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Why 1.25 lakh private school students in Telangana moved to govt schools in 2021

The figure is a 40% jump compared to previous academic year of 2020-2021, when around 89,000 private school students moved to govt schools. 

20 JEE Mains aspirants debarred from exams for 3 years for using ‘unfair means’

Announcement by NTA comes amid CBI probe into the alleged manipulation of JEE Mains phase 4 exam, conducted between 26 August and 2 September.

Over 400 JEE Mains aspirants from 23 centres now under NTA scanner for ‘malpractice’

Investigation by the National Testing Agency is running parallel to CBI's probe into alleged manipulation of fourth phase of JEE Mains.

Jaipur Police arrests 8 including a candidate for cheating in NEET exam

According to the police, the accused forwarded the answer key of the NEET paper to help the 18-year-old candidate for a deal of Rs 30 lakh.

Week after reopening, Delhi govt schools are buzzing, private classrooms emptier than ever

Govt school principals say attendance is in the 70-80% range since 1 September. Private schools, dogged 3rd Covid wave fears & commute issues, peg number at 10%.

This is what JNU students will study in new, controversial ‘counter-terrorism’ course

New JNU course on 'Counter Terrorism, Asymmetric Conflicts and Strategies for Cooperation among Major Powers' criticised for peddling RSS ideology. This is what the course includes.

‘BJP-RSS proto fascist’: Classroom remark leads to Kerala university ‘censoring’ professors

Central University of Kerala issues circular to faculty to abstain from making remarks that could be considered anti-national, some say this will make classroom discussions difficult.

IIT Madras is India’s best institution for third year in a row, IISc, JNU & BHU in top 10

NIRF ranks institutions under 10 categories — Overall, University, Engineering, College, Management, Pharmacy, Law, Architecture, Medical and Research, a new category added this year.

Edtech startup Byju’s to accelerate IPO plans, in talks to raise up to $600 mn

Byju’s is aiming to file its initial IPO documents as early as the second quarter of next year. The startup and its bankers are discussing a valuation of $40 billion to $50 billion.

Bring kids back to schools or decades of progress will be reversed, warns medical colleges body

In a 30-page document, the IAPSM outlines the risks involved in keeping schools closed and highlights the protocols that can be adopted to reopen such institutions.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?