teachers at a rate that could turn this statistical victory into an educational farce. The National…

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