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The BJP government in West Bengal sharpened its attack on the previous TMC dispensation over alleged corruption in the higher education sector, with minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay hinting that the arrest of one or more university vice-chancellors for alleged irregularities under the former regime would not be surprising.Bengal education minister says VCs may land in jail over past graftChattopadhyay on Tuesday said the state’s immediate priority was to create a “corruption-free and politics-free” education system after what he described as decades of “political interference, culminating in widespread irregularities during the TMC’s 15-year rule”.”You have already seen a former education minister go…

Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Executive Council has approved projects and policy initiatives worth over N17.18 billion aimed at accelerating infrastructure development, improving electricity supply, enhancing public safety, strengthening digital governance, and boosting socio-economic growth across the state. The approvals were part of key decisions reached at the fifth Executive Council meeting of 2026 held last Monday at the Executive Council Chamber, New Governor’s Office, Ado-Ekiti, according to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun. The Council approved N14.31 billion for two strategic road projects, including the reconstruction of the 18.83-kilometre Ilawe–Erijiyan–Ikogosi…

NewsFeedDarline Graham has officially been sworn in to temporarily fill her brother Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina Senate seat following his death. Graham served in the US Senate for more than two decades and was known for his strong pro-Israel stance and advocacy for the war on Iran.Published On 15 Jul 202615 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesPayPal jumped in premarket trading Wednesday after Stripe and Advent International reportedly made a joint offer to acquire the payments firm in a $53 billion deal.Payments firm Stripe and private equity company Advent are planning to buy PayPal for $60.50 per share, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The deal would value the payments company at more than $53 billion.This is a breaking news story. Please refresh for updates.Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

Meta’s AI-fueled layoffs of 8,000 employees targeted workers with disabilities and those who took protected medical or family leaves, alleged a lawsuit filed by 26 employees who were selected for termination. Meta used internal AI tools to select employees for layoffs, according to the complaint filed yesterday by 26 “Doe” plaintiffs in US District Court for the Northern District of California. “Meta did not assemble the termination list through the considered judgment of managers who knew the work. Instead, Meta used a constellation of internal artificial-intelligence systems—including a system referred to internally as ‘Metamate,’ employee-trained ‘second-brain’ agents, keystroke- and activity-monitoring…

The United States has launched another wave of attacks on Iran, striking what it said were military targets along the country’s southern coast and near the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran claimed fresh attacks on US military facilities across the region as a fragile ceasefire comes under growing strain.US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the US military in the Middle East, said the seven-hour operation concluded at 10pm EDT on Tuesday (02:00 GMT Wednesday), with fighter aircraft, drones and naval vessels striking “dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian coastal areas”. The strikes coincided with Washington’s…

NASA has chosen 41 technology proposals from 37 American companies to help develop the capabilities needed for future missions to the Moon and Mars. The selections are part of the agency’s 2025 Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO), which is designed to accelerate innovations in areas such as space transportation, planetary surface operations, and infrastructure for long term exploration on the Moon. “We are empowering American industry to become active partners in NASA’s missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond,” said Greg Stover, director, Advanced Research and Technology Division in the agency’s Research and Technology Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in…

Jul 15, 2026, 03:59 AM ETAS Monaco and USMNT striker Folarin Balogun is on the radar of Juventus, while Arsenal could include striker Viktor Gyökeres as part of a player-exchange offer to sign Atletico Madrid forward Julián Álvarez. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s summer grades | Women’s gradesTrending rumorsUSMNT striker Folarin Balogun could be on the move this summer. Jamie Squire/Getty Images- Juventus are considering a move for AS Monaco and USMNT striker Folarin Balogun, Gazzetta dello Sport reports. The Bianconeri are reported to see the 25-year-old as a…

Avni Doshi’s second novel is narrated by an unnamed woman in the suburban US who is shocked to hear her husband announce that he is leaving her. She isn’t in love with him, exactly, but she sees their marriage as a structure or “container” for her existence. Formerly a novelist, her writing has stalled since having children. Her husband controls their finances, and won’t tell her why the credit card keeps failing. She suspects he’s been sleeping around.In the aftermath of his departure she tries to isolate herself, not only from her ex, but also from her own family, whose well-meaning interference…

A Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev. Benjamin Madu who had been preparing to leave the United States after his religious worker visa expired has died in Massachusetts, church officials have confirmed. Madu, a priest of the Diocese of Abakaliki in Ebonyi State, died on Thursday after serving for several years as a hospital chaplain and parish priest in Massachusetts. In announcing his death, Father Jim Achadinha, pastor of the Catholic communities of Gloucester and Rockport, described it as a “devastating loss.” Achadinha said Madu “served Holy Family Parish and Our Lady of Good Voyage Parish with true joy, kindness, and generosity.”…