Kolhapur: The state Police arrested a teacher for his alleged involvement in a case in which a Class 10 student of a private school in Shirol taluka’s Shirti village, died in a hospital on Tuesday due to poisoning. Student’s attempt to fall sick to escape exam The deceased student, identified as Sanika Mali, was provided…

US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was ready to aid Iran with its outbreak of novel coronavirus if the country asked for assistance. ‘If we can help the Iranians with this problem, we are certainly willing to do so… All they have to do is ask. We will have great professionals over there,’ Trump…

The Union government will sharply focus on government schemes aimed at individuals, such as scholarships or houses, in the Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in an effort to push its development narrative in the region. Earlier this week, cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba chaired a meeting on social schemes for the two new…

BHOPAL: To understand the status of implementation and impact of recent amendments in Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act (CLPRA) 2016 in Madhya Pradesh, the Campaign against Child Labour (CACL), Hifazat Network in collaboration with CRY – Child Rights and organised a state level consultation in Bhopal on Saturday. Representatives from Police Department of Madhya Pradesh,…

The classification of students into sections on the basis of their marks is a violation of fundamental right of elementary education, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled while observing that such a practice has the tendency of creating a feeling of inferiority among children securing less marks. ‘The act also violates the right…

BHOPAL: Introduction of new education policy will make the higher education self dependent and will achieve farfetched results, said governor Lalji Tandon at a programme organised by MP Bhoj Open University. MP Bhoj Open University organised a workshop on Benefits of Open University in open education resource and ‘Massive Open Online Courses’ (MOOC) in the Swarna…

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Sunday morning imposed Section 144 and made a heavy deployment of security personnel in New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area, where several women have been leading a protest on the road against the new citizenship law for more than two months. The Hindu Sena had earlier called for a gathering to…

Mhow: National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) general secretary M Raghwaiya said that railways is undergoing its worst phase at present and disinvestment in railways will increase unemployment and ultimately result in a loss for the country. He was in Mhow to take part in the farewell function of chief ticket inspector of Mhow Rakesh Dubey…

Researchers have found that people living in countries with higher levels of air pollution such as India and China may face higher risks of developing kidney diseases. The findings may be especially important for parts of the world with higher air pollution where fine particulate matter levels are five to 10 times higher than in…

Banks in the month of March will remain closed for 13 days of the total 31 days on account of regional festivals, national holidays and weekly offs. The festival of colours, Holi is a major Indian festival and is listed in Reserve Bank of India’s bank holidays list. This year, the festivity is falling on…

Running her first competitive race of the year, India’s fastest woman Dutee Chand wasted no time in owning the centre stage at the ongoing Khelo India University Games on Saturday. Representing Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Dutee clinched gold in 100m dash with a timing of 11.49 seconds. From the start to finish, the…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Qatar’s capital city, Doha on Saturday to witness the signing of a historic deal with Taliban insurgents in an effort to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan. Mike Pompeo arrived on a flight from Washington and was due to hold a meeting with the Qatari Emir before…

The Delhi government on Friday gave its nod to the city police to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and two others in connection with a 2016 sedition case. The file has been with the Home department since May 5 last year. Reacting to this, Kanhaiya Kumar urged the government officials and the police to…

After launching the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro in China, Xiaomi is reportedly planning to launch these smartphones mid-March in India. Besides, the company is planning to bring the Redmi 9 in the country. In fact, the company’s head Manu Kumar Jain has also teased the launch of the upcoming products. However, there…

KOLKATA: A Bangladeshi undergraduate student of Visva-Bharati University has been ordered by the Union Home Ministry to leave India for ‘anti-government activities’ and visa violation after she allegedly shared some social media posts regarding protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the campus last December. Sources said a notice asking her to leave the country…