Pakistan's education crisis deepens as teachers, schools' bodies reject patchwork policiesPakistani teachers and private schools condemn the government's education strategy. They highlight declining student numbers and reduced sc...
25 Jan, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
Pakistan draws three bids in second televised privatisation for national carrier PIAPakistan is trying to sell its national airline, Pakistan International Airlines. This is the second attempt after a failed auction last ye...
23 Dec, 2025, 12.15 PM IST
Bharat Bandh 9 July: Are schools, colleges closed tomorrow as 10 unions to demonstrate nationwide strike against Modi govtA nationwide general strike, supported by trade unions and farmer groups, is set for July 9, protesting the government's economic policies....
08 Jul, 2025, 03.04 PM IST
Rajya Sabha calls for coaching cleanup amid blame gameInitiating the discussion, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the incident shows a clear lapse from the part of the Delhi government an...
30 Jul, 2024, 01.17 PM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge writes to President Murmu against 'privatisation' of Sainik schoolsMallikarjun Kharge said there are 33 Sainik schools in the country and they were fully government-funded institutions operated under the ae...
10 Apr, 2024, 09.31 PM IST
Confident that LIC listing should happen by fourth quarter of this year: CEA SubramanianSubramanian, who was replying to a query on privatisation, talked about the 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' policy and the key reform of promoting pr...
25 Sep, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
Bank privatisation: How should India go about it?Three key metrics of successful privatisation are competitive industry, good governance and sufficient capital to ensure solvency of, and p...
25 Feb, 2021, 09.38 AM IST
View: Why private schools shouldn't be blamed for India’s failed education systemOver the past four decades, from 1978 to 2017, the share of unaided private schools in overall enrolment increased from 3% to 35%, while go...
21 Aug, 2020, 12.02 AM IST
Air India unions hold anti-privatisation meetThe meeting also decided to organise a national convention in Delhi later to chalk out future strategies to further strengthen their opposi...
04 Nov, 2017, 08.54 PM IST
Let private players run trains, says Debroy panelThe high-powered panel has also asked the national transporter to withdraw from welfare services such as running schools and hospitals and ...
01 Apr, 2015, 10.56 PM IST
DMK chief slams Centre for ignoring state on school schemeDMK president M Karunanidhi today asked the Tamil Nadu government to take up the matter with the Centre.
04 Nov, 2013, 08.36 PM IST
- Ravishankar courts controversy on remarks on govt schools
Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar courted controversy by claiming that government schools are breeding grounds for Naxalism.
21 Mar, 2012, 04.27 PM IST
- School vouchers, please Govt monopoly is crime against children
Right to education cannot mean the right to attend a government school.
25 Jun, 2009, 02.19 AM IST
- Exploding the myths about private schooling
Commingling of the rich and the poor children in urban areas could result in the latter benefiting from investment by the rich.
27 Jul, 2007, 05.30 AM IST
- Airport revamp in IIM-A crosshair link
After studying how Lalu Prasad turned around the Railways, researchers at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, now find the count...
07 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- Shourie statement on sell-off on Monday
Union Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie would make a statement on Monday on oil sector disinvestment, a decision which was "stayed" for t...
08 Dec, 2002, 06.22 PM IST
- NALCO not to be privatised: Paswan
Despite the centre deciding to disinvest 30 per cent of its stake in the National Aluminium, the profit-making company would not be privati...
26 Apr, 2002, 12.35 PM IST