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Delhi schools to stay closed till 5 October, can call staff if required

An official order said all govt and private schools in Delhi will remain shut. Under Unlock 4, schools were allowed to call students from Class 9 -12 on a voluntary basis.

‘Haven’t misappropriated funds, Sisodia is forcing us to’ — DU colleges hit back at Delhi govt

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has alleged that four DU colleges funded by the govt have illegally stashed money in fixed deposits while claiming fund shortage.

RSS-backed IAS institute has been quietly grooming ‘nationalist’ civil servants since 1986

In 2020 civil services exam, Samkalp Foundation has claimed a success rate of 61%. The institute with close ties to RSS claimed similar success in the last few years too.

Over Rs 5,700 crore allocated to school education sector to ‘mitigate’ Covid risks

In a written reply to Parliament, Ministry of Education says the major chunk of the allocation is meant for safe school operations, while the rest is for improving online education.

JEE Advanced registration window is open now, last date 17 September

JEE Advanced will take place on 27 September. Top 2,50,000 candidates who have qualified JEE Main will be eligible to sit for the exam.

19-year-old becomes second student to die by suicide due to NEET pressure in Tamil Nadu

The victim was found hanging at her residence and a purported suicide note said she was apprehensive about the exam and that others had high hopes for her.

Jamia centre at heart of Sudarshan News ‘UPSC jihad’ row has coached 500+ govt officers

Jamia UPSC centre is one of five facilities set up by govt between 2009 and 2010 to provide underprivileged communities with free residential coaching for the civil services.

JEE-Mains results declared, 24 students score 100 percentile

Telangana has the most 100 percentile scorers at 8, Delhi is second with 5, followed by Rajasthan (4), Andhra Pradesh (3), Haryana (2 ) and one each from Gujarat and Maharashtra.

NEP aims to remove marksheet pressure by reducing syllabus, making learning fun, says Modi

Addressing the School Education Conclave, Modi said the new curriculum will promote critical thinking, creativity, communication and curiosity.

Health ministry removes provision allowing symptomatic candidates to take exam in isolation

According to the revised SOP, the candidate should be referred to the nearest health centre and given a chance to take exam through other means, or the university shall arrange a later date.

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?