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Thursday, December 18, 2025
TopicTeaching

Topic: Teaching

SubscriberWrites: An ode to teaching

Knowledge and the ability to take along the weakest student in the class and using reprimand that is more salutary than condescending are the hallmarks of a good teacher.

SubscriberWrites: Higher Education—Just a few points for immediate attention

It is internationally felt that students require about 3 hours to understand and memorise 1 hour of lecture. Therefore not more than 12-14 hours of teaching/training per week.

3 reasons Unacademy was right to dismiss Sangwan. Educated leaders can undo democratic progress

Sangwan purportedly made his statement while teaching about 3 new criminal law bills. He jumped the gun and put his views forward with no context—this is advocacy, not teaching.

On Camera

What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.