India
Gujarat Govt to Deduct Grants if Schools Perform 'Poorly' in Board Exams
Under this scheme, schools with less than a 30 per cent pass rate in the Gujarat Board Exams were penalised with a Rs 100 deduction per student. However, after an amendment to the policy in 2015, grant-in-aid schools with less than 30 per cent result in e...
Kerala Education Minister Takes Dig on Karnataka Over Bhagat Singh in Syllabus
Meanwhile, the Karnataka education minister B C Nagesh on Tuesday clarified that it has not dropped the chapter on Bhagat Singh from its textbooks.
Dalit Student Attacked, Abused With Casteist Slurs at Lucknow Varsity College; FIR Filed
The victim alleged that the accused, led by a B.Tech student, had made casteist remarks against him and brutally thrashed him on May 15
Weather News Updates: Heavy Rainfall Alert in Kerala, Parts of K’taka; Schools, Colleges, Non-essential Offices Closed in Assam’s Cachar
Weather News Updates: Assam State Disaster Management Authority said that at present 1413 villages are under water and Nagaon is the worst hit district where 2.88 lakh people are reeling under the calamity
PM Modi to Visit Poll-bound Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh on May 29, 31
PM Modi will, meanwhile, address the ‘Yuva Shivir’ to be organised in Vadodara on Thursday via video conferencing. PMO said Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Kundaldham, and Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Karelibaug, Vadodara, are organising the programme
Partly Cloudy Sky Brings Down Mercury in Delhi; Maximum Temperature at 40.6 Deg C
Delhi may witness a thunderstorm, dust storm and light rain on Saturday
Two Ministers of Mamata Govt Faces CBI Heat Over Recruitment Scam, Politics Heats Up in Bengal
Recruitment of teachers in several state schools in different level has been allegedly done on ministers choice flouting all process. The ministers allegedly include Partha Chatterjee and five other members of advisory committee of State.
DTC Bus Fires: Delhi BJP Writes to Amit Shah, Seeks CBI Probe into Maintenance of Vehicles
In his letter, Gupta said a Rs 50-lakh tender has been awarded for the maintenance of the old DTC buses for three years and this 'smells of corruption'
'Conman' Sukesh Chandrashekhar Didn't Eat for 17 Days, Wanted More Meets with Wife: Officials
He did not consume food from April 23 to May 2 and from May 4 to 12 and had to be put on IV fluid/glucose (intra-venous) in the jail dispensary, a senior jail official said.
Sheena Bora Murder: Meet Cast of India's Real-Life Soap Opera as SC Grants Bail to Indrani Mukerjea
The court, while granting bail to Indrani Mukerjea, said six-and-a-half years --- the duration that Mukerjea has spent in jail --- is too long a time and the trial won’t be concluded in near future
Fake Report in CIA's Name Against Ex-Tripura CM: Biplab Deb's Wife Files Police Complaint
On enquiry, I found that the WhatsApp number itself is fake and probably used unauthorisedly.
Pentagon Says India May Deploy Russian S-400 Missile System by Next Month to Defend Itself from Pak, China
As of October 2021, India's military was seeking to procure advanced surveillance systems to strengthen its land and sea borders and boost its offensive and defensive cyber capabilities.
UPSC NDA, CDS 2022 Notification Today, Exam on September 4
UPSC NDA II 2022: The application process too will start today and will continue till June 7. Interested candidates can start applying at upsc.gov.in or upsconline.nic.in.
Fresh Heatwave Spell Over Northwest, Central India Likely From May 19
A fresh spell of heatwave conditions is likely over northwest and central India from May 19, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said
How China’s Zero Covid Policy Backfired, Russia-Ukraine War Worsened its Economy
The country’s industrial output has decreased 2.9% from a year ago in April, while retail sales fell 11.1%, less than the forecast 6.6% loss
India and Africa Must Respond to 'Volatile and Uncertain' World: EAM Jaishankar
Jaishankar said development partnership and capacity building is at the core of India's relationship with the African continent and it speaks for New Delhi's shared desire of developing together as "equals"