Beyond destinations: Why employability trumps all for ambitious Indian studentsIndian students and their families are now prioritizing return on investment and career outcomes over institutional prestige when choosing ...
18 Jun, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Parliamentary panel moots higher education spending, says NEP's 6% GDP target unmetA parliamentary committee has flagged current higher education funding as inadequate. It urges an increase to six percent of GDP, aligning ...
17 Jun, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
Odisha school textbooks found with 1,678 spelling, factual and contextual errors: Newton called a pilot, Hampi shown as Konark, equinox as equatorNew Odia textbooks for Classes I to VIII contain over 1,600 errors. These mistakes range from spelling and factual inaccuracies to geograph...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
His father sold chole-kulche on Jalandhar streets, now son gets a selection call from one of the world’s richest sports bodiesArjun Rajput, son of Jalandhar street vendor Hoti Ram, has been selected for India's Under-19 squad. This achievement follows years of fina...
17 Jun, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
Can DigiLocker replace your bank locker? What you need to know about storing important documentsIndians face a choice between traditional bank lockers and the government's DigiLocker for important documents. While DigiLocker offers con...
17 Jun, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Arunachal rolls out major deregulation drive to boost investmentArunachal Pradesh has significantly eased business regulations. The state has streamlined processes across 51 areas, including land, enviro...
16 Jun, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Ashoka University appoints Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan as its next vice-chancellorAshoka University has appointed Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan as its next Vice-Chancellor, effective August 1, 2026. A distinguished sch...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
Mind your language education policyThe recent introduction of CBSE's three-language policy has ignited a storm of criticism. Students in grades nine and ten are already overw...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Question is affordability, whether other expenditure can benefit people more than freebies: CEA Nageswaran pitches for focused welfare interventionsNageswaran said the issue should be looked at sensibly rather than on an emotional plane and the question that needs to be asked is if it i...
14 Jun, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
Odisha announces free education from kindergarten to post-graduate levels in government schools, collegesMajhi, while addressing a press conference here on the occasion of the BJP government completing two years in the state, said the move will...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
MEA appoints Rudra Gaurav Shresth as India's next Ambassador to TurkiyeSenior Indian Foreign Service officer Rudra Gaurav Shresth will be India's next Ambassador to Turkiye. Shresth, currently Ambassador to Ira...
12 Jun, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
West Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari keeps home, Swapan Dasgupta gets finance, Tapas Roy industryVeteran journalist turned politician Swapan Dasgupta was allotted finance while senior-most party leader Tapas Roy, with his long legislati...
11 Jun, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi to chair 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog on June 11The Governing Council Meeting will deliberate on the approach to realise this vision and translate it into concrete, measurable outcomes fo...
10 Jun, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
University education system is outdated worldwide: EAC Sanjeev Sanyal at 'India Global Innovation Connect 2026'University education systems globally are outdated. Sajeev Sanyal, an Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister member, stated this a...
10 Jun, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
UDF govt attempting to implement PM SHRI scheme, alleges CPI(M) leader SivankuttySenior CPI(M) leader V Sivankutty alleged the Kerala government is spreading misinformation about the PM SHRI scheme. He stated the previou...
08 Jun, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
"Signal Shala": Mumbai flyover school offers big lifeline to street childrenA unique school operating from shipping containers in Mumbai provides education to children from marginalised communities. Many of these ch...
07 Jun, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
AAP in Punjab orders private schools to refund fees increased beyond 5%, says Arvind KejriwalPunjab has enacted a new law to control private school fee increases. The government has capped annual fee hikes at five percent. Schools t...
05 Jun, 2026, 03.16 PM IST