UP madrasa shocker: Teachers brutally beat 10 year-old as he begs for mercy, one holds the child as another beats him with stickTwo madrassa teachers were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur for allegedly beating up a 10-year-old student with a stick, police said....
06 Apr, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
India’s three-language promise lost in translation across states amid politics & poor planningIndia's three-language policy, aimed at promoting multilingualism, is struggling due to inadequate resources, untrained teachers, and incon...
18 Jun, 2025, 05.26 PM IST
Row over replacing Urdu with Sanskrit in govt schools in BJP-ruled RajasthanThe Rajasthan government has ordered some schools to replace Urdu with Sanskrit. The decision has led to controversy and protests. A minist...
18 Feb, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
Ghaziabad: Urdu teacher asked to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' by resident of society, not allowed in elevatorAn Urdu teacher, Mohammad Alamgir, was allegedly harassed and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' by a resident named Manoj Kumar in a Ghaziabad...
24 Oct, 2024, 03.04 PM IST
Urdu mandatory for Anganwadi teachers: BJP slams Congress-led Karnataka govtThe Karnataka government's decision to require Urdu proficiency for Anganwadi teacher candidates in Mudigere and Chikkamagaluru districts h...
24 Sep, 2024, 05.58 PM IST
Bengal Cabinet gives nod to fill up 12,000 constable vacancies in state police"An important decision was taken at today's Cabinet meeting. A decision was taken to fill up 12,000 vacancies for constables. Out of it, 8,...
12 Oct, 2023, 10.28 PM IST
Five AMU teachers die over past week; some showed 'COVID-like symptoms'Irfan Ahmad (61), Department of Museology chairman, and Assistant Prof Faisal Aziz (45) died in the past 24 hours, with their family member...
26 Apr, 2021, 07.00 PM IST
Government mission to skill kids with reading, basic mathsMission Buniyaad, a campaign by Delhi government to group children from classes III to IX on their maths and reading abilities, was launche...
12 Apr, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
Google Doodle marks Urdu writer Abdul Qavi Desnavi's 87th birth anniversaryDesnavi exerted powerful influence on the evolution of Urdu literature and academic thought in India.
01 Nov, 2017, 12.55 PM IST
No plans to make Urdu compulsory in school education: Prakash JavadekarHe said ahead of the new NEP, Urdu books have been readily provided from classes one to 12 and training of urdu teachers are also being car...
04 Aug, 2016, 06.17 PM IST
Urdu in Pakistan schools contributed to political tensions: UNESCOUNESCO said the continued use of Urdu in Pakistani schools has led to political tensions in the multi-ethnic country.
21 Feb, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
Muslims say grand alliance better of two evilsOn October 25, the lone party that advertised in leading Urdu morninger Qaumi Tanzeem was BJP , announcing PM Modi's rally schedule.
27 Oct, 2015, 11.18 AM IST
Rajasthan government transfers 40 Urdu teachers to teach SanskritThe Department of Secondary Education, however, has admitted that transfers were made by mistake and said it would be rectified soon.
01 Jul, 2015, 05.08 PM IST
Jammu & Kashmir High Court irked as teacher fails to write simple essay on cowThe teacher was then asked to write an essay in Urdu but he failed, after which he sought permission to write the essay outside the court, ...
16 May, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
Odisha to recruit about 25,000 school teachers by NovemberThe Odisha government today decided to recruit about 25,000 teachers by November to improve the quality of education in schools across the ...
01 Aug, 2013, 09.55 PM IST
- Delhi government to soon provide computers to Madrassas: Sheila Dikshit
Speaking at a meeting, the Chief Minister also sought inclusion of English language in the curricula of Madrassas.
30 Jul, 2012, 07.36 PM IST
- Muslims in Hyderabad oppose separate Telangana state: Report
Muslims in Hyderabad, who constitute 41 per cent of the population in the metropolis, do not want a separate state of Telangana to be creat...
06 Jan, 2011, 10.19 PM IST