Budget expectations 2026: Education sector seeks skilling push, digital access and student-centric financing

Education leaders and edtech executives have called for higher and better-targeted allocations in Budget 2026 to strengthen skilling, digital learning infrastructure and higher-education financing, saying education spending will be critical to India’s ambition of becoming a global talent and education hub.Ravin Nair, Managing Director, QS I-GAUGE, said the upcoming Budget must focus on outcomes, especially…

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Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to K-12 schools and colleges

The Trump administration has withdrawn its legal appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked its effort to condition federal education funding on limits to diversity, equity and inclusion practices at schools and colleges.According to a court filing on Wednesday, the United States Department of Education moved to dismiss its appeal, leaving intact an August…

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“Let your children make mistakes”: Why David Beckham believes mistakes help children grow stronger

David Beckham’s insights on permitting children to stumble are particularly poignant in light of his family’s well-documented hurdles. This perspective emphasizes that effective parenting requires granting autonomy, even when decisions seem unwise. When David Beckham once said, “Let your children make mistakes,” it sounded calm and wise. Today, that line carries more weight. With the…

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Men’s tennis leans on 38-year-old Novak Djokovic as Jannik Sinner–Carlos Alcaraz era tightens its grip | Tennis News

Melbourne: Men’s tennis appears to be leaning on a pair of 38-year-old legs to preserve its competitive balance, hoping they can slow the Sincaraz era — Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz — before it runs away with the sport for a second straight season.Novak Djokovic, the 24-time major champion, is doing everything in his power…

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‘Won’t play in India’: Bangladesh out of T20 World Cup? BCB remains defiant despite ICC’s ultimatum | Cricket News

Players of Bangladesh team during the Asia Cup match between India and Bangladesh at Dubai International Stadium on September 24, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday all but confirmed its non-participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup as it stood by its decision not…

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‘Policing our plates’: TMC attacks Centre over Vande Bharat sleeper’s veg-only menu; alleges cultural imposition | India News

Image shared by TMC handle (Image/X) NEW DELHI: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday accused the BJP-led Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of policing people’s plates after the newly launched Vande Bharat sleeper train between Kolkata and Kamakhya offered only vegetarian food.The party alleged that the absence of non-vegetarian options on a…

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Sagar Cements partners Sow & Reap for biochar & gasification units at cement plants

HYDERABAD: Climate-tech company Sow & Reap Chara Pvt Ltd and Sagar Cements Limited have signed a 10-year offtake agreement to deploy integrated biochar and gasification units at Sagar Cements’ Mattampally plant in Telangana, aiming to decarbonise the energy-intensive calcination stage of cement manufacturing and support the company’s net-zero emissions reduction target by 2030.Under the project,…

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