BJP MP calls for strict law against forced religious conversionsA Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh has called for a strong central law to prevent forced religious conversions. He stated that thes...
27 Mar, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Knowledge is not a trivial pursuitMany educated Indians today show a concerning disconnect from general knowledge and current affairs, unlike previous generations who valued...
25 Oct, 2024, 11.53 PM IST
- Of cyber hurdles
In countries like India, people are poor and infrastructure is not up to the mark.
30 Aug, 2022, 11.20 PM IST
BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of technological illiteracyA host of BJP leaders reacted with sarcasm following the Congress president's attack on Modi, with Smriti Irani mocking Gandhi, saying that...
27 Mar, 2018, 06.05 AM IST
Digital illiteracy marginalising elderly: SurveyTo assess the impact of the "ever-widening generation gap" on the lives of older persons, the foundation interviewed over 5000 old people i...
27 Sep, 2017, 03.42 PM IST
Illiteracy needs to be eradicated: Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi RajuHe expressed satisfaction that public representatives, officials and people extended their support for the development of Dwarapudi village.
20 Mar, 2016, 01.53 AM IST
Literacy rate up in India, but so is illiteracyThe overall literacy rate in the country may have gone up to 74.4%, but the drop in the illiteracy rate has not matched the increase in pop...
28 Jan, 2016, 12.16 PM IST
Need to make child labour non-bailable offence: Kailash SatyarthiAfter laying foundation stone of a degree college, Satyarthi termed Mirzapur as his "karmbhoomi" and said that it brought him Nobel prize.
10 Aug, 2015, 06.42 PM IST
India needs to raise workforce participation to 80%: PwCAccording to PwC, India's education system has benefited the upper class, but hasn't worked for the masses: because education is not yet av...
03 Feb, 2015, 05.50 PM IST
'Illiteracy' of the minister-zaadeThis week was reserved for BJP Union minister 'Sadhvi' Niranjan Jyoti and her foul mouth. No amount of gargling with boric acid will cleans...
07 Dec, 2014, 01.32 PM IST
- Kiran Bedi ask youths to fight corruption, illiteracy
Bedi and Kumar released the book "Bhrashtachar Bharat Choro" (Corruption quit India) at a function in ongoing Patna Book fair at the histor...
10 Nov, 2014, 08.43 PM IST
Super 30 founder, Anand Kumar calls for non-discriminatory education to allDelivering a lecture, Kumar exhorted experts, scholars and students to use their expertise in big fight against illiteracy, poverty and dep...
06 Oct, 2014, 12.01 PM IST
APJ Abdul Kalam calls on scientists to adopt people-focused approachAPJ Abdul Kalam stressed the need for scientific community to develop a 'focus on people' approach in dealing with poverty and illiteracy.
01 Aug, 2014, 03.25 PM IST
English medium will push generations into darkness: Jamaat-e-IslamiThe use of English in Pakistan's Punjab province will push the coming generations into "darkness of illiteracy", Jamaat-e-Islami has said.
23 Jun, 2013, 12.44 PM IST
- 'Illiterate' Muslims bearing more children: Tarun Gogoi
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday triggered a controversy by blaming low literacy level among the Muslims for their growing popula...
10 Sep, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
Illiteracy costs India over $53 billion a year: ReportAccording to the report 'Economic and Social Cost of Illiteracy' by World Literacy Foundation, illiteracy costs India an estimated $53.56 b...
12 Apr, 2012, 10.01 AM IST
- 10.5 lakh Class IX, X students to teach 1.2 crore illiterate people in Bihar
The plan will be executed under a five-month literacy campaign 'Sakshar Bharat Yojana' to be launched from November 11 next, according to a...
26 Sep, 2011, 11.54 AM IST