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Class trouble: Why over half of Mumbai’s BMC school students drop out along the way

New report says only 48% of students who joined BMC schools in Class 1 in 2015–16 stayed till Class 10. Limited secondary schools and missing dropout data make it harder to track where students go.

Govt’s minority scholarship scheme frozen 3 yrs as probe into fraud meanders, students pay price

Standing committee flags 'injustice to minority students'. Minority affairs ministry to send 'reputed' study team to states to 'understand why visible action is not happening'.  

NCERT textbook row: Priyanka Chaturvedi flags ‘judicial dictatorship’ in RS after SC bar on authors

Chaturvedi voices concern about what she calls ‘judicial overreach’ in SC’s direction to Centre, states to ‘dissociate’ from academics, who drafted the judiciary chapter.

SC scholarship scheme achieved just half its target this year; fellowship cap unchanged since 2005

House panel finds persistent underperformance across plethora of scholarship and support schemes designed to aid students from deprived sections of society.

NCERT issues ‘unconditional’ apology for withdrawn Class 8 chapter claiming ‘corruption in judiciary’

Last month, NCERT recalled the textbook following a blanket ban imposed by the Supreme Court on its publication and circulation

UPSC declares results earlier than usual; Rajasthan doctor tops, 3 women among top 10

Of the 958 recommended, 180 cleared for IAS, 55 for IFS, 150 for IPS, 507 for the Central Group ‘A’ services and 195 for Group ‘B’ services.

Mumbai’s BMC is running schools offering free Cambridge and IB education, and parents are lining up

From midday meals to protein bars for students, BMC's IGCSE and IB schools in Matunga and Vile Parle are quietly rewriting expectations of what a municipal school can be.

JNU march ends in clashes & arrests. Students allege brutality, police say they were bitten & beaten

JNUSU office-bearers among 14 arrested after protest march to education ministry was stopped at campus gate, and they were locked inside. Delhi court granted them bail Friday.

‘Won’t allow anyone on Earth to taint’—CJI on row over NCERT textbook chapter calling judiciary ‘corrupt’

Class 8 Social Science textbook lists 'corruption at various levels of judiciary' as a challenge; CJI says bar and bench 'perturbed', takes suo moto cognisance of the matter

‘Urban Maxwell’, ministers’ blessings & a Chinese robot meme fest. The Galgotias University story

The university built its name on flashy labs, and political and industry guests. A Chinese robot passed off as innovation at the AI Impact Summit has now put that name in question.

On Camera

India’s cultural narrative abroad is overwhelming

Rather than presenting the full spectrum of Indian culture at once, a more strategic approach would be to identify one globally intelligible cultural lane & invest in it consistently.

Sweeping govt order to speed up PNG switch—faster approvals, stricter timelines, nudge to households

Issued amid a West Asia war-induced energy crunch, the order now legally binds all entities controlling land, roads and housing societies to facilitate laying of pipelines.

India-Japan to finalise deal to co-develop & co-produce UNICORN mast ‘soon’, says Japanese envoy

The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.