Ranchi: Protests over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations intensified on Wednesday as five more students joined an indefinite hunger strike under the banner of the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch. The protesters are demanding the cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand PSC Civil Services Examination and an independent probe into the alleged irregularities by either the CBI Read More…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast continued heavy to very heavy rainfall across Kerala on Wednesday, prompting authorities to issue weather alerts and declare holidays for educational institutions in several districts. An Orange Alert has been issued for nine districts—Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod—indicating the likelihood of heavy to Read More…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed officials to begin incorporating lessons on drug de-addiction into the state’s school curriculum as part of efforts to create greater awareness among students about the dangers of substance abuse. Chairing a review meeting of the School Education Department on Monday, the Chief Minister instructed officials to initiate Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: District authorities have declared a holiday for educational institutions in several parts of Kerala on Tuesday following incessant heavy rainfall and waterlogging in many areas. In Kozhikode, the District Collector announced a holiday for all educational institutions, including schools, madrasas, tuition centres, professional colleges and anganwadis, as heavy rain continues to affect hilly, coastal Read More…
Kochi: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday announced that it will submit a comprehensive set of recommendations to the Centre’s High-Powered Committee on examination reforms, constituted in the wake of the NEET paper leak controversy. The announcement was made by ABVP leaders during a press conference in Kochi following the organisation’s two-day Central Read More…
New Delhi: A viral video circulating on social media has brought renewed attention to the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) “Sansad Chalo” protest, purportedly showing senior Delhi Police officers urging organisers to put adequate crowd-management measures in place ahead of the demonstration. The video, reportedly recorded at Jantar Mantar on July 19, a day before the Read More…
New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has announced that the first round of NEET UG 2026 counselling for admission to MBBS and other undergraduate medical courses under the All India Quota (AIQ) will begin on August 4. According to the official counselling schedule, the first round for AIQ seats, deemed universities, and central universities Read More…
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday said the party would support students who allegedly face threats after participating in the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led protest at Jantar Mantar. In a post on X addressed to “Delhi GenZ”, Bharadwaj urged students not to be intimidated by what he described as Read More…
Tasmania: A New York school district has drawn global attention after announcing plans to trial a humanoid robot named “Sally” as a classroom teaching assistant in a high school. Designed with lifelike silicone skin, long brown hair, and realistic facial features, Sally can move her head, arms, and face while remaining seated. According to its Read More…
New Delhi: The Central government on Tuesday summoned a senior Meta executive after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post on India’s youth and the government’s commitment to taking strict action against examination paper leaks was briefly restricted on the platform. Although the US-based social media company attributed the incident to a technical glitch and issued Read More…