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Driven by curiosity and a human interest lens, Amisha is dedicated to impactful storytelling. She has navigated a wide range of beats over time, including environment, gender, youth affairs, heritage, and closely tracks the lives and migration of Indian diaspora. Her reporting has sparked public dialogue, with several stories cited in court proceedings and acted…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has modified its affiliation norms in order to ensure that all schools under its jurisdiction provide career guidance and counselling services to students. The changes done by CBSE across the board, aimed at promoting students’ mental health and emotional well, being, were approved by the CBSE Governing Body…
DEHRADUN: A complaint by a first-year MBBS student has raised concerns over student safety at Doon Medical College, after he alleged that seniors took him outside the campus and beat him with a belt, leaving him “shaken and terrified”.In a written complaint submitted to the hostel warden on Jan 13, the student said the incident…
Dhanbad: Following the directives of deputy commissioner Aditya Ranjan, the second phase of the pre-board examinations for matriculation and intermediate students, along with the first pre-board examinations for Class IX and XI students, commenced across the district on Thursday and will conclude on January 19. The examinations witnessed an overwhelming response, with student attendance crossing…
BENGALURU: Days after 23-year-old dental student Yashaswini B was found hanging in her bedroom, her mother has accused six of her daughter’s lecturers of abetment to suicide.Based on her complaint, Suryanagar police in Bengaluru Rural district have registered a zero FIR, which has been transferred to Bommanahalli police.Initially, police had registered a case of unnatural…
BENGALURU: What was first believed to be a tragic death in a house fire has now been uncovered as a brutal murder.A second-year pre-university student has been arrested for the killing of a 34-year-old software engineer in east Bengaluru earlier this month. Police said the accused allegedly smothered the woman after she resisted his advances…
VIJAYAWADA: A student from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh and pursuing his MS degree in Houston, Texas, has allegedly gone missing during a solo trip to Alaska. Karasani Hari Krishna Reddy, 24, embarked on a solo trip during the Christmas holidays on Dec 22, travelling on public transport. He last contacted his friends and family on…
The United States Embassy in India has issued a fresh cautionary advisory to students, warning that violations of American law can result in visa cancellations, deportation, and long-term restrictions on future travel to the United States. The advisory, released on Wednesday, also adds that a US visa is a privilege rather than a guaranteed right,…
PALGHAR: An alleged ragging incident at a private medical college hostel in Maharashtra’s Palghar district has led to police action and the suspension of a hostel warden and a teacher, after a female student was reportedly forced to perform namaz, according to news agency PTI. The incident occurred on Sunday night at the institute located…
Sharif Osman Hadi (File photo) The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Tuesday submitted its chargesheet in the Sharif Osman Hadi case, naming 17 people in connection with the killing of the Bangladesh student leader.Addressing a press conference in Dhaka, Md Shafiul Islam, additional commissioner of the DMP’s Detective Branch, said Hadi was killed out of…
