From this year onwards, it would not only be students in government schools who would be appearing in annual examinations for grades but their teachers too. According to education department officials, the move is aimed at improving quality of education by identifying strengths and weaknesses of about two lakh teachers in 36,000-odd government schools in …
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In yet another case of moral policing, an unmarried couple from Assam going on a motorcycle was assaulted by locals for travelling together. The video of the incident went viral on social media, following which two people were arrested. The mob waylaid the couple in their 20s and assaulted them at Pukhurpur village in Rongjuli area on June 19. The …
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World cricket’s most marketable team, India will once again play the maximum number of international matches across three formats — 203 in the next five-year Futures & Programme Cycle (2018-2023). In this period, India is expected to play 51 Test matches, 83 ODIs and a record 69 T20 Internationals. Reuters India’s number of matches is significantly more than second-placed West …
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Students of Government Sree Devi Vilasam (SDV) UP School Neerkunnam in Kerala’s Alappuzha had an unusual companion among them on Wednesday as they sat down for mid-day meal. S Suhas IAS, the District Collector who was visiting the school decided to join the students for the meal, as he wanted to test for himself the quality of the food …
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Dawood Sofi, the alleged head of the Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) was among the four terrorists killed in a joint operation in Anantnag by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police, authorities have said. The other terrorists have been identified as Majid Manzoor Dar, Aadil Rehman Bhat and Mohammad Ashraf Itoo. According to state police chief SP …
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The fate of thousands of matriculation examinees hangs in the balance as over 40,000 answer sheets of Class X examination conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) are missing from the evaluation centre at SS Girl’s Senior Secondary School in Gopalganj. The BSEB on Tuesday said the results would now be declared at 11.30am on June 26, instead of …
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Be it in winter or now in summers, Delhi’s air quality is as bad as it can get. In fact, India’s national capital has the worst air quality in the world and has been that way for some time now. And what is Delhi doing to combat it worsening air quality? Cutting down trees! Yes, you read it right. BCCL/Representational …
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With the US leaving the United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) calling it “An organization that is not worthy of its name,” the world has seen another US pull out after the Paris Climate Summit and Iran nuclear deal. The US left the UNHRC in wake of continuous criticism of its ally Israel for allegedly violating human rights by killing Palestinians …
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People flying between India and the rest of the world through United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) mega hubs like Dubai and Abu Dhabi will soon be able to get a free transit visa to spend up to two days there. The UAE government has decided that to grant free transit visas for first 48 hours to transit passengers and this visa …
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A 15-year-old girl from Mumbai was killed by her own family and relatives for not praying. On Friday, Mumbai police told the Bombay high court that the girl, a resident of Antop Hill, was killed about a month-and-half ago by her own family members for allegedly refusing to read the holy book and offer prayers. After the judges sought to …
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