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Pakistan cricket team (Agency Image) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: A day after their humiliating 61-run loss against India, the Pakistan cricket team looked in good spirits ahead of their clash against Namibia at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo.It was a light session for the men in green after having two intense sessions before…
Employability In Focus, More Pulp For Orange Eco Signalling a shift in employment strategy, the Budget, instead of announcing how many jobs will be created, focuses on building conditions for sustainable work, with skilling, services and sector-led ecosystems emerging as core pillars. A high-powered education-employment-enterprise standing committee will map skill gaps, identify high-employment service sub-sectors…
First Lady Melania Trump has spoken on the shifting landscape of work and education as the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has sparked concern over job displacement. She said that while the technology is hollowing out traditional roles rooted in memorisation, it is also elevating a new set of human skills to be…
What should have been a routine outing for a 53-year-old Mumbai resident and his wife turned out to be one of the most harrowing experiences of his life. He suddenly had a severe stroke while out shopping, collapsing within seconds as the right side of his body went limp and his speech slurred. Fortunately, his…
CBSE is moving skill education from “good idea” to classroom reality. Starting January 5, 2026, the board will roll out one-day, face-to-face Capacity Building Programmes (CBPs) for teachers and school leaders to support the mandatory implementation of Skill Education in Classes 6 to 8, using NCERT’s Kaushal Bodh activity books. Under the National Education Policy…
LeBron James pulled off some really impressive and unbelievable dunk skills in the game against the Sacramento Kings. The Los Angeles Lakers star is weaving magic in his 23rd season within the league. A clip from the game between the Lakers and the Kings went viral, which showcased LeBron and Marcus Smart leading the team…
The government plans to incentivise states and districts to work closely with industry to identify and address local skill gaps, adopting a hyper-local approach to build a future-ready workforce, a senior official told PTI on Monday.Addressing the CII Smart Manufacturing Summit 2025, Secretary in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Debashree Mukherjee said the…
Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma. (Image: TNN) NEW DELHI: The glow on Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma’s faces is unmistakable. Still fresh from their World Cup-winning campaign last month, they are part of a women’s cricket team that no longer plays second fiddle to teams like Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand, which have…
How CBSE’s new skill based learning framework will reshape classes 6–8 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced a major structural shift in middle-school education by making skill education compulsory for Classes 6, 7 and 8 beginning the academic year 2026. The mandate—introduced through NCERT’s Skill Bodh curriculum—marks one of the most significant…
Hosts India suffered an unbelievable collapse at Eden Gardens on Day 3 (Images via AP, Screengrab) India’s first home Test against the Proteas opened on a disappointing note with a 30-run defeat inside three days in Kolkata, and head coach Gautam Gambhir used the post-match press conference to highlight what he believed the young batting…
