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SRINAGAR: Over 3,000 govt schools in J&K have had zero or less than 10 students since 2022, education minister Sakina Itoo told the assembly on Saturday.Of the 3,192 such schools,1494 are in Jammu division and 1,698 in Kashmir, National Conference’s (NC) Itoo said in a written reply to a question from BJP legislator RS Pathania.In…
5 govt teachers caught drunk on Nepal trip with students (Image used for representational purpose only) PATNA: Five govt school teachers were arrested at the India-Nepal border in Supaul district on Friday for allegedly being drunk while escorting students on an educational tour. The teachers, from Madhepura and Khagaria districts, were returning from Nepal with…
Democrat Ethan Agarwal urged president Donald Trump to review ban on Iranian students. Silicon Valley entrepreneur Ethan Agarwal, who is running for Congress in California-17 as a challenger to Ro Khanna in Dem primary, urged President Donald Trump to reconsider his immigration ban on Iran as that would force thousands of Iranian students who will…
A bill introduced in the Senate is proposing stricter monitoring of foreign students and staff at universities, this has sparked concern among academic groups, with critics warning that the move could increase scrutiny of international students a large contingent of whom are Indians.As per the latest Open Doors report (covering 2024-25 academic year), India with…
RAJAHMUNDRY: Five BTech students of SRM University drowned in river Godavari on the Andhra Pradesh-Telangana border on Friday.The tragedy occurred when seven second-year engineering students from the private university in Amaravati fell into the river while taking photographs, near Veleru village under Kukkunuru mandal in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh. While two of them managed…
The Trump administration sued Harvard University, alleging the school violated Jewish students’ civil rights, in the latest escalation of the government’s yearlong campaign against the Ivy League school.The suit alleged Harvard failed to protect its Jewish and Israeli students by ignoring hostility on campus and refusing to enforce antiharassment rules. The suit, being filed Friday…
Megastar Chiranjeevi will launch a free education initiative for underprivileged students. This move is inspired by actor Suriya’s Agaram Foundation. Chiranjeevi’s project aims to support students facing financial challenges. The initiative will extend beyond one region. A detailed announcement is expected soon. Chiranjeevi continues his film career with upcoming projects. Megastar Chiranjeevi has announced he…
NAVI MUMBAI: Three IIT-Bombay students, who made a quick visit to Lonavla to catch the sunrise, were killed on their way back after their car rear-ended a truck while allegedly trying to overtake it, flipped multiple times and hit the safety railing a little before Mumbai-Pune expressway’s Panvel exit on Thursday.The unidentified truck driver sped…
NAVI MUMBAI: Three students of Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) were killed after the SUV in which they were travelling along the Mumbai-Pune expressway while returning from Khandala after watching sunrise to reach IIT-B campus at Powai overturned after losing control reportedly while overtaking a truck ahead near Panvel exit on Thursday around 9.30 am….
CBSE announces new marking scheme for Class 10 students in Middle East after exam cancellation amid Iran vs US-Israel war In a major academic shift triggered by ongoing geopolitical tensions amid Iran vs US-Israel war, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rolled out a revised assessment scheme for Class 10 students across the…
