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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Topic2020 academic session

Topic: 2020 academic session

Delhi schools will promote all nursery students, but parents still unhappy with lost year

Nursery admissions to begin next week. Delhi govt officials say ‘catch-up’ activities can be planned during the first quarter to make up for the loss of learning.

ICSE, ISC exam dates not yet declared, but board says new academic session to begin in March

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations says the exams will not take place as per the usual schedule in February due to pandemic and elections in five states.

On Camera

Regime change in Iran will be bad for India. The alternative will be worse

New Delhi has adopted a careful and calibrated posture toward complex conflicts in the Middle East. It offers little comfort.

Pakistan coming to Davos on a private pass—biggest delegation in years, (unofficial) pavilion

Sharif was not part of forum in 2025, nor did WEF officially mention Pakistan's presence in 2025. Accompanying PM will be Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Dy PM Ishaq Dar and PPP chief Bilawal.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.