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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: school students

Basic military training for students from class 1, says Maharashtra Education Minister Dada Bhuse

Bhuse has proposed that retired soldiers teach students, fostering a love for the country, encouraging regular physical exercise and discipline.

Govt school headmaster held for allegedly sexually harassing girl students in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang

The accused allegedly sent messages with objectionable content to minor girls on their mobile phones. A case has also been registered.

Class 2 student killed in ‘sacrificial ritual’ for school’s ‘prosperity’ in UP’s Hathras; 5 arrested

Police said DL Public School owner Jasodhan Singh asked his son Dinesh Baghel, school’s director, to sacrifice a child for the ‘prosperity’ of the school and his family.

Class 9 student dies after being beaten up by seniors in Assam’s Darrang district

The deceased has been identified as 15-year-old Bhabesh Deka, a resident of Senapati Para village in Darrang. The accused, Class 10 students of same school, are in police custody.

Mass kidnappings back in Nigeria, 500 women and children snatched in 1 week

Nigeria is notorious for abductions — considered the easiest way to earn money — but with Boko Haram not in sight this time, speculation remains about who is responsible.

At least 6 school children feared dead after boat capsizes in Vadodara lake

There were 27 school students on the boat cruising in the Harni Motnath lake, Vadodara Collector A.B. Gor said.

SOS wand for trekkers & robot for flood aid — teen ‘change-makers’ make waves at IIT bootcamp

SOS wand for trekkers & robot for flood aid — teen ‘change-makers’ make waves at IIT bootcamp

‘My daughter’s studies can wait’: Covid pushes girl child out of school as family incomes drop

Education ministry data shows 35 lakh children are currently out of school, which includes those who dropped out during the pandemic.

India has a long way to go until kids’ learning levels improve, Pratham’s Rukmini Banerji says

Recipient of the 2021 Yida Prize for Education Development, Dr Rukmini Banerji said the education sector in India still has a long way to go.

Consider dedicated education channel for students amid Covid: Bombay HC to Maharashtra govt

The Bombay HC bench asked the state govt to set up the channel in consultation with Centre so that students, particularly in rural areas, do not suffer during Covid.

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Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.