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Language mapping, bi-lingual approach — how govt plans to implement teaching in mother tongues

Education ministry releases new document 'SARTHAQ' that provides guidelines on how policy on teaching in mother tongues across the country will be implemented.

Parents of disabled students object to physical exams, NIOS says won’t cancel but offers help

Parents want disabled students to be promoted on the basis of their Tutor Marked Assignments and practical board examination marks.

SAARC university’s foreign students shun virtual classes, want scholarship dues paid

Students of South Asian University allege they are yet to receive promised allowances, certificates for visas. Varsity statement blames Covid.

Not prepared for boards, say poor, rural students after year of online classes that never were

CBSE Class 10 and 12 exams are scheduled to commence on 4 May, and most state boards are also eyeing a date in the first week of May.

CBSE, ICSE students want exams cancelled, sign petitions, but boards say no change in schedule

CBSE and CISCE exams are both scheduled to start from 4 May. Neither board appears likely to cancel exams just yet.

Students want colleges reopened as 2nd semester begins, but experts warn of Covid clusters

Students in Delhi, Jalandhar and Hyderabad have launched protests, calling for reopening of colleges. But experts note risks of infection.

Manish Sisodia inaugurates DTU’s ‘Lab on Wheels’ programme to teach govt school students

'Lab on Wheels' is a customised bus equipped with 17 computers, two televisions, a 3D printer, cameras and a printer, a statement issued by Delhi deputy CM's office said.

45+ or not, teachers want to be included in vaccine drive so ‘we can safely open schools’

India’s new vaccination phase began Thursday, paving way for all persons above 45 years to get vaccinated. Teachers across the country seek inclusion in this drive.

No student to be called to school in new academic session till further orders — Delhi govt

The Directorate of Education (DoE) also told schools that teaching and learning activities may commence from 1 April for students through digital mode for academic session 2021-22.

With tweets, memes & online plea, DU students start social media campaign to reopen colleges

DU authorities say colleges are unlikely to be reopened amid second Covid wave. They add they are in touch with colleges to address concerns of students and teachers.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.