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Topic: Coaching centres

Kota is facing test for survival. It’s competing against edtech & struggling to lose ‘suicide city’ tag

Kota’s journey to becoming India’s most prominent coaching hub began in 1991. The coaching industry here and its related businesses have been valued at approximately Rs 6,000-10,000 cr.

Drishti IAS relocating to Noida, Mukherjee Nagar may see exit of other coaching centres too

Students & business owners are worried over changes to follow now. Drishti is committed to providing a secure & well-equipped learning environment at Noida, says its deputy CEO.

Congress attacks BJP after LoP Rahul Gandhi made to sit in ‘5th row’ at I-Day ceremony

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

‘Shouldn’t fall on 1 stakeholder’, say aspirants, institute after SC remarks on coaching centre deaths

Students & institute co-founder point to responsibility borne by MCD, other govt agencies & landlords for conditions, say action should be taken against officials.

CBI takes over probe into deaths of IAS aspirants in Delhi coaching centre

CBI took over case from Delhi Police following Delhi High Court order. The court had castigated police and Municipal Corporation of Delhi MCD over the students’ deaths.

Delhi’s NEET, CA coaching hubs just like UPSC areas—basement library, tiny room, narrow street

Poor infrastructure, inadequate drainage systems, and substandard living conditions aren’t confined to Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar. It's business as usual in Gautam Nagar and Laxmi Nagar.

High Court transfers Delhi coaching centre deaths case probe to CBI

The court directed the Central Vigilance Commission to appoint a senior officer to oversee the probe and said it was unable to fathom how the students could not come out.

Drishti IAS founder reacts to death of UPSC aspirants, coming under fire — ‘everyone wants a scapegoat’

In a statement, Vikas Divyakirti apologised for his delayed response to the incident & said students’ anger is ‘justified’. However, he also claimed that he is being ‘targeted’.

Rau’s IAS coaching centre student from Tamil Nadu says he’s not missing. ‘Stop using picture in media’

Kingsley Kannan says he’s safe and living with his friend in Delhi’s Sultanpur. Friends were unable to trace him on fateful day & reached out to media for his whereabouts, he adds.

‘Coaching centre to gas chamber’ — Houses erupt in blame game over deaths of 3 UPSC aspirants

Rajya Sabha chair Dhankhar allows discussion under Rule 176; Oppn points out Centre avoided discussions on the NEET paper leak. In Lok Sabha, the AAP govt comes under heavy attack.

On Camera

Neither retaliation nor revenge—Sardar Patel’s appeal for peace after Partition violence

On 12 September 1947, deputy PM Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the nation 'with a heavy heart and in obedience to the call of duty' to call for an end to the communal violence and unspeakable brutalities.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.