Decided to revive scholarship for economically weak students, stop religious allowances: Bengal CMWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the revival of the Vivekananda Merit Scholarship Yojana. This scheme will support eco...
18 May, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Amid fuel crisis, Jharkhand govt school teacher rides horse door-to-door for Census duty in GarhwaFacing fuel shortages in Jharkhand, a government school teacher in Garhwa district has resorted to using his family horse for Census fieldw...
18 May, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
'You don't need money for success...': How this humble man from Bihar is making a huge impact across GujaratTarun Mishra, originally from Bihar and now in Gujarat, leads the Help Drive Foundation. He manages 22 shelter homes, offering support to a...
18 May, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
Blackout mock drill across Punjab on April 24In order to test civil defence preparedness in the state, a civil defence air raid/blackout mock exercise will be conducted in all district...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
Voter roll deletions shift West Bengal polls from governance to identity battleWest Bengal's election focus has dramatically shifted. Massive deletions from electoral rolls have transformed the campaign. Issues of corr...
19 Apr, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
AI chatbots offer children harm as if it were help, says activistAI chatbots present grave risks, especially to children, offering personalised harm. A watchdog warns that these systems can exploit a chil...
10 Apr, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
Assam school vandalism: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says those behind Nalbari Christmas attack arrestedAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the arrest of individuals involved in the vandalism of Christmas preparations at St. Mar...
26 Dec, 2025, 05.46 PM IST
Another breach in the church-state wallThe assenting bench argued that the ruling does not require states to support religious education but bars preventing religious schools to ...
02 Jul, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Assam government plans to shut state-run madrassas, tolsThe government plans to convert the religious education structures into high schools within four-five months. The move would not affect any...
13 Feb, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
13 arrested, 3 cops suspended after communal violence in UPThe DM said that an assessment of loss caused due to violence was being done and financial assistance would be given to those affected.
24 Sep, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
Pakistan minister calls madrassas 'universities of ignorance', courts controversyPervaiz Rasheed's remarks created a storm among hardline groups, which ran some of these madrassas, terming the minister as an "apostate".
19 May, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
Saudi not funding 'extremist mindset' in Pakistan: EmbassySaudi Arabia is considered close to Pakistan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has personal ties with the Saudi royal family.
09 Feb, 2015, 08.17 PM IST
Pakistan government to arrest nearly 7,000 terror suspectsThe interior ministry has issued orders to all four provinces and the Islamabad administration for taking into custody 6,777 suspects.
26 Dec, 2014, 09.02 PM IST
US in touch with Pakistan to offer assistance after attackThe US is in touch with Pak authorities to offer assistance in the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack on a Peshawar school that kil...
17 Dec, 2014, 02.52 AM IST
Pakistan yet to punish attackers of religious minorities: US reportAt the same time John Kerry praised the people of Pakistan for standing against violence against religious minorities.
29 Jul, 2014, 12.50 PM IST
Committee favours degree colleges in 90 minority districts"One college may be established in each such district which may offer courses in science, humanities and commerce,"
02 Jun, 2013, 10.24 AM IST
- India-born nominated to US National Council on Humanities
Mumbai-born Jamsheed K Choksy, a professor at Indiana University, has een nominated to the National Council on the Humanities for 6 years b...
03 Jan, 2008, 09.18 PM IST