From a small town in Rajasthan, Jyoti Bansal, an IIT Delhi alumnus, has become a billionaire. Arriving on an H1-B visa, he built AppDynamics, sold to Cisco for $3.7 billion, and now leads Harness, an AI software delivery firm valued at $5.5 billion. His journey highlights immigrant entrepreneurship and the power of sustained effort.
The December 13 shooting at Brown University turned a routine exam week into a moment of shock and reckoning. As students returned to a campus marked by fear and unanswered questions, national data from CNN and Education Week shows Brown is not an outlier. The article traces how open campuses, uneven surveillance and fragmented alerts leave US universities vulnerable when crisis strikes.
US unemployment rate: The US unemployment rate climbed to 4.6 per cent in November, marking a four-year high, as federal job losses outweighed private sector gains. Private payrolls grew by 121,000, while federal employment fell by 6,000, contributing to total losses of 271,000 since January. Teenage unemployment rose to 16 per cent. The data adds pressure on the Fed to monitor employment trends closely. Markets and bond yields responded, while President Trump advocated further interest rate cuts.
A new report reveals that while most California college students pursue higher education for better job prospects, many receive inadequate career guidance. Only one in five students felt fully satisfied with the support, highlighting a critical gap in preparing them for the workforce. Work-based learning opportunities, though beneficial, are also unevenly accessible, leaving many students without clear direction after graduation.
Many US student loan borrowers are overpaying without realising it, as awareness of federal relief programs remains low. Programs such as income-driven repayment plans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Teacher Loan Forgiveness (TLF), and disability-based forgiveness can lower monthly payments or cancel debt entirely. Surveys show significant portions of borrowers are unaware of these options. Financial advisors urge borrowers to explore StudentAid.gov and related resources to access repayment plans, avoid default, and reduce overall student debt.